Associations Between Psychosocial Well-Being, Stressful Life Events and Emotion-Driven Impulsiveness in European Adolescents

Stefanie Do^{1

2}, Juul M J Coumans³, Claudia Börnhorst¹, Hermann Pohlabeln¹, Lucia A Reisch⁴, Unna N Danner^{5

6}, Paola Russo⁷, Toomas Veidebaum⁸, Michael Tornaritis⁹, Dénes Molnár¹⁰, Monica Hunsberger¹¹, Stefaan De Henauw¹², Luis A Moreno¹³, Wolfgang Ahrens^{1

2}, Antje Hebestreit¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Achterstrasse 30, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
² Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstrasse 5, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
³ Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419 AT, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Copenhagen Business School, Dalgas Have 15, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
⁵ Altrecht Eating Disorders Rintveld, Wenshoek 4, 3705 WE, Zeist, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁷ Institute of Food Sciences, National Research Council, Via Roma 64, 83100, Avellino, Italy.
⁸ Department of Chronic Diseases, National Institute for Health Development, Hiiu 42, 11619, Tallinn, Estonia.
⁹ Research and Education Institute of Child health, REF, 138, Limassol Avenue, 2015, Strovolos, Cyprus.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Pécs, József A. u. 7, 7623, Pécs, Hungary.
¹¹ University of Gothenburg, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Box 453, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
¹² Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, ingang 42 - verdieping 5, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
¹³ GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Domingo Miral s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
¹⁴ Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Achterstrasse 30, 28359, Bremen, Germany. sec-epi@leibniz-bips.de.

PMID: 34751911
PMCID: PMC9090687
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-021-01533-w

Associations Between Psychosocial Well-Being, Stressful Life Events and Emotion-Driven Impulsiveness in European Adolescents

Stefanie Do et al. J Youth Adolesc. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;51(6):1106-1117.

doi: 10.1007/s10964-021-01533-w. Epub 2021 Nov 9.

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Affiliations

¹ Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Achterstrasse 30, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
² Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstrasse 5, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
³ Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419 AT, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Copenhagen Business School, Dalgas Have 15, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
⁵ Altrecht Eating Disorders Rintveld, Wenshoek 4, 3705 WE, Zeist, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁷ Institute of Food Sciences, National Research Council, Via Roma 64, 83100, Avellino, Italy.
⁸ Department of Chronic Diseases, National Institute for Health Development, Hiiu 42, 11619, Tallinn, Estonia.
⁹ Research and Education Institute of Child health, REF, 138, Limassol Avenue, 2015, Strovolos, Cyprus.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Pécs, József A. u. 7, 7623, Pécs, Hungary.
¹¹ University of Gothenburg, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Box 453, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
¹² Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, ingang 42 - verdieping 5, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
¹³ GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Domingo Miral s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
¹⁴ Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Achterstrasse 30, 28359, Bremen, Germany. sec-epi@leibniz-bips.de.

PMID: 34751911
PMCID: PMC9090687
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-021-01533-w

Abstract

Knowing the extent to which mental well-being and stressful life events during adolescence contribute to personality characteristics related to risk-taking behaviors, such as emotion-driven impulsiveness, is highly relevant for the development of health promotion measures. This study examined whether psychosocial well-being and different stressful life events are associated with emotion-driven impulsiveness. In total, 3,031 adolescents (52% girls; M_age = 13.6 years) were included from the I. Family Study, a cross-sectional examination on lifestyle-related behaviors conducted across eight European countries in 2013/14. Linear mixed-effects regression models showed that higher psychosocial well-being was associated with lower emotion-driven impulsiveness independent of socio-demographic, health-related, and parental variables. A higher number of stressful life events was associated with higher emotion-driven impulsiveness. Psychosocial well-being and stressful life events need to be further considered in the development and tailoring of health promotion strategies that aim to reduce emotion-driven impulsiveness.

Keywords: Adolescence; Impulsivity; Mental well-being; Negative urgency; Stressful life events.

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Associations Between Psychosocial Well-Being, Stressful Life Events and Emotion-Driven Impulsiveness in European Adolescents

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