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Chapter IV: Results<br />

significant association was also demonstrated between the category, Anxiety Symptoms, and<br />

depressive symptomatology. A higher percentage <strong>of</strong> "Depressed" students (33.3%) versus "Not<br />

Depressed" participants (18.2%) mentioned COAD units in this category, x 2 (1, N= 332) = 3.96,<br />

p = .05. This result is in keeping with studies that have s<strong>how</strong>n a link between anxiety symptoms<br />

and <strong>depression</strong> (Compas & Oppedisano, 2000) and Mixed Anxiety-Depressive Disorder in the<br />

DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000). A significantly higher percentage <strong>of</strong> "Depressed" (16.7%)<br />

a<strong>do</strong>lescents than "Not Depressed" (4.6%) respondents mentioned COAD units in Feel Trapped<br />

category, x 2 (1, N= 332) = 7.32, p = .01. A significantly higher percentage <strong>of</strong> "Depressed"<br />

participants (26.7%) in contrast to "Not Depressed" a<strong>do</strong>lescents (11.6%) provided COAD units<br />

in the Anxious/Stressed subcategory, x2 (1, N= 332) = 5.50,p = .02. This subcategory is not<br />

identified as a clinical criterion for <strong>depression</strong> (DSM-IV-TR, APA, 2000; K-SADS-PL, Kaufman<br />

et al, 1996) although studies have found a relationship between stress and mood disorders<br />

(Goldberg & Huxley, 1993; Rutter, 2000).<br />

More than 80% <strong>of</strong> both "Depressed" and "Not Depressed" a<strong>do</strong>lescents mentioned COAD<br />

units in the category <strong>of</strong> Depressed Mood and more than 60% in the subcategory <strong>of</strong> Sadness (see<br />

Table D1-7 in Appendix D1 for complete Table results). More than 50% <strong>of</strong> the participants<br />

generated COAD units in the Social Impairment category. Subcategories Irritability, Behavioral<br />

Disconnection, and Lonely, contained 30% (or more) <strong>of</strong> the students' COAD units in both<br />

"Depressed" and "Not Depressed" groups. These high percentages in both groups <strong>of</strong> a<strong>do</strong>lescents<br />

suggest that these constructs are representative <strong>of</strong> the a<strong>do</strong>lescent <strong>depression</strong> concept as<br />

understood by the participants.<br />

Of note, a higher percentage <strong>of</strong> "Not Depressed" a<strong>do</strong>lescents (70.2%) versus "Depressed"<br />

participants (53.3%) contributed COAD units in the Social Impairment category, x 2 (1, N= 332)<br />

= 3.61, p = .06; <strong>how</strong>ever not significant. Regarding subcategory Aggression/Bullied, there were<br />

no "Depressed" participants in contrast to 8.9% "Not Depressed" a<strong>do</strong>lescents mentioning COAD<br />

units in this area (not significant).<br />

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