Depressive symptoms in adolescents: an influence of age and gender, relationships to personal characteristics and to perception of family environment

This contribution is based on data of a long-term study on adolescent psychosocial development. Two age cohort (12 years old and 16 years old), 317 boys and 449 girls completed a set of instruments including a depression scale (the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale ů Radloff, 1991), a questionnaire regarding personal dimensions (stability-lability, extraversion-introversion), and scales regarding perception and evaluation of family environment and atmosphere (warmth of mother, warmth of father, family trust, quarrels, coping strategies)