scholarly journals A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Natural Disasters on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Youth

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia L. Rubens ◽  
Erika D. Felix ◽  
Erin P. Hambrick
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Beyond Trauma Exposure: Discrimination and Posttraumatic Stress, Internalizing, and Externalizing Problems Among Detained Youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052092631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucybel Mendez ◽  
Michaela M. Mozley ◽  
Patricia K. Kerig
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Externalizing And Internalizing Problems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

According to the race-based traumatic stress model, racial discrimination is proposed to comprise a traumatic experience that results in posttraumatic stress symptoms, as well as internalizing and externalizing problems among youth. Accordingly, a significant body of research has emerged that supports the associations among these constructs. However, the majority of these empirical studies have not accounted for the potential role of traditionally defined traumatic events in these associations. This study investigated whether self-reported racial discrimination was related to posttraumatic stress symptoms, internalizing, and externalizing symptoms above and beyond the impact of other trauma exposures in a sample of 266 detained youth (79% boys, 60% identified as an ethnic minority). Results of hierarchical linear regressions demonstrated that, after accounting for youths’ other trauma exposures, racial discrimination accounted for significant variance in the models predicting delinquency and risk-taking but no other externalizing and internalizing problems, or posttraumatic stress symptoms. These findings indicate that racial discrimination may be particularly important for understanding offending behavior among detained youth.

scholarly journals Parental Mental Health and Hostility Are Associated With Longitudinal Increases in Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Khoury ◽  
Hargun Kaur ◽  
Andrea Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Parenting Behavior ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Parent Mental Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Children are at high risk for negative COVID-19 related outcomes. The present longitudinal study assessed (1) changes in child internalizing and externalizing problems from before to during the pandemic and (2) whether parent mental health (depression, anxiety, stress) or parenting behavior during COVID-19 were associated with changes in child mental health problems. Sixty eight mother-child dyads participated in this study. Children were approximately five years-old at the time of enrollment and were between the ages of 7–9 years old at the time of the follow-up survey. Parenting behavior, parental depression, anxiety, perceived stress and child internalizing and externalizing problems were measured using validated questionnaires. Children experienced greater internalizing (t = 6.46, p < 0.001) and externalizing (t = 6.13, p < 0.001) problems during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic. After taking into account child gender and COVID-related stressors, parental hostility was uniquely associated with greater changes in externalizing problems (β = 0.355, SE = 0.178, p < 0.05), while maternal anxiety was associated with greater increases in internalizing problems (β = 0.513, SE = 0.208, p < 0.05). Findings highlight the need for mental health supports for families to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and parent mental health.

The impact of child maltreatment and psychopathology on neuroendocrine functioning

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 783-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANTE CICCHETTI ◽  
FRED A. ROGOSCH
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Clinical Level ◽  
Neuroendocrine Functioning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Cortisol regulation was investigated in a sample of school-aged maltreated (n = 167) and demographically comparable low-income nonmaltreated (n = 204) boys and girls in the context of a day camp research program. The presence of clinical-level internalizing and clinical-level externalizing symptomatology was determined through adult report and child self report. Children who exhibited clinical-level internalizing problems only, clinical-level externalizing problems only, and comorbid clinical-level internalizing and externalizing problems were identified. Clinical-level cases were more prevalent among the maltreated children. Maltreated children with clinical-level internalizing problems were distinguished by higher morning, afternoon, and average daily cortisol levels across the week of camp attendance. In contrast, nonmaltreated boys with clinical-level externalizing problems emerged as distinct in terms of low levels of morning and average daily levels of cortisol. Maltreated children with comorbid clinical-level internalizing and externalizing problems were more likely not to show the expected diurnal decrease in cortisol. The findings are discussed in terms of the joint impact of maltreatment and different forms of psychopathology on neuroendocrine regulation.

scholarly journals Internalizing and Externalizing Correlates of Parental Overprotection as Measured by the EMBU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marthe de Roo ◽  
René Veenstra ◽  
Tina Kretschmer
Keyword(s):  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Parental Overprotection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Newcastle Ottawa Scale ◽  
Quality Assessments ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Ottawa Scale

Aspects of parenting including overprotection explain individual differences in child adjustment. This review and meta-analysis summarizes studies on parental overprotection and internalizing and externalizing problems. To ensure that findings could be compared as systematically as possible, the focus is on studies that used the overprotection scale of the Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran (“Memories of my Parents’ Upbringing”) (EMBU) questionnaire, a popular instrument to measure parental overprotection. In total, we extracted 176 effects from 29 studies. A modified version of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to perform quality assessments for the included studies. Parental overprotection was positively associated with offspring internalizing and externalizing problems, with overall estimates ranging from r = .14 to .18. Moderator analyses suggested that effects of maternal were larger than effects of paternal overprotection. Other factors that moderated the strength of the association between overprotection and maladjustment included whether outcomes were self-reported or parent-reported, the design was cross-sectional or longitudinal, and publication year. Cultural context, age at exposure, and child sex did not explain differences between effect sizes. Most findings were based on cross-sectional studies and therefore do not constitute proof of causal relations. Many studies were of less-than-satisfactory quality regarding representativeness of the sample, descriptions of the data collection, and statistical analyses. There is a clear need for well-powered longitudinal studies to strengthen inferences about associations between parental overprotection and internalizing and externalizing problems.

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