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: Received: 19 August 2024 / Approved: 20 August 2024 / Online: 20 August 2024 (13:44:36 CEST)
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Baser, O.; Alsaleh, S.; Zeng, Y.; Baser, I. Behind the Sadness of Teen Girls: A Retrospective Survey Analysis Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis of 2021. Preprints2024, 2024081451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1451.v1
Baser, O.; Alsaleh, S.; Zeng, Y.; Baser, I. Behind the Sadness of Teen Girls: A Retrospective Survey Analysis Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis of 2021. Preprints 2024, 2024081451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1451.v1
Baser, O.; Alsaleh, S.; Zeng, Y.; Baser, I. Behind the Sadness of Teen Girls: A Retrospective Survey Analysis Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis of 2021. Preprints2024, 2024081451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1451.v1
APA Style
Baser, O., Alsaleh, S., Zeng, Y., & Baser, I. (2024). Behind the Sadness of Teen Girls: A Retrospective Survey Analysis Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis of 2021. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1451.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Baser, O., Yixuan Zeng and Isabel Baser. 2024 "Behind the Sadness of Teen Girls: A Retrospective Survey Analysis Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis of 2021" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1451.v1
Abstract
(1) Background: Adolescent girls have increasingly faced mental health challenges. We examined prevalence trends and associated risk factors for depression among adolescent girls. (2) Methods: Data for girls aged 12 to 17 years (N=4346) from the 2021 cross-sectional National Survey on Drug Use and Health were analyzed. Factors associated with depression were examined using multiple regression analysis. (3) Results: Rates of severe depression were significantly higher (p<.001) in older girls (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.63, 1.61, those who did not have authoritative parents (AOR: 3.40), and those with negative school experiences (AOR: 4.03). Black and Asian/Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders were less likely to report severe depression than white girls. As previously reported, non-White girls were significantly less likely to receive treatment for depression (p<.05). Parents’ characteristics and school experiences had no effect on the likelihood of receiving mental health treatment. (4) Conclusion: Depression has become increasingly common among American adolescent girls, who are now three times as likely as adolescent boys to have had recent experiences with depression. Our results show that family structure, parenting style, and negative school experiences significantly contribute to the rate of depression and that treatment disparities exist with regard to race and ethnicity. The results of our research could be valuable for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and educators in developing specific preventative initiatives and support networks that effectively address these unique challenges.
Keywords
depression; adolescent girls; National Survey on Drug Use and Health; family structure, parenting style, negative school experience
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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