Co-Occurring Mental Health Symptoms in Urban Adolescents: Comorbidity Profiles and Correlates.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol
; 52(2): 171-183, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-33819113
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify subgroups of urban youth based on their self- and teacher-reported mental health symptoms, and to explore characteristics of these subgroups.METHODS:
Cross-sectional data from 426 eighth-grade students (Mage = 13.22 years; 70.1% Black/African American; 58.7% female) across 20 Baltimore City public schools were analyzed using latent profile analysis and latent regressions. Variables for latent profile analysis included self-reported symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal issues, social problems, and behavioral dysfunction) and teacher-reported symptoms (i.e., externalizing, internalizing, and problems in social and emotional competence). Regressions used profile membership to predict trauma exposure, coping mechanisms, and substance use.RESULTS:
A 3-profile solution was found from the latent profile analysis. The profile with high student- and teacher-reported symptoms had more trauma exposures, greater use of maladaptive coping mechanisms, and higher substance use.CONCLUSIONS:
The current study may help in the identification of urban youth who are at risk of developing multiple co-occurring psychological disorders to target for prevention efforts.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article