Abstract
Early diagnosis and treatment of depression are central to overcoming its negative sequelae, especially in children and young people. Low self-esteem and depression commonly co-occur, and some evidence suggests that low self-esteem may precede development of depressive symptoms. This study explores the relationship between low self-esteem and later depressive symptoms in a large, nationally representative, longitudinal database for the whole sample, in males and females and among different racial/ethnic groups. Low self-esteem was measured in Wave 1 to predict depressive symptoms in Wave 2, one year later, while controlling for initial depressive symptoms, as well as age, income and biological sex (gender). Results provided evidence of a unique relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms over time that was not contingent on gender or race/ethnicity. Implications for the possible development of an early screening measure for depression risk in school mental health are discussed.
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