Citation

Guo L, Zhang Z. Chin. Ment. Health J. 2002; (12).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Hsueh Shu Chi Kan Chu Pan She)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the related factors to depression in middle and high school students Method: The BDI (Beck depression inventory), EMBU (Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppufostran, own memories of parental rearing practices in childhood) and a self-designed psychosocial factor inventory were administrated to 1382 students in middle or high schools Result:The BDI score was positively correlated to some factors in EMBU, they were firm control and punishment, over-interference, rejection and deny, and over-protection Compared with those with low BDI score, the group with higher BDI score had more experiences of fosterage, being maltreated by family members, reared in inharmonious family, unhappy childhood and with more family history of suicide or violent behavior More of them were still in abnormal families, with poor parent-child relationship Their parents had less expectancy on them, they had poor academic achievement, even failed in go up to next grade; they were more bullied and inclined to bully peers, had no good friend, taking less sports or other entertainment, had less opportunity to be assumed class or school service jobs More of them were just before graduation Conclusion:Poor family background, poor school performance and academic stress are risk factors for depression of middle or high school students

Language: zh

Keywords

psychology depression cross-sectional investigation childhood experience middle or high school family