News-Medical.Net March 13, 2025
More teenagers report high mental wellbeing – yet at the same time, those who are struggling rate their depressive symptoms significantly higher than previous cohorts did at the same age, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg.
The study, published in Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, examined changes in how young teenagers in Sweden rated their depressive symptoms over two decades.
Researchers compared two groups of 13–16-year-olds: one from 2004 and one from 2019–2020. Both groups rated their depressive symptoms using the internationally established Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), a self-report assessment.
More extremes in mental wellbeing
The results show that the overall proportion of adolescents reporting depressive symptoms increased from 21 percent in 2004 to 29 percent in...
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