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A short-interval longitudinal study of associations between psychological distress and hippocampal grey matter in early adolescence
Brain Imaging and Behavior, Vol.18, pp.519-528
2024
PMID: 38216837
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Abstract
This study of Australian adolescents (N = 88, 12-13-years-old) investigated the relationship between hippocampal grey matter volume (GMV) and self-reported psychological distress (K10) at four timepoints, across 12 months. Participants were divided into two groups; those who had K10 scores between 10 and 15 for all four timepoints were categorised as "low distress" (i.e., control group; n = 38), while participants who had K10 scores of 16 or higher at least once over the year were categorised as "moderate-high distress" (n = 50). Associations were tested by GEE fitting of GMV and K10 measures at the same time point, and in the preceding and subsequent timepoints. Analyses revealed smaller preceding left GMV and larger preceding right GMV were associated with higher subsequent K10 scores in the "moderate-high distress" group. This was not observed in the control group. In contrast, the control group showed significant co-occurring associations (i.e., at the same TP) between GMV and K10 scores. The "moderate-high distress" group experienced greater variability in distress. These results suggest that GMV development in early adolescence is differently associated with psychological distress for those who experience "moderate-high distress" at some point over the year, compared to controls. These findings offer a novel way to utilise short-interval, multiple time-point longitudinal data to explore changes in volume and experience of psychological distress in early adolescents. The results suggest hippocampal volume in early adolescence may be linked to fluctuations in psychological distress.
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- Title
- A short-interval longitudinal study of associations between psychological distress and hippocampal grey matter in early adolescence
- Authors
- Amanda Boyes (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteJacob M Levenstein (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteLarisa T McLoughlin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteChristina Driver (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteLia Mills (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteJim Lagopoulos (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteDaniel F Hermens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
- Publication details
- Brain Imaging and Behavior, Vol.18, pp.519-528
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11682-023-00847-6
- ISSN
- 1931-7565; 1931-7557
- PMID
- 38216837
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Data Availability
- The datasets generated and analysed during the current study are not publicly available due the fact that they constitute an excerpt of research in progress but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99991047702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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