problems, internalising problems, self-criticism. Correspondence

Objectives: The present study examines the role of dependency (interper-sonal relatedness) and self-criticism (self-definition) in internalising and exter-nalising problems. Methods: Three hundred forty-six suburban Portuguese high-school stu-dents age 14–18 (mean = 16.14, standard deviation = 1.19) responded to the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire and the Youth Self-Report. The impact of depression, measured by the Children’s Depression Inventory, on the rela-tionship of dependency and self-criticism on internalising and externalising problem behaviours was examined. Results: Both self-criticism and dependency, controlled for level of depres-sion, were associated with internalising behaviour problems in both girls and boys. Gender differences, however, were observed in externalising problems. Externalising problems in boys were also associated with self-criticism. But externalising problems in girls were not associated with psychological vari