Life events and adolescent depressive symptoms: Protective factors associated with resilience.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Depression is a public health concern among youth, and it is pertinent to identify factors that can help prevent development of depressive symptoms in adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the association between negative life events and depressive symptoms among adolescents, and to examine the influence and relative contributions of personal, social and family protective factors related to resilience. METHODS:Data stem from the cross-sectional youth@hordaland-survey, conducted in Hordaland, Norway. In all, 9,546 adolescents, aged 16-19 years old (52.8% girls) provided self-report information on depressive symptoms, negative life events and protective factors related to resilience. RESULTS:Experiencing a higher number of negative life events was related to increases in

SUBMITTER: Askeland KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274383 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature