青春期抑郁的两性差异

Gender difference in depression during adolescence

大量的研究表明青春期的抑郁存在两性差异。在13岁左右,女生会比男生更多地倾向于抑郁。本文从生理、心理、社会、环境等几方面对其形成原因进行了初步的探讨。

A lot of researches show that there exists gender difference in depression during adolescence. Female preponderance in depression begins to emerge around age 13. Four factors (biological, psychological, social, environmental) are reviewed as the preliminary explanations for the phenomenon.