Socioemotional health, trauma exposure, and internalizing symptoms in students attending an alternative high school

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ID9055151
AuthorsAngelina Sung (Colorado State University), Sonia L Ruben (0000-0001-8273-2405, Santa Clara University), Sonia L Rubens, Rose R Soliemannjad (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Megan M Zeringue (0000-0002-5955-5970, Middle Tennessee State University)
Year2023
Volume93
Issue3
Pages269-278
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/ort0000678
PMID37023269
OpenAlexW4362662725
LanguageEN

1.5) attending an alternative school in a large, southeastern city. Results showed that trauma exposure was positively associated with depression and anxiety symptoms, while self-awareness and family coherence were negatively associated with depression and anxiety symptoms. Additionally, significant interactions revealed that trauma exposure was associated with depression symptoms at low but not high levels of self-awareness, and at low but not high levels of family coherence. Understanding strengths to support alternative high school students exposed to trauma is a valuable component of mental health intervention. Future research should investigate ways to cultivate self-awareness and enhance family coherence to address the complex needs of alternative school students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Anxiety · Depression (economics) · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling) · MEDLINE · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · PsycINFO · Socioemotional selectivity theory · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology

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