Not exact matches
These two
dimensions reflect a distinction between
internalizing disorders, such as mood or anxiety
symptoms, and externalizing disorders such as behavioral or substance abuse
symptoms.
Epidemiological and clinical evidence indicates that SED is associated with multiple
dimensions of psychopathology, with more robust effects on externalizing problems, such as aggressive and delinquent behaviors, and a less robust, but still significant, association with
internalizing symptoms, such as anxiety and depression [10 — 12, 14].
Serum biomarkers also had differential associations with mental health problems, with the inflammatory cytokine IL6 being more strongly associated with the
internalizing dimension (i.e. depressive, anxiety and somatic problems) and the oxidative stress marker TBARS with externalizing
symptoms (i.e. attentional, oppositional and conduct problems).
Sevecke et al. (2009b) found that a significant relationship between
internalizing symptoms measured by the Youth Self Report (YSR) and the affective
dimension of psychopathy existed only for boys.