NDLI: Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway

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Author	Zeratsion, Henok Dalsklev, Madeleine Bjertness, Espen Lien, Lars Haavet, Ole R Halvorsen, Jon A Bjertness, Cecilie B Claussen, Bjørgulf
Abstract	Background Former studies have shown increased mental health problems in adolescents after parental divorce all over the Western world. We wanted to see if that still is the case in Norway today when divorce turns to be more and more common. Methods In a prospective study design, two samples were constituted, adolescents at a baseline survey in 2001/02 (n = 2422) and those at follow-up in 2003/04 (n = 1861), when the adolescents were 15/16 and 18/19 years-old, respectively. They answered self-administered questionnaires in both surveys of Young-HUBRO in Oslo. Early parental divorce was defined as that which occured before age 15/16 years, and late divorce occured between age 15/16 and 18/19. Internalized and externalized mental health problems were measured by the Hopkin’s Symptom Check List (HSCL-10) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results After linear regression models were adjusted for gender, ethnicity, family economy, social support, and mental health problem symptoms measured at baseline before parental divorce occured, late parental divorce did not lead to significant increase in mental health problems among adolescents in the city of Oslo. Early parental divorce was associated with internal mental health problems among young adolescents when adjusted only for the first four possible confounders. Conclusions It seems that parental divorce in late adolescence does not lead to mental health problems in Norway any more, as has been shown before, while such problems may prevail among young adolescents. This does not mean that parental divorce create less problems in late adolescence than before but these youths might have developed adjustment abilities against health effects as divorce have turned to be more common.
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DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-13-413
Journal	BMC Public Health
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Volume Number	13
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2013-04-30
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Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health HSCL SDQ Adolescents Internalized and externalized mental health problems Mental distress Parental divorce Medicine/Public Health
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