Transdiagnostic Mechanisms of Psychopathology in Youth: Executive Functions, Dependent Stress, and Rumination

Executive function (EF) deficits have been proposed as transdiagnostic risk factors for psychopathology, and recent research suggests EF impairments are associated with what is shared across forms of psychopathology (p factor). However, most research has not employed methods that differentiate betwe...

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Published in:Cognitive therapy and research 2019-10, Vol.43 (5), p.834-851
Main Authors: Snyder, Hannah R., Friedman, Naomi P., Hankin, Benjamin L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Executive function
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
P factor
Psychopathology
Quality of Life Research
Risk factors
Rumination
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Summary:Executive function (EF) deficits have been proposed as transdiagnostic risk factors for psychopathology, and recent research suggests EF impairments are associated with what is shared across forms of psychopathology (p factor). However, most research has not employed methods that differentiate between EF components, and little is known about the mediating mechanisms linking EF and psychopathology dimensions. The current study tested associations between the latent unity/diversity model of EF and latent dimensions of psychopathology and investigated mediating mechanisms in a community sample of 292 youth age 13–22. The results confirmed the finding that poor EF is associated with internalizing psychopathology in older youth via higher dependent stress and rumination, and showed that this pathway was transdiagnostic, predicting the p factor rather than internalizing specifically. Links with psychopathology were specific to the common EF factor, rather than updating- or shifting-specific EF.
ISSN:0147-5916
1573-2819
DOI:10.1007/s10608-019-10016-z