Late adolescent outcomes of childhood trajectories of internalizing symptoms: an 8-year follow-up of depressive and anxiety symptoms and cognitive, emotion- and behavior-related self-regulation facets

Children with increasing internalizing symptoms in childhood present internalizing symptoms and self-regulation deficits in late adolescence that can hinder further development. In contrast, the differences observed in childhood between the decreasing and the stable low trajectories are no longer detectable. Promoting self-regulation could be a promising prevention and intervention target. Future research should investigate protective factors contributing to symptom remission.