TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Social context in school: Its relation to adolescents' depressive mood
JO  - Journal of Adolescence
A1  - Boulard, Aurore
A1  - Quertemont, Etienne
A1  - Gauthier, Jean-Marie
A1  - Born, Michel
SP  - 143
EP  - 152
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined the impact of various school-related factors on adolescents' depressive mood, including prosocial behavior, verbal aggression, and relationships with teachers. The data used in this study were collected in the context of a larger survey on victimization in secondary schools from the French Community of Belgium. Participants were 2896 secondary school students (1520 males; 1376 females) aged 12-18 years. Results showed that for both genders, the three strongest predictors of depressive mood were age, feeling of exclusion, and verbal aggression. This study focusing on school-related predictors of depressive mood confirmed the importance of the social context in school as a predictor of depression in both girls and boys.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-1971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.04.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -