Research examining the epidemiology of depression suggests that ado-lescence may be a
critical period for understanding the development of this disorder for two reasons. First …

Ever since their introduction in the late 1960s, cognitive theories of vulnerability to
depression have generated a vast amount of empirical attention (Abramson et al., 2002; …

Rates of subclinical symptoms and full-blown depression significantly increase during
adolescence. Hence, understanding how multiple cognitive risk factors are related to …

Multiple pathways lead to the development of depression, and myriad factors account for its
maintenance and recurrence. For some youth, cognitive factors are central to the …

Major depressive disorder significantly impacts the developmental trajectory of youth as well
as adults, and cognitive vulnerability models of depression have contributed to our …

This paper quantitatively reviews longitudinal studies examining three central cognitive
theories of depression—Beck's theory, Hopelessness theory, and the Response Styles …

Although depressive disorders are among the most common disorders in youth, highly
efficacious treatments for childhood affective disorders are lacking. There is significant need …

According to cognitive models of depression, individuals who have a negative cognitive
style regarding the causes of stressful life events (Abramson, Metalsky, & Alloy, 1989; …

Depression commonly co-occurs with anxiety and externalizing problems. Etiological factors
from a central cognitive theory of depression, the Hopelessness Theory (Abramson et al …

Youths with high (N= 52) or low cognitive vulnerability (N= 48) for depression were selected
from a larger sample (N= 515) of students (7-10 years old), based on their attributional style …