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Explaining the depression shift
As previously discussed (see "Boys don't cry" 8/30/06), before puberty, boys are more likely to be depressed than girls. Interestingly, Broderick and Korteland (2004) found that the highest depression scores in their sample of 4th through 6th graders were in the most masculine and feminine groups, and lower in the more androgynous children. ( Read more... )