This study aimed to examine what type of influence school-aged children’s sense of authenticity has on depression. One hundred and twenty-nine elementary school students from Grades 4 to 6 took part in a web survey, of whom 122 were ultimately used as our study participants. They were then asked to rate themselves on the Sense of Authenticity Scale and the DSRS-C (Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children). The results confirmed a significant inverse correlation between a sense of authenticity and the scores for the DSRS-C and each of its subscales. Moreover, an examination of the type of influence a sense of authenticity has on each DSRS-C subscale revealed that it negatively influenced all the subscales. This finding indicated that a school-aged child’s sense of authenticity has a certain inverse correlation with depression, which supports existing knowledge on self-esteem and other similar concepts. Our findings suggested the need to conduct examinations that include sex differences and other factors that might influence depression.
Mariko et al. (Sun,) studied this question.