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Trajectories of depressive symptoms in Canadian emerging adults

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  • Ferro, M.A.
  • Gorter, J.W.
  • Boyle, M.H.

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Objectives. We identified courses of depressive symptoms in an epidemiological sample of emerging adults. Methods. We used latent class growth modeling to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms measured by the 12-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) during a 14-year follow-up of 2825 Canadian youths aged 10 to 25 years enrolled in the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth between 1994 and 2009. Results. After adjustment for youth, parent, and family factors, the 3 distinct trajectories of depressive symptoms were minimal (55%; CES-D 18). All trajectories exhibited a parallel course, with peak symptoms at 15 to 17 years of age. Subclinical and clinical symptoms were more common than minimal symptoms in female youths and in respondents with lower self-concept, lower socioeconomic status, poorer interpersonal relations, and chronic health conditions (P

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  • Ferro, M.A. & Gorter, J.W. & Boyle, M.H., 2015. "Trajectories of depressive symptoms in Canadian emerging adults," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(11), pages 2322-2327.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302817_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302817
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    1. Francis Vergunst & Caitlin M. Prentice & Massimiliano Orri & Helen L. Berry & Vincent Paquin & Frank Vitaro & Richard Tremblay & Sylvana M. Côté & Marie-Claude Geoffroy, 2024. "Association of youth climate change worry with present and past mental health symptoms: a longitudinal population-based study," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 177(10), pages 1-20, October.
    2. Samantha L. Chown & Dillon T. Browne & Scott T. Leatherdale & Mark A. Ferro, 2022. "Psychopathology among Emerging Adults with Learning Disabilities in Canada," Disabilities, MDPI, vol. 2(4), pages 1-11, October.
    3. Shegang Zhou & Lin Jin & Xiaoxian Liu & Xiaosheng Ding & Xiangru Zhu, 2022. "Developmental Trajectory of Depressive Symptoms in Chinese College Students: Latent Classes and Gender Effect," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-12, March.

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