Depression Combined with Somatic Symptomatology among Adolescent Females Who Report Concerns Regarding Maternal Achievement

In this study of psychological mechanisms of depression and somatic symptoms in adolescent females during a period of increased opportunity for women, 20% of 297 suburban high school female students reported concerns about the limitations that being female had placed on their mothers. These women ha...

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Published in:Sex roles 1993-06, Vol.28 (11-12), p.637-653
Main Author: Silverstein, Brett
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Correlation
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Factors
Females
Feminism
High School Students
High Schools
Indexing in process
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mood disorders
Mothers
Parent Aspiration
Parent Child Relationship
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosomatic Disorders
Sex Differences
Sex Discrimination
Sex Role
Sex Stereotypes
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teenagers
USA
Women
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Summary:In this study of psychological mechanisms of depression and somatic symptoms in adolescent females during a period of increased opportunity for women, 20% of 297 suburban high school female students reported concerns about the limitations that being female had placed on their mothers. These women had more somatic symptoms correlated with depression. (SLD)
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF00289984