- The Role of Social Capital, Sex Communication, and Sex Refusal Self-Efficacy in Sexual Risk Behaviors and HIV Testing among a Diverse Sample of Youth
Social capital, namely civic engagement, adult support, and community support, shapes behaviors in meaningful ways, yet the literature examining the relationship between social capital and sexual risk... Read More
- Can Implicit Measures Augment Suicide Detection in Youth The Feasibility and Acceptability of the Death Implicit Association Test among Pediatric Medical Inpatients
Background: Medically ill youth are at increased suicide risk, necessitating early detection. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of administering the Death Implicit Association Test (Death IAT... Read More
- Assessment of the Family Context in Adolescence: A Systematic Review
Background: Bearing in mind that the characteristics of the family system have a significant influence on the positive development of adolescents and considering that there are different measuring ins... Read More
- Associations between Milk and Dairy Product Intake, Urinary Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio, and Socioeconomic Status in Japanese Male Adolescents
Although socioeconomic status (SES) may affect childrens urinary electrolytic excretion and dietary intakes, few studies have reported the association between SES and urinary sodium (Na)-to-potassium... Read More
- Exploring the Decisional Drivers of Deviance: A Qualitative Study of Institutionalized Adolescents in Malaysia
Adolescents who break the law or deviate from social norms are often criminalized as their behavior is perceived as resulting from conscious choices. However, it is likely that such choices result fro... Read More
- Economic Vulnerability among Girls at Risk for Adolescent Pregnancy: Qualitative Findings among a Clinic Sample of Girls Residing in the U.S.Mexico Border Region
Background: In the U.S., research to identify the risk factors explaining high rates of adolescent pregnancy disproportionately affecting racial/ethnic minorities, including Latinas, have largely focu... Read More
- Stay at Home Order Psychological Stress in Children, Adolescents, and Parents during COVID-19 Quarantine Data of the CoCo-Fakt Cohort Study, Cologne
Measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic are particularly stressful for families. Limited data is available regarding the effects of a mandatory quarantine on the psychological stress of childr... Read More
- Weight Categories among Male Adolescents Linked to Risky Behaviors: High or Low BMI, Which Is Worse
The literature about the relationship between extreme BMI and at-risk behaviors is quite inconsistent, and few articles focus on the underweight male population. This study aimed to analyze BMI level ... Read More
- Impact of COVID-19-Related Sports Activity Disruptions on the Physical Fitness of Japanese Adolescent Athletes
We assessed whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related disruptions impacted the physical fitness of adolescent athletes. We reviewed the age-, sex-, and sports category-matched d... Read More
- Highlighting a Digital Platform to Assess Young People Needs: Reaching and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults for Care Continuum in Health Project (REACH)
Young people (YP), defined as individuals aged between 10 and 24 years, are a vulnerable population. Leveraging digital platforms to reach YP is essential in identifying protective and risk behaviors ... Read More
- Associations between Developing Sexuality and Mental Health in Heterosexual Adolescents: Evidence from Lower- and Middle-Income Countries A Scoping Review
Background: During puberty and emerging sexuality, adolescents experience important physical, mental, and social transformations. In the process of dealing with these changes, adolescents can become p... Read More
- Ethnic Identity Development, Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, and Relationships with Primary Caregivers: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study among Yi Ethnic Minority Youths in Rural China School Settings
Background. This study examined the effects of post-traumatic stress symptoms and childprimary caregiver relationships on the ethnic identity of Yi ethnic minority adolescents (n = 550; aged 1318) i... Read More
- Factors Explaining Adolescent Girls Eating Habits in Urban Benin: A Qualitative Study
Adolescence is a period between childhood and adulthood with eating habits often against the nutritional needs of adolescents. The present study used a socio-ecological approach to investigate persona... Read More
- Scoliosis: Causes and Treatments
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine, which generally develops during childhood or adolescence. It affects 24 percent of the global population and is more prevalent among girls. Scoliosis ... Read More
- Gendered Analysis of Cyberbullying Victimization and Its Associations with Suicidality: Findings from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Cyberbullying victimization (CV), a widespread experience in adolescence, is associated with increased depression and suicidality. However, few studies have taken a gender approach when investigating ... Read More
- Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan
The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between school bullying and inter-peer group status among Japanese middle-school students. A total of 2294, 7th9th grade Japanese midd... Read More
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Priorities of the Adolescents in Northern Pakistan: A Formative Evaluation
The vast majority (90%) of the worlds young people aged 1024 years live in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Pakistan has one of the worlds largest populations under 30 years. Adolescents a... Read More
- Cognitive Dysfunction among U.S. High School Students and Its Association with Time Spent on Digital Devices: A Population-Based Study
Introduction: Cognitive dysfunction is a hallmark feature of many psychiatric disorders. We aimed to study the prevalence and predictors of cognitive dysfunction (CD) among U.S. high school students a... Read More
- Public Understanding of Adolescents Risks on Facebook in Taiwan
An increasing number of parents and scholars have begun expecting schools and the government to share the responsibility of reducing the potential negative effects of SNS use among adolescents. This s... Read More
- Associations of Bedtime Schedules in Childhood with Obesity Risk in Adolescence
We investigated whether bedtime schedules and bedtimes in childhood were associated with obesity risk and adiposity in adolescence. We analysed the data of 12,645 singleton children classified as not ... Read More