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Chapter IV: Results<br />

lower percentages <strong>of</strong> COAD units than girls in most categories and subcategories <strong>of</strong> <strong>depression</strong>,<br />

the constructs in which boys had somewhat similar or slightly higher percentages <strong>of</strong> COAD units<br />

than girls included Hopelessness, Inner Pain, Bored, Functional Impairment/Distress, and<br />

Contextual/Causal.<br />

Similar to boys, the majority <strong>of</strong> the girls generated COAD units in the constructs<br />

Depressed Mood, Social Impairment, and Sadness. However, girls had a greater number <strong>of</strong><br />

different constructs than boys in which they generated at least 20% <strong>of</strong> their COAD units. These<br />

constructs included Irritability, Depressed Appearance, Low Self-Worth/Guilt, Suicidal,<br />

Behavioral Disconnection, Perceived Disconnection, Lonely, Anxiety Symptoms, and<br />

Contextual/Causal.<br />

To assess the occurrence <strong>of</strong> boys' and girls' COAD units for each construct <strong>of</strong> a<strong>do</strong>lescent<br />

<strong>depression</strong> in grade 8 and in grade 11, frequency counts <strong>of</strong> COAD units <strong>of</strong> a<strong>do</strong>lescent <strong>depression</strong><br />

were summed and calculated into percentages (see Table 14).<br />

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