Sex Differences in Adolescent Depression: Stress Exposure and Reactivity Models

Autor/inn/en	Hankin, Benjamin L.; Mermelstein, Robin; Roesch, Linda
Titel	Sex Differences in Adolescent Depression: Stress Exposure and Reactivity Models
Quelle	In: Child Development, 78 (2007) 1, S.279-295 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.00997.x
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Depression (Psychology); Adolescents; Stress Variables; Emotional Response; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Drinking; Longitudinal Studies; Interpersonal Relationship; Peer Relationship; Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Emotionales Verhalten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Trinken; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen
Abstract	Stress exposure and reactivity models were examined as explanations for why girls exhibit greater levels of depressive symptoms than boys. In a multiwave, longitudinal design, adolescents' depressive symptoms, alcohol usage, and occurrence of stressors were assessed at baseline, 6, and 12 months later (N=538; 54.5% female; ages 13-18, average 14.9). Daily stressors were coded into developmentally salient domains using a modified contextual-threat approach. Girls reported more depressive symptoms and stressors in certain contexts (e.g., interpersonal) than boys. Sex differences in depression were partially explained by girls reporting more stressors, especially peer events. The longitudinal direction of effects between depression and stressors varied depending on the stressor domain. Girls reacted more strongly to stressors in the form of depression. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10