Stressful life events and identity development in early and mid-adolescence

Antecedents and Consequences of Agentic and Communal Stressful Life Events in Adolescence

The relationships among frequency and intensity measures of agentic and communal stressful life events was examined on the sample of 265 subjects ranging in age from 11 to 14 years. Also, the relations of the two measures of agentic and communal stressful life events (intensity and frequency) with several antecedents (age, sex, personality traits) and consequences (coping styles and school grad...

Identity in Early Adolescence

Perfectionism and Stressful Life Events as Vulnerabilities to Depression Symptoms in Students

IntroductionThe mood disorders such as depression are the most common mental disorders among individuals. In addition to, girls’ students as a group at high risk are known for developing this disorder. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of perfectionism and stressful life events in predicting disordered depression symptoms among girls’ students. Materials and Methods: This cross-...

The Mediating Role of Stressful Life Events in the Relationship between Personality Traits and Addiction Readiness

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of stressful life events in the relationship between personality traits and addiction readiness. Method: The research method was correlational descriptive of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population included all substance-dependent women referring to addiction treatment clinics in Yazd in 2019-2020. Amon...

Association between stressful life events and psychotic experiences in adolescence: evidence for gene–environment correlations

BACKGROUND Stressful life events (SLEs) are associated with psychotic experiences. SLEs might act as an environmental risk factor, but may also share a genetic propensity with psychotic experiences. AIMS To estimate the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence the relationship between SLEs and psychotic experiences. METHOD Self- and parent reports from a community-based t...