Resilience, lifestyle and symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescence: the Young-HUNT study
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Purpose This study investigated the symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescence, their associations with lifestyle and resilience and the possibility that resilience factors can attenuate the associations between unhealthy lifestyle and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Methods Adolescents (n = 7,639) aged 13-18 years completed a questionnaire regarding lifestyle and health. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were measured by the SCL-5, a five-item shortened version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. Resilience factors included questions on friends and family relations and two sub-scales of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents; Family cohesion and Social competence. Results Of the total population, 13% reported symptoms of anxiety and depression. Resilience characteristics were associated with lower symptom levels (ORs ranging from 0.2 to 0.6), and substance use and infrequent physical activity with higher symptom levels (ORs ranging from 2.1 to 4.0). The associations with substance use were strengthened by social competence, but attenuated by family cohesion. The association with physical activity was attenuated by both social competence and family cohesion. Conclusion Symptoms of anxiety and depression were frequent in adolescents and were associated with unhealthy lifestyle factors as substance use and low physical activity. Resilience characteristics seemed to protect against symptoms and markedly influenced the associations between lifestyle factors and symptoms o…
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Zhao et al. found resilience mediated the link between loneliness and depression in the elderly, while studies on working-age adults and Norwegian adolescents showed resilience moderated this relationship.
“For instance, Zhao et al. found resilience mediated the link between loneliness and depression in the elderly, while studies on working-age adults and Norwegian adolescents showed resilience moderated this relationship [92–94].”
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Several cross-sectional studies across different age groups have highlighted resilience's protective role.
“Several cross-sectional studies across different age groups have highlighted resilience’s protective role.”
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- Authors
- Skrove, M., Romundstad, P., & Indredavik, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Skrove, Marit
- Venue
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2012-08-08
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 407-416
- ISSN
- 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-9285
- OpenAlex
- W2093355956
- Cited by
- 210
- References
- 51
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- FWCI
- 11.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Helse Midt-Norge
- St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- adolescent anxiety, adolescent depression, resilience, lifestyle factors, substance use, physical inactivity, family cohesion, social competence, protective factors
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Humans, Life Style, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Behavior, Exercise, Odds Ratio, Substance-Related Disorders, Self Efficacy, Resilience, Psychological
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