Étude longitudinale du lien entre les changements vécus durant la transition primaire-secondaire et les symptômes dépressifs des adolescents

Only a few studies on depression consider puberty, body image, and school experience all together. The aim of the present three-year-long longitudinal study is to provide further information regarding the association between changes happening during the elementary-to-high school transition and depression symptoms in teenagers. Measures of puberty, body image, class environment, and depressive symptoms were collected on a sample of 499 teenagers. Results of regression analysis show that early puberty, negative changes in body image and a decrease in support from the teacher during the transition explain teenagers' depressive symptoms after the transition. Our results highlight the importance of taking into account sex differences in response to this transition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)