Table 1.
Characteristics of the adolescents surveyed
| Number | 821 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age presented as mean (SD) years | 17.7 (0.97) | |
| Gender | Male | 261 (31.8%) |
| Female | 560 (68.2%) | |
| Socioeconomic status | Good | 264 (32.1%) |
| Average | 377 (45.9%) | |
| Poor | 180 (22%) | |
| Type of family | Two-parent family | 717 (87.3%) |
| Single-parent family | 104 (12.7%) | |
| Relation with parents | Good to very good | 758 (92.7%) |
| Disturbed or very disturbed | 60 (7.3%) | |
| Relation with other members of the family | Good to very good | 780 (95.7%) |
| Disturbed or very disturbed | 34 (4.1%) | |
| Relation with peers | Good to very good | 776 (95.1%) |
| Poor | 38(4.9%) | |
| school performance | Good to very good | 416 (50.6%) |
| Average | 329 (40.1%) | |
| Low | 76 (9.3%) | |
| Pathological family history | Somatic disorders | 184 (22.5%) |
| Psychiatric disorders | 61 (6%) | |
| Personal history | Chronic organic disease | 60 (7.3 %) |
| Psychiatric disorder | Depression (14.4%) | |
| Anxiety (1.2%) | ||
| Other psychiatric disorders (0.7%) | ||
| Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior | 209 (25.5%) | |
| Child abuse | Sexual abuse: 15 (1.8%) | |
| Physical abuse: 88 (10.7%) | ||
| Other types of abuse: 48 (5.8%) | ||
| Regular use of psychoactive substances | Smoking | 88 (10.9%) |
| Alcohol | 76 (9.4%) | |
| Cannabis | 11(1.4%) | |
| Other substances | 32 (3.9%) | |
| Current psychological characteristics | Depression | Mild: 177 (21.7%) |
| Average: 202 (24.8%) | ||
| Severe to very severe: 206 (25.3%) | ||
| Anxiety | No anxiety symptoms: 451 (55%) | |
| Presence of anxiety: 370 (45%) | ||
| Self-esteem | Low: 134 (17.3%) | |
| Medium: 582 (75.3%) | ||
| High: 57 (7.4%) | ||