Title |
Stressful life events during adolescence and risk for externalizing and internalizing psychopathology: a meta-analysis
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Published in |
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, May 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s00787-017-0996-9 |
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Authors |
Jaume March-Llanes, Laia Marqués-Feixa, Laura Mezquita, Lourdes Fañanás, Jorge Moya-Higueras |
Abstract |
The main objective of the present research was to analyze the relations between stressful life events and the externalizing and internalizing spectra of psychopathology using meta-analytical procedures. After removing the duplicates, a total of 373 papers were found in a literature search using several bibliographic databases, such as the PsycINFO, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science. Twenty-seven studies were selected for the meta-analytical analysis after applying different inclusion and exclusion criteria in different phases. The statistical procedure was performed using a random/mixed-effects model based on the correlations found in the studies. Significant positive correlations were found in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. A transactional effect was then found in the present study. Stressful life events could be a cause, but also a consequence, of psychopathological spectra. The level of controllability of the life events did not affect the results. Special attention should be given to the usage of stressful life events in gene-environment interaction and correlation studies, and also for clinical purposes. |
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Scientists | 1 | 13% |
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Researcher | 11 | 7% |
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Other | 11 | 7% |
Unknown | 51 | 30% |