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Table 14
Chapter IV: Results
Percentages of Adolescent Depression Constructs by Grade Level in Boys, and in Girls, N = 332
Category
Subcategory
Boys
n = 148
Grade 8 Grade 11
n = 48 n = 100
Girls
n = 184
Grade 8 Grade 11
n = 66 n = 118
%
Depressed Mood 93.8% 80.0% 87.9% 88.1%
Sadness 66.7% 60.0% 63.6% 63.6%
Irritability 37.5% 30.0% 39.4% 39.0%
Moody 6.3% 6.0% 7.6% 11.0%
Somatic Symptoms 0% 0% 1.5% 0%
Inner Pain 22.9% 6.0% 12.1% 11.0%
Depressed Appearance 18.8% 7.0% 33.3% 16.9%
Depressed Cognitions
Hopelessness 16.7% 20.0% 6.1% 15.3%
Unmotivated 20.8% 11.0% 10.6% 16.9%
Bored 6.3% 6.0% 1.5% 3.4%
Pessimism 12.5% 5.0% 10.6% 5.9%
Loss of Interest or Pleasure 4.2% 0% 0% 6.8%
Appetite/Wt/Sleep Changes 6.3% 8.0% 7.6% 11.9%
Fatigue or Loss of Energy 16.7% 8.0% 6.1% 14.4%
Low Self-Worth/Guilt 12.5% 22.0% 39.4% 28.0%
Indecisiveness/Impaired 20.8% 10.0% 18.2% 15.3%
Concentration and Attention
Feel Trapped 6.3% 4.0% 4.5% 7.6%
Suicidal 20.8% 12.0% 33.3% 21.2%
Social Impairment 60.4% 60.0% 71.2% 78.0%
Behavioral Disconnection 35.4% 39.0% 48.5% 44.1%
Perceived Disconnection 14.6% 14.0% 34.8% 22.9%
Lonely 37.5% 30.0% 33.3% 39.8%
Aggression/Bullied 2.1% 6.0% 16.7% 7.6%
Functional Impairment/Distress 16.7% 15.0% 12.1% 11.0%
Retardation/Agitation 12.5% 6.0% 13.6% 19.5%
Quiet 12.5% 5.0% 13.6% 17.8%
Anxiety Symptoms 14.6% 16.0% 16.7% 26.3%
Fear 4.2% 7.0% 9.1% 12.7%
Anxious/Stressed 10.4% 11.0% 9.1% 17.8%
Substance Use 6.3% 3.0% 10.6% 5.9%
Contextual/Causal 22.9% 22.0% 30.3% 16.9%
Biological 0% 2.0% 0% 5.1%
Masking/Stigma 2.1% 4.0% 10.6% 10.2%
Escaping Reality 0% 3.0% 7.6% 1.7%
As can be seen in Table 14, the majority of boys, in both grade 8 and in grade 11,
generated definitions of adolescent depression in the constructs Depressed Mood, Social
Impairment, and Sadness with greater percentages of COAD units contributed by grade 8 boys in
each of these constructs. Regarding the subcategory Inner Pain, 23% of grade 8 boys provided a
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