Title
Existential Anxiety In Adolescents: Prevalence, Structure, Association With Psychological Symptoms And Identity Development
Keywords
Adjustment; Existential anxiety; Identity
Abstract
Existential anxiety is hypothesized to be a core human issue in a great deal of theoretical and philosophical writing. However, little is known about the emergence of these concerns and their relation to emotional functioning in youth. The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of existential anxiety in a sample of adolescents. Data on existential concerns, identity development and psychological symptoms were collected on a sample of 139 youth in grades 9-12. Results indicated that existential anxiety concerns have a theoretically consistent factor structure, are common among adolescents, and are associated with psychological symptoms, as well as identity issues. Results are discussed with regard to the importance of existential concerns in the lives of youth and the need for additional research. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Publication Date
6-1-2006
Publication Title
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume
35
Issue
3
Number of Pages
285-292
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9032-y
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
33744791165 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33744791165
STARS Citation
Berman, Steven L.; Weems, Carl F.; and Stickle, Timothy R., "Existential Anxiety In Adolescents: Prevalence, Structure, Association With Psychological Symptoms And Identity Development" (2006). Scopus Export 2000s. 8351.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/8351