Racial/Ethnic Differences in Depression During the Transition to High School: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

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dc.contributor.advisorChae, David Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorWoodall, Ashley Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEpidemiology and Biostatisticsen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T05:34:20Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T05:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates racial/ethnic differences in the change in depressive symptoms during the transition to high school. Weighted multivariable linear regression was used to assess the change in depressive symptoms from eighth grade to ninth grade using data from Wave I and Wave II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Analyses revealed that non-Hispanic Black adolescents had a significantly greater increase in depressive symptoms compared to non-Hispanic White adolescents (b = 1.39, p < 0.01). Moreover, biracial/multiracial adolescents showed the greatest increase in depressive symptoms compared to non-Hispanic Whites; however this was not statistically significant (b = 2.38, p = 0.15). These findings suggest that the transition to high school is a difficult period in psychological adjustment, particularly for non-Hispanic Black and biracial/multiracial adolescents. Furthermore, these findings highlight the need for more research concerning racial identity development and the mental health of biracial/multiracial populations.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M22W54
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16792
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMental healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEthnic studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdd Healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdolescent Healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDepressionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNormative Transitionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRacial Disparitiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRacial Identity Developmenten_US
dc.titleRacial/Ethnic Differences in Depression During the Transition to High School: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Healthen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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