Do self-esteem and gender help explain depressive and/or anxiety symptoms in adolescents?

Depression and anxiety are common in adolescents, poor mental health this group leads to harm adulthood. This study investigates what extent gender, age, body image dissatisfaction, self-esteem were related depressive symptoms adolescents. The sample consisted of 1,209 high school students both sexes, aged 13-19 years (M = 15.8; SD 1.23). instruments were: sociodemographic questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Stunkard Figure the Hospital Anxiety (HADS). Multinomial logistic regression indicated that being female having low or moderate satisfactorily explained symptoms. Reduced was best explanation for symptoms, finally, reduced rates disorders.