Longitudinal internalizing psychopathology structure in a diverse community sample of Los Angeles adolescents from 9th to 12th grade.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Manifestations of internalizing symptoms vary developmentally, particularly during adolescence, but most taxonomies, including modern structural models of psychopathology, do not adequately account for this. Understanding variation in the structure and components of internalizing psychopathology may improve diagnosis.

Methods

Self-reported internalizing symptom data were collected from a diverse sample of LA-county adolescents (N = 3368) during each of the four years of high school (grades 9-12). DSM-based symptoms of generalized anxiety, major depression, social phobia, specific phobia, and obsessive-compulsive problems were assessed. Covariance symptom structures were modeled at the four waves using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

Results

Based

SUBMITTER: Keyes KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12263122 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature