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Adolescence
A Lesson for Parents: Arguing in Front of Your Teens Has Lasting Impact, Researchers Find
March 27th, 2009
Exposure to family arguments during adolescence has a lasting impact on an individual's mental health and functioning as an adult, according to a study published in the March edition of The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. The longitudinal study, led by Simmons School of Social Work Professor Helen Reinherz, shows adolescents who reported increased arguments at age 15, compared with their peers, had an elevated risk of major depression, alcohol abuse/dependence, drug dependence, and adult antisocial behaviors at age 30. These participants also had a twofold risk for being unemployed as adults. The study, lead-authored...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-03-27)
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