| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
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| Research Abstract |
To determine regional differences in relationships between depressive symptoms and psychosocial factors among Japanese adolescents in Okinawa and Saga prefectures, we conducted self-administered anonymous questionnaires using samples of 5,737 students of 26 public senior high schools in 2000 and 4,177 students of 17 public junior high schools in 2001. We measured depressive symptomatology using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The psychosocial factors examined were participation in community events, life stress, social support, health practices, self-esteem, and life environment. The psychosocial school environment factors were also included in the questionnaires using junior high school students.
As for senior high students, there was no difference in depressive symptoms by region. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with life stress, self-esteem, and social support among students in both Okinawa and Saga. Although only among students in Okin
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awa were depressive symptoms significantly related to participation in community events, the magnitude of this relevance did not differ among students in Okinawa and Saga. Additionally, the psychosocial factors accounted for the same amount of variance in depressive symptoms for both students.
As for junior high students, there was no difference in depressive symptoms by region. Among both students in Okinawa and Saga, life stress, health practices, life environment, satisfaction with school, student involvement, and social support were significantly correlated to depressive symptoms. Participation in community events had an extremely weak association with depressive symptoms among both students.
These findings show that there is similar pattern of the associations between depressive symptoms and psychosocial factors among students in Okinawa and Saga. Overall, the magnitude of the relationship between depressive symptoms and psychosocial factors was similar across Okinawa and Saga students. Less
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