The findings of this study suggest that elevated depressive symptom levels during adolescence may serve, at the very least, as a red flag or marker for an increased risk for girls experiencing violence in their future intimate relations. Beyond that, it is possible that adolescent depression in of itself may contribute to setting girls on a pathway that leads to greater risk of experiencing violence from a future partner. |
The study findings suggest that depression or elevated depressive symptoms during adolescence may, at the very least, be a red flag or marker for girls' increased risk of experiencing violence by a relationship partner during young adulthood. |
While it's understood that partner violence often leads to depression in women, few studies have looked at the reverse relationship. |