We will also discuss the relationships betwween specific activites and global adolescent competence and depression. Poster to be presented at the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee. These two factors have combined to produce an intriguing phenomenon in the Western school system, that of older adolescents in 'lower' grades relative to their ages and younger adolescents in 'higher' grades relative to their ages. These associations have been found significant in the domains of academic functioning, school attachment and behavior for both groups in opposing directions. Discussion will focus on the implications of these findings.
Ignorance is bliss .
Poster to be presented at the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee. Research has shown that levels of depression increase during adolescence. This is also a period when great emphasis is placed on academic performance. This study examines the relationships between academic competency and depression. Gender and other factors that could possibly contribute to depression were also considered.