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Chapter IV: Results<br />
To examine the frequencies <strong>of</strong> participants' response units,' the identified COAD units,<br />
range <strong>of</strong> units, means <strong>of</strong> COAD units, the frequency counts for a<strong>do</strong>lescents' responses were<br />
tabulated in ACCESS (2003); and COAD units, range <strong>of</strong> units, and means <strong>of</strong> COAD units were<br />
calculated using the SPSS (Version 13.0, 2004; see Table 9).<br />
Table 9<br />
Frequency Distribution <strong>of</strong> Participants' Response Break<strong>do</strong>wn <strong>of</strong> Conceptions <strong>of</strong> A<strong>do</strong>lescent<br />
Depression (COAD), N = 332<br />
Conceptions <strong>of</strong> A<strong>do</strong>lescent<br />
Depression<br />
(COAD)<br />
COAD<br />
(with Miscellaneous<br />
Category)<br />
COAD<br />
(without Miscellaneous<br />
Category)<br />
Raw<br />
Response<br />
Units<br />
f<br />
1,816<br />
1, 813<br />
COAD<br />
Units<br />
f<br />
2,074<br />
1,940<br />
Range <strong>of</strong><br />
Units<br />
0-29<br />
0-26<br />
COAD Units<br />
M (SD)<br />
6.25 (3.54)<br />
5.84 (3.38)<br />
Missing<br />
Responses<br />
n (%)<br />
5 (1.5%)<br />
8 (2.4%)<br />
Note. Including the Miscellaneous Category, there were two boys (1.4% <strong>of</strong> boys) and three girls (1.6% <strong>of</strong> girls) who<br />
did not provide descriptions <strong>of</strong> a<strong>do</strong>lescent <strong>depression</strong>. Excluding the Miscellaneous Category, there were four boys<br />
(2.7% <strong>of</strong> the boys) and four girls (2.2% <strong>of</strong> the girls) who did not provide unit definitions for a<strong>do</strong>lescent <strong>depression</strong>.<br />
As can be seen in Table 9, in total, participants provided 2,074 COAD units <strong>of</strong> <strong>depression</strong><br />
definitions. Students submitted a range <strong>of</strong> 0 to 29 COAD units with an average <strong>of</strong> six COAD<br />
units per individual.<br />
To assess the occurrence <strong>of</strong> participants' COAD units in each category and subcategory,<br />
frequency counts and percentages <strong>of</strong> COAD unit definitions <strong>of</strong> <strong>depression</strong> were summed in each<br />
16 The following unit definitions were copied from the Coding Schemes section described in the<br />
Metho<strong>do</strong>logy Chapter. "A response unit represents one bulleted response or a response separated by a new line by<br />
each participant in his or her generated list <strong>of</strong> definitions <strong>of</strong> a<strong>do</strong>lescent <strong>depression</strong>. A COAD unit distinguishes itself<br />
by the separation <strong>of</strong> each response unit into elements or the smallest information <strong>of</strong> a<strong>do</strong>lescent <strong>depression</strong> via<br />
content analysis. Analyses in this study are based on the COAD unit information."<br />
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