Depression symptoms less likely in kids with accurate...

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Depression symptoms less likely in kids with accurate self-perceptions
By Jill Elish
Assistant director, news and public affairs
Children who can accurately assess how their classmates feel about them – even if those feeling are negative – are less likely to show symptoms of depression, according to Florida State University researchers.
Psychology Professor Janet Kistner found that children in third through fifth grades who had the wring idea about their level of social acceptance were more likely to develop symptoms of depression over time. The study, “Bias and Accuracy of Children’s Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: Prospective Associations with Depressive Symptoms,” was published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. Graduate students Corinne David-Ferdon and Karla Repper and psychology Professor Thomas Joiner were co-authors.
“There’s a long running debate in the field of psychology about whether realistic perceptions are a hallmark of positive adjustment or they are associated with risk for depression,” Kistner said. “Our results support the perspective that realistic perceptions are a hallmark of mental health.”
From “STATE – The faculty/staff bulletin of Florida State University”
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thanks...i think i'll forward this to the school social worker~she could use some extra info about why social skills training is important for my daughter.