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• Anger in adolescent communities: how angry are they?

  Authors:Lisa Pullen, Mary Anne Modrcin, Sandra L. McGuire, Karen Lane, Melissa Keamely, and Sonya EngleFrom:Pediatric Nursing (Vol. 41, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20154,654 words Report 1370LAnger is a common factor in two causes of death in adolescence: homicide and suicide. This study looked at the level of anger in non-clinical convenience sample of adolescents (N = 139) between the ages of 12 and 19...

• Relations among weight control behaviors and eating attitudes, social physique anxiety, and fruit and vegetable consumption in Turkish adolescents

  Authors:Murat Bas and Gul KiziltanFrom:Adolescence (Vol. 42, Issue 165) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20074,333 words Article 1380LThis study examined the relationship among dieting, eating attitudes, social physique anxiety, and fruit and vegetable consumption among Turkish adolescents. Abnormal eating behavior (EAT-26 [greater than or equal to]...

• Participation and consumption of illegal drugs among adolescents

  Authors:Rosa Duarte, Jose Julian Escario, and Jose Alberto MolinaFrom:International Advances in Economic Research (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20055,187 words Article Abstract This paper identifies the determinants affecting the adolescent populations' decision regarding whether or not to consume illegal drugs. The authors estimate a simultaneous Type II Tobit model for each...

• The Pittsburgh sleep quality index--a mean of sleep assessing

  Authors:Elena Sabau, Georgeta Niculescu, and Cecilia GevatFrom:Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health (Vol. 16, Issue 2 SI) Peer-Reviewed

  June 15, 20162,854 words Report 1190LAim of the study is that assesses sleep quality of a group of students. Hypothesis: the young people do not have a good score of sleep quality. The method Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-report...

• Adjustment problems in the family and school contexts, attitude towards authority, and violent behavior at school in adolescence

  Authors:Gonzalo Musitu Ochoa, Estefania Estevez Lopez, and Nicholas P. EmlerFrom:Adolescence (Vol. 42, Issue 168) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20075,091 words Report 1380LThis study analyzed the role of different but interrelated variables in the family and school contexts in relation to problems of violent behavior at school during adolescence. Participants were 1,068 students aged 11...

• Socioeconomic status and adolescent aggression: the role of executive functioning as a mediator

  Authors:Shameem Fatima and Hamid SheikhFrom:American Journal of Psychology (Vol. 127, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20146,471 words Report 1440LThe primary focus of the present study was to determine the direct and indirect relations between socioeconomic status (SES), executive functioning (EF), and adolescent aggression. The test sample included 512...

• Analysis of Iranian youth health policy: Necessity of action-oriented interventions

  Authors:Behzad Damari, Siamak Alikhani, and Forouzan AkramiFrom:International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-December 20184,278 words Report 1890LByline: Behzad. Damari, Siamak. Alikhani, Forouzan. Akrami Background: Protecting the youth and adolescents' health is considered to be an indicator of health equity. The current study was conducted to analyze health...

• Exploring psychosocial factors that influence smartphone dependency among Korean adolescents

  Authors:Hyeon Sik Chu, Young Ran Tak, and Hanyi LeeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 13, 20204,231 words Report 1460LAuthor(s): Hyeon Sik Chu, Young Ran Tak, Hanyi Lee * Introduction Smartphones can be used for multiple purposes, including obtaining information from the Internet, participating in new forms of communication, and...

• Mediators of change in screen-time in a school-based intervention for adolescent boys: findings from the ATLAS cluster randomized controlled trial

  Authors:Jordan J. Smith, Philip J. Morgan, Chris Lonsdale, Kerry Dally, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, and David R. LubansFrom:Journal of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 40, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20177,903 words Report 1530LThe mechanisms of behavior change in youth screen-time interventions are poorly understood. Participants were 361 adolescent boys (12-14 years) participating in the ATLAS obesity prevention trial, evaluated in 14...

• Self-Consciousness in Chinese and Italian Adolescents: An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Study Using the ASC

  Authors:Elisa Delvecchio, Diana Mabilia, Diana Miconi, Ilaria Chirico, and Jian-Bin LiFrom:Current Psychology (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20157,184 words Article 1530LSelf-consciousness refers to the tendency to direct attention on both interior and exterior aspects of the self. The present study aims at comparing self-consciousness in Chinese (N = 1,683; years M = 14.78, SD = 1.84)...

• Journal of Research on Adolescence: The drift toward problem behaviour during the transition to adolescence: the contributions of youth disclosure, parenting and older siblings

  Authors:S. Low, J. Snyder, and J. Wu ShorttFrom:Youth Studies Australia (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2012183 words Brief article, Repor... 1540LTo gain a better understanding of the specific aspects of parent-youth relationships that militate against adolescent problem behaviour, this longitudinal study examined the relationship between maternal parenting...

• Psychosocial factors associated with reports of physical dating violence among U.S. adolescent females

  Authors:Donna E. Howard, Min Qi Wang, and Fang YanFrom:Adolescence (Vol. 42, Issue 166) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20074,472 words Report 1460LThe present study, based upon the national 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of U.S. high school students, provides the most current and representative data on dating violence among adolescent females (N = 7,179). The...

• Who's Minding the Teenage Brain?

  Author:Richard MonasterskyFrom:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 53, Issue 19)

  Jan. 12, 20073,470 words Article 1640LByline: RICHARD MONASTERSKY Pittsburgh -- In the time it takes you to eat dinner tonight, two adolescents somewhere in the United States will contract HIV. Over the next month, nearly half of all high-school students...

• Evaluation of Life Skills Training and Infused-Life Skills Training in a rural setting: outcomes at two years

  Authors:Edward A. Smith, John D. Swisher, Judith R. Vicary, Lori J. Bechtel, Daphne Minner, Kimberly L. Henry, et al.From:Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education (Vol. 48, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20045,296 words Article Abstract This study reports on findings from the first two years of a study to compare a standard Life Skill Training (LST) program with an infused (I-LST) approach. Nine small, rural school districts were randomly...

• Practice-based evidence for children and adolescents: advancing the research agenda in schools

  Authors:Thomas R. Kratochwill, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Anne E. Kazak, John R. Weisz, Korey Hood, Luis A. Vargas, et al.From:School Psychology Review (Vol. 41, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 201210,736 words Report 1550LThe American Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice for Children and Adolescents (2008) recommended a systems approach to enhancing care in order to improve outcomes for children and adolescents...

• Social adjustment of deaf early adolescents at the start of secondary school: the divergent role of withdrawn behavior in peer status

  Authors:Nina Wolters, Harry Knoors, Antonius H.N. Cillessen, and Ludo VerhoevenFrom:Exceptional Children (Vol. 80, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20147,999 words Report 1360LThis study examined the peer relationships and social behaviors of deaf adolescents in the first 2 years of secondary school. Peer nominations and ratings of peer status and behavior were collected longitudinally with...

• Rates of student-reported antisocial behavior, school suspensions, and arrests in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States *

  Authors:Sheryl A. Hemphill, Barbara J. McMorris, John W. Toumbourou, Todd I. Herrenkohl, Richard F. Catalano, and Megan MathersFrom:Journal of School Health (Vol. 77, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20075,723 words Report 1670LBACKGROUND: Few methodologically rigorous international comparisons of student-reported antisocial behavior have been conducted. This paper examines whether there are differences in the frequency of both antisocial...

• Antisocial behaviour during the teenage years: Understanding developmental risks

  Authors:Kathryn Lynn Modecki, Bep Uink, and Bonnie L BarberFrom:Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (Issue 556) Peer-Reviewed

  July 31, 20185,154 words Report 1550LIndividuals are far more likely to engage in antisocial behaviour during adolescence than any other period of their life. This paper presents selected results from two studies which used secondary data analysis to...

• Mental health, behavioral problems linked with school closures.

  Author:Heidi SpleteFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 52, Issue 2)

  Feb. 20221,366 words Article 1540LBehavior problems, anxiety, and depression in youths were associated with these individuals' participating in remote schooling during broader social lockdowns in a new study. The systematic review, which was published...

• Self-esteem and the initiation of substance use among adolescents

  Authors:Chris G. Richardson, Jae-Young Kwon, and Pamela A. RatnerFrom:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 104, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 20132,585 words Report 1700LOBJECTIVES: To investigate differences in the relationship between self-esteem and the initiation of substance use (tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) among male and female secondary school students in British Columbia....