Parental Reflective Functioning as a Moderator for the Relationship Between Maternal Depression and Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems

Background: Adolescent victims of bullying are more likely to experience a range of mental health problems. Although research has investigated the relationship between bullying victimization and various addictive behaviors, the impact of bullying on problem video gaming (PVG) remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between bullying victimization and PVG as mediated by the presence of internalizing and externalizing problems. Methods: Survey responses were collected from 6353 high-school students aged 12 to 18. Measures include bullying victimization (physical, verbal, cyber and indirect), internalizing (e.g., anxious and depressive symptoms) and externalizing (e.g., aggressive and delinquent problems) problems, and PVG (measured by the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form). Results: Mediation analyses indicated that the relationship between verbal bullying and PVG was completely mediated by the presence of internalizing and externalizing problems. The relationship between physical bullying and PVG was completely mediated by externalizing problems and the relationship between cyberbullying and PVG was completely mediated by internalizing problems. Lastly, the relationship between indirect bullying and PVG was partially mediated by externalizing and internalizing problems. Conclusions: Results suggest that different types of bullying victimization are differentially associated with PVG, with mental health symptoms significantly mediating this relationship.

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Self-Esteem Moderates the Relationship Between Secure Attachment and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Preadolescence

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/00332941211061699 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 003329412110616

Author(s):

Taylor J. Irvine ◽

Christopher D. Aults ◽

Meenakshi Menon

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Future Research ◽

Secure Attachment ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

Peer Nomination ◽

The Relationship ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

This longitudinal study examined the interactive effects of secure attachment and self-esteem on change in internalizing and externalizing problems in a sample of preadolescents. 407 youth ( Mage = 11.1 years) completed measures of self-esteem, secure attachment style, and peer nomination inventories tapping internalizing and externalizing problems at the beginning of the fourth and fifth grades. Results suggest that internalizing and externalizing problems may be reduced for securely attached youth with high self-esteem. Implications for future research are examined, along with a discussion on clinical applications of studies involving interaction effects.

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Internalizing and externalizing problems in immigrant boys and girls

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025414538554 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 242-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Carmen Paalman ◽

Lieke van Domburgh ◽

Gonneke Stevens ◽

Robert Vermeiren ◽

Peter van de Ven ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Generalized Estimating Equations ◽

Estimating Equations ◽

Prevention And Intervention ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

The Relationship ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing ◽

Over Time ◽

Generalized Estimating

This longitudinal study explores differences between native Dutch and immigrant Moroccan adolescents in the relationship between internalizing and externalizing problems across time. By using generalized estimating equations (GEE), the strength and stability of associations between internalizing and externalizing problems in 159 Moroccan and 159 Dutch adolescents was studied over a period of 4 years. No differences in strength of co-occurring problems were found between Moroccan and Dutch adolescents. However, for Moroccan adolescents, associations between problems increased over time, whereas in Dutch adolescents, associations remained stable. The increase of co-occurring problems may be a result of undertreatment and increasing complexity of problems in Moroccans during adolescence. The results of this study imply that investigating processes leading to co-occurring problems in subgroups of adolescents, such as immigrant youths, is needed to optimize prevention and intervention efforts.

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Maternal depression symptoms, child behavior problems, and their transactional relations: Probing the role of formal childcare

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579419000956 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 831-844

Author(s):

Chantal Paquin ◽

Natalie Castellanos-Ryan ◽

Frank Vitaro ◽

Sylvana M. Côté ◽

Richard E. Tremblay ◽

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Keyword(s):

Behavior Problems ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Child Behavior ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Child Behavior Problems ◽

Population Based ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing ◽

Formal Childcare

AbstractAmong children exposed to elevated maternal depression symptoms (MDS), recent studies have demonstrated reduced internalizing and externalizing problems for those who have attended formal childcare (i.e., center-based, family-based childcare). However, these studies did not consider whether childcare attendance is associated with benefits for the child only or also with reduced MDS. Using a four-wave longitudinal cross-lagged model, we evaluated whether formal childcare attendance was associated with MDS or child behavior problems and whether it moderated longitudinal associations between MDS and child behavior problems and between child behavior problems and MDS. The sample was drawn from a population-based cohort study and consisted of 908 biologically related mother–child dyads, followed from 5 months to 5 years. Attending formal childcare was not associated with MDS or child behavior problems but moderated the association between MDS at 3.5 years and child internalizing and externalizing problems at 5 years as well as between girls’ externalizing problems at 3.5 years and MDS at 5 years. No other moderation of formal childcare was found. Findings suggest that attending formal childcare reduces the risks of behavior problems in the context of MDS but also the risk of MDS in the context of girls’ externalizing problems.

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Influencia de los problemas internalizantes y externalizantes en la autoeficacia en estudiantes de Secundaria.

Revista de Investigación Educativa ◽

10.6018/rie.37.2.323351 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 413-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carlos Salavera bordás ◽

Pablo Usán

Keyword(s):

Secondary Students ◽

Internalizing Problems ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Antisocial Behaviour ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

Las Mujeres ◽

The Individual ◽

The Relationship ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

La autoeficacia tiene repercusión en los resultados académicos de nuestros estudiantes, la cual puede encontrarse relacionada con los problemas internalizantes y externalizantes de la persona. Se evaluó a 1 402 estudiantes de Secundaria de 12 a 17 años (50.71% varones; M=14.94 años) de la provincia de Zaragoza para analizar la relación entre problemas internalizantes, externalizantes y autoeficacia. Los resultados muestran como las mujeres obtuvieron mayor puntuación en los problemas internalizantes y los varones en los factores correspondientes a agresión y conducta antisocial de los problemas externalizantes. Los problemas internalizantes Depresión, Obsesión-Compulsión (R2=.302) en el caso de los varones y Depresión y Ansiedad (R2=.458) en el caso las mujeres actuaron como predictores de la autoeficacia. Además, ninguno de los problemas externalizantes predijeron la autoeficacia. El modelo entre autoeficacia, problemas internalizantes y externalizantes obtuvo un buen ajuste y los factores internalizantes mostraron una relación inversa con la autoeficacia (r=-.36), mientras los problemas externalizantes mostraron una escasa correlación (r=.12) con ésta. Como conclusiones, el estudio evidenció como una mayor presencia de los problemas internalizantes lleva aparejada una menor autoeficacia en los estudiantes de Secundaria, así como la escasa influencia de los problemas externalizantes en esta autoeficacia. Self-efficacy has an impact on the academic results of our students. This can be related to the internalizing and externalizing problems of the individual. We evaluated 1402 secondary students between 12 to 17 years old (50.71% male, M = 14.94 years) in the region of Zaragoza in order to analyse the relationship between internalizing, externalizing and self-efficacy problems. The results show how women obtained higher scores in internalizing problems and men in externalizing problems regarding aggression and antisocial behaviour. Internalizing problems such as Depression, Obsession-Compulsion (R2=.302) in the case of men and Depression and Anxiety (R2=.458) in the case women acted as predictors of self-efficacy. In addition, none of the externalizing problems predicted self-efficacy. The model between self-efficacy, internalizing and externalizing problems obtained a good fit and internalizing factors showed an inverse relationship with self-efficacy (r= -.36), while externalizing problems showed a low correlation (r=.12) with this. In conclusion, the study showed how a greater presence of internalizing problems leads to lower self-efficacy in secondary students as well as the scarce influence of externalizing problems in relation to self-efficacy.

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The Relationship between Temperamental Characteristics and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Early Adolescents Between 11-14 Years Old

Turkish Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health ◽

10.4274/tjcamh.galenos.2020.86580 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 117-123

Author(s):

Dilara Demirpençe Seçinti ◽

Hatice Gözde Akkın Gürbüz

Keyword(s):

Externalizing Problems ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

The Relationship ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

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Sex-Dependent Associations among Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Child Reward Network, and Behaviors in Early Childhood

Cerebral Cortex ◽

10.1093/cercor/bhz135 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 901-912 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Qiang Wang ◽

Han Zhang ◽

Joann S Poh ◽

Diliana Pecheva ◽

Birit F P Broekman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Functional Connectivity ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Behavioral Problems ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Resting State Functional Connectivity ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

Reward Network ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract Maternal depression is associated with disrupted neurodevelopment in offspring. This study examined relationships among postnatal maternal depressive symptoms, the functional reward network and behavioral problems in 4.5-year-old boys (57) and girls (65). We employed canonical correlation analysis to evaluate whether the resting-state functional connectivity within a reward network, identified through an activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis of fMRI studies, was associated with postnatal maternal depressive symptoms and child behaviors. The functional reward network consisted of three subnetworks, that is, the mesolimbic, mesocortical, and amygdala–hippocampus reward subnetworks. Postnatal maternal depressive symptoms were associated with the functional connectivity of the mesocortical subnetwork with the mesolimbic and amygdala–hippocampus complex subnetworks in girls and with the functional connectivity within the mesocortical subnetwork in boys. The functional connectivity of the amygdala–hippocampus subnetwork with the mesocortical and mesolimbic subnetworks was associated with both internalizing and externalizing problems in girls, while in boys, the functional connectivity of the mesocortical subnetwork with the amygdala–hippocampus complex and the mesolimbic subnetworks was associated with the internalizing and externalizing problems, respectively. Our findings suggest that the functional reward network might be a promising neural phenotype for effects of maternal depression and potential intervention to nurture child behavioral development.

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