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Anxious and depressive symptomatology among male youth
The joint and interactive contribution of temperament and executive functioning
Latzman, R. D., Shishido, Y., Latzman, N. E., & Clark, L. A. (2016). Anxious and depressive symptomatology among male youth: The joint and interactive contribution of temperament and executive functioning. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47(6), 925-937. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-016-0623-x
Few studies have investigated the combined effects of temperament and executive functioning (EF) on anxious and depressive symptomatology in youth. The current study is the first to investigate the joint and interactive contribution of mother- and youth self-reported affective dimensions of temperament and EF to the explanation of anxious and depressive symptomatology. Participants included 174 adolescent males (M (age) = 13.6 +/- 1.35). Results confirmed the joint and interactive contribution of temperament in the explanation of anxious and depressive symptomatology. Further, EF contributed to the explanation of anxious/depressive symptomatology via interaction with youth-, but not mother-reported, temperament; it was not a unique predictor. Results support the need to consider both affective dimensions of temperament and EF in etiological models of anxious and depressive symptomatology, which has implications for identifying at-risk youth and developing early intervention and targeted problem-specific prevention programs.