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‘Too many BeEPs in our teens!’ Behavioral and emotional problems in a large group of Italian adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2020

Giulia Lisi Open the ORCID record for Giulia Lisi [Opens in a new window] ,
Rodolfo Rossi ,
Michele Ribolsi ,
Giorgio Di Lorenzo ,
Carla Parisi ,
Martina Siracusano ,
Laura Morciano ,
Alberto De Stefano ,
Alessia Pesaresi  and
Cinzia Niolu
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Giulia Lisi*
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Rodolfo Rossi
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Michele Ribolsi
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Giorgio Di Lorenzo
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Carla Parisi
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Martina Siracusano
Affiliation:
Chair of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Laura Morciano
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Alberto De Stefano
Affiliation:
ONLUS Volontari del Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Alessia Pesaresi
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Cinzia Niolu
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Leonardo Palombi
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Alberto Siracusano
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Author for correspondence: Giulia Lisi, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background

One in six adolescents suffers from mental health problems. Despite the presence of general information on Italian adolescents' mental health, researches conducted with standardized assessment tools are scarce in the literature. We evaluated the prevalence of self-reported behavioral and emotional problems in a group of Italian adolescents and examined their relation to socio-demographical variables.

Methods

This population-based sampling survey was conducted on high school students aged 14–18 from urban areas of Rome and Latina. Participants completed Youth Self-Report (YSR) and a socio-demographic schedule to collect information on age, gender, type of school attended, socio-economic status, urbanicity.

Results

Final sample consisted of 1400 adolescents (38.61% male, mean age 16 years, s.d. 1.42). Prevalence of Internalizing Problems, Externalizing Problems and Total Problems was 29.55%, 18.34% and 24.13%. In our multivariable model, Internalizing Symptoms were not explained by sociodemographic variables while Externalizing Symptoms were explained by Male Gender [OR = 1.53 (1.14–2.06)], older age [OR = 2.06 (1.52–2.79)] and attending a Technical and Professional Institute [OR = 2.15 (1.53–3.02)], with an adjusted R2 = 4.32%. Total Problems were explained by School Type [Technical and Professional Institutes and Art and Humanities v. Grammar and Science School; OR respectively 1.93 (1.40–2.67) and 1.64 (1.08–2.47)], adjusted R2 = 1.94.

Conclusions

The study provides, for the first time, evidence of a great prevalence of self-reported behavioral and emotional problems in a large sample of Italian adolescents, highlighting the role of different socio-demographic variables as risk factors for externalizing behaviors. Our results emphasize the urgent need for implementing prevention programs on mental health in adolescence.

Keywords

Adolescenceemotional and behavioral problemsepidemiologypreventionyouth self-report
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 52 , Issue 6 , April 2022 , pp. 1040 - 1049
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