Depression scale scores in 8-17-year-olds: effects of age and gender
Depression scale scores in 8-17-year-olds: effects of age and gender
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DOI：
10.1111/1469-7610.00232
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发表时间：
2002-11-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Costello, EJ
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作者：
Angold, A;Erkanli, A;Costello, EJ
研究背景：女性单相抑郁症多发生在青春期。然而，年龄对抑郁量表得分的影响的研究产生了不同的估计从童年到青春期的变化。方法：我们在两个8-17岁的双胞胎和单胞胎的大型纵向样本中探讨了这种差异的可能原因。结果如下：双胞胎和单胞胎在简短情绪和感觉问卷（SMFQ）（一种13项抑郁量表）上的得分没有差异。男孩的SMFQ分数在这个年龄段下降，而女孩的SMFQ分数从9岁下降到11岁，然后从12岁上升到17岁。12岁以下女孩和12岁及以上女孩的平均分数仅相差约五分之一的标准差。然而，考虑到分数的非正态分布，选择分数最高的6%的分界点产生的预期女性：男性比例为2：1。结论：未来的研究对青少年抑郁症的影响进行了讨论。
Background: The excess of unipolar depression in females emerges in adolescence. However, studies of age effects on depression scale scores have produced divergent estimates of changes from childhood to adolescence. Method: We explored possible reasons for this discrepancy in two large, longitudinal samples of twins and singletons aged 8-17. Results: There were no differences between twins and singletons in their scores on the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ), a 13-item self-report depression scale. SMFQ scores for boys fell over this age-range, while those for girls fell from age 9 to age 11 and then increased from age 12 to age 17. The mean scores of girls under 12 and those 12 and over differed by only around one-fifth of a standard deviation. However, given the non-normal distribution of the scores, a cut point that selected the upper 6% of scores created the expected female:male ratio of 2:1. Conclusions: Implications for future research on adolescent depression are discussed.