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Facing Death in Adolescence: What Leads to Internalization and Externalization Problems?

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to test a model to better explain which factors are linked to the development of internalized and externalized problems in adolescents experiencing death through structural equation model. Internalizing problems were predicted by low self-esteem, high PTSD symptomatology and by being a female, whereas externalizing problems were predicted by low self-esteem, by the experience of the loss as central in their own life and by being a male. Our results pointed out the potential importance of controlling this factors in order to provide focused interventions for adolescents after the death of a significant one.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
Issue numberN/A
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Keywords

  • Adolescent . Death . Bereavement . Internalization problems . Externalization problems

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