title: Depressive symptomatology among Hungarian youth: a risk and protective factors approach.
abstract: Psychosocial risk and protective factors were examined to assess their influence on depressive symptomatology in a sample of Hungarian youth. Self-esteem and being happy with school were significant protective factors; older girls (ages 16-20) reported the highest depression scores, and these scores varied significantly by self-reported problem behavior. These findings are discussed in the context of their clinical and practical implications for understanding depressive symptomatology in this understudied population of Eastern European youth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: Bettina F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Piko
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors