Emerging Adults' Psychopathology in seven countries: the impact of identity related risk factors

Iffat Rohail; Malte Persike; Inge Seiffge-Krenke; Figen Cok; Karolina Głogowska; Vassilis Pavlopoulos; Spyridon Tantaros; yrille Perchec; uan Carlos Saravia

Abstract:

The impact of identity-related risk factors on psychopathology was analyzed in 2,113 emerging adults (M¼22.0 years; 66%female) from France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Peru, Pakistan, and Poland. Identity stress, coping with identity stress, maternalparenting (support, psychological control, and anxious rearing), and psychopathology (internalizing, externalizing, and totalsymptomatology) were assessed. After partialing out the influence of stress, coping, and perceived maternal behavior, country didno longer exert a significant effect on symptom scores. The effect for gender remained, as did an interaction between country andgender. Rather unexpected, on average, males reported higher internalizing symptomatology scores than females. Potentialcauses for the higher scores of males are therefore discussed. Partialing out covariates resulted in a clearer picture of country-specific and gender-dependent effects on psychopathology, which is helpful in designing interventions.

research from:

• Foundation University - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Year:

2020

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Emerging Adulthood

Volume:

8

Number:

3

Pages:

179-194

Month:

9

DOI:

10.1177/2167696818791108