Year: 1986
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examines the self-efficacy status of depressed versus nondepressed adolescents.A sample of 172 male and 194 female high school students between the ages of 13 and 19 years completed the Beck ~epression Inventory (BDI), the Physical Self-Efficacy (PSE) Inventory, the Self-Efficacy Scale (SES), and the Measure of Academic Self-Efficacy (MASE).In agreement with current prevalence statistics, approximately one-third of the subjects tested exhibited either "mild mood disturbance" or "clinical depression" as measured by the BDI.As predicted, self-efficacy status is negatively correlated with level of depression.In contrast with expectations, age and self-efficacy status are not correlated for non-depressed adolescents.However, a three-way interaction is evident for "Sex X Age X Level of Depression" (p<.OOl).Self-efficacy profiles are generated to discriminate the 18 "Sex X Age X Level of Depression" groupings.A regression analysis reveals age-related changes in the dependence of depression scores on General, Academic, Physical and S-ocial Self-Efficacy status.It is concluded that self-efficacy status bears an important relationship with adolescent depression.A tentative self-efficacy model of adolescent depression is proposed tosummarize the current findings and to generate new hypotheses.Limitations of the study are outlined, and implications for further study are discussed.Table 10.Two-way Analysis of Variance for Level of Depression X Age: Total Self-Efficacy--Adolescent Page Females ............
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Author: Marion F. Ehrenberg
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2304850802