OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between asthma and psychological distress among adolescents already at-risk for adjustment problems secondary to lower economic strata and educational or vocational failure. METHOD: Twenty-five high-risk adolescents with asthma and 25 high-risk controls without asthma 16 to 21 years old completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. RESULTS: Adolescents with asthma had significantly higher scores on multiple measures of psychological distress. Specifically, adolescents with asthma evidenced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and global psychological distress than those without asthma. CONCLUSIONS: High-risk adolescents with asthma may be more likely to experience psychological distress than those without asthma. Our findings suggest that asthma constitutes an additional significant independent stressor or risk factor among adolescents who already are at high risk for multiple adjustment problems.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between asthma and psychological distress among adolescents already at-risk for adjustment problems secondary to lower economic strata and educational or vocational failure. METHOD: Twenty-five high-risk adolescents with asthma and 25 high-risk controls without asthma 16 to 21 years old completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. RESULTS: Adolescents with asthma had significantly higher scores on multiple measures of psychological distress. Specifically, adolescents with asthma evidenced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and global psychological distress than those without asthma. CONCLUSIONS: High-risk adolescents with asthma may be more likely to experience psychological distress than those without asthma. Our findings suggest that asthma constitutes an additional significant independent stressor or risk factor among adolescents who already are at high risk for multiple adjustment problems.
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