Simpson P L, Schumaker J F, Dorahy M J, Shrestha S N
Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Australia.
J Soc Psychol. 1996 Dec;136(6):783-90. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1996.9712255.
For this study of cultural differences in the extent of depressive symptomatology and life satisfaction, 311 Australian and 250 Nepalese university students completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985). No significant differences were found in depressive symptomatology. Australian respondents reported significantly higher life satisfaction than Nepalese. A moderate significant inverse relationship was found between depressive symptoms and life satisfaction in the Australian respondents, with a smaller significant inverse relationship observed among the Nepalese respondents. The findings suggest that the experience of depressive symptoms may be partially independent of life satisfaction for this Nepalese sample.
在这项关于抑郁症状程度和生活满意度文化差异的研究中，311名澳大利亚大学生和250名尼泊尔大学生完成了流行病学研究中心抑郁量表（CES-D）和生活满意度量表（SWLS；迪纳、埃蒙斯、拉森和格里芬，1985年）。在抑郁症状方面未发现显著差异。澳大利亚受访者报告的生活满意度显著高于尼泊尔受访者。在澳大利亚受访者中，抑郁症状与生活满意度之间存在中度显著的负相关关系，而在尼泊尔受访者中观察到的负相关关系较小。研究结果表明，对于这个尼泊尔样本来说，抑郁症状的体验可能部分独立于生活满意度。
