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. 2010 Jun;46(3):289-95.
doi: 10.1007/s10597-010-9296-2. Epub 2010 Feb 7.

Depressive symptomatology in high school students: the role of age, gender and academic pressure

Helen Lazaratou  1 , Dimitris G Dikeos, Dimitris C Anagnostopoulos, Constantin R Soldatos
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Depressive symptomatology in high school students: the role of age, gender and academic pressure

Helen Lazaratou et al. Community Ment Health J. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

To clarify the prevalence of depressive symptomatology in high school students in Athens and to evaluate risk factors for depressive symptomatology the CES-D scale was administered to 713 students (age 15-18). Demographic, school performance and extracurricular activities data were collected. A high prevalence (26.2%) of depressive symptomatology (CES-D cut-off score >28) was found. Regression analysis showed depressive symptomatology to be associated to gender (girls had higher scores than boys), school record (students with a better record had lower scores) and the interaction of gender and grade (males were found to have higher depressive symptomatology scores as they grew older).

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