Critically Appraised Topic (own research) Name: Project Title: Citation: Richard Weinczyk Social Anxiety and Depression Stigma Among Adolescents Lynch, H., McDonagh, C., Hennessy, E. Social anxiety and depression stigma among adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorder. 744-750. 2021 Journal IF: 4.44 Databases: Google Scholarly Articles Search Terms: Anxiety and Depression in Teenage Girls Design: Questioner sent to the students Sample: 315 Secondary students (150 males, 165 females) Intervention: The Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents was given to the students Outcome Measures: Data Analysis: The outcome measures what the stigma of anxiety and depression to the students Search History Summary of Study Hierarchical multiple regression analyses The Evidence The students filled out the questionnaire and the data was evaluated based on dependent and independent variables. Comments This was the first study of this kind. The stigma seems to be dependent on different variables such as income, popularity, and social class. Project Title: Citation: Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents with a Visible Difference: A systematic review and meta-analysis Van Dalen, M., Dierckx, B. Anxiety and depression in adolescents with a visible difference: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Body Image. 38-46. 2020 Journal IF: 6.09 Databases: Google Scholarly Articles Search Terms: Anxiety and Depression in Teenage Girls Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis Sample: Studies were included if they had a mean age between 12-18, sample with a visible difference, quantitative data on depression and/or anxiety Intervention: A selection committee selected the articles based on the inclusion criteria Outcome Measures: Data Analysis: If anxiety and depression increased if the adolescent had a visible difference Search History Summary of Study Adolescents with a visible difference had an increasingly amount of anxiety and depression The Evidence The surveys were collected and analyzed and, in this study, those published reports were analyzed again to see if the amount of reported anxiety and depression increases with visible differences versus those who are not affected by the visible difference Comments Children can be cruel and the anxiety and depression increases if they have visible differences like acne.
