Early predictors of helpless thoughts and behaviors in children: developmental precursors to depressive cognitions.

@article{citeulike:2988162, abstract = {Learned helplessness behavior and cognitions were assessed in 95 kindergarten-age children during a series of impossible puzzle trials followed by a solvable puzzle trial. Latent growth curve analysis revealed reliable individual differences in the trajectories of children's affect, motivation, and self-cognitions over time. Parents' reports of negative life events, harsh/negative parenting, and warm/positive parenting were associated with their children's learned helplessness behavioral trajectories and outcomes over the course of the puzzle trials. Results support speculations about the developmental origins of depressive explanatory or attributional style in children.}, address = {Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203-5701, USA. david.cole@vanderbilt.edu}, author = {Cole, D. A. and Warren, D. E. and Dallaire, D. H. and Lagrange, B. and Travis, R. and Ciesla, J. A. }, citeulike-article-id = {2988162}, issn = {1359-1045}, journal = {Clinical child psychology and psychiatry}, keywords = {learned-helplessness}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {295--312}, posted-at = {2008-07-11 13:43:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Early predictors of helpless thoughts and behaviors in children: developmental precursors to depressive cognitions.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17533942}, volume = {12}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2988162 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2988162 N2 - Learned helplessness behavior and cognitions were assessed in 95 kindergarten-age children during a series of impossible puzzle trials followed by a solvable puzzle trial. Latent growth curve analysis revealed reliable individual differences in the trajectories of children's affect, motivation, and self-cognitions over time. Parents' reports of negative life events, harsh/negative parenting, and warm/positive parenting were associated with their children's learned helplessness behavioral trajectories and outcomes over the course of the puzzle trials. Results support speculations about the developmental origins of depressive explanatory or attributional style in children. IS - 2 JF - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry SN - 1359-1045 AD - Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203-5701, USA. david.cole@vanderbilt.edu EP - 312 TI - Early predictors of helpless thoughts and behaviors in children: developmental precursors to depressive cognitions. VL - 12 SP - 295 KW - learned-helplessness AU - Cole, DA AU - Warren, DE AU - Dallaire, DH AU - Lagrange, B AU - Travis, R AU - Ciesla, JA PY - 2007/04// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17533942 ER -