Comportamentos e cometências de adolescentes brasileiros avaliados com instrumentos ASEBA
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2023-09-15
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Santos, Carla Cristina Borges 
Borges, Carla Cristina Santos
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Oliveira-Monteiro, Nancy Ramacciotti de
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Desde a primeira metade do século XX são realizados estudos que investigam a frequência de problemas emocionais e comportamentais em crianças e, posteriormente, sobre adolescentes. A ausência de padronização dos instrumentos utilizados em tais pesquisas configurou-se como como um limite à validade interna e externa dos achados. O Sistema Achenbach de Avaliação Empiricamente Baseada (ASEBA) inclui instrumentos padronizados e mundialmente utilizados para avaliação de problemas de comportamento em diferentes faixas etárias, sendo o Youth Self Report (YSR) específico para a autoavaliação de adolescentes. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar comportamentos internalizantes, comportamentos externalizantes e competências de adolescentes brasileiros a partir de um banco de dados de instrumentos ASEBA e verificar o efeito do sexo e da idade em sua ocorrência. Foram analisados 9.295 protocolos desse instrumento, respondidos por adolescentes entre 11 e 18 anos (maioria meninas residentes da região sudeste) entre os anos de 2004 e 2020. Os resultados relativos a problemas internalizantes indicaram diminuição da Ansiedade/Depressão a cada ano de idade e, contrariamente, aumento do Isolamento/Depressão a cada ano de vida, sem diferença significativa entre os sexos. Entre os externalizantes, adolescentes mais velhos apresentaram maiores indicativos de violação de regras, com diferença significativa entre os sexos, sendo prevalente no masculino. Para o total de problemas, os meninos apresentaram maiores índices. Em relação às competências dos adolescentes, as meninas apresentaram maiores índices, no entanto, com o avanço da idade, a média de competência entre as adolescentes apresentou caráter decrescente. Essas informações contribuem para a compreensão da saúde mental nos adolescentes brasileiros e auxiliam na elaboração de estratégias de prevenção e intervenção, além de possibilitar comparações com populações de outros países também avaliadas com instrumentos ASEBA.
Since the first half of the 20th century, studies have been carried out that investigate the frequency of emotional and behavioral problems in children and, later, in adolescents. The lack of standardization of the instruments used in such research was configured as a limit to the internal and external validity of the findings. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) includes standardized instruments used worldwide to assess behavior problems in different age groups, with the Youth Self Report (YSR) specifically for self-assessment of adolescents. The objective of this study was to analyze internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors and competences of Brazilian adolescents from a database of ASEBA instruments and to verify the effect of gender and age on their occurrence. A total of 9,295 protocols of this instrument were analyzed, answered by adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years (mostly girls residing in the Southeast region) between the years 2004 and 2020.. The results related to internalizing problems indicated a decrease in Anxiety/Depression with each year of age and, on the contrary, an increase in Isolation/Depression with each year of life, with no significant difference between genders. Among the externalizing factors, older adolescents were more likely to violate rules, with a significant difference between genders, with prevalence among males. For the total number of problems, boys had higher rates. Regarding the competences of adolescents, girls had higher rates, however, with advancing age, the average competence among adolescents showed a decreasing character. This information contributes to the understanding of mental health in Brazilian adolescents and helps in the development of prevention and intervention strategies, in addition to enabling comparisons with populations from other countries, which were also evaluated using ASEBA instruments.
Since the first half of the 20th century, studies have been carried out that investigate the frequency of emotional and behavioral problems in children and, later, in adolescents. The lack of standardization of the instruments used in such research was configured as a limit to the internal and external validity of the findings. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) includes standardized instruments used worldwide to assess behavior problems in different age groups, with the Youth Self Report (YSR) specifically for self-assessment of adolescents. The objective of this study was to analyze internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors and competences of Brazilian adolescents from a database of ASEBA instruments and to verify the effect of gender and age on their occurrence. A total of 9,295 protocols of this instrument were analyzed, answered by adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years (mostly girls residing in the Southeast region) between the years 2004 and 2020.. The results related to internalizing problems indicated a decrease in Anxiety/Depression with each year of age and, on the contrary, an increase in Isolation/Depression with each year of life, with no significant difference between genders. Among the externalizing factors, older adolescents were more likely to violate rules, with a significant difference between genders, with prevalence among males. For the total number of problems, boys had higher rates. Regarding the competences of adolescents, girls had higher rates, however, with advancing age, the average competence among adolescents showed a decreasing character. This information contributes to the understanding of mental health in Brazilian adolescents and helps in the development of prevention and intervention strategies, in addition to enabling comparisons with populations from other countries, which were also evaluated using ASEBA instruments.
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SANTOS, Carla Cristina Borges. Comportamentos e competências de adolescentes brasileiros avaliados com instrumentos ASEBA. 2023. 78 f. Tese (Doutorado Interdisciplinar em Ciências da Saúde) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade, Santos, 2023.