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Table 20
Chapter IV: Results
Percentage Distribution, Significant and Near Significant (< .10) Chi-Square Tests of Frequency
in Adolescent Depression Constructs by Depressive Symptomatology, N = 332
Not Depressed (76)
Category / Subcategory^n = 302^n = 30
%^ %
Depressed Mood
X2
(1, N= 332)
Inner Pain 9.6% 30.0% 11.20, p = .001
Low Self-Worth/Guilt 27.5% 13.3% 2.83, p = .09
Feel Trapped 4.6% 16.7% 7.32, p = .01
Social Impairment 70.2% 53.3% 3.61, p = .06
Aggression/Bullied 8.9% 0.0% 2.92, p = .09
Retardation/Agitation 14.2% 3.3% 2.82, p = .09
Anxiety Symptoms 18.2% 33.3% 3.96, p = .05
Anxious/Stressed 11.6% 26.7% 5.50, p = .02
As can be seen in Table 20, Inner Pain, Feel Trapped, Anxiety Symptoms, and
Anxious/Stressed were significant findings associated more with "Depressed" adolescents rather
than "Not Depressed:" not found in the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) criteria for MDE.
Association between Adolescent Depression Constructs and Self-Recognition of Depression
To examine the association between adolescent depression constructs and
S-ROAD, x 2 tests were used to assess the association between adolescent depression constructs
and two forms of self-recognition of depression that included S-ROAD in the past two weeks
prior to the survey in both analyses. The rationale for including analyses for S-ROAD within a
two week period is because this time frame is used as part of the diagnostic criteria for MDE in
the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000). Univariate analysis of S-ROAD time recall, from within two
weeks to more than 12 months, is presented initially followed by the x 2 test results. Results of the
analyses for these two variables are presented in separate parts. One dichotomous S-ROAD
variable consisted of those adolescents who self-recognized depression within the past two
weeks prior to the survey and those who did not self-recognize depression. The second S-ROAD
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