{"product_id":"anxiety-and-depression-in-adolescents-exploring-a-case-study-9798869251183","title":"Anxiety and depression in adolescents: Exploring A Case Study","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rudolph M. Nissen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nissen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nissen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychopathology - Depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepression and social anxiety increase in prevalence during adolescence and are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elinked to long-term difficulties. The aetiology of increased onset of depression and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esocial anxiety during adolescence is likely to be complex, encompassing social, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebiological and neuropsychological factors. The present study aimed to investigate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome of these factors, in terms of parental attachment, stage of puberty and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elateralization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hundred children aged 9 to 14 undertook the chimeric faces test, evaluating their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elateralization for facial emotion processing. Children also completed self-report\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emeasures to assess their levels of depression and social anxiety, stage of puberty and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparental attachment. Data were entered into hierarchical regression analyses, with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeither depression or social anxiety as outcome variables. Known predictors were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eentered at Block one with emotional lateralization, stage of puberty and parental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattachment entered at Block two. Interactions between laterality, attachment and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epuberty were entered into Block three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results showed that higher parental attachment trust was linked to higher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edepression scores. Furthermore, the interaction between laterality and parental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattachment trust was also shown to be a significant predictor. This revealed that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehigher attachment trust scores were predictive only when children had bi-lateral or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleft hemisphere lateralization for emotional processing. For social anxiety, both\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehigher parental attachment trust and parental attachment alienation were linked to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehigher social anxiety scores. There was no effect of the interactions for social anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally there was no unique effect of puberty or lateralization for either\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edepression or social anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results provide insight into the complex aetiology of depression and social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanxiety, suggesting that they are related to similar but subtly different predictors. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estudy also revealed that social factors were more important than either biological or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneuropsychological factors, suggesting targets for clinical intervention when working\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith young children and adolescents with depression and social anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nissen Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45138686214295,"sku":"9798869251183","price":2148.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798869251183.webp?v=1767653912","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/anxiety-and-depression-in-adolescents-exploring-a-case-study-9798869251183","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}