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Peer reviewedGe, Xiaojia; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1994
This 4-year study of 191 girls and 185 boys living in intact families in the rural Midwest examined the trajectories of life events and depressive symptoms during adolescence. Compared with boys, girls experienced a greater number of depressive symptoms after age 13. Changes in uncontrollable events were associated with increases in girls'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
