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- Title
Somatic symptoms and internalizing problems in urban youth: a cross-cultural comparison of Czech and Russian adolescents.
- Authors
Tingstedt, Olga; Lindblad, Frank; Koposov, Roman; Blatny, Marek; Hrdlicka, Michal; Stickley, Andrew; Ruchkin, Vladislav
- Abstract
Background: Although the association between somatic complaints and internalizing problems (anxiety, somatic anxiety and depression) is well established, it remains unclear whether the pattern of this relationship differs by gender and in different cultures. The aim of this study was to examine cross-cultural and gender-specific differences in the association between somatic complaints and internalizing problems in youth from the Czech Republic and Russia. Methods: The Social and Health Assessment, a self-report survey, was completed by representative community samples of adolescents, age 12-17 years, from the Czech Republic (N = 4770) and Russia (N= 2728). Results: A strong association was observed between somatic complaints and internalizing psychopathology. Although the levels of internalizing problems differed by country and gender, they increased together with and largely in a similar way to somatic complaints for boys and girls in both countries. Conclusion: The association between somatic symptoms and internalizing problems seems to be similar for boys and girls across cultures.
- Subjects
CZECH Republic; RUSSIA; COMPARATIVE studies; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; CULTURAL pluralism; RESEARCH funding; SELF-evaluation; SURVEYS; CITY dwellers; SYMPTOMS; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
European Journal of Public Health, 2018, Vol 28, Issue 3, p480
- ISSN
1101-1262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurpub/cky001