The Role of Post-divorce Parental Conflict in Predicting Aggression, Anger, and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among University Students

Avci, Raşit; Adiguzel, Arca; Zeybek, Saide Umut; Çolakkadıoğlu, Oğuzhan

doi:10.1080/10502556.2021.1871830

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“…However, other proxies such as family distress [ 13 ] and academic stress [ 14 ] were found to be significantly associated with depression. Studies on other higher degree programs showed similar findings where parental divorce [ 15 ], family history of mental illnesses [ 28 ] and poor health [ 16 ] significantly affect students’ mental health. The present study used specific status indicators rather than subjective proxies to strategically plan preventive strategies.…”

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“…The investigated variables for sociodemographic, psychosocial and academic matters and their measures are summarized in Supplementary Table S1 . The selection of these variables was from previous research on potential factors for depression development [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. The students were asked to rate the depression symptoms they experienced over the past week using a 4-point Likert scale (0 = Did not apply to me at all; 1 = Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time; 2 = Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time; 3 = Applied to me very much, or most of the time).…”

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“…Medical and health sciences students reported high levels of stress, leading to a low quality of life [ 10 , 11 ]. Risk factors of mental health issues in university students have previously been addressed in recent years [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ], and several are highlighted by the WHO and national action plans in their general themes [ 5 , 6 ]. Nevertheless, the mental health of young adults continues to be disproportionally affected and has been intensified in the COVID-19 pandemic [ 3 ].…”

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Targeted Primary and Secondary Preventive Strategies for Depression among Malaysian Pharmacy Students

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Goh

Zainal

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The global depression burden has remained a challenge throughout the pre- and post-pandemic era. The pandemic effect has led to the spiraling of mental disorders among young people who will be the next generation of leaders. This study aims to identify university students’ sociodemographic, psychosocial and academic backgrounds and performance associated with depression symptoms for the development of primary and secondary preventive strategies for mental health. A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire distributed to 19 institutions in Malaysia offering a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree program. The self-rated Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-42) was used to assess depression symptoms. Pearson’s chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used to assess the investigated variables with depression symptoms. Independent T-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare means of depression score across variables. Binary logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between the investigated variables and depression symptoms. A total of 610 pharmacy students participated, of which 47% (n = 289/610) were having depression symptoms. Students who smoke nicotine and those who have separated parents, family history of mental illness, and poor academic performance were associated with depression symptoms (p < 0.05). Differences in geographical areas, race and religion also showed significant associations with depression symptoms. Parental marital status, poor academic performance, history of mental illness and comorbidities were statistically predicting depression symptoms (p < 0.05). Primary preventive strategies allowing students to harness healthy coping skills for stress, nicotine-free campaigns and a holistic curriculum are warranted. Secondary measures on mindfulness and compassion skills activities to benefit students who experienced early life crises are highly recommended. Enforcing these targeted strategies in collaboration with health and social sectors should be the primary agenda of universities to ensure their uptake.

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“…The literature showed that children and adolescents with divorced parents are at risk of developing depression and anxiety compared to their peers with parents living together (Hoyt et al 1990, Aro and Palosaari 1992, Salahian et al 2021. However, rather than the direct effect of the divorce, some other child-and parents-related characteristics (e.g., the child's temperament or coping skills and parents' mental state or changing their parenting style) and some undesirable life events (e.g., witnessing the intra-familial conflict before and after the divorce, financial difficulties, and not seeing one of the parents anymore) contribute to the risk of psychopathology (Amato 1994, Sevi Tok 2020, Avci et al 2021.…”

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Risk Factors in Depression and Anxiety Disorders from the Framework of Developmental Psychopathology

Gökdağ

Kızıltepe

2023

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar

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Depression and anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders that negatively affect individuals’ life in many ways. Understanding how these highly comorbid emotional disorders develop and persist might guide prevention, intervention, and treatment studies. Some common vulnerability factors underlie depression and anxiety disorders. Developmental psychopathology deals with these vulnerabilities and risk factors from a lifetime perspective. The aim of this review is to present the risk factors associated with depression and anxiety from the perspective of developmental psychopathology. For this purpose, we discussed genetic and biological factors, temperament, negative childhood experiences, family and peer relationships, and some cognitive and emotional factors as risk factors. Also, we discussed how these risk factors lead to depression and anxiety disorders. This review emphasizes that some common transdiagnostic risk factors underlie emotional disorders and highlights the importance of a developmental psychopathology perspective to understand the developmental pathways of depression and anxiety disorders.

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“…A number of studies using data from diverse samples have demonstrated that it is actually the quality of the predivorce (e.g., Booth & Amato, 2001 ; Radetzki et al, 2021 ; Videon, 2002 ) or postdivorce family environment (e.g., Avci et al, 2021 ; Harper & Fine, 2006 ; Lamela et al, 2016 ; Weaver & Schofield, 2015 ; Whiteside & Becker, 2000 ) that primarily accounts for the great variability in children’s adjustment rather than the parental legal divorce per se (Emery, 1982 , 2011 ; Kelly & Emery, 2003 ; Kristjansson et al, 2009 ). Moreover, studies also have made significant progress in examining the association between family environment and child adjustment trajectories across the entire parental divorce process (i.e., before, during, and after the legal marital dissolution) by employing more advanced statistical methods such as growth mixture modeling, growth-curve models, and pooled-time series models and identifying the implicated moderating and mediating mechanisms (Kim, 2011 ; O’Hara et al, 2021 ; O'Hara et al, 2019a , 2019b ; Sorek, 2020 ; Strohschein, 2005 ; Sun, 2001 ; Sun & Li, 2002 , 2011 ; Xerxa et al, 2020 ).…”

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The Divorce Process and Child Adaptation Trajectory Typology (DPCATT) Model: The Shaping Role of Predivorce and Postdivorce Interparental Conflict

Cao

Fine

Zhou

2022

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Divorce has been conceptualized as a process. Research has extensively demonstrated that it is pre/postdivorce family environment factors that primarily account for the variability in children's adaptation over parental divorce process rather than the legal divorce per se. Amongst various factors, interparental conflict has been consistently identified as a prominent one. Surprisingly, a single source is still lacking that comprehensively synthesizes the extant findings. This review fills this gap by integrating the numerous findings across studies into a more coherent Divorce Process and Child Adaptation Trajectory Typology (DPCATT) Model to illustrate that pre/postdivorce interparental conflict plays crucial roles in shaping child adaptation trajectories across parental divorce process. This review also summarizes the mechanisms (e.g., child cognitive and emotional processes, coparenting, parent-child relations) via which pre/postdivorce interparental conflict determines these trajectories and the factors (e.g., child gender and age, child coping, grandparental support) that interact with pre/postdivorce interparental conflict to further complicate these trajectories. In addition, echoing the call of moving beyond the monolithic conceptualization of pre/postdivorce interparental conflict, we also review studies on the differential implications of different aspects (e.g., frequency versus intensity) and types (e.g., overt versus covert) of interparental conflict for child adjustment. Last, limitations of prior studies and avenues for future research are discussed. The proposed framework may serve as a common knowledge base for researchers to compare/interpret results, detect cutting edges of the fields, and design new studies. The specificity, complexity, nuance, and diversity inherent within our proposed model await to be more fully revealed.

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The Role of Post-divorce Parental Conflict in Predicting Aggression, Anger, and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among University Students

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

Targeted Primary and Secondary Preventive Strategies for Depression among Malaysian Pharmacy Students

Targeted Primary and Secondary Preventive Strategies for Depression among Malaysian Pharmacy Students

Risk Factors in Depression and Anxiety Disorders from the Framework of Developmental Psychopathology

The Divorce Process and Child Adaptation Trajectory Typology (DPCATT) Model: The Shaping Role of Predivorce and Postdivorce Interparental Conflict

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