(Journal Article) Ratner, Kaylin et al... creator text Washington :American Psychological Association ,March 2023 monographic eng

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212-222 p. Abstract- While rich with opportunities for self-exploration, the transition to and through college is stressful, often associated with the onset or exacerbation of mental illness. Attending to these characteristics, this preregistered study asked whether derailment—or difficulties reconciling perceived identity change—in freshman year predicts senior depressive symptoms, and how individual risks for depression relate to this association. Derailment and depressive symptoms evidenced significant 3-year stability, and these constructs had positive cross-sectional associations in both freshman and senior year. Freshman derailment failed to predict senior depressive symptoms for the average student, but individual differences in self-reflection moderated the association: freshman derailment positively predicted senior depression among those lowest in self-reflection. Together, this study suggests derailment and depressive symptoms are consistently related at critical points of transition, and some individual differences in cognition may help predict their long-term association. While useful for understanding nuances between derailment and depression, these findings also inform ways of attending to and supporting college students through periods of transition. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) ***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________*** derailment depression college identity individual differences 150.13 0022-0167 RIEBPL Library https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000649 https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000649 231106 20231108130244.0