Social processes as the missing link: cross-sectionally testing a conceptual model on social mediators of early psychopathological development. KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that most mental health conditions have their onset in the critically social period of adolescence. Yet, we lack understanding of the potential social processes underlying early psychopathological development. We propose a conceptual model where daily-life social interactions and social skills form an intermediate link between known risk and protective factors (adverse childhood experiences, bullying, social ...