Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 27 Issue 6
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- Pages.249-261
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- 2006
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Depression in Adolescence : Path Analysis of the Effects of Socio-Environmental Variables and Cognitive Variables
사회-환경적 변인과 인지적 변인이 청소년의 우울에 미치는 영향의 경로분석
- Received : 2006.08.30
- Accepted : 2006.11.06
- Published : 2006.12.01
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of socio-environmental variables and cognitive variables on adolescent depression. Subjects were 494 middle and high school students of Deagu. The instrument was a self-report questionnaire; data were analyzed by t-test, stepwise multiple regression and path analysis. Among Socio-environmental variables, social support variables had a stronger effect on depression than stress. Among cognitive variables, automatic thought had a stronger effect on depression than cognitive distortion and socio-environmental variables. In path analysis, social support had a direct effect on cognitive distortion and automatic thought. Automatic thought served as a mediater of the relation between social support and depression. Although adolescent stress resulted in high depression, its effect on depression varied with the level of perceived social support.
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