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Quality of Life among Youth with Misophonia: The Role of Internalizing Symptoms and Pessimism

Kook, Minjee ; Rast, Catherine ; Cervin, Matti LU ; Clinger, Jane ; Smith, Eleanor ; Draper, Isabel ; Murphy, Nicholas ; Lijffijt, Marijn ; Schneider, Sophie C. and Parnes, Mered , et al. (2024) In Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Abstract
This study examined quality of life (QoL) in youth with misophonia compared to a general US youth sample and how misophonia-related variables (severity, number of triggers, responses), internalizing/externalizing symptoms, age and gender were associated with QoL among youth with misophonia. One-hundred and two children and adolescents (Mage = 13.7 [2.5]) with impairing misophonia symptoms completed self-report measures and clinical interviews. A comparison to a general US youth sample was conducted by dividing participants with misophonia into two age groups (< or ≥ 14 years). Older youth with misophonia reported poorer QoL than youth from the general US population, while no statistically significant difference emerged for younger youth... (More)
This study examined quality of life (QoL) in youth with misophonia compared to a general US youth sample and how misophonia-related variables (severity, number of triggers, responses), internalizing/externalizing symptoms, age and gender were associated with QoL among youth with misophonia. One-hundred and two children and adolescents (Mage = 13.7 [2.5]) with impairing misophonia symptoms completed self-report measures and clinical interviews. A comparison to a general US youth sample was conducted by dividing participants with misophonia into two age groups (< or ≥ 14 years). Older youth with misophonia reported poorer QoL than youth from the general US population, while no statistically significant difference emerged for younger youth with misophonia. More internalizing symptoms, more pessimism, a greater number of misophonia triggers, and being older were significantly associated with poorer QoL among youth with misophonia, with each variable explaining unique variance. Hence, youth with misophonia – particularly adolescents – may have lower QoL compared to their peers, and internalizing symptoms and pessimism are most strongly correlated with poorer QoL. Future research should examine what contributes to poor QoL among youth with misophonia and their family members and potential remedies. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{This study examined quality of life (QoL) in youth with misophonia compared to a general US youth sample and how misophonia-related variables (severity, number of triggers, responses), internalizing/externalizing symptoms, age and gender were associated with QoL among youth with misophonia. One-hundred and two children and adolescents (Mage = 13.7 [2.5]) with impairing misophonia symptoms completed self-report measures and clinical interviews. A comparison to a general US youth sample was conducted by dividing participants with misophonia into two age groups (&lt; or ≥ 14 years). Older youth with misophonia reported poorer QoL than youth from the general US population, while no statistically significant difference emerged for younger youth with misophonia. More internalizing symptoms, more pessimism, a greater number of misophonia triggers, and being older were significantly associated with poorer QoL among youth with misophonia, with each variable explaining unique variance. Hence, youth with misophonia – particularly adolescents – may have lower QoL compared to their peers, and internalizing symptoms and pessimism are most strongly correlated with poorer QoL. Future research should examine what contributes to poor QoL among youth with misophonia and their family members and potential remedies.}},
  author       = {{Kook, Minjee and Rast, Catherine and Cervin, Matti and Clinger, Jane and Smith, Eleanor and Draper, Isabel and Murphy, Nicholas and Lijffijt, Marijn and Schneider, Sophie C. and Parnes, Mered and Pinciotti, Caitlin and Goodman, Wayne and Storch, Eric A. and Guzick, Andrew}},
  issn         = {{1573-3505}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{09}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment}},
  title        = {{Quality of Life among Youth with Misophonia: The Role of Internalizing Symptoms and Pessimism}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-024-10163-y}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10862-024-10163-y}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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