Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Professor. Mohaghegh Ardabili University
2 M.A in psychology and education of exceptional children, Department of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of social-emotional problems in adolescents in Mashhad and to determine their relationship with childhood trauma and borderline personality syndrome. This study was methodologically conducted in two formats: exploratory and descriptive-correlation regression. The target population was all adolescent girls and boys aged 14 to 18 years in Mashhad in 2023-2024, from which 630 people were selected as a sample and available. The data collection tools were the Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory (WPI); Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and Schizotypal Trait Questionnaire-B form (STB). Pearson correlation tests and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The results of this study showed that among social-emotional problems, avoidance-withdrawal (6.4%) and hyperactivity-impulsivity (4.8%) have a significant prevalence. In addition, there was a significant direct relationship between childhood trauma (P < 0.01, r = 0.32) and borderline personality disorder (P < 0.01, r = 0.67) with social-emotional problems, and these two variables, when combined, predicted 45% (p < 0.01) of the changes in emotional problems. These results can be used to design interventions aimed at preventing social-emotional problems in adolescents.
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