Relationship of perceived future opportunity to depressive symptomatology of inner-city African-American adolescents
Relationship of perceived future opportunity to depressive symptomatology of inner-city African-American adolescents
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DOI：
10.1016/s0190-7409(98)00043-7
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发表时间：
1998-11-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Ley, S
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作者：
Hawkins, WE;Hawkins, MJ;Ley, S
这项研究调查了美国东北部地区一座大城市内城区非公立学校的 173 名青少年的样本，调查了他们对未来机会的感知与抑郁症状水平的关系。标准多元回归分析显示，女性（MR = .37，R-2 = .13，Beta = -.29）和男性（MR = .39，R-2 = .15，Beta = -.41）感知的未来机会较低与较高水平的抑郁症状显着相关。次要调查结果显示，46% 的非裔美国学生属于抑郁症高危人群，近三分之一的学生 (30%) 表示对未来机会的感知水平较低。建议未来进行纵向研究来检查感知的未来抑郁机会的时间和偶然关系。讨论了社会工作政策和实践对改善弱势非裔美国青年未来机会的影响。
This study investigated the relationship of perceived future opportunities to level of depressive symptomatology in a sample of 173 adolescents attending inner city non-public schools in a large city in the northeastern region of the United States. Standard multiple regression analysis revealed that lower perceived future opportunity for both females (MR =.37, R-2 =.13, Beta =-.29) and males (MR =.39, R-2 =.15, Beta = -.41) were significantly associated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Secondary findings showed 46% of African-American students were in the at-risk category for depression and almost a third of students (30%) reported lower levels of perceived future opportunities. Future longitudinal studies are suggested to examine the temporal and casual relationships of perceived future opportunities to depression. Implications for social work policy and practice to improve future opportunities for disadvantaged African-American youth are discussed.