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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Internalizing/Externalizing Problems and Sensory Processing Alteration in Children Referred to Child Mental Health Centers.

Macarena Valencia, Ana D'Ocon, Raquel Plata, Sandra Simó, María José Cantero

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Macarena ValenciaBio-Gipuzkoa Institute of Health Research, 20014 Gipuzkoa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6146-6360
Ana D'OconDepartment of Basic Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8858-081X
Raquel PlataBio-Gipuzkoa Institute of Health Research, 20014 Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Sandra SimóDepartment of Basic Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4156-5847
María José CanteroDepartment of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6008-5163

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BACKGROUND/

objectivesInternalizing and externalizing problems have been associated with sensory processing (SP) alteration, where severe alterations are equivalent to sensory processing disorder (SPD). This study aims to examine the relationship between childhood problems and the degree of SP alteration in children referred to a child mental health center (CMHC).

methodsThe study included sixty-four children (44 boys and 20 girls), aged 6 to 8 years, referred to a CMHC in Gipuzkoa, Spain. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18) and the Child Sensory Profile (CSP-2). Analyses of variance and qualitative analyses were conducted to compare T-scores of childhood problems across SP alteration groups (no alteration, mild, moderate, and severe).

resultsOf the participants, 31.3% (n = 20) exhibited a severe SP alteration and obtained significantly higher scores than those without SP alteration on the Withdrawn/Depressed and Attention, Social, and Thought Problems syndrome scales, as well as on the Internalizing Problems and Total Problems scales. Furthermore, children with severe SP alteration scored within the clinical range on the Anxious/Depressed and Attention Problems scales. Mean scores for Internalizing, Externalizing and Total Problems reached the clinical threshold when the SP alteration was classified as moderate or severe. These findings indicate that SP alteration is associated with increased internalizing and externalizing problems in children referred to the CMHC, with clinical levels observed particularly in cases of moderate to severe SP alteration.

conclusionsThis study highlights the importance of including SP assessment in the diagnostic evaluation of childhood mental health problems.

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childhood problemschild mental health centerexternalizing problemsinternalizing problemsmiddle childhoodsensory processing alterationsensory processing disorder (SPD)

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PMCPMC12191171

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