MINOSAKI Koji
   Department   Hiroshima shudo University  The Faculty of Health Sciences
   Position   Professor
Language Japanese
Publication Date 2022/06
Type Articles
Title A study of the graded assessment of depressive symptoms in junior high school students
Contribution Type Co-Authored Publication
Journal TypeJapan
Volume, Issue, Pages 20-30頁
Number of pages 11
Author and coauthor Koji MINOSAKI & Kanoko SHINMOTO
Details The purpose of this study was to examine whether depressive symptoms in junior high school students can be classified into ordered groups by Latent Rank Theory (LRT), and the influence of psychosocial factors (stressors and social support) on rank transitions. As a result of analyzing the data of 225 first-year junior high school students, it was estimated that it is appropriate to classify depressive symptoms into three ranks with order. In addition, increased support from friends was shown to be a protective factor for the transition from rank 1 to rank 2, and increased stressor was shown to be a risk factor and increased support from friends and family was shown to be a protective factor for the transition from rank 2 to rank 3.