The Adolescent Mattering Experience: Gender Variations in Perceived Mattering, Anxiety, and Depression
Individuals who perceive that they matter to others are likely to experience lower anxiety and depression levels. The effects of young adolescents' perceived mattering on their anxiety and depression levels were examined. Results indicated that female adolescents reported lower anxiety levels b...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of counseling and development 2009-06, Vol.87 (3), p.302-310 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Individuals who perceive that they matter to others are likely to experience lower anxiety and depression levels. The effects of young adolescents' perceived mattering on their anxiety and depression levels were examined. Results indicated that female adolescents reported lower anxiety levels but greater depression levels than did male adolescents, perceived mattering was inversely related to adolescents' anxiety and depression levels, and the associations between mattering and anxiety and between mattering and depression varied by gender. |
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ISSN: | 0748-9633 1556-6676 |
DOI: | 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00111.x |