Developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms in middle school students and their relationship with school connection and self-efficacy
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.03.11
- VernacularTitle:初中生抑郁症状发展轨迹及与学校联结和自我效能的关系
- Author:
Aolun WANG
1
;
Tiancheng ZHANG
1
;
Shuyuan GUO
1
;
Fulan ZHANG
1
;
Ziyi CHEN
1
Author Information
1. 吉首大学体育科学学院,湖南吉首 416000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
early adolescence;
depressive symptom;
heterogeneity;
development trajectory;
school connec-tion;
self-efficacy
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(3):259-265
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms in middle school students and their relationship with school connection and self-efficacy,and to provide evidence for the prevention of early adolescent depressive symptoms.Methods:In March(T1),June(T2),December(T3),809 middle school students were followed up in 2023 using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9),School Connection Scale(SCS)and General Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES).The heterogeneity of the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms in early adolescents was analyzed by the latent variable growth mixed model(LGMM),and the relation-ship between the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms and school connection and self-efficacy was ana-lyzed by multiple logistic regression.Results:LGMM results showed that the development trajectory of early de-pressive symptoms in adolescents could be divided into:"low level-remission group"(65.3％),"low level-stable group"(28.6％)and"medium level-worsening group"(6.1％).Logistic regression analysis showed that male students(OR=0.62,95％CI=0.44-0.86)and school connection(OR=0.91,95％CI=0.88-0.94)were the protective factors in the"low level-stable group".Boys(OR=0.26,95％CI=0.13-0.53),school connection(OR=0.93,95％CI=0.88-0.98),and self-efficacy(OR=0.90,95％CI=0.85-0.96)were the protective fac-tors in the"medium level-worsening".Conclusion:There is heterogeneity in the developmental trajectory of early adolescent depressive symptoms,and school connection and self-efficacy are protective factors for the development of early adolescent depressive symptoms.
