A multilevel analysis of ethnic variation in depressive symptoms among adolescents in the United States.

This study examines linkages between ethnicity and symptoms of depression among adolescents, with a specific focus on the intersection of individual- and contextual-level risk factors. Data are from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a panel survey of a nationally representative United States sample (analytic N = 18,473) of students in the 7th through 12th grades. Depressive symptoms are measured with a 16-item subscale of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale.

Depressive symptoms: how do adolescents compare with adults?

Purpose: To compare depressive symptoms between U.S. adolescents and adults.