The relationship between cognitive and affective control and adolescent mental health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive control problems have been implicated in the etiology and maintenance of mental health problems, including depression, in adults. Studies in adolescents have been more equivocal, with some showing changes in cognitive control in adolescents with mental health problems, whereas others fail to show an association. This study examines whether adolescent mental health is associated with affective control, the application of cognitive control in affective contexts, which shows more protracted development than cognitive control.

Methods

The present study investigated the association of cognitive and affective control with depressive symptomatology and self-reported diagnostic history of mental health problems in adolescents. The study included 1929 part

SUBMITTER: Minihan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933673 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature