Associations between perceived stress and health outcomes in adolescents.
Adolescent
Cross-cultural
Perceived stress
Sex differences
Journal
Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
ISSN: 1753-2000
Titre abrégé: Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101297974
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Sep 2022
19 Sep 2022
Historique:
received:
04
07
2022
accepted:
01
09
2022
entrez:
19
9
2022
pubmed:
20
9
2022
medline:
20
9
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Adolescents are reporting increasing symptoms of anxiety, depression and somatization and an increase in perceived stress is a plausible explanation. The first aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of perceived stress and health outcomes in adolescents, and to evaluate if there are any sex differences. The second aim was to investigate if there is an association between perceived stress and the health outcomes and, if so, possible gender differences in this association. The third aim was to compare samples of adolescent girls and boys from two different European countries to enhance the generalizability of potential findings. The sample included 636 students from Sweden and Bulgaria, aged 15-16, 164 (58% males, 41% females, 1% not specified) from Sweden and 472 (71% males, 28% females, 1% not specified) from Bulgaria. Perceived stress and health outcomes were measured by the 14-item "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS-14), and a shorter version of the questionnaire "Children and Young People in Skåne" (Folkhälsoenkäten, FHE), respectively. T-test and Chi There were significant associations between perceived stress and psychiatric symptoms in all groups. Adolescent girls in both Sweden and Bulgaria consistently reported higher levels of perceived stress and more psychiatric and somatic symptoms than the boys. Evaluating methods for lessening the perception of stress, and their clinical presentation, should be considered in order to reduce the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms in adolescents.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Adolescents are reporting increasing symptoms of anxiety, depression and somatization and an increase in perceived stress is a plausible explanation. The first aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of perceived stress and health outcomes in adolescents, and to evaluate if there are any sex differences. The second aim was to investigate if there is an association between perceived stress and the health outcomes and, if so, possible gender differences in this association. The third aim was to compare samples of adolescent girls and boys from two different European countries to enhance the generalizability of potential findings.
METHODS
METHODS
The sample included 636 students from Sweden and Bulgaria, aged 15-16, 164 (58% males, 41% females, 1% not specified) from Sweden and 472 (71% males, 28% females, 1% not specified) from Bulgaria. Perceived stress and health outcomes were measured by the 14-item "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS-14), and a shorter version of the questionnaire "Children and Young People in Skåne" (Folkhälsoenkäten, FHE), respectively. T-test and Chi
RESULTS
RESULTS
There were significant associations between perceived stress and psychiatric symptoms in all groups. Adolescent girls in both Sweden and Bulgaria consistently reported higher levels of perceived stress and more psychiatric and somatic symptoms than the boys.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Evaluating methods for lessening the perception of stress, and their clinical presentation, should be considered in order to reduce the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms in adolescents.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36123590
doi: 10.1186/s13034-022-00510-w
pii: 10.1186/s13034-022-00510-w
pmc: PMC9487115
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
75Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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