Depression Symptoms, Risk Behaviors, Somatization and Social Support Within Two Different Microsystems of Early Adolescents
Depression Symptoms, Risk Behaviors, Somatization and Social Support Within Two Different Microsystems of Early Adolescents

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the study was to find out if early adolescentswho attend two different school microsystems i.e. division of higheducational outcomes and division of low educational outcomes differin terms of depression symptoms, somatization, risk behaviors, schoolstress and the perception of teachers’ social support which they receiveat school.There were 60 adolescents who took part in the study. The set of five toolswas applied as follows: Children Depression Inventory CDI-2 (Kovacs2014), Children Somatization Inventory – short (Walker et al. 2009),Children and Adolescent Social Support Scale – a subscale ‘teacherssupport’ (Malecki et al. 1999), List of Risk Behaviors in Late Childhoodand Early Adolescence (Sikora 2016) and a list of school stressors whichwas created by participants.The results show medium level of depression symptoms in a wholegroup and high level of symptoms in girls who attend low outcomesdivision. The level of somatization is also the highest among girls of lowoutcomes division. Risk behaviors are declared more often by studentsof high outcomes division. Social support was viewed differently in twodivisions. Teachers’ help was connected to the well-being of students andprovided a protection against mental costs of being at school.Study results call for closer attention to be put on school context of earlyadolescents. The intervention and prevention programs should take intoaccount some cultural changes in risk behaviors and in symptoms ofsomatization declared by early adolescents in the study.

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