Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2011;40(3):500-5. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2011.563465.
There is evidence that females display higher levels of depressive symptoms and disordered eating than males from adolescence onward. This study examined whether different risk factors and their interaction with sex (moderator effect) prospectively predicted depressive symptoms and disordered eating in adolescents. A total of 415 female adolescents and 413 male adolescents were evaluated at 2 different times: In the first evaluation (T1) the mean age of the participants was 12.8 years, and in the second evaluation (T2) it was 14.9 years. Differences between sexes were observed in relation to depressive symptoms at T2 and in disordered eating at T1 and T2. Body dissatisfaction was a significant predictor of both depressive symptoms and disordered eating. In addition, moderation tests indicated that the interaction between self-esteem and sex and the interaction between body mass index and sex significantly predicted depressive symptoms and disordered eating, respectively.
有证据表明，女性在青春期后表现出比男性更高水平的抑郁症状和饮食失调。本研究旨在探讨不同的风险因素及其与性别的相互作用（调节效应）是否能前瞻性地预测青少年的抑郁症状和饮食失调。共有 415 名女性青少年和 413 名男性青少年在两个不同的时间点进行了评估：第一次评估（T1）时，参与者的平均年龄为 12.8 岁，第二次评估（T2）时为 14.9 岁。在 T2 时的抑郁症状和在 T1 和 T2 时的饮食失调方面，观察到了性别差异。身体不满是抑郁症状和饮食失调的显著预测因子。此外，调节测试表明，自尊和性别的相互作用以及体重指数和性别的相互作用分别显著预测了抑郁症状和饮食失调。
