Effects of response styles on stressors and depressive symptoms in middle school students

Internet addiction and depressive symptoms are extremely common problems among teenagers, and the coping strategy has been proved to be closely related to internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Based on three waves of data from a sample of Chinese middle-school students (N = 1545, Mage = 14.88 years old, SD = 1.81; 55.00% females), this study examines the longitudinal relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms among adolescents ultilizing the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. Results revealed a unidirectional predictive effect of depressive symptoms at T2 on internet addiction at T3, but not vice versa, the effect was more significant in the male group. Positive coping strategies had a significant negative predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms, while negative coping style had a significant positive predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Effective identification and intervention of depressive symptoms may be beneficial to the intervention and prevention for internet addiction, and we should pay attention to the cultivation of middle school students’ positive coping strategies.

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Prevalence of Depression among Middle-School Kuwaiti Students following the Iraqi Invasion

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1995.77.2.643 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 77 (2) ◽

pp. 643-649 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Hassan I. Abdullatif

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Middle School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Children’S Depression ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Family ◽

Prevalence Of Depression ◽

Stressful Experience ◽

The Mean

The prevalence of depression among 1981 middle-school students (995 boys and 986 girls) in Kuwait was estimated using the Arabic Children's Depression Inventory. Cronbach coefficients alpha for their scores were .86, .88, and .87, for boys, girls, and the combined group, respectively. There were 3.7% of boys and 4.8% of girls who attained total scores greater than 2 SDs above the mean. It was noted that subjects who have a martyr or a POW in the family exhibited a significant difference on depressive symptoms. The boys obtained a mean of 44.2 whereas the girls obtained a mean of 42.5. Further, there was a significant correlation between scores on depression and report of stressful experience. An interpretation of this finding was provided.

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Peer Victimization and Depressive Symptoms in Mexican American Middle School Students: Including Acculturation as a Variable of Interest

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.1177/0739986309346694 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 515-535 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Sheri Bauman ◽

Jessica J. Summers

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Peer Victimization ◽

Mexican American ◽

School Students

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Moderating Role of Health Literacy on the Association between Alexithymia and Depressive Symptoms in Middle School Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17155321 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (15) ◽

pp. 5321

Author(s):

Xianbing Song ◽

Danlin Li ◽

Jie Hu ◽

Rong Yang ◽

Yuhui Wan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

High School Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Psychological Problem ◽

School Students ◽

Low Health Literacy ◽

Moderating Role

Depression is a common psychological problem in adolescents. At present, few studies have described the moderating role of health literacy on the association between alexithymia and depressive symptoms among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to explore the relation among health literacy, alexithymia, and depressive symptoms and the moderating role of health literacy in middle school students. In December 2017, data were collected from a school in Shenyang by the convenient sampling method using a questionnaire including demographic information, health literacy, alexithymia, and depressive symptoms. A total of 1068 junior and senior high school students were selected as subjects, and 1062 valid questionnaires were retained for analysis. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between health literacy and alexithymia with depressive symptoms. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 48.2%, and the prevalence of alexithymia was 17.9%. Low health literacy was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) = 3.648 (2.493–5.338)). Alexithymia was significantly correlated with depressive symptoms (OR (95% CI) = 3.091 (2.156–4.429)). Low health literacy was related to a greater increase in the risk of depressive symptoms for students with alexithymia (OR (95% CI) = 10.566 (5.175–21.570)). The findings suggest that alexithymia and health literacy are important factors influencing depressive symptoms and health literacy has a moderating role on the association between alexithymia and depressive symptoms. Enhancing health literacy of middle school students with alexithymia may improve their mental health.

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