RESILIENCE AND DEPRESSION IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

Objectives: To study resilience, depression, and the relationship between resilience and depression in early adolescents.

Material and Methods: A descriptive correlational study. Data were collected using an online questionnaire in early adolescents who were studying in secondary schools in Thung Song District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Data were collected from December 2024 to January 2025. The instruments used in the study were a personal data questionnaire, a resilience assessment form, and a depression assessment form in adolescents. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, percentage, and standard deviation. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Spearman Rank Difference.

Results: A total of 407 samples were used in the study, most of whom were female (57%). The average age was 13 years (63.39%). Most of them were studying in secondary 1 (68.80%). The average grade was mostly between 3.00-4.00 (81.82%). The family status was mostly Parents live together, 74.69 percent, average income more than 10,000 baht per month, 27.76 percent, have high resilience scores (Mean = 112.11, S.D. = 9.09). Most of the sample group did not have depression, accounting for 70.45 percent, followed by mild depression, accounting for 27.55 percent, and moderate depression, accounting for 1.98 percent. Resilience has a moderate negative relationship with depression in early adolescence (r = - 0.428, p-value < 0.01).

Conclusion: Early adolescents have a high level of resilience and are not depressed. Resilience and depression are negatively related.