Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 449-456.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.04.09

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The Relation Between Friendship Quality and Depression During Middle and Late Childhood:A Longitudinal Analysis

SU Zhiqiang1, SHAO Jingjin2, ZHANG Dajun2, PU Jian3   

  1. 1. Faculty of Teacher Education, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100;
    2. Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715;
    3. Jinshan Primary School, Dazhou, Sichuan 635000
  • Online:2017-07-15 Published:2017-07-15

Abstract: The relationships between friendship quality and depression in the time of 18 months were analyzed by using multivariable Cross-lagged regression. 847 students in grades 3~4 were investigated by Friendship Quality Questionnaire and Children Depression Scale. The results indicated that:(1)There is a significant negative correlation between friendship quality and depression at the same point in time; (2) Cross-lagged analysis indicated that early friendship quality could predict later depression, at the mean time, early depression could also predict later friendship quality, and comparing to the positive effect of friendship quality on depression, the negative influence of depression on children' s friendship quality is much more obvious; (3) The interaction relationship between friendship quality and depression during middle and late childhood has no significant sex differences.

Key words: friendship quality, depression, children, a longitudinal study

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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