title: Teacher overinvolvement and student depression among junior high school students in Taiwan.
abstract: This study examines depression in students at public high schools in Taiwan. The purpose of this study is to examine which student-level and teacher-level variables affect student depression due to teacher emotional overinvolvement and other factors. A survey instrument adapted and translated from existing surveys was distributed to 1,479 Taiwanese adolescents aged 13-15 years and 172 teachers from 10 public junior high schools in the city of Taipei. The hierarchical linear model (HLM) was used for a cross-level analysis of the data. The HLM shows that student-level measures account for most of the variance. Teacher emotional overinvolvement and core self-evaluations are the preponderant influences on student ratings. In terms of teacher-level variables, the effects of teacher involvement, teacher depression, and teacher educational background on student-level variables are strong and significant. The findings of this study recommend the development of a comprehensive counseling system for teachers and students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. wa-0147@mail.taipei.gov.tw
authors.forename: Fen Fen
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Cou Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chang Ya
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Sun Shen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D013624:Taiwan