The impact of Parental Wise Interventions on Depressed Spanish Adolescents: Investigating the Effectiveness of Parental Wise Interventions on Depression and Academic Performance in a context of Social Class

This master thesis investigates the moderating role of parental wise interventions on the mediation of depression between social class and academic performance among Spanish adolescents. Using data from the “Programme for International Student Assessment 2018 (PISA)” dataset (OECD, 2018), this study aims to explore the impact of depression on academic performance and how this influence varies across different social classes. The findings reveal that depression significantly affects the academic performance of Spanish adolescents, indicating a negative influence. Moreover, substantial evidence supports the mediating effect of depression in the relationship between social class and academic performance, confirming hypothesis 2. This implies that social class has an impact on the level of depression experienced, which subsequently influences academic performance. This study demonstrates that parental positive wise interventions can reduce the negative influence of depression on academic performance. Specifically, when adolescents receive more positive wise interventions, their academic performances tend to improve. Regarding social class, the research indicates that adolescents from higher social classes benefit more from positive wise interventions than those from lower social classes. Overall, this study sheds light on the complex dynamics between depression, social class, and academic performance among Spanish adolescents. The findings underscore the importance of parental wise interventions in mitigating the negative impact of depression on academic performances and highlight the need for support for adolescents from lower social classes.