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The association between dissocial behavior and stress perception in adolescents

Published Online:February 27, 2020https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652/a000273

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. Dissoziale Verhaltensweisen wie Wutanfälle, Lügen und Stehlen bis hin zu gewaltsamen Übergriffen gegenüber Peers, Lehrpersonen und Eltern stellen hohe Belastungen für die soziale Umwelt der Jugendlichen dar. Obwohl kognitiv-emotionale Stressverarbeitungsprozesse eine zentrale Bedeutung für die Erklärung von Verhaltensproblemen haben, analysiert bislang keine Studie systematisch das Stresserleben bei Jugendlichen mit dissozialem Verhalten in unterschiedlichen Lebensbereichen. Diese Studie geht der Fragestellung nach, inwiefern Jugendliche mit dissozialem Verhalten in verschiedenen Lebensbereichen (u. a. Eltern, Schule, Zukunftsplanung, Freizeit, Peerbeziehungen) Stress empfinden. Die Stichprobe umfasst N = 91 Jugendliche (Altersrange 12 – 16, 39 Mädchen), von denen N = 44 dissoziale Verhaltensweisen aufweisen. Verhaltensprobleme und Stresserleben wurden mittels standardisierter Instrumente erfasst. In hierarchischen Regressionsanalysen erklären dissoziale Verhaltensweisen bedeutsame Varianz des Stresserlebens. In Bezug auf die Zukunft (z. B. Angst vor Arbeitslosigkeit) sowie schulische Stressoren (z. B. Leistungsversagen) ist das Stresserleben dissozialer Jugendlicher erhöht, im Freizeitbereich sowie im Umgang mit Peers bestehen keine bedeutsamen Unterschiede zur Kontrollgruppe. Die Ergebnisse implizieren spezifische kognitiv-emotionale Stressverarbeitungsprozesse bei dissozialen Jugendlichen, deren mögliche Bedeutung für Verhaltensänderungen in schulischen und anderen pädagogischen Kontexten diskutiert wird.


The association between dissocial behavior and stress perception in adolescents

Abstract. Conduct behavior problems like uncontrolled anger, lying, theft and violent attacks against peers, teachers and parents are a serious burden for the social environment of adolescents. Though cognitive-emotional stress processing is a relevant variable to explain problem behavior, no systematic empirical analysis of stress perception in different life domains among adolescents with conduct problems has been performed. The current study examines the question whether adolescents with conduct problems perceive stress induced by stressors in different life domains e. g. parents, school, leisure, future plans and peer relations. The sample comprises N = 91 adolescents (age range 12 – 16, 39 female), 44 of which show conduct problems. Problem behavior and stress perception were operationalized by standardized instruments. Using hierarchic regression analysis, conduct problems explain considerable variance of stress perception. Relating to future plans (e. g. being afraid of unemployment) and school stressors (e. g. fear of bad school achievements), adolescents with conduct problems report an elevated stress. Relating to leisure and peer stress, adolescents with conduct problems do not differ from controls. As the results imply specific cognitive-emotional stress perceptions in adolescents with conduct problems, the discussion focusses on the possible relevance of those stress appraisals for behavior modification in school and other pedagogical contexts.

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