Association of child-specific and household material deprivation with depression among elementary and middle school students in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the association between child-specific and household material deprivation with depression among elementary and middle school students in Japan.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from 10,505 and 10,008 students for fifth-grade elementary school students (G5) and second-grade middle school students (G8), respectively, and their caregivers. The data were collected from August to September 2016 in 4 municipalities of Tokyo and from July to November 2017 in 23 municipalities of Hiroshima prefecture. Caregivers completed questionnaires including household income and material deprivation, and children completed child-specific material deprivation and depression status using the Japanese version of the Birleson depression self-rating scale

SUBMITTER: Khin YP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239275 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature