Author/Editor		Tomori, Martina; Zalar, Bojan; Kores-Plesničar, Blanka
Title		Gender differences in psychosocial risk factors among Slovenian adolescents
Type		članek
Source		Adolescence
Vol. and No.		Letnik 35, št. 139
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 431-43
Language		eng
Abstract		This study investigated psychosocial risk factors in adolescents and assessed gender differences in the frequency of their occurrence. A specially designed questionnaire, which included validated scales for the evaluation of depression (Zung Self-rating Depression Scale) and self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale), was administered to a representative sample of Slovenian adolescents. The final sample consisted of 4,590 high school students of both sexes, aged 14 to 19 years. Data analysis revealed several significant gender differences. Girls more often than boys reported family conflict, personal problems, physical inactivity, attempts to control body weight, use of psychoactive drugs, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. Their level of depression was higher and self-esteem lower comapred with their male counterparts. Boys more often than girls indicated that they watched a great deal of television, were the victims of peer violence, and drank alcohol.
Descriptors		DEPRESSION SELF CONCEPT PERSONALITY TESTS ADOLESCENCE RISK FACTORS SEX FACTORS QUESTIONNAIRES SUICIDE HEALTH BEHAVIOR SEX BEHAVIOR