| Abstract: | Examined the association between depression and parental loss by death by administering the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale to 1,250 patients in general practitioners' offices. Ss were asked to indicate whether they had lost a mother or father by death and their age when this loss occurred. One-way ANOVA produced a significant father-loss effect on depression, with Ss reporting a father loss in the 0–6 yr and 10–25 yr age ranges having the highest depression scores. No significant effect for mother loss occurred. The father-loss effect remained the same when other demographic factors including city of testing, sex, marital status, occupational status, age, and education were controlled. (23 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
