Sex differences in patterns of relations between family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To gain insight into the relations between protective/risk family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescent boys and girls.

Method

A self-reported cross-sectional survey was conducted on a representative sample of 1191 secondary school students (617 girls and 574 boys) aged from 14 to 19 years, with a median of 16, from all secondary schools in the Primorsko-goranska County, Croatia in January and February 2010. Students reported their depressive symptoms, perceptions about the relationship with their mother and father, family activities, and parents' conflict resolution strategies. Data were analyzed by hierarchical multiple regression to calculate the effects of family supportive and harmful interactions on depressive symptoms in girls and boys.

Results

SUBMITTER: Smojver-Azic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3160708 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature