THE DYNAMIC OF LIFE SATISFACTION'S CORRELATIONS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH INTERNALIZING DISORDERS

Aim - to clarify the dynamic of the links between Life Satisfaction, depression and anxiety symptoms, and various related variables: particularly, family income, space, school environment, health problems, self-esteem as well as Covid encounter, before and after clinical improvement (Study was provided during COVID lockdown). 30 adolescents, who have different impairments of psychosocial functioning in terms of internalizing problems (depression and anxiety), took part in the research. Age 13-18. While studying adolescents through clinical- psychological interview, and anamnestic data. adolescents completed questionaries twice before treatment and after treatment. Following Questionaries were used: The Satisfaction with Life Scale, Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, Situational Anxiety Scale, Georgian version of the Beck Depression Inventory, Rozenberg Self -Esteem Scale. Pearson's r coefficient was used for data analysis. Different correlations were revealed in the first and second stage of the study. On the second stage of the study former correlation's strengthening and new correlations emergence were revealed. Our pilot study reveals that dynamic of correlations are mostly dependent on the increasing insights of adolescents. Adolescents inner reality is more important than their external reality. We can consider that some social deprivations existed due to the lockdown period contributed for these results. The study opens the line for further research for contribution in elaborating and planning adolescents mental health prevention and intervention strategies in more differentiated manner.