Sex Differences in Depression in Early Adolescents
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 62 (2) , 475-481
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1988.62.2.475
Abstract
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.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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