Adolescent storm and stress, reconsidered.

Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen

doi:10.1037/0003-066x.54.5.317

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“…Taken together, these data suggest that adolescent mice, particularly during early adolescence, have a greater propensity to acquire and/or express conditioned fear responses than adults, and extend previous work showing that various conditioned fear responses, including freezing, develop in early adolescence in rats (reviewed in [6,23,24,47]). More generally, these findings potentially speak to view that human adolescence is a period of vulnerability to anxiety disorders characterized by abnormalities in emotional memory, such as posttraumatic memory (PTSD) [4,5,44,49]. Although beyond the scope of the current study, elucidating the neural substrates of enhanced fear conditioning in adolescent mice could provide insight into the pathophysiology of adolescent PTSD [8,32].…”

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“…Emotional lability, impulsivity and risk-taking are distinguishing characteristics of human adolescence and are associated with increased vulnerability to a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders including affective illness and addiction [4,5,44,49,50,52]. The behavioral features of adolescence are thought to reflect the incomplete maturation of neural systems regulating emotion and inhibitory behavioral control [8,20,32].…”

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Ontogeny of fear-, anxiety- and depression-related behavior across adolescence in C57BL/6J mice

Hefner¹,

Holmes²

2007

Behavioural Brain Research

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Adolescence is characterized by behavioral traits such as emotional lability and impulsivity that are associated with increased vulnerability to affective illness and addictions. Research in rodents has found that adolescent rats and mice differ from adults on measures of anxiety-like behavior, noveltyseeking and stress-responsivity. The present study sought to extend these data by evaluating fear-, anxiety-and depression-related behaviors in male C57BL/6J mice aged four (early adolescent), six (peri-adolescent) or eight (early adult) weeks of age. Age-groups were compared on: Pavlovian fear conditioning and extinction, anxiety-like behavior and exploratory locomotion (using elevated plusmaze and novel open field), and depression-related behavior (via forced swim test). Results showed that early adolescent mice exhibited enhanced fear conditioning, but extinguished at a similar rate as adults. There were no major differences in anxiety-like behavior across age-groups, although early adolescent and peri-adolescent mice exhibited less exploratory locomotion than adults. Depressionrelated immobility behavior in the forced swim test was lower in early adolescents than adult mice across three test exposures. Present findings in the C57BL/6J inbred strain add to growing evidence of changes in rodent fear-and stress-related behaviors across the developmental transition from juvenility through adulthood. Understanding the neural basis of these ontogenic changes could provide insight into factors could provide insight into the pathogenesis and treatment of affective disorders that have their origins in adolescence.

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Ontogeny of fear-, anxiety- and depression-related behavior across adolescence in C57BL/6J mice

Hefner¹,

Holmes²

2007

Behavioural Brain Research

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“…In the present study, family functioning significantly mediated the longitudinal association between psychopathology and QoL in the adolescent general population, also with regard to internalizing problems. The family remains the most important social domain for the vast majority of adolescents [2,46], and it must be an important consideration when attempting to reduce or alleviate psychopathology in youth and improve their quality of their life experience throughout this period.…”

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Perceived family functioning, adolescent psychopathology and quality of life in the general population: a 6-month follow-up study

Jozefiak

Wallander

2015

Qual Life Res

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Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate whether perceived family functioning of adolescent is moderating or mediating the longitudinal association of adolescent internalizing and externalizing psychopathology with quality of life (QoL) after 6 months in the general population. Methods Using a cluster sampling technique in one Norwegian county 1331, 10-to 16-year-old students were included in the study (51 % girls). Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist for the assessment of adolescent psychopathology at Time 1. The students completed the General Functioning Conclusions Family functioning significantly mediated the longitudinal association between psychopathology and QoL. Because the family remains an important social domain for adolescents, it must be an important consideration when attempting to reduce or alleviate psychopathology in youth and improve the quality of their life experience throughout this period.

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“…The age-related differences in the current study may again reflect factors unique to the adolescent period. Mothers of adolescents may be experiencing the normative "storm and stress" associated with the transition from childhood into adulthood (Arnett, 1999). During this period new challenges may arise for mothers as a result of the increasing size and strength of their child.…”

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A Comparative Analysis of Well-Being and Coping among Mothers of Toddlers and Mothers of Adolescents with ASD

Smith

Seltzer

Tager–Flusberg

et al. 2007

J Autism Dev Disord

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The present study examined the impact of autism symptoms and coping strategies on the well-being of mothers of children with ASD. The sample consisted of 153 mothers of toddlers and 201 mothers of adolescents drawn from two ongoing, longitudinal studies of families of individuals with ASD. For mothers of toddlers, lower levels of emotion-focused coping and higher levels of problemfocused coping were generally associated with better maternal well-being, regardless of the level of child symptomatology. For mothers of adolescents, coping often acted as a buffer when autism symptoms were high. Although there was evidence of maternal distress in both groups, the presence of significant buffering effects reflects adaptation in the face of stress, particularly for mothers of adolescents. Keywordscoping; autism symptoms; maternal well-being; toddlers; adolescents Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is considered to be a highly stressful event for families (Duarte, Bordin, Yazigi, & Mooney, 2005). In comparison to parents of children with other disabilities (Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, undifferentiated developmental disability, and cerebral palsy), mothers of individuals with ASD report more negative impact and poorer well-being during their children's preschool years (Eisenhower, Baker, & Blacher, 2005) and adulthood Blacher & McIntyre, 2006). Despite the challenges associated with caring for a child with a developmental disability, there is evidence that coping strategies may play a protective role for parents (Essex, Seltzer, & Krauss, 1999;Seltzer, Greenberg, & Krauss, 1995). The present study evaluated the impact of children's autism symptoms and maternal coping strategies on well-being in mothers of toddlers and mothers of adolescents with ASD. Child Characteristics and Maternal Well-BeingThe challenging behaviors of children with ASD have been repeatedly associated with poor maternal psychological well-being Allik, Larsson, & Smedje, 2006;Herring et al., 2006) and high levels of stress (Bromley, Hare, Davison, & Emerson, 2004;Lecavalier, Leone, & Wiltz, 2006). There is some Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Leann E. Smith, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705. Phone: (608) 890-1390; Fax: (608) NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript debate, however, if the core symptoms of ASD, or alternatively, behavior problems more generally, drive this connection between autism and maternal well-being. For instance, a recent study by Hastings, demonstrated that behavior problems of preschool children with autism, but not adaptive behavior or severity of autism symptoms, were associated with maternal stress. Similarly, in a study comparing toddlers and preschoolers with pervasive developmental disorder to those with developmental delays, emotional and behavioral problems predicted maternal stress, mental health problems, and family dysfunction above the effects of diagnosis, le...

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Adolescent storm and stress, reconsidered.

Cited by 1,242 publications

References 41 publications

Ontogeny of fear-, anxiety- and depression-related behavior across adolescence in C57BL/6J mice

Ontogeny of fear-, anxiety- and depression-related behavior across adolescence in C57BL/6J mice

Perceived family functioning, adolescent psychopathology and quality of life in the general population: a 6-month follow-up study

A Comparative Analysis of Well-Being and Coping among Mothers of Toddlers and Mothers of Adolescents with ASD

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