Parenting Practices and Psychosomatic Complaints Among Swedish Adolescents

Grigorian, Karina; Östberg, Viveca; Raninen, Jonas; Låftman, Sara Brolin

doi:10.3389/ijph.2023.1606580

Int J Public Health

2023

DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606580

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Parenting Practices and Psychosomatic Complaints Among Swedish Adolescents

Karina Grigorian,

Viveca Östberg,

Jonas Raninen

et al.

Abstract: Objectives: Parent-adolescent relationships play a crucial role in youth development. This study examines the associations between parenting practices (parental support, knowledge, and rule-setting) and psychosomatic complaints across middle and late adolescence.Methods: The study utilised data from a Swedish national cohort (n = 3,678). Participants completed self-report questionnaires in 2017 (∼15–16 years) and again in 2019 (∼17–18 years).Results: Parental support exhibited the strongest and most consistent… Show more

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Psychosomatic complaints are indicative of stress in young individuals: findings from a Swedish national cohort study

Låftman,

Östberg

2024

Scand J Public Health

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Aims: Psychosomatic complaints are common in youth and are often assumed to indicate stress. Although several studies have confirmed that a cross-sectional association exists, few have empirically investigated whether or not perceived stress influences psychosomatic complaints. The objective of the present study was to build upon previous research by exploring whether changes in perceived stress over time are associated with corresponding changes in psychosomatic complaints. This analytical approach takes unmeasured time-invariant confounding into account, thereby offering more robust evidence for a causal association between the variables under study. Methods: Data was derived from the Swedish national cohort study Futura01, with information from 2,708 participants aged 17–18 in 2019 and 20–21 in 2022. Perceived stress was measured by Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale. Psychosomatic complaints were measured by questions on the frequency of stomach aches, headaches and difficulties falling asleep, which were added to an index. Information on gender, parental education, and parental country of birth was derived from registries. Linear regression analyses were conducted and the first difference (FD) approach was used. Results: Perceived stress and psychosomatic complaints exhibited cross-sectional associations at both time points. The FD analyses showed that increases in perceived stress were associated with increases in psychosomatic complaints, and this was the case irrespective of sociodemographic characteristics. Conclusions: This study provides further empirical support for the assumption that psychosomatic complaints can be partially attributed to stress. Societal efforts aimed at reducing stressors and strengthening coping resources and strategies among young people may help mitigate perceived stress and, consequently, the likelihood of developing psychosomatic complaints.

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Psychosomatic complaints are indicative of stress in young individuals: findings from a Swedish national cohort study

Låftman,

Östberg

2024

Scand J Public Health

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Loneliness, belonging and psychosomatic complaints across late adolescence and young adulthood: a Swedish cohort study

Grigorian,

Östberg,

Raninen

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Background Loneliness and belonging refer to social connectedness and are associated with young people’s health; however, the relationship between these constructs and their impact on health is still being discussed. A dual continuum model of belonging and loneliness has been suggested, consisting of four groups depending on the state of loneliness and belonging: socially fulfilled (low loneliness, high belonging), socially indifferent (low loneliness, low belonging), socially searching (high loneliness, high belonging), and socially distressed (high loneliness, low belonging). The aim of this study is to examine loneliness and belonging in a Swedish sample of 17–18-years-olds who were followed over 3 years, and the associations that these aspects share with young people’s psychosomatic complaints during these ages. Methods Swedish cohort data collected among late adolescents (age 17–18 in 2019) who were followed up in young adulthood (age 20–21 in 2022) (n = 2684) was used to examine the associations between loneliness, belonging, and psychosomatic complaints. Loneliness and belonging were measured by single items and the cross-combinations of these. Three psychosomatic complaints were assessed: stomach ache, headache, and difficulties falling asleep, and a summary index was calculated. Results Linear regression analyses showed that loneliness was positively and belonging was negatively cross-sectionally associated with psychosomatic complaints. The socially fulfilled group reported fewer psychosomatic complaints compared to all other groups, while the socially distressed group reported the highest level of psychosomatic complaints. Additional adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics barely affected the estimates. The prospective analysis supported these patterns; however, after adjustment for earlier psychosomatic complaints, the only statistically significant difference in subsequent psychosomatic complaints was found between the socially fulfilled and the socially distressed groups. Conclusions Loneliness and belonging (separately and the cross-combinations of these) were cross-sectionally associated with psychosomatic complaints in late adolescence and in young adulthood. Prospectively, only the most vulnerable group in the dual continuum model, the socially distressed group, experienced more psychosomatic complaints than the socially fulfilled group, indicating a temporal relationship. Knowledge about the more nuanced links may be useful for developing specific public health recommendations and interventions for youth, targeting the most vulnerable groups.

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Parenting Practices and Psychosomatic Complaints Among Swedish Adolescents

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Psychosomatic complaints are indicative of stress in young individuals: findings from a Swedish national cohort study

Psychosomatic complaints are indicative of stress in young individuals: findings from a Swedish national cohort study

Loneliness, belonging and psychosomatic complaints across late adolescence and young adulthood: a Swedish cohort study

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