Babore Alessandra, Trumello Carmen, Candelori Carla, Paciello Marinella, Cerniglia Luca
Laboratory of Dynamic Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, Health and Territory, Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara Chieti, Italy.
International Telematic University Uninettuno Rome, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2016 Jun 28;7:982. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00982. eCollection 2016.
Early adolescence represents a critical developmental period both from a psychological and a psychopathological point of view. During this period, one of the most common disorders that frequently arise is represented by depression, that tends to become chronic and may produce many subsequent psychosocial impairments. The present study aimed to analyze characteristics of depressive symptoms in an Italian sample of early adolescents, and to explore their connections with self-esteem levels and perceived maternal and paternal emotional availability.
594 adolescents (50% females) with a mean age of 12.11 years (SD = 0.98) were administered the Children's Depression Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the maternal and the paternal forms of the Lum Emotional Availability of Parents.
Findings highlighted a slightly higher, though not statistically significant, level of depressive symptoms in girls than in boys. Regression analysis showed that, as far as predictors of depression, self-esteem was the most relevant one, followed by maternal and paternal emotional availability.
Our results strongly suggested to plan intervention programs aimed at monitoring early adolescents' self-esteem and supporting relationship with both parents, in order to prevent the emergence of depressive symptoms.
从心理学和精神病理学角度来看,青春期早期是一个关键的发育阶段。在此期间,最常出现的常见疾病之一是抑郁症,它往往会发展成慢性病,并可能导致许多后续的心理社会障碍。本研究旨在分析意大利青春期早期样本中抑郁症状的特征,并探讨它们与自尊水平以及感知到的父母情感支持的关系。
对594名青少年(50%为女性)进行了研究,他们的平均年龄为12.11岁(标准差=0.98),使用了儿童抑郁量表、罗森伯格自尊量表以及父母情感支持量表的母亲和父亲版本。
研究结果表明,女孩的抑郁症状水平略高于男孩,但无统计学意义。回归分析显示,就抑郁症的预测因素而言,自尊是最相关的因素,其次是父母的情感支持。
我们的结果强烈建议制定干预计划,旨在监测青春期早期青少年的自尊,并支持他们与父母双方的关系,以预防抑郁症状的出现。