The influence of stressful life events, psychopathy, and their interaction on internalizing and externalizing psychopathology

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Exposure to stressful life events increases risk for both internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, but less is known about moderators of the association between stressful life events and psychopathology. The present study examined the influence of stressful life events, psychopathy, and their interaction on internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in 3877 individuals from the community. We hypothesized that (1) exposure to stressful life events would be a transdiagnostic risk factor for psychopathology, (2) primary and secondary psychopathy would be differentially associated with internalizing psychopathology, and (3) primary psychopathy would moderate the association between stressful life events and internalizing psychopathology. Confirming existing findings, our results were consistent with the first and second hypotheses. In contrast to our third hypothesis, primary psychopathy was not associated with stressful life events in childhood, inconsistently associated with stressful life events in adolescence, and did not moderate the association between stressful life events and internalizing psychopathology. Furthermore, stressful life events across development were associated with secondary psychopathy and internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. We also found similar associations between stressful life events, psychopathy, and psychopathology in females and males. Future studies investigating the impact of stressful life events on psychopathology should include psychopathic traits and stress-reactivity.

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The influence of stressful life events, psychopathy, and their interaction on internalizing and externalizing psychopathology

10.26686/wgtn.12430997.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hedwig Eisenbarth ◽

D Godinez ◽

A du Pont ◽

RP Corley ◽

MC Stallings ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Events ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Stress Reactivity ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Externalizing Psychopathology ◽

Primary Psychopathy ◽

Internalizing Psychopathology ◽

Secondary Psychopathy ◽

The Impact ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Exposure to stressful life events increases risk for both internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, but less is known about moderators of the association between stressful life events and psychopathology. The present study examined the influence of stressful life events, psychopathy, and their interaction on internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in 3877 individuals from the community. We hypothesized that (1) exposure to stressful life events would be a transdiagnostic risk factor for psychopathology, (2) primary and secondary psychopathy would be differentially associated with internalizing psychopathology, and (3) primary psychopathy would moderate the association between stressful life events and internalizing psychopathology. Confirming existing findings, our results were consistent with the first and second hypotheses. In contrast to our third hypothesis, primary psychopathy was not associated with stressful life events in childhood, inconsistently associated with stressful life events in adolescence, and did not moderate the association between stressful life events and internalizing psychopathology. Furthermore, stressful life events across development were associated with secondary psychopathy and internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. We also found similar associations between stressful life events, psychopathy, and psychopathology in females and males. Future studies investigating the impact of stressful life events on psychopathology should include psychopathic traits and stress-reactivity.

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Risk and protective factors for comorbid internalizing and externalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579416001012 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 1043-1056 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jingwen Liu ◽

Brian Mustanski ◽

Danielle Dick ◽

John Bolland ◽

Darlene A. Kertes

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Racial Discrimination ◽

Collective Efficacy ◽

Life Events ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

AbstractComorbidity of internalizing and externalizing problems and its risk and protective factors have not been well incorporated into developmental research, especially among racial minority youth from high-poverty neighborhoods. The present study identified a latent comorbid factor as well as specific factors underlying internalizing and externalizing problems among 592 African American adolescents living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods (291 male; M age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.43 years). Stressful life events and racial discrimination were associated with higher comorbid problems, whereas stressful life events and exposure to violence were associated with higher specific externalizing problems. Collective efficacy was associated with both lower specific externalizing problems and lower comorbid problems. Moreover, high collective efficacy buffered the risk effects of stressful life events and racial discrimination on comorbid problems. Our results demonstrated the advantages of latent variable modeling to understanding comorbidity by articulating impacts of risk factors on comorbid and specific components underlying internalizing and externalizing problems. They also highlighted the protective effect of collective efficacy in mitigating risks for these problems. These findings broadly call for more studies on comorbidities in developmental psychopathology among youth from diverse sociocultural backgrounds.

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Recent Stressful Life Events (SLE) and Adolescent Mental Health: Initial Validation of the LEIA, a New Checklist for SLE Assessment According to Their Severity, Interpersonal, and Dependent Nature

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191118817648 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (8) ◽

pp. 1777-1795 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jorge Moya-Higueras ◽

Andrea Cuevas ◽

Laia Marques-Feixa ◽

Laura Mezquita ◽

María Mayoral ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Life Events ◽

Internalizing Symptoms ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Percentage Agreement ◽

Reliability Indices ◽

Externalizing Psychopathology ◽

Initial Validation ◽

Externalizing And Internalizing Symptoms

The main aim of the present study was to develop and validate a checklist for adolescents, the Life Events Inventory for Adolescents (LEIA), for screening stressful life events (SLEs) of different nature (major–minor, dependent–independent, and personal–interpersonal). The LEIA was administered together with another SLE checklist (Escala de Acontecimientos Vitales [Life Events Scale], EAV), and with measures of life satisfaction and externalizing and internalizing symptoms. The results showed that the kappa and the percentage agreement reliability indices were adequate. Regarding validity evidences, the correlations found between the LEIA and the EAV ranged from .65 to .69, and between the LEIA and the psychopathological symptoms ranged from .26 to .38. Specifically, major dependent noninterpersonal SLEs were the best predictors of externalizing psychopathology; while major independent noninterpersonal SLEs were the best predictors of internalizing symptoms and low life satisfaction. To conclude, the LEIA could be considered an adequate checklist to screen for SLEs in adolescents.

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Risk and protective factors for comorbid internalizing and externalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579416001188 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jingwen Liu ◽

Brian Mustanski ◽

Danielle Dick ◽

John Bolland ◽

Darlene A. Kertes

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Racial Discrimination ◽

Collective Efficacy ◽

Life Events ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract Comorbidity of internalizing and externalizing problems and its risk and protective factors have not been well incorporated into developmental research, especially among racial minority youth from high-poverty neighborhoods. The present study identified a latent comorbid factor as well as specific factors underlying internalizing and externalizing problems among 592 African American adolescents living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods (291 male; M age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.43 years). Stressful life events and racial discrimination were associated with higher comorbid problems, whereas stressful life events and exposure to violence were associated with higher specific externalizing problems. Collective efficacy was associated with both lower specific externalizing problems and lower comorbid problems. Moreover, high collective efficacy buffered the risk effects of stressful life events and racial discrimination on comorbid problems. Our results demonstrated the advantages of latent variable modeling to understanding comorbidity by articulating impacts of risk factors on comorbid and specific components underlying internalizing and externalizing problems. They also highlighted the protective effect of collective efficacy in mitigating risks for these problems. Broadly, these findings call for more studies on comorbidities in developmental psychopathology among youth from diverse sociocultural backgrounds.

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