| Title |
Internalūs sunkumai ir mentalizacija paauglystėje: žvalgomasis tyrimas / |
| Translation of Title |
Internalizing difficulties and mentalization in adolescence: exploratory study. |
| Authors |
Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, Lina |
| DOI |
10.15388/JMPD.2015.4.05 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Jaunųjų mokslininkų psichologų darbai.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2015, Nr. 4, [p. 1-6].. ISSN 2029-9958. eISSN 2351-4620 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Internalizing symptoms ; mentalizing ; adolescents ; emotional difficulties |
| Abstract [eng] |
Recently, possible relationships between internalizing difficulties and mentalization have been receiving increasing attention in scientific literature. However, first empirical results are inconsistent and there is a lack of studies investigating the relationships between internalizing symptoms and mentalization in adolescence. This exploratory study aims to analyse the relationships between adolescents’ internalizing difficulties and their mentalizing. Participants. Sixty four adolescents (40 girls and 24 boys) aged 13 – 17 participated in the study. Methods. Mentalization was assessed using Reading the Mind from the Eyes Test (child version) (Baron-Cohen et al., 2001) and Situational Stories method (Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė ir Barkauskienė, 2014), internalizing difficulties were rated by adolescents’ parents using Child Behaviour Checklist 6/18 (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). Results. Anxious/Depressed, Withdrawn/Depressed and Overall internalizing difficulties were not related to mentalization accuracy in adolescence. Higher somatic problems were related with more correct explanation of other people’s behaviour. The study results are important in planning further research of mentalizing and emotional difficulties. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2015 |
