The role of stressful events in the development of behavioural and emotional problems from early childhood to late adolescence

Timmermans, M.; Lier, P.A.C. van; Koot, Hans M.

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“…Due to developing cognitive abilities, adolescent perceptions of their social world are often self-directed and introspective. Stresses and strains tend to be magnified by adolescents (Compas et al 1993;Timmermans et al 2010). Moreover, adolescents may actually experience more stressful events than children or adults.…”

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“…Given that adolescents do not normally have sufficient coping skills to deal with difficult situations, the anger and frustration that stem from adversity often lead to delinquency (Guerra et al 1995;Timmermans et al 2010). Moreover, delinquency may actually help to alleviate the anger caused by stress and strain (Brezina 1996).…”

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A Life-Course Perspective on Stress, Delinquency, and Young Adult Crime

Hoffmann

2010

Am J Crim Just

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This study uses General Strain Theory (GST) to describe and examine one potential pathway of delinquency/crime escalation and de-escalation across adolescence and young adulthood. In particular, the time-varying consequences for delinquent behavior and young adult crime of persistent or increasing levels of strain are addressed using data from the Family Health Study, an eight-year longitudinal data set (n=840). The results indicate that there is a positive association between experiencing one type of strain-stressful life events-and involvement in delinquent or criminal behavior during this period of the life-course. However, the impact of stressful life events on these behaviors is diminished among young adults. Moreover, delinquent/criminal peer associations attenuate the age-specific effects of stressful life events, thus suggesting that peers play a central role in the association between strain and these behaviors. Implications of the results for theory and policy are discussed.

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A Life-Course Perspective on Stress, Delinquency, and Young Adult Crime

Hoffmann

2010

Am J Crim Just

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“…Moreover, risk and protective factors need to be investigated in light of comorbidity, because examining one type of problem in the absence of the other is likely to produce biased or incomplete results (Caron & Rutter, 1991; Liu, Bolland, Dick, Mustanski, & Kertes, 2016). Comorbidity may also indicate shared etiological factors, as well as direct reciprocal influences, between the two types of problems (e.g., Beyers & Loeber, 2003; Lahey, Van Hulle, Singh, Waldman, & Rathouz, 2011;Timmermans, van Lier, & Koot, 2010). However, the current research field lacks a strong methodology to represent comorbidity, let alone investigate its risk and protective factors.…”

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Risk and protective factors for comorbid internalizing and externalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth

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Dick

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Dev Psychopathol

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Comorbidity of internalizing and externalizing problems and its risk and protective factors have not been well incorporated into developmental research, especially among racial minority youth from high-poverty neighborhoods. The present study identified a latent comorbid factor as well as specific factors underlying internalizing and externalizing problems among 592 African American adolescents living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods (291 male; M age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.43 years). Stressful life events and racial discrimination were associated with higher comorbid problems, whereas stressful life events and exposure to violence were associated with higher specific externalizing problems. Collective efficacy was associated with both lower specific externalizing problems and lower comorbid problems. Moreover, high collective efficacy buffered the risk effects of stressful life events and racial discrimination on comorbid problems. Our results demonstrated the advantages of latent variable modeling to understanding comorbidity by articulating impacts of risk factors on comorbid and specific components underlying internalizing and externalizing problems. They also highlighted the protective effect of collective efficacy in mitigating risks for these problems. These findings broadly call for more studies on comorbidities in developmental psychopathology among youth from diverse sociocultural backgrounds.High comorbidity rates of internalizing and externalizing problems have been extensively documented among youth and adults (Angold, Costello, & Erkanli, 1999; Cerdá, Sagdeo, & Galea, 2008). Epidemiological evidence supports the notion that comorbidity, a condition where two unrelated types of problems co-occur with a rate that far exceeds chance (Caron & Rutter, 1991), is not a mere artifact of sampling or clinical referral bias (e.g., Angold et al., 1999;Cerda´ et al., 2008;Kessler et al., 1994Kessler et al., , 2005. The prevalence of comorbidity across internalizing and externalizing problems highlights the need to reconceptualize psychopathology and its development (Eaton, Rodriguez-Seijas, Carragher, & Krueger, Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Darlene A. Kertes, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2250; dkertes@ufl.edu. HHS Public AccessAuthor manuscript Dev Psychopathol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 January 11. Eaton, South, & Krueger, 2010;Krueger & Markon, 2006). Traditional nosology has been challenged on the grounds that seemingly discrete symptoms may represent at least in part a common underlying pathology for internalizing and externalizing problems (Caron & Rutter, 1991). Moreover, risk and protective factors need to be investigated in light of comorbidity, because examining one type of problem in the absence of the other is likely to produce biased or incomplete results (Caron & Rutter, 1991; Liu, Bolland, Dick, Mustanski, & Kertes, 2016). Comorbidity may also indicate shared etiological factors, as well as direct recipr...

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“…Desta forma, faz-se imprescindível entender os contextos de vida, social, financeiro, educacional em que estas crianças estão inseridas (Timmermans et al, 2010). Entende-se como um dos limites deste estudo a falta de controle das variáveis do contexto destas crianças, mas ainda assim, hipotetiza-se que este contexto pode ser responsável pelos dados alarmantes de sintomas psicopatológico da amostra.…”

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“…No entanto, quando esses eventos são opressivos, as crianças podem não estar preparadas para a resolução destes conflitos, acarretando problemas emocionais e comportamentais. Além disso, graves estressores podem ter efeito a longo prazo no bem-estar físico e psicológico (Lipp et al, 2014;Barry et al, 2013;Timmermans et al, 2010).…”

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Resultados preliminares do Programa PRHAVIDA em crianças com escores clínicos de ansiedade, depressão e estresse

Nardi

Ferreira

Neufeld

2017

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Este é um artigo de acesso aberto, licenciado por Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0), sendo permitidas reprodução, adaptação e distribuição desde que o autor e a fonte originais sejam creditados. Resumo.A infância é uma fase repleta de desafios. As crianças passam por diversas situações, positivas e negativas, que requerem delas recursos para enfrentá-las. Quando os eventos se tornam opressivos, elas podem não estar preparadas para a resolução de conflitos, acarretando sintomas psicológicos como ansiedade, estresse e depressão. Uma alternativa para lidar com os desafios da infância são as intervenções embasadas na abordagem Cognitivo--Comportamental, destinadas a promover saúde mental com enfoque nas habilidades sociais e de vida. Este artigo objetiva apresentar e avaliar os resultados preliminares da aplicação do Programa de Promoção de Habilidades para a Vida (PRHAVIDA) em crianças com escores clínicos de ansiedade, depressão e estresse. Participaram 16 crianças de 8 a 10 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Escala Multidimensional de Ansiedade para Crianças, Escala de Stress Infantil e Children's Depression Inventory. O estudo envolveu o delineamento pré-experimental com aplicação dos instrumentos antes e após o programa. Como resultados, encontrou-se uma redução estatisticamente significativa dos escores de depressão no pós-teste quando comparados ao pré-teste. Não foram encontradas diferenças nos escores de ansiedade e estresse. O estudo levanta hipóteses de que são necessários ajustes no programa para atender a demanda das crianças com sintomatologia de ansiedade e estresse. No entanto, o programa tem efeitos positivos para sintomas de depressão infantil e, consequentemente, contribui para o desenvolvimento saudável das crianças, bem como atende seu objetivo de ser promotor de saúde mental infantil.Palavras-chave: promoção em saúde mental infantil, habilidades de vida, terapia cognitiva-comportamental.Abstract. Childhood is a stage full of challenges. Children go through various situations, positive and negative, requiring from them resources to face them. However, when events become oppressive, they may not be prepared for conflict resolution, which can result in psychological symptoms such as anxiety, stress and depression. An alternative to dealing with the challenges of childhood are interventions based on the Cognitive-Behavioral approach, designed to promote mental health with a focus on social and life skills. This article aims to present and evaluate the preliminary outcomes of the appliResultados preliminares do Programa PRHAVIDA em crianças com escores clínicos de ansiedade, depressão e estresse PRHAVIDA Program preliminary outcomes in children with clinical scores of anxiety, depression and stress

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The role of stressful events in the development of behavioural and emotional problems from early childhood to late adolescence

Abstract: From childhood onwards to late adolescence, stressful events play a significant role in both the continuity and the co-occurrence of externalizing and internalizing problems. Theoretical and methodological implications of these findings are discussed.

Cited by 52 publications

References 40 publications

A Life-Course Perspective on Stress, Delinquency, and Young Adult Crime

A Life-Course Perspective on Stress, Delinquency, and Young Adult Crime

Risk and protective factors for comorbid internalizing and externalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth

Resultados preliminares do Programa PRHAVIDA em crianças com escores clínicos de ansiedade, depressão e estresse

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