how do adolescents define depression? - cIRcle - University of ...

Figure 2
Olt! NOT Talk to
rrteorie
Chapter IV: Results
Self-recognized Depression, Thinking About Own Need to Talk to Someone when Depressed, and
Talking to Someone when Feeling Depressed
Thought Needed
to Talk to
Someone
n = 124/183(-2)
(67.8%)
40 boys, 84 girls
Self-Recognized
Depression in
Lifetime
(PAST 2 WEEKS
AND BEYOND)
N = 185
71 boys, 114 girls
Note. Sample size numbers vary depending on the results of the analyses.
Thought NOT
Needed to Talk
to Someone
n = 59/183(-2)
(32.2%)
29 boys, 30 girls
As can be seen in Figure 2, the majority (67.8%) of adolescents who self-recognized
depression in their lifetime thought that they needed to talk to someone when depressed.
Furthermore, the majority (78.5%) of adolescents who thought that they needed to talk to
someone when depressed actually did talk to someone.
Fifty-six percent of the boys (n = 40) and 74% of the girls (n = 84) who self-recognized
depression in their lifetime, thought that they needed to talk to someone when depressed. When
it came to talking to someone when feeling depressed, 70% of the boys (n = 28) and 80% of the
124