Parental Loss During Childhood and Outcomes on Adolescents’ Psychological Profiles: A Longitudinal Study

Cerniglia, Luca; Cimino, Silvia; Ballarotto, Giulia; Monniello, Gianluigi

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“…The data also confirms our Emotional regulation strategies generally increase in functionality during adolescence (Gullone, Hughes, King, & Tonge, 2010) and numerous studies have demonstrated that emotional regulation skills in children and adolescents negatively predict the subsequent externalizing and internalizing of problems. We do know that difficulties in emotional regulation from early childhood are possible precursors of maladaptive emotional functioning in adulthood (Cerniglia, Cimino, & Ballarotto, 2014a;Cerniglia, Cimino, Ballarotto, & Monniello, 2014b;Cimino, Cerniglia, & Paciello, 2015;Cimino, Cerniglia, Paciello, & Sinesi, 2013). Thus, emotional-behavioural functioning is often associated with risky behaviours in adolescents and researchers have suggested that this time of life represents a crucial moment in the development of psychopathology .…”

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Emotional–Behavioural Proﬁles and Parental Support in Adolescents with Motor Vehicle Accidents

Erriu¹

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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Adolescents (aged 15-19) are involved in a high number of motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). MVCs are considered complex events that are influenced by personal characteristics and psychological functioning. We propose that adolescents' psychological functioning preceding road collisions could be associated with the accidents, which in turn could be similar to acting out caused by psychological discomfort. In this study, we want to verify whether the rates of MVCs among adolescents are associated with their emotional-behavioural functioning and low levels of family support. Specifically, the study aims to verify that adolescents involved in motorbike collisions show maladaptive emotional-behavioural functioning and difficulties in identifying and describing their own emotions. The sample was composed of N = 100 adolescents without a psychiatric diagnosis who attended an emergency department following a road accident. They filled out self-report questionnaires to assess their emotional-behavioural functioning , difficulties in identifying and describing their emotions (TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale) and perceived levels of family support (PFSE, Adolescents' Perceived Filial Self-efficacy). We divided the sample into three groups on the basis of the number of MVCs they had experienced. The results show that adolescents involved in more motorbike accidents presented with more maladaptive emotional-behavioural functioning and more difficulties in describing and identifying their emotions. Additionally, lower perceived family support predicted more maladaptive emotional-behavioural functioning (internalizing and externalizing difficulties) and difficulties in describing and identifying their emotions. We concluded that problematic psychological functioning (difficulties in identifying and describing their emotions) was associated with higher MVC rates in adolescents. Thus, MVCs among adolescents can be considered as a form of acting out caused by their own psychological state. Moreover, the level of family support, as perceived by adolescents, can be considered as a protective factor or as a risk factor for the development of adolescent disorders.

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Emotional–Behavioural Proﬁles and Parental Support in Adolescents with Motor Vehicle Accidents

Erriu¹

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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“…By excluding psychiatrically diagnosed subjects from the sample, we assured not to include adolescents who showed PTSD symptoms or disorders, which they could have developed from previous traumatic experiences (including previous MVCs), whereas the majority of the studies on road accidents in adolescence considered post-traumatic symptoms, limitedly focusing on general psychological functioning (Cerniglia, Cimino, Ballarotto, & Monniello, 2014;Sarma et al, 2013). To our knowledge, moreover, no other study focused on family support and its role in predicting adolescents' rates of motor accidents, since international literature mainly considers family functioning and support as a variable related to treatment outcomes subsequent to collisions, especially as a mediator and a protective or risk factor for the development of post-traumatic symptoms or disorders (Zehnder, Meuli, & Landolt, 2010).…”

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Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents: An empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support

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Cimino

Ballarotto

et al. 2015

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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“…Although research has accrued on the long-term outcomes of children exposed to parental suicidal behavior, few studies have examined outcomes related to substance abuse and dependence (Cerniglia et al, 2014; Ratnarajah & Schofield, 2007; Van Der Wal, 1989). Moreover, those that have tend to be hindered by the use of relatively small and geographically-restricted samples.…”

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Childhood exposure to a parental suicide attempt and risk for substance use disorders

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Salas-Wright

Vaughn

et al. 2015

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Parental Loss During Childhood and Outcomes on Adolescents’ Psychological Profiles: A Longitudinal Study

Cited by 40 publications

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Emotional–Behavioural Proﬁles and Parental Support in Adolescents with Motor Vehicle Accidents

Emotional–Behavioural Proﬁles and Parental Support in Adolescents with Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents: An empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support

Childhood exposure to a parental suicide attempt and risk for substance use disorders

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