School going adolescents’ perception of family climate and mental problems: Results from Kocaeli,Turkey

Objective: to investigate the association between the perception of expressed emotion and psychopathology of school-going adolescents in a non-clinical sample. methods: the cross-sectional field study was conducted in kocaeli,turkey,and comprised high-school students during the 2014-15 school years. data was collected using the information collection form,strengths and difficulties questionnaire and shortened level of expressed emotion scale. spss 21 was used for data analysis. results: of the 487 subjects,295(60.57%) were girls and 192(39.43%) were boys. the overall median age was 16 (inter-quartile range: 15-17 years). there were significant positive relationships between the scales in terms of emotional problems (p<0.001),behavioural problems (p<0.001),attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (p<0.001),and peer relationship problems (p<0.001). there was also a negative significant relationship between pro-social behaviours and expressed emotion (p<0.001). conclusion: the concept of perceived expressed emotion in non-clinical adolescents is useful in alarming clinicians and preventing mental disorders. © 2017,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.