A cognitive explanation for girls having higher rates of depression than boys is that girls tend to ruminate more than boys do.
Research has shown that the dip in self-esteem during adolescence: is experienced by both genders. Two causes of depression in adolescence are: genetics and having a mother who is often belligerent and disapproving. Avoiding new things and not taking up opportunities, feeling unloved and unwanted, blaming others for their own mistakes -not being able to deal with normal levels of frustration. As an example, in adolescents and young adults, someone who is displaying egocentrism may believe that if they don't wear the correct outfit that day, they will be humiliated because the adolescent believes that they're the focus of everyone's attention in social settings.
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