Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms

Levesque, Roger J. R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33228-4_539

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“…Emotional difficulties refer to symptoms of depression or anxiety, while behavioral problems involve disruptive behaviors such as getting into fights, behaving impulsively, losing self-control, disobeying, lying or stealing [2,3]. Although these difficulties do not reach the severity of psychopathological disorder, they interfere in adolescents' psychological functioning and how they interact with their environment [4]. Adolescence is a developmental stage of increasing vulnerability for the emergent emotional and behavioral problems, because the individual is in process of building his or her identity [5].…”

Section: Emotional and Behavioral Strengths And Difficulties In Adolementioning

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“…Between 11.6% and 34.6% of Spanish adolescents present emotional symptoms, while between 4.9% and 25.7% present behavioral problems. It is well-known that emotional and behavioral difficulties have a significant impact on adolescents' personal, academic, family, and social lives [4]. Thus, adolescents who are emotionally unstable and/or engage in disruptive behavior also present academic difficulties, interpersonal conflicts, risky behaviors and physical health problems more frequently [8,9].…”

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The impact of peer attachment on prosocial behavior, emotional difficulties and conduct problems in adolescence: The mediating role of empathy

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Attachment theories postulate that during adolescence, peer relationships become more important as a predictor of positive social, emotional and behavioral outcomes. Adolescents develop the ability to empathize with others, which is related to healthy functioning and positive peer relationships. Empathy has been studied as a potential mechanism that may help to explain how strong and healthy emotional bonds are associated with less emotional disorders and conduct problems in youth. The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between peer attachment and strengths and difficulties during adolescence, considering empathy as a potential mediator of this association. A total of 800 Spanish adolescents (56.65% girls), aged between 12 and 15 years (M = 14.02, SD = 1.21), completed measures of peer attachment, empathy, conduct problems, emotional difficulties and prosocial behavior. Structural equation models indicated that peer attachment was negatively associated with conduct problems and emotional difficulties but positively related to prosocial behavior. In general, empathy mediated the link between peer attachment and both emotional and behavioral outcomes, without significant group differences between boys and girls. The discussion focuses on the importance of healthy peer relationships as a powerful predictor of emotional well-being and psychological problems in adolescence.

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The impact of peer attachment on prosocial behavior, emotional difficulties and conduct problems in adolescence: The mediating role of empathy

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“…Internalising symptoms (IS) refer to problems of withdrawal, somatic complaints and anxiety/depression, while externalising symptoms exhibit themselves in delinquent and aggressive behavior. Both concepts are very helpful for research and treatment purposes (23,24) .…”

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The relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and internalising symptoms among adolescents from São Paulo city, Southeast Brazil

Faisal-Cury

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Escuder

et al. 2021

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To investigate the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and Internalizing Symptoms (IS) among adolescents. Design: It is a cross-sectional study. Paper-pencil survey was completed in classroom with information on UPF consumption, IS and selected covariates. IS were assessed with the Internalizing Symptoms sub-scale from the Social Behaviour Questionnaire (ISs-SBQ). UPF was evaluated with a food frequency questionnaire extracted from the Brazilian National School Health Survey. Crude and adjusted association between UPF and IS was investigated with Structural Equation Models. Setting: São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Participants: n= 2,680 students, Mage= 14.85; CI95% 14.81-14.88. Results: UPF consumption was associated with higher scores in IS in the crude (ß=0.14; p<0.001) and adjusted (ß=0.12; p<0.001) models. The higher the consumption of UPF, the higher the IS score. The following variables were associated with a lower risk of UPF consumption: male gender, public school and having more meals with parents. The change in the magnitude of the standardized score was almost negligible, but the model was significantly improved with the inclusion of covariates. Conclusions: Our results provide evidence about the positive association between UPF consumption and IS among adolescents. The association, despite its low magnitude, remained significant after adjusting for potential confounders. These results are relevant considering the increase in UPF consumption worldwide and in low- and middle-income countries. Also, our study emphasizes the importance of a healthy diet with a reduction in UPF consumption among adolescents.

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“…The Acceset text-based intervention (ie, the platform) incorporates digital markers of psychological well-being—specifically, emotionality (ie, positivity and negativity), motivations, and functional adjustment (ie, internalizing and externalizing behaviors)—and hinges on the peer emotional disclosure process. These are markers of psychological well-being as emerging adults’ emotional positivity and negativity, innate psychological motivations, and functional adjustment are important precedents and indicators of their well-being [ 1 , 34 , 35 ]. During the course of the digital peer interaction, when users engage with the features on the Acceset platform, they provide information about these markers, which is subsequently correlated with their self-report measures of mental well-being.…”

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A Digital Peer Support Platform to Translate Web-Based Peer Support for Emerging Adult Mental Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Yeo¹,

Chang²,

Lee³

et al. 2022

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Mental health issues among emerging adults (aged 19-25 years) on a global scale have underscored the need to address their widespread experiences of depression and anxiety. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging studies are being directed toward the development and deployment of digital peer emotional disclosure and support for the psychological well-being of emerging adults. However, it is important to explore the implementation and clinical effectiveness, as well as associated mechanisms of change, for optimal approaches in conducting digital peer support interventions for emerging adults’ psychological well-being. Objective We describe a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the implementation and clinical effectiveness of Acceset, a digital peer support intervention to address emerging adult mental well-being. The intervention has 2 components. First, the digital peer support training equips befrienders (ie, peers who provide support) to harness 4 components of psychological well-being—mattering, selfhood, compassion, and mindfulness—to provide effective peer support for seekers (ie, peers who seek support). Second, Acceset incorporates psychological well-being digital markers and harnesses community engagement to drive emotional disclosure among peers. Methods A total of 100 participants (aged 19-25 years) from the National University of Singapore will be recruited and randomized into 2 arms. In arm 1 (n=50), the seekers will use Acceset with befrienders (n=30) as well as moderators (n=30) for 3 weeks. Arm 2 comprises a wait-listed control group (n=50). A questionnaire battery will be used to monitor seekers and befrienders at 4 time points. These include baseline (before the intervention), 3 weeks (end of the intervention), and 6 and 9 weeks (carryover effect measurement). Implementation outcomes of the intervention will involve evaluation of the training curriculum with respect to adoption and fidelity as well as user acceptability of the Acceset platform and its feasibility for broader deployment. Clinical outcomes will include mattering, selfhood, compassion, mindfulness, perceived social support, and psychological well-being scores. Results This protocol received National University of Singapore Institutional Ethics Review Board approval in October 2021. Recruitment will commence in January 2022. We expect data collection and analyses to be completed in June 2022. Preliminary findings are expected to be published in December 2022. The Cohen d index will be used for effect size estimation with a .05 (95% reliability) significance level and 80% power. Conclusions This protocol considers a novel digital peer support intervention—Acceset—that incorporates components and digital markers of emerging adult mental well-being. Through the validation of the Acceset intervention, this study defines the parameters and conditions for digital peer support interventions for emerging adults. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05083676; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05083676 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/34602

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Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

The impact of peer attachment on prosocial behavior, emotional difficulties and conduct problems in adolescence: The mediating role of empathy

The impact of peer attachment on prosocial behavior, emotional difficulties and conduct problems in adolescence: The mediating role of empathy

The relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and internalising symptoms among adolescents from São Paulo city, Southeast Brazil

A Digital Peer Support Platform to Translate Web-Based Peer Support for Emerging Adult Mental Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

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