The roles of sex, gender, and coping in adolescent depression.
Adolescence
; 41(163): 409-15, 2006.
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This study investigated the roles of coping and masculinity in higher rates of depressive symptoms among adolescent girls, as compared to boys. A model was designed and tested through path analysis, which involved the variables of sex, gender, problem-focused coping, rumination, and distraction. The Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale and the Bem Sex Role Inventory, as well as a measure of coping with general stressors was completed by 246 adolescents. Results showed that adolescent girls were more depressed than boys, and that girls used more emotion-focused and ruminative coping than did boys. Greater degrees of ruminative coping were related to high levels of depressive symptoms. Problem-focused and distractive coping were positively correlated with masculinity and negatively associated with depression. Surprisingly, girls were more likely to use problem-focused coping. Problem-focused and distractive coping were found to mediate the negative relationship between masculinity and depression.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Adaptación Psicológica
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Trastorno Depresivo
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Identidad de Género
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adolescence
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos