Relating depression, social skills, sex and socioeconomic status in large samples of adolescents

Abstract

It is still unclear whether indicators of depression, social skills, sex and socioeconomic status are related in adolescents. This study compared a general sample of 642 adolescents with the same sample, but without the participants with depression indicators (539 adolescents) seeking to verify the impact of this control over social skills, sex and socioeconomic status. The global score of social skills diminished, and also the scores of empathy and self-control in the female sample. There were no statistically significant differences in socioeconomic status. on the results indicate the importance of providing information in tests manuals on the controlled and not controlled variables in the samples used to establish normative standards.