scholarly journals Friend Support and Internalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescence During COVID‐19

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 692-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther L. Bernasco ◽  
Stefanie A. Nelemans ◽  
Jolien Graaff ◽  
Susan Branje
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Friend Support

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study of the Relation between Childhood Activities and Psychosocial Adjustment in Early Adolescence

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5299
Author(s):  
Rosa S. Wong ◽  
Keith T. S. Tung ◽  
Nirmala Rao ◽  
Frederick K. W. Ho ◽  
Ko Ling Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Child Play ◽  
Externalizing And Internalizing Problems ◽  
Parent Child

Background: Although an increasing body of research shows that excessive screen time could impair brain development, whereas non-screen recreational activities can promote the development of adaptive emotion regulation and social skills, there is a lack of comparative research on this topic. Hence, this study examined whether and to what extent the frequency of early-life activities predicted later externalizing and internalizing problems. Methods: In 2012/13, we recruited Kindergarten 3 (K3) students from randomly selected kindergartens in two districts of Hong Kong and collected parent-report data on children’s screen activities and parent–child activities. In 2018/19, we re-surveyed the parents of 323 students (aged 11 to 13 years) with question items regarding their children’s externalizing and internalizing symptoms in early adolescence. Linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between childhood activities and psychosocial problems in early adolescence. Results: Early-life parent–child activities (β = −0.14, p = 0.012) and child-alone screen use duration (β = 0.15, p = 0.007) independently predicted externalizing problems in early adolescence. Their associations with video game exposure (β = 0.19, p = 0.004) and non-screen recreational parent–child activities (β = −0.14, p = 0.004) were particularly strong. Conclusions: Parent–child play time is important for healthy psychosocial development. More efforts should be directed to urge parents and caregivers to replace child-alone screen time with parent–child play time.

scholarly journals A Twin-Singleton Comparison of Developmental Trajectories of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems in 6- to 12-Year-Old Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvana C. C. Robbers ◽  
Meike Bartels ◽  
Floor V. A. van Oort ◽  
C. E. M. (Toos) van Beijsterveldt ◽  
Jan van der Ende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Externalizing And Internalizing Problems

AbstractResearch on twin-singleton differences in externalizing and internalizing problems in childhood is largely cross-sectional and yields contrasting results. The goal of this study was to compare developmental trajectories of externalizing and internalizing problems in 6- to 12-year-old twins and singletons. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) maternal reports of externalizing and internalizing problems were obtained for a sample of 9651 twins from the Netherlands Twin Register and for a representative general population sample of 1351 singletons. Latent growth modeling was applied to estimate growth curves for twins and singletons. Twin-singleton differences in the intercepts and slopes of the growth curves were examined. The developmental trajectories of externalizing problems showed a linear decrease over time, and were not significantly different for twins and singletons. Internalizing problems seem to develop similarly for twins and singletons up to age 9. After this age twins' internalizing symptoms start to decrease in comparison to those of singletons, resulting in less internalizing problems than singletons by the age of 12 years. Our findings confirm the generalizability of twin studies to singleton populations with regard to externalizing problems in middle and late childhood. The generalizability of studies on internalizing problems in early adolescence in twin samples should be addressed with care. Twinship may be a protective factor in the development of internalizing problems during early adolescence.

scholarly journals Brain Connectomics and Severity of Internalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescence Predict Severity of Suicidal Ideation in Later Adolescence

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaclyn S. Kirshenbaum ◽  
Rajpreet Chahal ◽  
Tiffany C. Ho ◽  
Lucy S. King ◽  
Anthony J. Gifuni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Parietal Lobe ◽  
Inferior Frontal Gyrus ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Precentral Gyrus ◽  
Cingulate Gyrus ◽  
Eigenvector Centrality ◽  
Network Properties

AbstractBackgroundSuicidal ideation (SI) typically emerges during adolescence but is challenging to predict. Given the consequences of SI, it is important to identify neurobiological and psychological predictors of SI in adolescents in order to improve strategies to prevent suicide.MethodsIn 109 participants (61 female), we assessed psychological characteristics and obtained resting-state fMRI data in early adolescence (ages 9-13). Using graph theoretical methods, we assessed local network properties across 250 brain regions by computing measures of nodal interconnectedness: local efficiency, eigenvector centrality, nodal degree, within-module z-score, and participation coefficient. Four years later (ages 13-17), participants self-reported their SI severity. We used LASSO regression to identify a linear combination of the most important psychological, environmental, and brain-based predictors of future SI severity.ResultsThe LASSO analysis identified a combination of 10 predictors of future SI severity (R2=0.23). Severity of internalizing symptoms at baseline was the strongest predictor; the remaining 9 predictors were brain-based, including nodal degree of the inferior frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus, fusiform gyrus, and inferior temporal gyrus; within-module degree of the substantia nigra and inferior parietal lobe; eigenvector centrality of the subgenual cingulate gyrus; participation coefficient of the caudal cingulate gyrus and medial amygdala.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that combining network properties and earlier internalizing symptoms may improve prediction of later SI, compared to prior symptoms and other sociodemographic variables alone. Research should validate the clinical utility of these markers as predictors of suicidal thoughts.

Social media use and internalizing symptoms during early adolescence: The role of co-rumination

2021 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Christine McCauley Ohannessian ◽  
Tessa Fagle ◽  
Caroline Salafia
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use

Overweight during childhood and internalizing symptoms in early adolescence: The mediating role of peer victimization and the desire to be thinner

2016 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 203-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Pryor ◽  
Mara Brendgen ◽  
Michel Boivin ◽  
Lise Dubois ◽  
Christa Japel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Mediating Role
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