Relation Between Goal Orientation in Peer Relationships and Depression Among Preadolescents

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  • 中学生の友人関係場面における目標志向性と抑うつとの関係
  • チュウガクセイ ノ ユウジン カンケイ バメン ニ オケル モクヒョウ シコウセイ ト ヨクウツ ト ノ カンケイ

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In the present investigation of the relation between depression and goal orientation in peer relationships among seventh and eighth graders, 3 kinds of goal orientations were examined: interpersonal experience/growth (the goal of developing oneself by acquiring interpersonal experiences), performance-approach (the goal of obtaining positive personality evaluations in peer relationships) and performance-avoidance (the goal of avoiding negative personality evaluations in peer relationships). In study 1, a new scale of goal orientaion in peer relationships was shown to have sufficient reliability and validity. In study 2, the relation between depression and goal orientation was examined by means of a multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that the interpersonal experience/growth goal is negatively related with depression, while the performance-avoidance goal is positively related, supporting Dweck & Leggett's (1988) model. However, in contrast to their model, the performance-approach goal was negatively related to depression. The results also suggest that the negative relation between depression and performance-approach goal is stronger for seventh graders than for eighth graders.

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