Cognitive and affective control for adolescents in care versus their peers: implications for mental health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many adolescents who have been removed from the care of their biological parent(s) and placed in State or Local Authority care have experienced significant adversity, including high rates of maltreatment and other trauma(s). As a group, these young people experience far higher rates of mental health difficulties compared to their peers. While their mental health outcomes are well-documented, little is known about mechanisms that may drive this. One potential mechanism, linked to both trauma and adversity exposure and mental health, is affective control (the application of cognitive control in affective contexts).

Methods

We compared cognitive and affective control in 71 adolescents (65% girls) in care aged 11-18 (M = 14.82, SD = 2.10) and 71 age and gender-matched

SUBMITTER: McGuire R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636895 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature