, which found that adolescents with depression are more sensitive to criticism than praise.
Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands recruited 20 Dutch teens between the ages of 13 and 18 who were all diagnosed with either mild or major depression, 59 adolescents aged 12 to 18 without any signs of depression, along with their parents, to learn about emotional responses to parental interactions.The researchers assessed responses to what the study calls “feedback words,” or single descriptive words that evoke specific emotions.
After the MRI scans were complete, participants were asked to recall as many of the feedback words they could. According to the study’s findings, the increase of mood was “blunted” in adolescents for praise, compared to the decrease of mood following words associated with criticism.In other words, teenage brains were more likely to filter out words of praise than words of criticism. This was particularly the case in in the depressed sub-group.
The researchers said these findings indicate a larger pattern about how self-perception is influenced by criticism.
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