Adolescent Worries About Societal Challenges: Changing Associations With Internalizing Symptoms, 1977–2021

During the recent period of deteriorating mental health among U.S. adolescents, internalizing symptoms increased most rapidly among adolescents expressing elevated worries across all assessed domains of societal challenges. This pattern was most pronounced among female adolescents.

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Journal of Adolescence
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2026-02-26
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70127
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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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Adolescent Worries About Societal Challenges: Changing Associations With Internalizing Symptoms, 1977–2021

Noah T. Kreski, Marco Thimm-Kaiser, Pia M. Mauro, Katherine M Keyes
Journal of Adolescence
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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Adolescent Worries About Societal Challenges: Changing Associations With Internalizing Symptoms, 1977–2021

Noah T. Kreski, Marco Thimm-Kaiser, Pia M. Mauro, Katherine M Keyes
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Abstract

During the recent period of deteriorating mental health among U.S. adolescents, internalizing symptoms increased most rapidly among adolescents expressing elevated worries across all assessed domains of societal challenges. This pattern was most pronounced among female adolescents.

Journal of Adolescence
Columbia University (US)
Gender equality
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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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