Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2002. / Title from title page screen, viewed January 10, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Jeff Laurent (chair), Adena B. Meyers, Salvatore J. Catanzaro, Connie B. Horton, Robert Lusk. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-169) and abstract. Also available in print.

M.Ed. (Psychology of Education) / Because of its prevalence, depression has been described as a common cold in communities all over the world. Thus, the primary purpose of this research study was to provide guidelines and support to help late adolescent boys suffering from non-clinical depression. The objective of this research had been successfully achieved. The late adolescent boys who were interviewed were identified by their educators and their peers as non-clinical depressed. The data were collected by means of observation and phenomenological interviews. The researcher followed a qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual method. In the second chapter the researcher describes the research design and method of the research. The approach to data collection, analysis and report writing to achieve the goal of this research study are also indicated. The third chapter deals with the phenomenological interviews that were conducted and the central themes that have been identified and categorised. The fourth chapter indicates guidelines to help and support late adolescent boys suffering from non-clinical depression. The research ensured trustworthiness to the participants during the research process. The researcher gained the confidence of the participants by spending time with them informally. The researcher ensured credibility of the research study by audio-taping the interviews conducted with the participants. Thereafter, the independent coder was given the transcribed interviews. Thereafter a consensus discussion was held with the independent coder. The researcher ensured that the research study was credible, transferable, dependable and confirmable. Ethical measures were also applied throughout the research. The researcher ensured that the participants would not be harmed, either physical or emotionally. The researcher ensured the participants of their anonymity. He did this by giving the participants pseudonyms and he made sure that the setting was not identifiable. Ethical measures were also applied throughout the research. The researcher ensured that the participants would not be harmed, either physical or emotionally. The researcher ensured the participants of their anonymity. He did this by giving the participants pseudonyms and he made sure that the setting was not identifiable. The participants were also informed about the advantages and disadvantages of participating in the research. The researcher received informed consent from the parents of the participants and from the principals of the schools where some of the interviews were conducted. He also obtained assent from the participants. All participants were informed about their privacy, benefits, withdrawal and the procedure to be followed. The researcher found late adolescent boys experience positive and negative challenges concerning non-clinical depression. They also experience role conflict related to their home circumstances and that conversation with others help keep depression at bay. The researcher found that the causes of nonclinical depression of late adolescent boys are poor family relationships and dysfunctional families. Guidelines were deducted from these results.

Research shows that low levels of social acceptance, body satisfaction, and athletic competence increase risks for depressive symptoms among both girls and boys (Harter, Marold, & Whitesell, 1992). Little is known, however, about factors that can mediate these risks. To better understand how sports involvement may mediate risks for depressive symptoms, this study uses a multivariate structural model to examine how the qualitative nature of team sports involvement operates to influence risks for depressive symptoms. Participants were 455 students from a high school in a moderately-sized city. Girls reported lower mean levels of body satisfaction and athletic engagement and tended have higher levels of depressive symptoms. No sex differences were observed in experiences of positive team sports involvement. Structural equation modeling showed that the mediating model fit the data well. Implications for community- and school-based sports programs are discussed.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Drexel University, 2004. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-155).

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 1998. / Description based on microform version record. Includes bibliographical references.

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The purpose of this research was to examine the proportion of clients diagnosed with a depressive disorder who also exhibit one or more comorbid disorders. In addition, this study examined multiple aspects of age and gender associated with comorbid disorders in an attempt to better inform treatment and diagnosis of depressive disorders and associated disorders and to answer two questions: 1) What is the proportion of clients diagnosed with a depressive disorder who also exhibit one or more comorbid disorders; and 2) Are there significant differences in number of comorbid disorders among developmental stages and gender. The current study helps to shed light on the understanding of comorbid disorders related to childhood and adolescent depression. Previously, no other study had investigated the changes in comorbidity that take place across childhood development.The present study used an archival data set obtained from the Dean-Woodcock Neurological Battery. Participants included patients that had been referred for psychological and neuropsychological evaluation and treatment at a large outpatient Midwestern neurology practice. For the purpose of the present study, participants were selected from the data set for analysis if he or she were diagnosed with a depressive disorder and were than nineteen-years of age. The sample included 136 males and 74 females (n=210). The ages of the participants ranged from 4 year-old to 18 years-old. Results of an ordinal regression revealed that males were significantly more likely to have a greater number of comorbid diagnoses than females. Additionally, participants appeared to exhibit a greater number of comorbid disorders as the age of the participant increased. / Department of Educational Psychology