Explaining the Female Preponderance in Adolescent Depression-A Four-Wave Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: In the transition from childhood into adolescence, a female preponderance in depression emerges. Despite substantial empirical research to test theoretical propositions as to why this happens, our understanding is still limited. One explanation claims that girls become exposed to more stress (stress exposure model) whereas another proposes that girls become more vulnerable to the impact of stress (stress reactivity model) than boys when entering adolescence. Stressful life events (SLEs) and bullying victimization are established risk factors for adolescent depression. However, whether these factors contribute to the gender difference in depression is undetermined and thus investigated herein. Children (49.9% boys; n = 748) and parents from two birth cohorts in Trondheim, Norway, were follo

SUBMITTER: Morken IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195739 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature