Predictors of Prevention Failure in College Students Participating in Two Indicated Depression Prevention Programs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Prevention Conditions
2.4. Measures
2.5. Data Completeness and Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Risk for Depression Persistence
3.2. Risk Factor Variables
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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1. Male sex | 1 | ||||||||||||
2. Age | −0.216 | 1 | |||||||||||
3. Single marital status | −0.029 | 0.177 | 1 | ||||||||||
4. High social class | 0.234 | 0.040 | −0.036 | 1 | |||||||||
5. Academic year | −0.369 | 0.213 | 0.357 | −0.189 | 1 | ||||||||
6. Rural residence | −0.156 | 0.266 | 0.044 | −0.023 | 0.200 | 1 | |||||||
7. Sport practice | 0.145 | −0.098 | −0.234 | −0.102 | −0.029 | −0.181 | 1 | ||||||
8. Anxiety symptoms | 0.112 | 0.259 | 0.271 | −0.009 | 0.224 | 0.144 | 0.173 | 1 | |||||
9. Depressive symptoms | 0.141 | 0.076 | 0.073 | −0.123 | 0.149 | 0.117 | 0.166 | 0.571 | 1 | ||||
10. Irrational beliefs | −0.146 | −0.354 | 0.129 | −0.055 | 0.136 | −0.035 | −0.023 | 0.119 | 0.241 | 1 | |||
11. Assertiveness | 0.036 | 0.244 | −0.146 | 0.132 | −0.165 | 0.093 | −0.068 | −0.354 | −0.216 | −0.280 | 1 | ||
12. Pleasant activities | −0.325 | 0.082 | −0.069 | −0.145 | −0.046 | 0.179 | −0.017 | −0.131 | −0.232 | −0.181 | 0.175 | 1 | |
13. Life change units | 0.162 | 0.291 | 0.041 | 0.048 | −0.121 | −0.025 | −0.029 | 0.072 | 0.001 | −0.067 | 0.240 | 0.055 | 1 |
Mean (% occurrence for 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) | 18.0 | 23.3 | 93.2 | 7.5 | 55.6 | 41.4 | 27.8 | 15.0 | 25.3 | 69.6 | −14.1 | 17.5 | 382.9 |
Standard deviation | NA | 4.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 207.1 |
Correlation with outcome | 0.032 | 0.272 | 0.012 | 0.256 | 0.163 | 0.011 | 0.093 | 0.261 | 0.154 | −0.022 | −0.359 | −0.238 | 0.105 |
3.3. Classification Tree Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Blanco, V.; Rohde, P.; Vázquez, F.L.; Otero, P. Predictors of Prevention Failure in College Students Participating in Two Indicated Depression Prevention Programs. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 3803-3821. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110403803
Blanco V, Rohde P, Vázquez FL, Otero P. Predictors of Prevention Failure in College Students Participating in Two Indicated Depression Prevention Programs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014; 11(4):3803-3821. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110403803
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlanco, Vanessa, Paul Rohde, Fernando L. Vázquez, and Patricia Otero. 2014. "Predictors of Prevention Failure in College Students Participating in Two Indicated Depression Prevention Programs" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11, no. 4: 3803-3821. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110403803