Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children?

Authors: Panourgia, C. and Comoretto, A.

Journal: Stress and Health

Volume: 33

Issue: 5

Pages: 590-599

eISSN: 1532-2998

ISSN: 1532-3005

DOI: 10.1002/smi.2743

Abstract:

Research has shown that children exposed to life adversity are at higher risk of negative developmental outcomes than those enduring lower stress levels. Life adversity can lead, among other things, to emotional and behavioural problems. Several factors have been studied to explain this relationship, with several investigators underlining the role of thought structures such as cognitive distortions, which refer to negatively biased information-processing of external events. This can help explain why some individuals characterised by adverse personal life stories interpret ambiguous events in a negatively biased way. This study was aimed at assessing the mediating role of cognitive distortions in the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and two dimensions of psychopathology, namely, emotional and behavioural problems in 247 secondary school children attending three state secondary schools in one county in the South East of England. An increase in life adversity was associated with an increase in cognitive distortions, which was in turn related to a higher number of symptoms reflecting behavioural issues. In terms of practical applications, an effort to protect children from further exposure to adverse life events could represent a step forward to prevent the development of future behavioural problems in at-risk children.

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Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children?

Authors: Panourgia, C. and Comoretto, A.

Journal: Stress Health

Volume: 33

Issue: 5

Pages: 590-599

eISSN: 1532-2998

DOI: 10.1002/smi.2743

Abstract:

Research has shown that children exposed to life adversity are at higher risk of negative developmental outcomes than those enduring lower stress levels. Life adversity can lead, among other things, to emotional and behavioural problems. Several factors have been studied to explain this relationship, with several investigators underlining the role of thought structures such as cognitive distortions, which refer to negatively biased information-processing of external events. This can help explain why some individuals characterised by adverse personal life stories interpret ambiguous events in a negatively biased way. This study was aimed at assessing the mediating role of cognitive distortions in the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and two dimensions of psychopathology, namely, emotional and behavioural problems in 247 secondary school children attending three state secondary schools in one county in the South East of England. An increase in life adversity was associated with an increase in cognitive distortions, which was in turn related to a higher number of symptoms reflecting behavioural issues. In terms of practical applications, an effort to protect children from further exposure to adverse life events could represent a step forward to prevent the development of future behavioural problems in at-risk children.

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Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children?

Authors: Panourgia, C. and Comoretto, A.

Journal: STRESS AND HEALTH

Volume: 33

Issue: 5

Pages: 590-599

eISSN: 1532-2998

ISSN: 1532-3005

DOI: 10.1002/smi.2743

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Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children?

Authors: Panourgia, C. and Comoretto, A.

Journal: Stress and Health

Publisher: Wiley: 12 months

ISSN: 1532-3005

Abstract:

Research has shown that children exposed to life adversity are at higher risk of negative developmental outcomes than those enduring lower stress levels. Life adversity can lead, among other things, to emotional and behavioural problems. Several factors have been studied to explain this relationship, with several investigators underlining the role of thought structures such as cognitive distortions, which refer to negatively biased information-processing of external events. This can help explain why some individuals characterised by adverse personal life stories interpret ambiguous events in a negatively biased way. This study was aimed at assessing the mediating role of cognitive distortions in the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and two dimensions of psychopathology, namely, emotional and behavioural problems in 247 secondary school children attending three state secondary schools in one county in the South East of England. An increase in life adversity was associated with an increase in cognitive distortions, which was in turn related to a higher number of symptoms reflecting behavioural issues. In terms of practical applications, an effort to protect children from further exposure to adverse life events could represent a step forward to prevent the development of future behavioural problems in at-risk children

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Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children?

Authors: Panourgia, C. and Comoretto, A.

Journal: Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress

Volume: 33

Issue: 5

Pages: 590-599

eISSN: 1532-2998

ISSN: 1532-3005

DOI: 10.1002/smi.2743

Abstract:

Research has shown that children exposed to life adversity are at higher risk of negative developmental outcomes than those enduring lower stress levels. Life adversity can lead, among other things, to emotional and behavioural problems. Several factors have been studied to explain this relationship, with several investigators underlining the role of thought structures such as cognitive distortions, which refer to negatively biased information-processing of external events. This can help explain why some individuals characterised by adverse personal life stories interpret ambiguous events in a negatively biased way. This study was aimed at assessing the mediating role of cognitive distortions in the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and two dimensions of psychopathology, namely, emotional and behavioural problems in 247 secondary school children attending three state secondary schools in one county in the South East of England. An increase in life adversity was associated with an increase in cognitive distortions, which was in turn related to a higher number of symptoms reflecting behavioural issues. In terms of practical applications, an effort to protect children from further exposure to adverse life events could represent a step forward to prevent the development of future behavioural problems in at-risk children.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27628/

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Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children?

Authors: Panourgia, C. and Comoretto, A.

Journal: Stress and Health

Volume: 33

Issue: 5

Pages: 590-599

ISSN: 1532-3005

Abstract:

Research has shown that children exposed to life adversity are at higher risk of negative developmental outcomes than those enduring lower stress levels. Life adversity can lead, among other things, to emotional and behavioural problems. Several factors have been studied to explain this relationship, with several investigators underlining the role of thought structures such as cognitive distortions, which refer to negatively biased information‐processing of external events. This can help explain why some individuals characterised by adverse personal life stories interpret ambiguous events in a negatively biased way. This study was aimed at assessing the mediating role of cognitive distortions in the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and two dimensions of psychopathology, namely, emotional and behavioural problems in 247 secondary school children attending three state secondary schools in one county in the South East of England. An increase in life adversity was associated with an increase in cognitive distortions, which was in turn related to a higher number of symptoms reflecting behavioural issues. In terms of practical applications, an effort to protect children from further exposure to adverse life events could represent a step forward to prevent the development of future behavioural problems in at‐risk children.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27628/

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