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- Evaluation of Psychotropic Drug Use in Adolescents Accessing a General Emergency Medical Department for Mental Disorders
Background: Given the paucity of data concerning the care of adolescents attending an emergency department (ED) for mental disorders, we performed an observational study with the aim to describe psych... Read More
- Reported Changes in Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning during the COVID-19 Outbreak
What effect the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on adolescents psychosocial functioning is currently unknown. Using the data of 1767 (50.2% female and 49.8 male) adolescents in Sweden, we d... Read More
- My Health Diary, a School-Based Well-Being Program: A Randomized Controlled Study
Background: A positive transition to adulthood entails developing the individual and social skills needed to cope with critical situations. The My Health Diary program was designed as a school-based... Read More
- More Than Meets the Eye: How Black and Minority Ethnic Care-Leavers Construct and Make Sense of Their Identity
Looked-after children are exposed to significant developmental trauma which may impact their identity development. Discourses of vulnerability and maladaptation often surround this group, while care-l... Read More
- Childhood Adversity, Impulsivity, and HIV Knowledge as Predictors of Sexual Risk Outcomes in At-Risk Female Youth
Sexual risk behavior in adolescence can lead to adverse health consequences, particularly for female youth. Most interventions focus on imparting knowledge about the consequences of such behaviors, ev... Read More
- Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Cerebellum Cortex Fractional Anisotropy in Pre-Adolescents
Introduction: Cerebellum cortex fractional anisotropy is a proxy of the integrity of the cerebellum cortex. However, less is known about how it is shaped by race and socioeconomic status (SES) indicat... Read More
- Role of Living Conditions and Socioenvironmental Factors on Chronotype in Adolescents
An individuals chronotype, defined as the preference for rest and activity at different times of the day, is linked to several physiological and psychological outcomes. Research on environmental dete... Read More
- Psychological and Forensic Challenges Regarding Youth Consumption of Pornography: A Narrative Review
Nowadays, technology has become part of the daily activities of a large part of the population. Many of the activities and development and socialization processes of minors and young people have been ... Read More
- Knowledge, Perspectives, and Priorities Regarding Self-Care Activities: A Population-Based Qualitative Study among Iranian Adolescents
This qualitative study aimed to investigate knowledge, perspectives, and priorities related to self-care among Iranian adolescents. Through snowball sampling, the link to the questionnaire was shared ... Read More
- Virtual Reality-Based Alcohol Prevention in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Virtual Reality-simulations offer new opportunities for alcohol prevention in adolescents. As an innovative medium, Virtual Reality can be attractive for the target group, and avatar-based pathways al... Read More
- Adolescents Who Report Being Involved in Physical Fights in Mauritius: A Cross-Sectional Study of Socio-Demographic and Behavioral Correlates
Background: violence among young people, including physical fighting, is a crucial global public health concern. There is a scarcity of evidence directed at understanding the prevalence and associated... Read More
- Factors Associated with ParentAdolescent Attachment Relationship Quality: A Longitudinal Study
Background: Attachment to parents during adolescence has been identified as an important indicator of psychosocial adaptation. However, the relative importance of the adolescents behavior problems an... Read More
- Health and Welfare Outcomes for Adolescents Following Release from Prison in Queensland, Australia: A Prospective Cohort Study
Background: The transition from prison to the community can be a difficult process and may present different challenges for adolescents (aged < 25 years) compared with their older peers. Methods: Usin... Read More
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Interpersonal Violence among In-School Adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of the Global School-Based Health Survey Data
Interpersonal violence is a critical public health concern that is linked with many negative consequences, including mortality. It is the second most predominant cause of death among male adolescents ... Read More
- Determinants of Fruits and Vegetables Consumption among In-School Adolescents in Ghana
Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is an important source of nutrients for healthy growth and development, as well as a protective factor against chronic non-communicable diseases. Paucity of... Read More
- Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviors among French Adolescent Girls from Low-Incomes Communities
(1) Background: Despite health benefits of engaging in regular physical activity (PA), adolescents fail to achieve the recommended PA practice (especially among girls with low socio-economic position)... Read More
- An Early Beginning of Citizen Science: Adolescents Experiencing Urban Energy Usages and Air Pollution
Here, we report on the process and development of high school science projects, which were inspired by a citizen science program focused on urban monitoring. We gathered and discussed two 1980s projec... Read More
- Ethnic Identity, Implicit Associations, and Academic Motivation of Hispanic Adolescents
One of the major tasks of adolescence is to integrate the different aspects of identity into a coherent sense of self. Prior research has found that under certain circumstances, students who identify ... Read More
- God Didnt Make a Mistake in Creating Me: Intrapersonal Resilience Processes among Gay and Bisexual Male Youth in Kenya
Gay and bisexual male youth in Kenya experience human rights violations, including pervasive stigma and discrimination, and these oppressive forces are associated with elevated rates of mental health ... Read More
- Siblings as a Context for Positive Development: Closeness, Communication, and Well-Being
To address a gap in the literature we examined sibling relationships as a context for positive development. Specifically, the relationships between individual well-being, sibling closeness, and freque... Read More