Blanco Seoane, VanessaRohde, PaulVázquez González, Fernando LinoOtero Otero, Patricia2020-04-152020-04-152014Blanco, V.; Rohde, P.; Vázquez, F.L.; Otero, P. Predictors of Prevention Failure in College Students Participating in Two Indicated Depression Prevention Programs. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 3803-3821.Blanco, V.; Rohde, P.; Vázquez, F.L.; Otero, P. Predictors of Prevention Failure in College Students Participating in Two Indicated Depression Prevention Programs. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 3803-3821http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21427The purpose of this study was to identify subgroups of university students with the highest likelihood of remaining at elevated levels of depressive symptoms six months following the receipt of a depressive prevention intervention on the basis of known risk factors and participation in one of two depression prevention programs. Data from a randomized controlled trial evaluating depression prevention among 133 college students with elevated depressive symptoms were analyzed. Participants were randomized to a cognitive-behavioral or relaxation training group preventive intervention. Classification tree analysis showed that older age was the strongest risk factor for persistently elevated depression. Additional risk factors were: (1) for younger students, fewer daily pleasant activities; (2) for those with higher level of pleasant activities, higher level of stressful events; and (3) for those with higher level of stressful events, lower assertiveness. Results offer directions for prevention foci, identify specific subgroups of college students to target for depression prevention efforts, and suggest that research aim to help older, non-traditional students or graduating students manage the transition from college to the work forceeng© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/DepressionPreventionRisk factorsCollege studentsClassification tree analysisjournal article10.3390/ijerph1104038031660-4601open access