Examination of the importance of anger/irritability and limited prosocial emotion/callous-unemotional traits to understand externalizing symptoms and adjustment problems in adolescence: A 10-year longitudinal study

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Klaus Schmeck¹  Marc Schmid¹  Stéphanie Habersaat¹  Süheyla Seker¹  David Bürgin²  Cyril Boonmann³  Jörg M. Fegert⁴  Sébastien Urben⁵  Julie Palix⁶ 

[1] Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research, Psychiatric University Hospitals Basel (UPK), Basel, Switzerland;Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research, Psychiatric University Hospitals Basel (UPK), Basel, Switzerland;Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany;Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research, Psychiatric University Hospitals Basel (UPK), Basel, Switzerland;Department of Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospitals Basel (UPK), Basel, Switzerland;Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany;Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland;Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland;

关键词: emotions;    self-regulation (SC 23180);    adjustment problems;    adolescents;    young adults;    longitudinal design;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2022.939603

 received in 2022-05-09, accepted in 2022-09-09,  发布年份 2022

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveWithin a longitudinal study (10-year follow-up), we aim to examine the role of anger/irritability and limited prosocial emotion/callous-unemotional traits in predicting externalizing symptoms and adjustment problems in individuals formerly in youth residential care institutions.MethodThese dimensions were assessed in 203 young adults, with baseline assessments during youth residential care and a follow-up 10 years later.ResultsIn general, emotional problems and psychopathological symptoms did not reduce over time. Analyses of regression revealed that a younger age at baseline, anger/irritability both at baseline assessment, and regarding their aggravation over time refer to significant predictors of the level of externalizing symptoms at 10-year follow-up (R2 = 0.431) and the worsening of externalizing symptoms over time (R2 = 0.638). Anger/irritability has been observed to be a significant predictors of both the level of adjustment problems at 10-year follow-up (R2 = 0.471) and its worsening over time (R2 = 0.656).DiscussionOur results suggest that dysregulation of anger/irritability is a key factor in the prediction of long-term externalizing symptoms and adjustment problems as well as its worsening over time. Possible implications for intervention and prevention are discussed.

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