Sex Differences in Depression in Early Adolescents

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ID13667479
AuthorsWilliam N Friedrich (Mayo Clinic, corresponding author), Redmond Reams (0000-0001-7553-7660, University of Washington), Jane H Jacobs (University of Washington)
Year1988
Volume62
Issue2
Pages475-481
Publication date1988-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1988.62.2.475
PMID3406264
OpenAlexW2045582067
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited9

This study examined sex differences in the self-report of depression in early adolecents. A sample of 269 junior high adolescents completed a biographical data sheet, short forms of the Beck Depression Inventory, the Family Environment Scale, a Social Support Index, and a Life Stress Inventory. A subset of 61 mothers completed a Beck inventory, and a Family Environment Scale on their children. Sex differences were demonstrated in the relation of depression to the family and individual variables. Depression in boys was correlated with life stress and lower grades, while for girls, depression was correlated with several types of social support and lower grades

Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Social support · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Psychology

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