Gender Differences in the Incidence and Related Factors of Low Social Support among Adolescents with Subthreshold Depression  

作　　者：Yi Shi Fangfang Shangguan Jing Xiao 

机构地区：[1]Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition and Department of Psychology,Capital Normal University,Beijing,100048,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Mental Health Promotion》2023年第12期1257-1263,共7页国际心理健康促进杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Background:Social support is related to depression,but the gender differences and related factors that contribute to low social support among adolescents with subthreshold depression remain to be elucidated.This study explores the relationship between social support and depression,in addition to the gender difference in the incidence of low social support among adolescents with subthreshold depression and its related factors.Methods:A total of 371 Chinese adolescents with subthreshold depression were recruited.All subjects were rated on the Social Support Scale for Adolescents,the Response Style Scale,the Self-Perception Profile for Children,the Individualism-collectivism scale.Results:Binary logistic regression indicated that the stability dimension of cognitive style,the generality dimension of the Cognitive Style Questionnaire,and the social acceptance dimension of the Self-Perception Profile for Children scale were significantly correlated with social support level in male adolescents with subthreshold depression.In contrast,the total score of the Self-Perception Profile for Children scale,the social acceptance of the Self-Perception Profile for Children scale,total individualism,and total collectivism were significantly correlated with social support level in female adolescents with subthreshold depression.Limitations:This study is a cross-sectional study,and its effectiveness in explaining factors that influence levels of social support is limited.Conclusions:The gender difference between low social support among adolescents with subthreshold depression is related to cognitive style,self-perception,and collectivism–individualism.

关 键 词：Gender difference subthreshold depression social support SELF-PERCEPTION cognitive style 

分 类 号：B844.2[哲学宗教—发展与教育心理学]