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Little, Katherine C.; Welsh, Deborah P.; Darling, Nancy; Holmes, Rachel M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This longitudinal study examined sexual intercourse within adolescent romantic relationships as a couple-level moderator of the association between adolescent individual characteristics and depressive symptoms. Two hundred nine middle- and older-adolescent dating couples (aged 14-17 and 17-21, respectively) reported on their own self-silencing,…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Adolescents, Dating (Social), Sexuality
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Harper, Melinda S.; Dickson, Joseph W.; Welsh, Deborah P. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study examined the link between rejection sensitivity, self-silencing behaviors, and depressive symptomatology among adolescent dating couples. Self-silencing was hypothesized to be the process mediating the association between rejection sensitivity and depressive symptoms. Our sample included 211 couples between 14 and 21 who were dating at…
Descriptors: Rejection (Psychology), Adolescents, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology)