Co-Occurring Mental Health Symptoms in Urban Adolescents: Comorbidity Profiles and Correlates

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  • Author(s): Webb, Lindsey (ORCID Webb, Lindsey (ORCID 0000-0001-5522-3533); Musci, Rashelle (ORCID Musci, Rashelle (ORCID 0000-0001-7267-5822); Mendelson, Tamar (ORCID Mendelson, Tamar (ORCID 0000-0002-6085-3043)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Grantee Submission. 2021.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      14
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
      Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
      National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DHHS/PHS)
    • Contract Number:
      R305A160082
      1R01HD090022
      5T32DA00729225
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Grade 8
      Junior High Schools
      Middle Schools
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Comorbidity; Urban Youth; Mental Disorders; Grade 8; Public Schools; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Trauma; Behavior Problems; Coping; Substance Abuse; At Risk Students; Early Adolescents; Student Behavior
    • Subject Terms:
      Maryland (Baltimore)
    • Subject Terms:
      Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Childrens Depression Inventory
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/15374416.2021.1901228
    • Abstract:
      Objective: To identify subgroups of urban youth based on their self- and teacher-reported mental health symptoms, and to explore characteristics of these subgroups. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 426 eighth-grade students (M[subscript age] = 13.22 years; 70.1% Black/ African American; 58.7% female) across 20 Baltimore City public schools were analyzed using latent profile analysis and latent regressions. Variables for latent profile analysis included self-reported symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal issues, social problems, and behavioral dysfunction) and teacher-reported symptoms (i.e., externalizing, internalizing, and problems in social and emotional competence). Regressions used profile membership to predict trauma exposure, coping mechanisms, and substance use. Results: A 3-profile solution was found from the latent profile analysis. The profile with high student- and teacher-reported symptoms had more trauma exposures, greater use of maladaptive coping mechanisms, and higher substance use. Conclusions: The current study may help in the identification of urban youth who are at risk of developing multiple co-occurring psychological disorders to target for prevention efforts. [This is the online version of an article published in "Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology."]
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • IES Funded:
      Yes
    • Publication Date:
      2021
    • Accession Number:
      ED615150