Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence: The Contributions of Weight-Related Concerns and Behaviors.
Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence: The Contributions of Weight-Related Concerns and Behaviors.
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青春期抑郁症状的性别差异：体重相关问题和行为的影响。
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10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00646.x
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2010
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Halpern,CarolynT
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Vaughan,ChristineA;Halpern,CarolynT
使用全国青少年健康纵向研究第一波和第二波的数据，对青春期抑郁症状性别差异的理论模型进行了评估。研究中的理论模型主要是由Stice和Bearman提出的青春期抑郁症状性别差异的性别加性模型提供信息。在该模型中，假设体重指数与认为自己超重有关，这将导致更高的节食概率，这将与更大的抑郁症状有关。参与者为10，864名男性和女性青少年。性别没有缓和任何模型的途径，但中介分析表明，抑郁症状的变化的性别差异介导的感知体重状况和节食。研究结果表明，女孩在青春期抑郁症状比男孩高的一个解释是女孩更倾向于认为自己超重和节食。
A theoretical model of gender differences in depressive symptoms during adolescence was evaluated using data from Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The theoretical model under examination was primarily informed by the gender‐additive model of gender differences in depressive symptoms during adolescence proposed by Stice and Bearman. In the model, it was posited that body mass index would be associated with perceiving oneself as overweight, which would then lead to a higher probability of dieting, which would be associated with greater depressive symptoms. Participants were 10,864 male and female adolescents. Gender did not moderate any of the model pathways, but mediation analysis indicated that gender differences in changes in depressive symptoms were mediated by perceived weight status and dieting. Findings suggest that one explanation for girls' higher depressive symptoms in adolescence relative to boys is girls' greater tendencies to perceive themselves as overweight and to diet.