TABLE 1.
Probable Mild or Moderate Depression at Ages 19 to 30 Years by Childhood Gender Nonconformity, Growing Up Today Study, 2007 and 2010 Waves (n = 9,355 and n = 7,073)
Median or Below Gender Nonconformity (n = 4,836), % | Above Median, Below Top Decile Nonconformity (n = 3,159), % | Top Decile Nonconformity (n = 1,360), % | |
---|---|---|---|
Probable mild or moderate depression, 2007 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 34.4*** |
Females (n = 5,944) | 25.8 | 27.9 | 33.5*** |
Males (n = 3,411) | 22.0 | 24.3 | 36.6*** |
Probable mild or moderate depression, 2010 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 25.9*** |
Females (n = 4,945) | 18.7 | 20.6 | 24.6** |
Males (n = 2,128) | 16.5 | 16.4 | 29.6*** |
Note: Depression assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale—10 (CESD-10), with 11 or more symptoms indicating probable depression. Wald χ2 test for differences in frequency by gender conformity:
p < .01;
p < .001.