P0325 - The depression in family and its relation with psychosocial needs satisfaction in female teenagers, Kashan, Iran -2006

Abstract

Background:

The family is one of the most important factors can help to make independent the teenagers and increase their self esteem. depression of family decrease the family's attention to psychosocial need satisfaction (PSNS) of their teenagers specially in female's ones, so this research was carried out about depression of family and PSNS in female high school students of KASHAN, IRAN-2006.

Methods:

A descriptive-analytical study performed on 762 female students of high schools of Kashan-Iran 2006 who were from All courses and different grades selected by multi-step random sampling from 50% of state and private schools separately (in high school and Art-school) of proportional to their population .After considering excluding and including factors, the researcher made PSNS Questionnaire (31questions) as well as demographic data were completed by students. χ2, Fisher exact test and T test were used to analyze the data .

Results:

The frequency of PSNS by parents were ;low 2/1%, moderate 25/7% and high 72/2% .There was significant relationship between PSNS by parents and depression in family(p<0/005, k2=40/62) .The rate of depression in family who had low PSNS was as twice as in family with high PSNS. PSNS of teenagers in family with depression was 56/7±16/46 and without depression ones was 69/34±13/54.

Conclusions:

The parents' attention to psychosocial needs of teenagers is effected by depression of family, so it's recommended to cure depression of family in appropriate time.