Behavioral mediators of stress-related mood symptoms in adolescence & young adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress is a risk factor for unipolar and bipolar mood disorders, but the mechanisms linking stress to specific symptoms remain elusive. Behavioral responses to stress, such as impulsivity and social withdrawal, may mediate the associations between stress and particular mood symptoms.

Methods

This study evaluated behavioral mediators of the relationship between self-reported intensity of daily stress and mood symptoms over up to eight weeks of daily diary surveys. The sample included individuals with unipolar or bipolar disorders, or with no psychiatric history (n = 113, ages 15-25).

Results

Results showed that higher daily stress was related to higher severity of mania, and this pathway was mediated by impulsive behaviors. Higher stress also predicted highe

SUBMITTER: Peterson EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915485 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature