Highlights
- •Depressive symptoms among multicultural adolescents slightly has increased over time.
- •Higher ego-resilience levels were associated with fewer depressive symptoms.
- •Social support was inversely correlated with depression
- •Social support's moderating effect between ego-resilience and depression was not observed.
- •Intervention programs are needed to strengthen ego-resilience and social support for multicultural adolescents.
Abstract
Purpose
Depressive symptoms among adolescents are a major concern for increased risk of adverse
health condition outcomes later in life. Specifically, previous studies have reported
that multicultural adolescents experience more depressive symptoms than non-multicultural
ones. Using the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey, this study examined the relationships
between ego-resilience, social support, and depression among multicultural adolescents
in South Korea, as well as the moderating effect of social support on the association
between ego-resilience and depression.
Design and methods
A total of 1500 multicultural adolescents were included in the analyses, where generalized
estimating equation models were employed.
Results
Depression scores increased slightly from 2012 to 2015. Higher levels of ego-resilience,
family support, and friend support were associated with lower levels of depression,
while teacher support was not a significant predictor. The moderating effect of friends
and family support on the association between ego-resilience and depression was not
statistically significant.
Conclusions
To reduce the level of depression among multicultural adolescents, future research
should develop interventions that enhance ego-resilience ability, as well as necessary
social systems that strengthen family and friend support.
Practice implications
Supportive interventions, such as enhancing ego-resilience to reduce depression should
be provided to multicultural adolescents. It is recommended to include family and
friends to develop effective intervention programs for multicultural adolescents who
are suffering from depression.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 12, 2022
Accepted:
March 26,
2022
Received in revised form:
March 10,
2022
Received:
October 1,
2021
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