Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology 2010, Vol.36, No.2, 225-229.
Adolescent Helplessness: Depression, Explanatory Style and Life Events as Correlates of Helplessness
Mrinalini Purandare
S.N.D.T.Women's University, Mumbai.
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to investigate the association between life events and helplessness, therefore indirectly testing the diathesis stress model of helplessness. In the study it was proposed that on the basis of explanatory style and depression measures, adolescents can be correctly classified into helpless / non-helpless groups. It was further proposed that dimensions of life events would be significant correlates of adolescent helplessness. A sample of 473 adolescents both boys and girls in the age range of 13 to 16 years was selected. The students were studying in different geographical locations of Mumbai city and suburb. The measures administered were: The Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Child Test (CES-DC), the Children's Attribution Style Questionnaire (CASQ) and Presumptive Stressful Life-Events Scale (PSLE). The result of logistic regression showed that on the basis of measure of depression and explanatory style 86.1% of students were correctly classified into helpless and 78.5% of students were correctly classified into non-helpless groups. On the factor of life events, the dimensions of life events of the life time and undesirable life events emerged as significant correlates of helplessness, therefore providing indirect support to the diathesis stress model of helplessness-hopelessness.
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