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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Cross-National Comparisons of Internalizing Problems in a Cohort of 8952 Adolescents from Five European Countries: The EU NET ADB Survey.

Georgia Drosopoulou, Foteini Vlasopoulou, Eleni Panagouli, Androniki Stavridou, Alexia Papageorgiou, Theodora Psaltopoulou, Maria Tsolia, Chara Tzavara, Theodoros N Sergentanis, Artemis K Tsitsika

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Georgia DrosopoulouMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Foteini VlasopoulouMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Eleni PanagouliMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8764-1059
Androniki StavridouMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1360-5220
Alexia PapageorgiouMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Theodora PsaltopoulouMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Maria TsoliaMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Chara TzavaraMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Theodoros N SergentanisMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9355-5528
Artemis K TsitsikaMSc "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.

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EU Safer Internet Programme SI-2011-KEP-4101007
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Abstract

Various factors such as family relationships, socioeconomic indicators, socio-cultural aspects, mental health problems and demographic variables, have been associated with internalizing problems in adolescence. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of internalizing problems in adolescents from five European countries in comparison with risk factors. Using data from the European Network for Adolescent Behavior (EU NET ADB) survey, a cross-sectional school-based study of adolescents (from 14 to 17.9 years) was conducted. Data were retrieved from self-report questionnaires derived from Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Iceland and Romania. Multiple logistic regression analysis overall and by country was held through estimation of odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). A total of 8952 adolescents participated in the study. According to the results, Greece (7.6%) and Romania (2.4%) presented with the lowest rates of internalizing problems, while Iceland presented the highest (11.1%). Internalizing problems were associated with lower school grades (adjusted OR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.08-1.36), while the higher education level of parents was associated with lower odds of internalizing problems (adjusted OR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.62-0.92). In country-specific analyses, factors that affected the likelihood of internalizing problems were gender, age, maternal and paternal unemployment. Variations detected in adolescents' internalizing problems were determined by the socio-cultural context of each country. Cultural differences should be addressed thoroughly in further research, in order to better understand and intervene in aspects of internalizing problems in adolescence.

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anxietycross-culturaldepressioninternalizing problemsrisk factorsYouth Self Report

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PMCPMC9857052

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