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ERIC Number: EJ580262
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
The Emergence of Gender Difference in Depressed Mood during Adolescence: The Role of Intensified Gender Socialization.
Wichstrom, Lars
Developmental Psychology, v35 n1 p232-45 Jan 1999
Examined the prevalence of depressive mood in 12,000 Norwegian adolescents, ages 12-20. Found that from age 14 on, girls scored above boys in depressed mood, though no gender difference was found at age 12. The difference was partially explained by increased developmental challenges for girls, including puberty, weight and body dissatisfaction, and increased importance of feminine sex role identification. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Development, Foreign Countries, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Socialization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Norway