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Loïs Schenk1, Miranda Sentse2, Reshmi Marhe1,3
1Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|December 27, 2021
Summary
For multi-problem young men, internalizing issues and social networks influence each other over time. However, externalizing problems primarily impact social networks, not the reverse, at the individual level.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Young adulthood involves significant life transitions and increased psychopathology.
- Multi-problem young men face unique challenges in social network development.
- Shifts in peer and parent relations, isolation, and deviant affiliations are common.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the longitudinal interplay between psychopathology and social network characteristics.
- To examine these relationships at both between-person and within-person levels.
- To understand the reciprocal influences in multi-problem young adults over one year.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study with three waves over one year.
- Sample of 696 multi-problem young adult men (ages 18-27).
- Employed cross-lagged panel models (CLPM) and random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPM).
Main Results:
- Between-person: Bidirectional links between internalizing problems and social networks.
- Between-person: Externalizing problems linked to problematic social networks, but not vice versa.
- Within-person: No significant cross-lagged associations found between psychopathology and social networks.
Conclusions:
- Social network characteristics and psychopathology are interconnected in multi-problem young adults.
- The relationship is not reciprocal at the within-person level over the study period.
- Findings highlight the complexity of these dynamics in a vulnerable population.
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