Bidirectional associations between self-referential processing and depressive symptoms in early adolescents: A two-wave EEG study.

ABSTRACT: The transition into adolescence is a critical period that features rapid development of the self and elevated depressive symptoms. Maladaptive self-referential processing is an identified cognitive risk factor that predicts the development of depression; elevated depressive symptoms may also reinforce maladaptive patterns of self-referential processing. However, longitudinal data that speak to the directional associations between these two constructs are limited: extant research has focused on simple behavioral measures of self-referential processing, and no work has examined the directional relationships between the neural substrates of self-referential processing and depressive symptoms. In this study, 115 community-dwelling youths (66 girls; Mean age/SD =11.00/1.16 years) completed an E

SUBMITTER: Liu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12769831 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature