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The Cumulative Effects, Relationship Model, and the Effects of Specific Positive Development Assets in Reducing Adolescent Depression

XIAO Jialin1,3, LIANG Kaixin2,3, HUANG Liuyue4, WANG Enna5, HUANG Qiaomin6, HE Yunhan2,3, LU Baolin7, CHI Xinli2,3   

  1. 1. School of Humanities, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518061;
    2. School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518061;
    3. The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518061;
    4. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078;
    5. School of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350;
    6. Guangdong Polytechnic, Foshan 528041;
    7. Qinzhou No.2 Middle School, Qinzhou 535000
  • Published:2024-03-18

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Abstract: Based on the positive development assets model, the present study used a longitudinal study design to examine the cumulative effects of multiple positive development assets on adolescent depression and examined the relationship model between cumulative positive development assets and depression. In addition, this investigation also examined the effects of specific positive development assets. A sample of 1, 301 adolescents of Grade Seven were recruited. Quantitative surveys were administered to participants in October and November 2016 (T1) and October and November 2018 (T2). The results of the study are listed as follows: (1) The positive development assets had a cumulative effect on the reduction of adolescents’ current and subsequent depression. The cumulative effects relationship model presented a nonlinear positive acceleration pattern of the quadratic function between cumulative positive development assets and current depression, and it presented a linear uniform speed pattern between cumulative positive development assets and subsequent depression. Before the types of the positive development assets reachedfour, depression increased at a high level. While the types of the positive development assets reached four, depression presented a significant decreasing trend; (2) Beliefs in the future, Clear and positive identity, Resilience, and Bonding are the top four positive development assets highly correlated with depression. The four types of assets had a cumulative effect on the reduction of adolescents’ current and subsequent depression. The cumulative effects relationship model presented a nonlinear positive acceleration pattern of the quadratic function between cumulative four types of specific assets and current depression. It also presented a nonlinear positive acceleration pattern of the quadratic function between cumulative four types of specific assets and subsequent depression. This study provides a basis for targeted asset construction and the prevention of adolescent depression.

Key words: positive development assets, depression, cumulative effects, relationship model, adolescents

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  • B844

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