Longitudinal relationships between sub-clinical depression, sub-clinical eating disorders and health-related quality of life in early adolescence.

This study sought to explore how eating disorders, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) relate over time in a sample of young adolescents. Findings indicate adolescents who self-reported lower levels of HRQOL, including a reduced ability to cope, are at risk of experiencing depressive symptoms. Adolescents should be provided with the tools to develop problem-focused coping strategies as a means of reducing depressive symptoms.