Antecedents and Consequences of Psychiatric Disorders in African-American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Jin, Run; Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Simons, Ronald L.; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Gibbons, Frederick X.
Titel	Antecedents and Consequences of Psychiatric Disorders in African-American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (2008) 5, S.493-505 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-007-9202-6
Schlagwörter	Personality; Academic Aspiration; Adolescents; Puberty; Mental Disorders; African Americans; Stress Variables; Comparative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personalität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pubertät; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Afroamerikaner; Statistische Analyse; Schulleistung
Abstract	This study included three waves of data, collected from approximately 890 African-American children and their families. Antecedents and consequences of psychiatric disorders among this population were examined. Children's temperament, pubertal timing, and experience of stressful life events were tested as antecedents of psychiatric disorders. Several aspects of school functioning were then tested as consequences of psychiatric disorders. In addition, children with a single psychiatric disorder and those with comorbid disorders were statistically compared. Results showed that (1) children with at least one disorder, compared to those with no disorder, exhibited significantly more difficult temperament, experienced puberty earlier, and underwent greater numbers of stressful life events; (2) those with at least one disorder had significantly poorer school outcomes than those with no disorder; (3) children with comorbid disorders, compared with those who had only one disorder, displayed lower educational aspirations and poorer school commitment. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10