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ATTACHMENT, MALTREATMENT AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
RESPONSIVITY AS PREDICTORS OF ADOLESCENT ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION
by
Nashla Feres
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Nashla Feres
Object Description
| Title | Attachment, maltreatment and autonomic nervous system responsivity as predictors of adolescent anxiety and depression |
| Author | Feres, Nashla |
| Author email | nashla.feres@gmail.com; feres@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-05-12 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-08-10 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Trickett, Penelope K. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Manis, Frank Dawson, Mike Mennen, Ferol |
| Abstract | The current study investigated four hypotheses. Hypothesis 1: Low attachment security will predict high levels of anxiety and depression; maltreatment group may moderate these relationships. Hypothesis 2: Low RSA and high SCL will predict high levels of both anxiety and depression; maltreatment group may moderate these relationships. Hypothesis 3: Low attachment security will predict low RSA and high SCL responsivity; maltreatment group may moderate these relationships. Hypothesis 4: ANS responsivity will mediate the association between attachment and internalizing problems. Specifically, low attachment security will predict low RSA responsivity and high SCL responsivity which in turn will predict high levels of anxiety and depression; maltreatment group may moderate these relationships. Data were collected from 359 maltreated and comparison adolescents who identified as African American, Hispanic or Caucasian. Attachment Security with both mother and father, depression and anxiety symptoms were self-reported by adolescents. Skin conductance level and respiratory sinus arrhythmia were collected during a video presentation intended to induce emotional arousal. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate a multiple group mediational model. Results indicated that attachment security with mother predicted depressive symptoms 2 years later, whereas attachment security with father predicted anxiety symptoms 2 years later. Furthermore, both RSA and SCL predicted anxiety symptoms 2 years later. Finally, results showed that SNS mediated the relationship between father attachment security and anxiety but only among comparison females. |
| Keyword | security scale; multidimensional anxiety scale for children; child depression inventory; skin conductance level; respiratory sinus arrhythmia; psychophysiology; attachment; anxiety; depression; structural equation modeling; fathers; physical abuse; sexual abuse; neglect; maltreatment; mediational model |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3375 |
| Rights | Feres, Nashla |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Feres-3944 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Feres-3944.pdf |
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| Full text | ATTACHMENT, MALTREATMENT AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM RESPONSIVITY AS PREDICTORS OF ADOLESCENT ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION by Nashla Feres A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PSYCHOLOGY) August 2010 Copyright 2010 Nashla Feres |
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