Understanding Sex Differences in Depressive Symptomatology among Malaysian Adolescents

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Abstract

Depressive symptomatology is among the primary psychological problems experienced by adolescents. Extant literature has also extensively reported sex differences in the occurrence of depressive symptoms. However, a majority of related research has primarily been carried out in the Western context. Hence, we conducted a study to identify the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Malaysian adolescents, and to determine its relationship with certain risk factors as well as the potential moderating role of sex. The sample comprised of 964 adolescents from 20 secondary schools across Malaysia. Logistic regression results demonstrated that stressful life events and maternal verbal aggression significantly predicted symptoms of depression. In moderation tests, sex significantly interacted with stressful life events and parental verbal aggression in predicting depressive symptoms. Hence, there is evidence to suggest that the depressogenic impact of stressful life events and parental verbal aggression on depressive symptomatology differs between male and female adolescents.

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Barra, S. M. M., Baharudin, R., Zulkefly, N. S., Yahya, A. N., & Madon, Z. (2019). Understanding Sex Differences in Depressive Symptomatology among Malaysian Adolescents. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 7(1), 63–79. https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj1907.01.06

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