TY  - SER
AU  - Denny, Simon
TI  - Emotional resilience: risk and protective factors for depression among alternative education students in New Zealand
SN  - 0002-9432
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - American Psychological Association
KW  - FVC
KW  - ADOLESCENTS
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - CHILDREN AT RISK
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - TREATMENT
KW  - DEPRESSION
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 74(2) January 2004 : 137-149
N2  -   This journal article reports the findings of a study that surveyed a sample of 268 alternative education (AE) students from the northern North Island of New Zealand to examine risk and protective factors for depression within the social environment. Alternative education schools serve students with behavioural problems, repeat expulsions, and/or pregnancy/child care responsibilities that preclude them from attending mainstream high schools. An ecological model of youth development provides the basis for the analysis. The aims of the study were to describe the social environments and prevalence of depression symptoms among AE students; to identify risk and protective factors associated with symptoms of depression; and to identify protective factors that moderate the risk of depression at high levels of adversity. The authors' found that 28 (35.4%) of the girls and 31 (21.1%) of the boys had cut-off scores that indicated a high likelihood of significant psychopathology from depression. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that family and peer connections were protective against depression. High levels of poverty, witnessing violence at home, and experiencing bullying at school were significant risk factors for depression.--ADAPTED FROM THE JOURNAL ABSTRACT
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0002-9432.74.2.137
ER  -