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Subjective Executive Function Weaknesses Are Linked to Elevated Internalizing Symptoms Among Community Adolescents
Benjamin C Mullin1, Emmaly L Perks1, Dustin A Haraden2
1University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
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|December 25, 2018
Summary
Adolescent anxiety and depression are linked to executive function deficits. Poorer self-reported executive function skills correlate with increased symptom severity in adolescents, impacting internalizing and externalizing problems.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Adolescent Development
Background:
- Adolescence presents a critical developmental stage with heightened vulnerability to internalizing disorders like anxiety and depression.
- Existing research suggests a link between executive function deficits and internalizing/externalizing problems, but further investigation is needed.
- Understanding these relationships is crucial for targeted interventions in adolescent mental health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between executive function skills and internalizing (anxiety, depression) and externalizing problems in a community sample of adolescents.
- To determine if subjective ratings of executive function are related to the severity of adolescent psychopathology.
- To explore the transdiagnostic relevance of executive function in adolescent mental health.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Brief Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) to assess executive function.
- Collected self- and parent-reported data on internalizing and externalizing problems from 299 adolescents.
- Employed statistical analyses to examine the relationships between executive function ratings and symptom severity.
Main Results:
- Found significant associations between poorer self- and parent-reported executive function skills and increased severity of anxiety and depression symptoms.
- Confirmed a correlation between executive function problems and externalizing symptoms in adolescents.
- Subjective executive function ratings effectively captured cognitive issues relevant to adolescent psychopathology.
Conclusions:
- Subjective executive function ratings are valuable indicators of cognitive difficulties associated with adolescent psychopathology.
- Executive function deficits are strongly linked to both internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescents.
- These findings support a transdiagnostic approach to understanding adolescent mental health, highlighting the role of executive function.
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