Social context in school: Its relation to adolescents' depressive mood

[en] 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.

Disciplines :

Treatment & clinical psychology

Author, co-author :

Boulard, Aurore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Psycho. de la délinquance et du développement psycho.

Quertemont, Etienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychologie quantitative

Gauthier, Jean-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Psychologie clinique de l'enfant et de l'adolescent

Born, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Psycho. de la délinquance et du développement psycho.

Language :

English

Title :

Social context in school: Its relation to adolescents' depressive mood

Publication date :

2012

Journal title :

Journal of Adolescence

ISSN :

0140-1971

eISSN :

1095-9254

Publisher :

Academic Press, London, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

143-152

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