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

Socpus ID

33744791165 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33744791165

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