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The longitudinal association between external locus of control, social cognition and adolescent psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the longitudinal associations between social cognitive ability an external locus of control (externality) and adolescent psychopathology.

Methods

7058 participants from a prospective population-based cohort provided data on externality, social communication, and emotion perception between 7 and 16 years and psychotic experiences and depressive symptoms at 12 and 18 years. Bivariate probit modelling was used to investigate associations between these risk factors and psychopathological outcomes.

Results

Externality was associated with psychopathology at 12 (psychotic experiences OR 1.23 95% CI 1.14, 1.33; depression OR 1.12 95% CI 1.02, 1.22) and 18 years (psychotic experiences OR 1.38 95% CI 1.23, 1.55; depression OR 1.40 95% CI 1.28, 1.52). Poor social communication was associated with depression at both ages (12 years OR 1.22 95% CI 1.11, 1.34; 18 years OR 1.21 95% CI 1.10, 1.33) and marginally associated with psychotic experiences. There was marginal evidence of a larger association between externality and psychotic experiences at 12 years (p = 0.06) and between social communication and depression at 12 years (p = 0.03).

Conclusions

Externality was more strongly associated with psychotic experiences. At 18 years change in externality, between 8 and 16 years were associated with a larger increase in the risk of depression. Poor social communication was more strongly associated with depression.

SUBMITTER: Sullivan SA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5487605 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The longitudinal association between external locus of control, social cognition and adolescent psychopathology.

Sullivan Sarah A SA Thompson Andy A Kounali Daphne D Lewis Glyn G Zammit Stan S

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 20170307 6

<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the longitudinal associations between social cognitive ability an external locus of control (externality) and adolescent psychopathology.<h4>Methods</h4>7058 participants from a prospective population-based cohort provided data on externality, social communication, and emotion perception between 7 and 16 years and psychotic experiences and depressive symptoms at 12 and 18 years. Bivariate probit modelling was used to investigate associations between these risk fact ...[more]

PMID: 28271211

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