Internalizing symptoms among Taiwanese adolescents in poverty: Longitudinal influences of neighborhood, family, and school.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Identifying specific contextual factors that contribute to the development of internalizing symptoms in adolescents in poverty is critical for prevention. This study examined the longitudinal effects of neighborhood disadvantage, family cohesion, and teacher-student relationship on adolescent internalizing symptoms from economically disadvantaged families.

Methods

Participants were 1404 Taiwanese adolescents (49% female) in the nationally representative Taiwan database of children and youth in poverty. Youth were enrolled in the seventh, eighth, or ninth grades (Time 1; M_age  = 14.85, SD = 0.95) and completed biennial follow-up assessments 2 (Time 2; M_age  = 16.47, SD = 0.74) and 4 years after baseline (Time 3; M_age  = 18.21, SD 

SUBMITTER: Chiang SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9009220 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature