College of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Center for Lifestyle and Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 2;17(17):6404. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176404.
Based on the development assets theory and the scar model, the present study examined the relationship between positive youth development (PYD) and depressive symptoms among Chinese early adolescents using a three-year longitudinal study design. Data from three waves were collected from 1301 students (Mean age = 12.46, SD = 0.63 years and 51.2% boys at wave 1) across the junior high school period (Grades 7-9). All participants completed a questionnaire that included the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale (CPYD) once a year over three years. After controlling for age and gender, this study found that PYD significantly predicted subsequent depressive symptoms. However, depressive symptoms did not significantly predict subsequent PYD. The results indicated a unidirectional relationship between PYD and depressive symptoms, where a reduction in PYD may increase subsequent depressive symptoms, though not vice versa. Besides, the negative cross-sectional correlation between PYD and depressive symptoms remains significant and stable from first year (T1) to third year (T3). These findings suggest that promoting PYD may be a promising approach to preventing/reducing adolescent depressive symptoms.
基于发展资产理论和伤痕模型，本研究采用三年纵向设计，考察了积极青少年发展（PYD）与中国早期青少年抑郁症状之间的关系。研究数据来自初中（7-9 年级）期间的三个时间点，共收集了 1301 名学生（平均年龄为 12.46 岁，标准差为 0.63 岁，男生占 51.2%）。所有参与者在三年内每年完成一次问卷，问卷内容包括《流行病学研究中心抑郁量表》（CES-D）和《中国积极青少年发展量表》（CPYD）。在控制年龄和性别后，本研究发现 PYD 显著预测了随后的抑郁症状。然而，抑郁症状并没有显著预测随后的 PYD。结果表明，PYD 和抑郁症状之间存在单向关系，即 PYD 的减少可能会增加随后的抑郁症状，但反之则不然。此外，PYD 和抑郁症状之间的负向横断面相关性从第一年（T1）到第三年（T3）仍然显著且稳定。这些发现表明，促进 PYD 可能是预防/减少青少年抑郁症状的一种有前途的方法。
