Psychosocial profiles of adolescents from dissolved families: Differences in depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood.

Background: When parents separate, on average, children are at greater risk for concurrent and subsequent depression; however, mean outcomes mask substantial variation in depressive risk. This study aimed to (1) identify multivariate risk profiles (classes) in adolescents from separated families and...

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Publicado en:Journal of Affective Disorders Vol. 241; pp. 325 - 338
Autores principales: Di Manno, Laura, Macdonald, Jacqui A., Youssef, George J., Little, Keriann, Olsson, Craig A.
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Dec2018
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          Di Manno, Laura
          Macdonald, Jacqui A.
          Youssef, George J.
          Little, Keriann
          Olsson, Craig A.
        affil: Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Australia
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          Depression Psychosocial Factors
          Family Characteristics
          Divorce Psychosocial Factors
          Adolescent Behavior
          Prospective Studies
          Adolescence
          Risk Factors
          Adolescent Psychology
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          Australia
          Female
          Young Adult
          Parent-Child Relations
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Child: 6-12 years
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      ab: Background: When parents separate, on average, children are at greater risk for concurrent and subsequent depression; however, mean outcomes mask substantial variation in depressive risk. This study aimed to (1) identify multivariate risk profiles (classes) in adolescents from separated families and (2) prospectively estimate class risk for depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood.Methods: The sample comprised 449 participants with separated parents from an Australian population based longitudinal cohort study established in 1983. Classes were explored using 17, theoretically germane, self- and parent-reported indicators of adolescent risk assessed at three points in adolescence (13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 years), spanning three domains of assessment: individual, relational, contextual. Distinct profiles of adolescents were identified using Latent Class Analysis. Class differences on depressive symptoms in emerging adult (19-20 years) were then examined.Results: Three multivariate profiles, differentiated by patterns of risk severity, were observed: Adjusted (n = 253), Moderate Risk (n = 156), and High Risk (n = 40). Compared to the Adjusted class, participants in the Moderate Risk, but not High Risk class had notably elevated depressive symptomatology in emerging adulthood (d = 0.35). In contrast, High Risk class membership in adolescence predicted antisocial behavior in emerging adulthood.Limitations: Risk for depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood may be under-estimated due to a disproportionate loss of participants from low socio-economic backgrounds.Conclusions: We found most adolescents from dissolved families to be well-adjusted. Differences between Moderate Risk and High Risk adolescents signal differentiated pathways to subsequent mental health problems. Our findings are relevant for targeted therapeutic strategies for adolescents from dissolved families.
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