身份的顯著性，自我差距和華人青少年的抑鬱體驗

Identity Salience, Self-Discrepancy, and Depressive Experiences among Chinese Early Adolescents

本文嘗試再檢訂以前一項研究的結果，探討華人青少年對於自己作為最顯著的身份時的「現實自我」與「非所欲自我」之間的差距和他們抑鬱體驗的關係。此外，本研究亦探討在非顯著身份中所存有的自我差距，是否亦和抑鬱體驗有關。本研究以香港八十六名就讀小六和中一的學生為樣本，並採取縱向的設計。研究結果與先前的研究大致吻合，並發現非顯著身份中所存有的自我差距與受測者的「激動和表現缺陷」有顯著關係。文中將討論研究結果對協助有抑鬱困擾的華人青少年的啓示。

This paper attempts to replicate a previous study that discrepancy between actual and undesired selves conceived in terms of salient identity is a strong predictor of depressive experiences among Chinese early adolescents. In addition, the predictive power of discrepancy between self-elements conceived in terms of a non-salient identity was also explored. The study adopted a prospective design with 86 Primary six and Form one students in Hong Kong as the sample. The results support the previous findings, and somewhat unexpectedly, self-discrepancy in the non-salient identity is predictive of agitation and performance deficit. Implications for helping Chinese early adolescents with depressive symptoms are discussed.