Table 3 Depressive symptoms reported by the participants (n = 731)
Early Adolescents: 10–14 years (n = 458) | Mid-Late Adolescents: 15–21 years (n = 273) | Total (n = 731) | X2 for early vs. mid/late adolescents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree with | ||||
I blame myself when things go wrong | 326 (71.2%) | 204 (74.7%) | 530 (72.5%) | 0.91 (p = 0.341) |
I worry for no good reason | 322 (70.3%) | 209 (76.6%) | 531 (72.6%) | 3.06 (p = 0.080) |
I am so unhappy; I cannot sleep at night | 299 (65.3%) | 197 (72.2%) | 496 (67.9%) | 3.40 (p = 0.065) |
I feel sad | 262 (57.2%) | 162 (59.3%) | 424 (58.0%) | 0.24 (p = 0.625) |
I am so unhappy; I think of harming myself | 130 (28.4%) | 76 (27.8%) | 206 (28.2%) | 0.01 (p = 0.941) |
Depressive symptom count | ||||
Mean depressive symptom count | 3.07 | 3.26 | 3.14 | t-test (p = 0.081) |