Psychopathology in Dutch young adults: enduring or changeable?

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1995 Mar;30(2):60-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00794943.

Abstract

This study reports on stability and change in emotional and behavioral problems in young adults over a 2-year time span. A sample of 528 18- to 22-year-olds from the general population was assessed using the Young Adult Self-Report (YASR) on two occasions. Stability coefficients for the total problem score of the YASR were 0.63 for males and 0.75 for females. Forty-nine percent of the subjects who were initially classified as deviant were still deviant at follow-up. Of all YASR syndromes, the highest stability was for the Anxious/Depressed scale.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Affective Symptoms / epidemiology
  • Affective Symptoms / psychology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Personality Development*
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychometrics
  • Social Behavior Disorders / epidemiology
  • Social Behavior Disorders / psychology*