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Social support, life events and psychosomatic symptoms among 14-16-year-old adolescents

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  • Aro, Hillevi
  • Hänninen, Vilma
  • Paronen, Olavi

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The role of family, friends and confidants in mediating the impact of adverse life events on psychosomatic symptoms in mid-adolescence was studied. School children (n = 2013) completed questionnaires in class in three occasions during 17 months. Data about social support and life events for 12 months were gathered retrospectively in the final questionnaire. The differences in symptoms by life events and social support were already present at the beginning of the study. Those adolescents who had experienced adverse life events and reported a poor relationship with one or both parents had the highest levels of symptoms and the greatest increase in symptoms during the follow-up. Lack of friends was also associated with psychosomatic symptoms, especially among those who had experienced adverse life events. The results suggest that adolescents who lack parental or peer support are at risk for psychosomatic symptoms in general, and especially in the face of stressful life events.

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  • Aro, Hillevi & Hänninen, Vilma & Paronen, Olavi, 1989. "Social support, life events and psychosomatic symptoms among 14-16-year-old adolescents," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 29(9), pages 1051-1056, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:29:y:1989:i:9:p:1051-1056
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    1. Yu Ling & Xiaojin Hu & Caili Liu & E. Scott Huebner & Yong Wei, 2022. "The Interaction Between Peer Social Support and Stressors Predicts Somatic and Psychological Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 17(1), pages 333-349, February.
    2. Christelle Roustit & Eric Campoy & Emilie Renahy & Gary King & Isabelle Parizot & Pierre Chauvin, 2011. "Family social environment in childhood and self-rated health in young adulthood," Post-Print inserm-00664157, HAL.

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