Dysfunctional attitudes, social support, and adolescent depression

Table 1 Relationships among negative life events, dysfunctional attitudes, desire for approval, and social support

Variable	Relationship	Effect type	Implications for practice
NLEs	NLEs, dysfunctional attitudes, and depressive symptoms	Mediated effect	Early identification of high-risk adolescents exposed to NLEs; focus on prevention strategies
Over-autonomy	Over-autonomy and depressive symptoms	Mediated effect	Encourage balanced self-reliance and seeking appropriate help to reduce isolation
Over-perfectionism	Over-perfectionism and depressive symptoms	Mediated effect	Teach adolescents to set realistic goals and practice self-compassion to mitigate perfectionism
Desire for approval	Desire for approval and depressive symptoms	Mediated effect	Help adolescents develop internal self-worth and reduce dependency on external validation
Social support	Social support, dysfunctional attitudes, and depressive symptoms	Moderated effect	Strengthen peer and family support systems to buffer the effects of dysfunctional attitudes

NLEs: Negative life events.