School Influences on Adolescent Depression: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study Amongst Catholic, Government and Independent Schools, in Victoria, Australia

Bosco C. Rowland; Mohammadreza Mohebbi; Adrian B. Kelly; Michelle L. Benstead; Jess A. Herde; Elizabeth M. Clancy; Jennifer A. Bailey; Bill Hallam; Paul Sharkey; Robyn Horner; John W. Toumbourou

doi:10.1007/s10943-022-01515-7

School Influences on Adolescent Depression: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study Amongst Catholic, Government and Independent Schools, in Victoria, Australia

Bosco C. Rowland, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Adrian B. Kelly, Michelle L. Benstead, Jess A. Herde, Elizabeth M. Clancy, Jennifer A. Bailey, Bill Hallam, Paul Sharkey, Robyn Horner, John W. Toumbourou

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Abstract

This study examined associations between school sector (Government, Catholic or Independent) and depressive symptomology over the secondary school years. Six waves of data collected annually from a representative Australian sample were examined. Multilevel piecewise linear and logistic regression controlling for a variety of demographic variables and protective factors was undertaken. In all sectors, depressive symptomology decreased between 10 and 13 years of age, but significantly increased for girls at age 13. Adolescents in Catholic schools reported significantly fewer symptoms of depression compared to those in Government and Independent schools. Adolescents in Catholic schools were less likely to report clinical levels of depressed mood compared to adolescents in Government schools.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1136-1156
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	62
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01515-7
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Depression
Longitudinal
Piecewise
Prosocial
Sector
Trajectories

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Rowland, B. C., Mohebbi, M., Kelly, A. B., Benstead, M. L., Herde, J. A., Clancy, E. M., Bailey, J. A., Hallam, B., Sharkey, P., Horner, R., & Toumbourou, J. W. (2023). School Influences on Adolescent Depression: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study Amongst Catholic, Government and Independent Schools, in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Religion and Health, 62(2), 1136-1156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01515-7

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School Influences on Adolescent Depression: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study Amongst Catholic, Government and Independent Schools, in Victoria, Australia. / Rowland, Bosco C.; Mohebbi, Mohammadreza; Kelly, Adrian B. et al.
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School Influences on Adolescent Depression: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study Amongst Catholic, Government and Independent Schools, in Victoria, Australia

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