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Objective To observe the differences and correlations between cumulative ecological risks, health-related risk behaviors and depression levels between adolescent depression patients and healthy adolescents. Methods During the period from October 2022 to June 2023, a study was conducted at the Mental Health Center for Adolescents in Shanxi Province, involving 151 cases of adolescent depression patients in the depression group and 172 age-matched healthy adolescents in the control group. The cumulative ecological risks questionnaire, adolescent health related risky behavior inventory and self-rating depression scale were evaluated respectively.Results The differences in cumulative ecological risks index and depression level between the two groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05 ). There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in the total score of adolescent health related risky behavior inventory and the factors of aggressive violence, self-injury suicidal behavior, disciplinary behavior, smoking and drinking behavior (P < 0.05 ). There was no statistically significant difference in unprotected sexual behavior and health compromise behavior (P < 0.05 ). The cumulative ecological risks index was positively correlated with the score of depression, total score of adolescent health related risky behavior inventory, aggressive violence, self-injury suicide behavior, disciplinary behavior, smoking and drinking behavior (P < 0.05 ). Depression was positively correlated with the total score of adolescent health related risky behavior inventory, injury suicide behavior, disciplinary behavior, smoking and drinking behavior (P＜0.05). Conclusion It is necessary to pay comprehensive attention to the health-related risk behaviors of adolescent depression patients, and to intervene in adolescent family function, school belonging and peer relationship, which is helpful to the prevention and treatment of adolescent depression and reduce the occurrence of adolescent health-related risk behaviors.
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