Understanding the sex difference in vulnerability to adolescent depression: An examination of child and parent characteristics
Understanding the sex difference in vulnerability to adolescent depression: An examination of child and parent characteristics
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DOI：
10.1007/s10802-006-9020-4
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发表时间：
2006-08-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Brennan, Patricia A.
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作者：
Eberhart, Nicole K.;Shih, Josephine H.;Brennan, Patricia A.
本研究在大样本的男孩和女孩中检验了与青少年抑郁症相关的危险因素的性别差异。适度和中介解释模型的性别差异的抑郁症的可能性进行了检查。研究结果表明，与青春期男孩和女孩的抑郁症的因素是非常相似的。所有考虑的变量都与抑郁症有关，但性别并没有缓和脆弱性因素对抑郁症诊断可能性的影响。然而，消极的自我认知领域的成就，全球自我价值，和身体外观部分介导的性别和抑郁症之间的关系。此外，女孩在人际交往领域有更高水平的积极自我认知，这是抑制因素，降低了女孩患抑郁症的可能性。这些研究结果表明，女孩抑郁症发病率较高的部分原因是她们的消极自我认知水平较高，而积极的人际因素有助于保护她们免受抑郁发作的影响。
This study examined sex differences in risk factors associated with adolescent depression in a large sample of boys and girls. Moderation and mediation explanatory models of the sex difference in likelihood of depression were examined. Findings indicate that the factors associated with depression in adolescent boys and girls are quite similar. All of the variables considered were associated with depression, but sex did not moderate the impact of vulnerability factors on likelihood of depression diagnosis. However, negative self-perceptions in the domains of achievement, global self-worth, and physical appearance partially mediated the relationship between sex and depression. Further, girls had higher levels of positive self-perceptions in interpersonal domains that acted as suppressors and reduced the likelihood of depression in girls. These findings suggest that girls' higher incidence of depression is due in part to their higher levels of negative self-perceptions, whereas positive interpersonal factors serve to protect them from depressive episodes.