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Health Behavior Correlates of Depression in a Sample of High School Students
Author(s) -
McDermott Robert J.,
Hawkins Wesley E.,
Marty Phillip J.,
Littlefield Eliza Ames,
Murray Susan,
Williams Thomas K.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05961.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , affect (linguistics) , psychology , clinical psychology , school health , sample (material) , psychiatry , medicine , chemistry , communication , chromatography , economics , medical education , macroeconomics
Frequency of symptoms of depression and selected health‐related practices and events were measured in a sample of 219 high school students. Students reported numerous symptoms of depression. Relative proportions of boys and girls reporting symptoms of depression were not significantly different. However, girls reported experiencing more severe depression than their male counterparts. Depression correlated significantly with several of the 22 health practices and states of affect examined. Both the determinants and manifestations of depression in adolescent cohorts require in‐depth investigation. Possible implications for school health personnel are discussed.