Associations between Stress,Psychosomatic Complaints,and Parental Criticism among Affluent Adolescent Girls |
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Authors: | Kimberly Williams Terese Jean Lund Belle Liang Angela DeSilva Mousseau Rénee Spencer |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Psychology,Wingate University,Wingate,USA;2.Department of Counseling and Developmental Psychology,Boston College,Chestnut Hill,USA;3.Department of Education,Rivier University,Nashua,USA;4.School of Social Work,Boston University,Boston,USA |
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Abstract: | A growing body of research has shown that adolescent girls in the context of affluence face a series of unique pressures that may increase social-emotional problems. Little research, however, has examined associations between perceived stress and psychosomatic complaints among privileged youth. In the present study, we investigated the relationships between stress, psychosomatic complaints, and parental criticism in a sample of preadolescent and adolescent girls (n?=?218) from selective, private schools. Using OLS regression analyses, cross-sectional and longitudinal associations were evident between perceived stress and psychosomatic complaints, with increases in stress associated with increases in psychosomatic problems. Parental criticism was also examined as a predictor of girls’ psychosomatic complaints and stress levels. Results indicated that parental criticism was significantly and positively associated with psychosomatic problems in cross-sectional models and that perceived stress levels mediated this association. Additional analyses demonstrated that the relationship between psychosomatic complaints and stress may be bidirectional. Taken together, results from this exploratory study suggest that girls in the context of affluence may also experience psychosomatic complaints, in addition to social-emotional problems. |
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