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CyberRwanda's Pathway to Impact: Results From a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Adolescent Family Planning Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Behavior J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Rebecca Hémono Ph.D., Emmyson Gatare M.Sc., Laetitia Kayitesi M.Sc., Laura Packel Ph.D., Lauren A. Hunter Ph.D., Jacqueline Kunesh M.P.H., Marie Merci Mwali M.B.A., Stefano Bertozzi Ph.D., Felix Sayinzoga Ph.D., Michael Mugisha M.P.H., Rebecca Hope M.B.Ch.B., Sandra I. McCoy Ph.D.
CyberRwanda is a digital health intervention designed to increase knowledge of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) and access to youth-friendly services in Rwanda. Sixty schools in eight districts were randomized 1:1:1 to one of two CyberRwanda implementation models—self-service (tablet-only) or facilitated (tablet, activity booklet, peer facilitators)—or to control. Students aged 12–19 years
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Youth Perspectives and Experiences With Menstruation and Period Poverty J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Clara Wolff, Marika Waselewski M.P.H., Xochitl Amaro, Chichi Amanze, Abby Frank, Tammy Chang M.D. M.P.H. M.S.
Period poverty is the lack of accessible menstrual education or menstrual tools. Millions of women and girls around the world experience period poverty, which can contribute to disparities in school and work performance, as well as overall quality of life. However, not much is known about youth experiences and perceptions of period poverty. This study aims to understand the personal experiences and
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Physicians' Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Communication With Parents of Different Skin Color: Feasibility of Measuring Indicators of Implicit Bias With Virtual Reality J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Emily Popler M.D., Brittany L. Rosen Ph.D. M.Ed. C.H.E.S., Andrea R. Meisman M.A., Melody R. Lee M.D., Jessica A. Kahn M.D. M.P.H., Emmanuel L. Chandler M.D., Melissa D. Klein M.D. M.Ed., Francis J. Real M.D. M.Ed.
Virtual reality (VR) may be a viable method to observe and describe signals of implicit bias. Using the context of the human papillomavirus vaccine counseling, we sought to describe physicians' communication practices exploring differences when counseling parents with different skin colors. Physicians (N = 90) at an academic primary care center were recruited for a VR study in which they counseled
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Parent-Child Associations in COVID-19–Related Preventive Behaviors and Efficacy Expectations: A One-Year Longitudinal Survey J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Shinya Yoshino Ph.D., Wai Him Crystal Law Ph.D., Shinsuke Koike M.D. Ph.D.
It is necessary to identify the variables that explain the variance in preventive behaviors against COVID-19 to increase adolescents’ engagement in these behaviors. We focused on efficacy expectations of preventive behaviors and their associations within families. This study examined the associations between efficacy expectations and preventive behaviors, and between adolescents and their parents in
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Community Mental Health Use Among Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Teal W. Benevides Ph.D. M.S., Jennifer E. Jaremski M.P.A., Ed-Dee Williams Ph.D., Wei Song Ph.D., Hoangmai H. Pham M.D. M.P.H., Lindsay Shea Dr.P.H.
The purpose of this cohort study was to evaluate differences in rate of co-occurring mental health (MH) conditions among transition-age autistic youth (TAYA) who are Black, indigenous, and other people of color, and to identify enabling variables associated with any community MH visit in this population. Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollees Analytic Data Source 2012 data were used for this study. TAYA
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Gender-Related Disparities in Sport, Physical Activity, and Physical Activity Lessons in Minnesota From 2016 to 2019 J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Sarah M. Kaja Ph.D., Jenifer K. McGuire Ph.D. M.P.H.
To leverage multi-year panel data to determine statewide trends of participation in team sports, physical activity (PA) lessons, and overall PA among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents in 2016 and 2019. Frequencies and percentages for TGD adolescents' team sport and PA lesson involvement, as well as mean number of days of 60 minutes of PA in the previous week, were compared in 2016 and
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Adolescent Mental Health and Resilience Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Ethan M. Rogers Ph.D., Chris Melde Ph.D., Jalena Williams M.A., Justin Heinze Ph.D., Edmund McGarrell Ph.D.
We aimed to assess levels of depression, anxiety, and resilience factors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a school sample of adolescents. We also aimed to examine the compensatory and protective effects of individual, family, and school resilience factors on adolescent mental health. We used fall 2019 and fall 2020 survey responses from a cluster randomized controlled trial implemented in
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Contraception Initiation in the Emergency Department: Adolescent Perspectives J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Tara Ketterer M.P.H., Erin Sieke M.D., Jungwon Min Ph.D. M.S., Maria Quidgley-Martin M.D., Romina L. Barral M.D. M.S.C.R., Aletha Akers M.D. M.P.H., Amber Adams M.P.H., Elizabeth Miller M.D. Ph.D., Melissa K. Miller M.D., Cynthia Mollen M.D. M.S.C.E.
The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting contraceptive intention and behavior among adolescent females in the pediatric Emergency Department. We conducted a qualitative interview study nested within a larger prospective cohort study examining adolescent contraceptive counseling for females ages 15–18 years at-risk of unintended pregnancy presenting to the pediatric Emergency Department
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Early Drinking Onset and Subsequent Alcohol Use in Late Adolescence: a Longitudinal Study of Drinking Patterns J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lars Sjödin Ph.D., Jonas Raninen Ph.D., Peter Larm Ph.D.
The age of drinking onset is a central concept for both policy and prevention of alcohol-related harm, yet evidence on the predictive value of the age of onset is lacking. This study compares alcohol outcomes of adolescents who started to drink early with those who started later, and tests if associations are moderated by other explanatory factors. Data from a two-wave longitudinal prospective cohort
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Who Benefits and How: Five Dimensions of Adolescent Psychological Well-Being and Their Relative Impact on Cardiometabolic Health in Adulthood J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Farah Qureshi Sc.D., Anne-Josee Guimond Ph.D., Scott Delaney Sc.D., Julia K. Boehm Ph.D., Laura D. Kubzansky Ph.D.
Positive dimensions of psychological well-being in adolescence may help youth preserve cardiometabolic health (CMH) as they age, but little is known about which aspects of well-being matter most and for whom. This study examines the differential impact of five dimensions of adolescent psychological well-being on CMH maintenance in adulthood and considers social patterning in both their distribution
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TherapyTok for Depression and Anxiety: A Quantitative Content Analysis of High Engagement TikTok Videos J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Litty Samuel M.B.A., Katelynn Kuijpers M.A., Amy Bleakley Ph.D. M.P.H.
TikTok is increasingly becoming a source of health information, peer support, and validation regarding mental health. The goal of this study was to analyze the content of TikTok videos related to depression and anxiety. The sample included 100 videos, each with at least a million views, discussing either depression, anxiety, or both. The videos were retrieved from hashtag searches. The videos were
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Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Episodes and Subsequent Labor Market Trajectories J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Joonas Pitkänen D.Soc.Sci., Liina Junna D.Soc.Sci., Pekka Martikainen Ph.D.
Adolescents with psychiatric disorders are known to be more often not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in young adulthood than their peers. However, since most of the available evidence is based on cross-sectional measurement of NEET, there is less evidence on the processes underlying these differences in labor market disadvantage. We assessed these processes by examining transitions between
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Do Student Mental Health Problems Disappear Over Night in the Postpandemic Era? J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Daniel T.L. Shek Ph.D.
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Emerging Adult Mental Health During COVID: Exploring Relationships Between Discrete and Cumulative Individual and Contextual Stressors and Well-Being J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Naoka Carey J.D., Rebekah Levine Coley Ph.D., Summer Sherburne Hawkins Ph.D., Christopher F. Baum Ph.D.
Indicators of poor mental health increased during the COVID-19 pandemic among emerging adults aged 18–24 years, a group already at elevated risk. This study explores associations between contextual and personal stressors with symptoms of emerging adults’ anxiety and depression, assessing both multidimensional and distinct measures of stress. Using Census Household Pulse Surveys from emerging adults
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An Urgent Need to Support Children and Adolescents Who Are Caregivers for Family in the United States J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Emma Armstrong-Carter Ph.D., Robert Sege M.D.
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The Impact of the Double School Shift System on Lifestyle Behaviors Among Mexican Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yujie Peng M.S., Laura Arboleda-Merino M.P.H., Arturo Arrona-Palacios Ph.D., Alejandra Cantoral Sc.D., Martha Maria Tellez Rojo Ph.D., Karen E. Peterson Sc.D., Libni Torres-Olascoaga M.Sc., Erica C. Jansen Ph.D.
Early school start times could adversely impact adolescent sleep duration. They could also impact other behaviors like diet and physical activity, either directly or indirectly through effects on sleep. We examined whether the double school shift system was associated with sleep, diet, and physical activity behaviors among Mexican adolescents. The analytic sample included 305 Mexican adolescents from
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Racial Differences in Activity Space Exposures and Everyday Perceptions of Safety Among Urban Youth J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Christopher R. Browning Ph.D., Nicolo P. Pinchak Ph.D., Catherine A. Calder Ph.D., Bethany Boettner Ph.D.
The everyday experience of safety promotes health and successful development during adolescence. To date, few studies have examined racial variation in the spatial determinants of perceived safety. Drawing on data from the Columbus, Ohio-based study (N = 1,405), we consider the influence of intraindividual variability in Global Positioning System–based exposure to both high-proportion White urban neighborhoods
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Chest Binding: Sociodemographic Characteristics Among a National Sample of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Meg D. Bishop Ph.D., Antonia E. Caba M.P.H., Ryan J. Watson Ph.D., Jessica N. Fish Ph.D.
There is a paucity of national data documenting chest binding practices among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents, despite the possibility that adolescents chest bind at high rates due to gender identity exploration and/or structural barriers to accessing other gender affirmation strategies. We used data from the 2022 to estimate the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of chest
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Meningococcal Vaccination of Adolescents in the United States: Past Successes and Future Considerations J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Jessica Presa, Jamie Findlow, Gregory D. Zimet
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a rare but serious illness, and adolescents and young adults in the United States are at increased risk. Here, we discuss US IMD history and how successful disease prevention through routine vaccination against the most common disease-causing serogroups (A, B, C, W, and Y) can inform future recommendations. Before the introduction of quadrivalent meningococcal
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Using Unannounced Standardized Patients to Assess Clinician Telehealth and Communication Skills at an Urban Student Health Center J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Zoe Phillips, Jun Mitsumoto M.D. M.P.H., Harriet Fisher, Jeffrey Wilhite M.P.H., Khemraj Hardowar, Virginia Robertson M.D. M.Sc.P.H., Joquetta Paige M.D., Julie Shahroudi Ed.D. M.P.A., Sharon Albert P.A.-C., Jacky Li, Kathleen Hanley M.D., Colleen Gillespie Ph.D., Lisa Altshuler Ph.D., Sondra Zabar M.D.
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced most colleges and universities to go online, student health centers rapidly shifted to telehealth platforms without frameworks for virtual care provision. An urban student health center implemented a needs assessment involving unannounced standardized patients (USPs) to evaluate the integration of a new telehealth workflow and clinicians' virtual communication skills
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HIV Testing Deserts and Vulnerability Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Tampa Bay, Florida J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Ariel G. Vilidnitsky, Raquel G. Hernandez M.D. M.P.H., Catherine Silva M.D. M.H.S., Errol L. Fields M.D. Ph.D. M.P.H.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden among Florida adolescents and young adults (AYA, aged 13–24 years), particularly in Tampa Bay, is among the highest in the nation. We sought to determine the association between zip code-level test site accessibility and AYA HIV burden, compare this association with adult (aged 25–44 years) HIV burden, and identify local AYA HIV testing deserts. We further
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Dynamic Associations Between Anxiety Symptoms and Drinking Behavior From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Margot Peeters Ph.D., Katrina Prior Ph.D., Elske Salemink Ph.D., Matthew Sunderland Ph.D., Gonneke Stevens Ph.D., Tineke Oldehinkel Ph.D., Lexine Stapinski Ph.D.
Research is inconclusive with respect to the possible risk-increasing effect of anxiety symptoms on heavy drinking behavior among adolescents and young adults. Adult role transitions and changes in the social context from early adolescence into young adulthood may impact the association between anxiety symptoms and alcohol use. The TRacking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey, including 2,229 individuals
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Disrupted Structural Brain Networks and Structural-Functional Decoupling in First-Episode Drug-Naïve Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Baolin Wu M.D. Ph.D., Xun Zhang M.D. Ph.D., Hongsheng Xie M.M., Xiuli Wang M.D. Ph.D., Qiyong Gong M.D. Ph.D., Zhiyun Jia M.D. Ph.D.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) tends to emerge during adolescence, but the neurobiology of adolescent MDD is still poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the topological organization of white matter structural networks and the relationship between structural and functional connectivity in adolescent MDD. Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging data were acquired from 94 first-episode
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Psilocybin Exposures Reported to U.S. Poison Centers: National Trends Over a Decade J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Rita Farah Ph.D., Abigail F. Kerns M.D., Austin C. Murray, Christopher P. Holstege M.D.
We describe trends in psilocybin exposures among adolescents and young adults as reported to US poison centers over the past decade. We queried the National Poison Data System for cases involving psilocybin during January 1, 2013–December 31, 2022. Persons aged 13–25 years were included. We examined exposures to psilocybin by demographics, clinical effects, level of care, and medical outcome. During
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Addiction Medicine Treatment Utilization by Race/Ethnicity Among Adolescents With Substance Use Problems Before Versus During the COVID-19 Pandemic J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Vanessa A. Palzes, Felicia W. Chi, Verena E. Metz, Stacy Sterling, Asma Asyyed, Kathryn K. Ridout, Cynthia I. Campbell
To examine changes in addiction medicine treatment utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents (aged 13–17 years) and differences by race/ethnicity. We compared treatment initiation (overall and telehealth), engagement, and 12-week retention between insured adolescents with substance use problems during pre-COVID-19 (March to December 2019, n = 1,770) and COVID-19 (March to December
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Youth Incarceration in Adult Facilities and Mental Health in Early Adulthood J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Daniel C. Semenza Ph.D., Ian A. Silver Ph.D., Dylan B. Jackson Ph.D.
To examine the relationship between youth incarceration in adult correctional facilities and mental health in early adulthood. We analyzed nationally representative data from 1997 through 2019 (N = 8,961) using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. An ordinary least squares regression model using inverse probability weights was used to assess the influence of youth incarceration in an adult
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Early Remission of Opioid Use Disorder in an Adolescent Using Buprenorphine Extended – Release Subcutaneous Injection: A Case Report J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Kelsey K. Schmuhl, Alexander Golec, Ashley Morgan Ebersole
Opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to be a major public health crisis, with the current epidemic being driven by synthetic opioids such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl. While medications exist to treat OUD, only sublingual and subdermal buprenorphine formulations are approved for patients aged 16–17 years. Furthermore, almost all pediatric patients who are diagnosed with OUD do not receive medication
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Temporal Patterns in Youth Suicide Deaths Reported in the National Violent Death Reporting System J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Victoria R. Hatton Ph.D., Elaine Clark Ph.D., Rebekah S. Huber Ph.D.
Suicide is a leading cause of death in children and adolescents. Prevention efforts may benefit from examining temporal patterns and precipitating circumstances of youth suicide deaths. The purpose of this study was to investigate if there are distinct temporal patterns of suicide death for youth. We examined the distributions of suicide deaths across months of the year and days of the week in youth
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United States Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Meningococcal Vaccination for Healthy Adolescents and Young Adults J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Oscar Herrera-Restrepo, Suvapun Bunniran, Tiffany Mond, Eric Davenport, Jinyi Wang, Carolyn Sweeney, Gary S. Marshall
The United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends vaccination against meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y (MenACWY) for all 11–12-year-olds, with a booster dose for 16-year-olds, and against meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) for 16–23-year-olds under shared clinical decision-making (SCDM). However, uptake of the MenB vaccine and the MenACWY booster dose is low. This
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Security and Privacy of Online Record Access: A Survey of Adolescents' Views and Experiences in Sweden J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Josefin Hagström, Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt, Charlotte Blease, Åsa Cajander, Hanife Rexhepi, Jonas Moll, Bridget Kane, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund
Ensuring security of online health records and patients' perceptions of security are concerns in adolescent healthcare. Little is known about adolescents' perceptions about healthcare's ability to protect online health records. This article explores adolescents' perspectives on security and privacy of their online health records, potential differences based on gender and health, attitudes to sharing
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Evolution of Sleep Duration and Screen Time Between 2018 and 2022 Among Canadian Adolescents: Evidence of Drifts Accompanying the COVID-19 Pandemic J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Krystel Poirier, Lise Gauvin Ph.D., Slim Haddad M.D. Ph.D., Richard E. Bélanger M.D., Scott T. Leatherdale Ph.D., Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay Ph.D.
We quantified the joint evolution of sleep duration and screen time between 2018 and 2022 in a large sample of adolescents from Quebec, Canada, to ascertain changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. A natural experiment design was used to compare variations from year to year and in association with the pandemic outbreak. Using structural equation modeling on data collected between 2018 and
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Changes in Gender Dysphoria, Interpersonal Minority Stress, and Mental Health Among Transgender Youth After One Year of Hormone Therapy J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Priya Chelliah, May Lau, Laura E. Kuper
Cross-sectional studies have identified a strong link between interpersonal minority stress and mental health among transgender youth. However, very little is known about how experiences of minority stress change over time and how these changes relate to mental health. Further, few quantitative studies have examined the extent to which changes in gender dysphoria drive the improvements witnessed in
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Biomarker Profiles of Depression During Young Adulthood: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Jason T. Carbone Ph.D. M.S.W., Melynda D. Casement Ph.D.
Cumulative “wear and tear” on physiological systems (allostatic load) may contribute to risk for depression, but there is limited research on allostatic load during young adulthood, which is a peak developmental period for depression onset. This study evaluates profiles of allostatic load and their association with depression in young adults. Biomarker and depression data were extracted for 18–24-year-olds
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Adolescent Suicidal Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia: Analysis of Acute Harms Assessed via Ambulance Data J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Debbie Scott D.HealthSc., Michael McGrath M.P.H., Naomi Beard M.Sc., Sarah Chislett B.Psych. (Hons), Ryan Baldwin B.Psych. (Hons), Ziad Nehme Ph.D., Dan I. Lubman Ph.D., Rowan P. Ogeil Ph.D.
This study investigated changes in suicidal ideation, attempts, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)-related ambulance attendances among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. An interrupted time series analysis using data from the National Ambulance Surveillance System, a globally unique mental health and suicide surveillance system. Patients aged 12–17 years from the state of Victoria, Australia
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Health and Well-Being at the Transition to Adulthood Among Individuals With Disabilities: An Analysis of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Emily Hotez Ph.D., Mengtong Pan B.S., Nicholas Jackson Ph.D. M.P.H., Julianna Rava M.P.H., Lauren E. Wisk Ph.D., Yvonne Lei M.D., Adam Schickedanz M.D. Ph.D., Alice A. Kuo M.D. Ph.D. M.B.A.
To describe positive mental health, or “flourishing,” and self-reported health trajectories among transition-aged young adults (TAYA) with developmental/learning and physical disabilities over a 12-year period, utilizing a population-based sample. This study features a secondary analysis of national data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition to Adulthood Supplement. The analytic sample
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Task-Evoked Neural Activity During Reward Anticipation and Inhibitory Control in Preadolescent Binge Eating Disorder J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Stuart B. Murray DClinPsych. Ph.D., Ru Zhang Ph.D., Christina J. Duval B.A., Jason M. Nagata M.D. M.Sc., Kay Jann Ph.D.
Behavioral features of binge eating disorder (BED) suggest abnormalities in reward and inhibitory control. Studies of adult populations suggest functional abnormalities in reward and inhibitory control networks. Despite behavioral markers often developing in children, the neurobiology of pediatric BED remains unstudied. Fifty eight preadolescent children (aged 9–10 years) with BED and 68 age, body
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Innovative Professional Development for Multisectoral Policy Making and Programming for Adolescent Wellbeing J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 JayJay J. Karumazondo M.Sc., David A. Ross B.M.B.Ch. Ph.D., Aveneni Mangombe M.Sc., Linnet K. Zvoushe M.Sc., Kelvin Jani M.Sc., Debrain Mugarapanyama M.Sc., Jacquiline T. Gumbo M.Sc., Kwadzanai R.L. Nyanungo M.Sc., Wenceslas Nyamayaro M.P.H., Ellias Murinda M.Sc., Marvellous M. Mhloyi Ph.D., Rashida A. Ferrand M.D. Ph.D., Constance R.S. Mackworth-Young Ph.D.
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In the Know: A Cluster Randomized Trial of an In-person Sexual Health Education Program Integrating Digital Technologies for Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Jennifer Yarger Ph.D., Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez M.P.H., Natasha Borgen M.P.H., Julio Romero M.P.H., Martha J. Decker Dr.P.H.
Integrating digital technologies into sexual health education can offer advantages for connecting with adolescents, particularly populations who may be underserved through common school-based approaches. This study assessed the effectiveness of , an in-person, group-based sexual health education program integrating digital technologies, codesigned with adolescents. The study design was a cluster randomized
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Evaluating the Impact of an Adolescent Sexuality Education Workshop on Medical Student Communication in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Ren DeBrosse, Xian Mao M.P.H., Neha S. Anand M.D. M.P.H., Alexa Mullins M.D., Priya Singh M.D., Jill L. Sorcher M.D., Julianna Jung M.D. M.Ed., Renata Arrington Sanders M.D. M.P.H. Sc.M., Mary Catherine Beach M.D. M.P.H., Amit K. Pahwa M.D., W. Christopher Golden M.D., Errol L. Fields M.D. Ph.D. M.P.H.
Gaps still exist in medical education about the sexual health needs of sexual diverse populations, and little is known about how translatable current learning modules are to patient encounters. Efforts at an academic medical institution have been made to address this need, including a two-hour adolescent sexuality workshop during the Core Clerkship in Pediatrics. This workshop's efficacy was evaluated
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New Online Tool From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tracks School Health Policies and Practices J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Nancy Brener Ph.D., J. Michael Underwood Ph.D., Jonetta Mpofu Ph.D.
The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed. A replacement will appear as soon as possible in which the reason for the removal of the article will be specified, or the article will be reinstated.
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness in Chinese College Students J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Xiangyu Zhai M.Ed., Susumu S. Sawada Ph.D., Mengyao Shi M.Ed., Cheng Xiong M.Ed., Sakura Koriyama M.S., Serena A. Dimitroff M.S., Xuemei Sui M.D. Ph.D., Xiang Fan Ph.D.
To explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown (CoPL) on body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness among college students. Two one-year cohorts, one with no pandemic lockdown (NoPL) exposure and one with CoPL exposure, were included. Baseline measurements were performed in October 2018 (NoPL) and October 2019 (CoPL), and follow-up data were collected one year later. Participants were divided
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Pediatric Gender Care in Primary Care Settings in West Virginia: Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Educational Experiences J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Kacie M. Kidd, Alana Slekar, Gina M. Sequeira, Nicole F. Kahn, Lisa M. Costello, Isabela Negrin, Sara Farjo, Savannah Lusk, Snehalata Huzurbazar, Janani Narumanchi
Pediatric primary care providers (PPCPs) often care for gender diverse youth (GDY), particularly in rural areas, but little is known about their relevant knowledge, attitudes, or educational experiences regarding caring for this population. This study surveyed PPCPs throughout the rural state of West Virginia using an online survey assessing 1) demographics, 2) knowledge, 3) attitudes, and 4) educational
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Cardiovascular Health Trajectories in Adolescence and Their Association With Sociodemographic and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Spain J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Jesús Martínez-Gómez M.Sc., Amaya de Cos-Gandoy M.Sc., Juan Miguel Fernández-Alvira Ph.D., Patricia Bodega M.Sc., Mercedes de Miguel M.Sc., Anna Tresserra-Rimbau Ph.D., Emily P. Laveriano-Santos Ph.D., Sonia L. Ramirez-Garza M.Sc., Xavier Orrit Ph.D., Isabel Carvajal M.Sc., Ramón Estruch M.D. Ph.D., Rosa María Lamuela-Raventós Ph.D., Gloria Santos-Beneit Ph.D., Valentín Fuster M.D. Ph.D., Rodrigo Fernández-Jiménez
To determine cardiovascular health (CVH) trajectories and their association with sociodemographic and cardiometabolic outcomes in adolescence. One thousand eighty adolescents attending 24 secondary schools enrolled in the SI! Program for Secondary Schools trial in Spain were assessed at approximately 12, 14, and 16 years of age. CVH was assessed according to American Heart Association criteria based
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Sociodemographic Associations With Blood Pressure in 10–14-Year-Old Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Jason M. Nagata, Joan E. Shim, Priyadharshini Balasubramanian, Jonanne Talebloo, Abubakr A.A. Al-Shoaibi, Iris Yuefan Shao, Kyle T. Ganson, Alexander Testa, Erin E. Dooley, Holly C. Gooding, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Fiona C. Baker
To determine the association between sociodemographic characteristics and blood pressure among a demographically diverse population-based sample of 10–14-year-old US adolescents. We conducted cross-sectional analyses of data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (N = 4,466), year two (2018–2020). Logistic and linear regression models were used to determine the association between sociodemographic
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Characterizing Medical Complications in Publicly Insured Youth With Eating Disorders J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Amanda E. Downey, Kate Cordell, Lonnie R. Snowden, Erin C. Accurso
The present study describes the occurrence of eating disorder (ED)–related medical diagnoses in a publicly insured sample of youth with EDs. The study also compares ED medical diagnoses with other psychiatric disorders and identifies high-risk demographic groups. Improved screening practices are needed in public mental health systems where treatment is critical for youth with EDs. Medicaid claims data
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Communication in Social Networking Sites on Offline and Online Social Support and Life Satisfaction Among University Students: Tie Strength Matters J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Phoenix Kit Han Mo Ph.D., Le Ma Ph.D., Jibin Li Ph.D., Luyao Xie Ph.D., Xi Liu Ph.D., Hong Jiang, Yonghua Chen, Joseph Tak Fai Lau Ph.D.
Use of social networking sites (SNS) is highly prevalent among college and university students. Conflicting findings were found on the effects of SNS use on well-being, and very few studies examined the effects of social interaction with strong ties and weak ties on SNS on online and offline social support. The present study examined the association between social interaction with weak ties and strong
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Homelessness and Food Insecurity During Emerging Adulthood: Associations With Changes in Behavioral and Physical Health Over a Two-Year Period J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Joan S. Tucker Ph.D., Lilian G. Perez Ph.D., David J. Klein M.S., Elizabeth J. D'Amico Ph.D.
For emerging adults in the United States, economic instability is a widespread problem with implications for the successful transition to adulthood. This study examines how two indicators of economic instability, homelessness and food insecurity, are associated with changes in health-related outcomes over a two-year period. The analytic sample ( = 2,182) completed online surveys in 2019–2020 (mean
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Psychosocial Burden During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes in Germany and Its Association With Metabolic Control J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Clemens Kamrath M.D., Sascha R. Tittel M.Sc., Gebhard Buchal M.D., Susanne Brämswig M.D., Eva Preiss, Julia M. Göldel M.Sc., Susanna Wiegand M.D., Kirsten Minden M.D., Petra Warschburger Ph.D., Anna Stahl-Pehe Ph.D., Reinhard W. Holl M.D. Ph.D., Stefanie Lanzinger M.D. Ph.D.
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Immigrant Origin and Disability Increase Risk for Anxiety Among Youth During COVID-19: The Role of Unmet Needs for Support in Distance Learning and Family Conflicts J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Marja Eliisa Holm Ph.D., Natalia Skogberg Ph.D., Olli Kiviruusu Ph.D., Päivi Sainio M.Sc.
Shifting to distance learning due to COVID-19 may decrease teacher support and increase family conflicts, potentially increasing anxiety. Nevertheless, there is scarce information on this topic among disability and/or immigrant-origin groups. Thus, we investigated whether these minority groups reported more anxiety than the reference group—Finnish-origin youth without disabilities—and whether unmet
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Psychological Distress and Suicidality Among Transgender Young Adults in the United States J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Yu-Chi Wang, Tabor Hoatson, Catherine Stamoulis, Jody Herman, Sari L. Reisner, Ilan H. Meyer, Sabra L. Katz-Wise
Transgender young adults (TYA) are burdened by adverse mental health outcomes. Guided by intersectionality and minority stress frameworks, we compared prevalence of psychological distress and suicidality among TYA of different social identities to inform future interventions. In this secondary data analysis of 12,738 TYA, ages 18–25 years, from the 2015 United States Transgender Survey, we developed
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Eating Disorder Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcomes by Gender Identity Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Jessica H. Baker, David Freestone, Kelly Cai, Scout Silverstein, Bek Urban, Dori Steinberg
Current eating disorder treatment approaches for youth were developed for use with cisgender girls, which limits the understanding of effectiveness for cisgender boys and transgender and gender expansive (TGE) youth. Here, we compare treatment outcomes for cisgender boys and TGE youth with cisgender girls receiving family-based treatment for an eating disorder. Patients were aged 6–24 and either active
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Temporal Trends of Physical Fights and Physical Attacks Among Adolescents Aged 12–15 years From 30 Countries From Africa, Asia, and the Americas J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Lee Smith Ph.D., Guillermo F. López Sánchez Ph.D., Hans Oh Ph.D., Louis Jacob M.D. Ph.D., Karel Kostev M.D. Ph.D., Masoud Rahmati Ph.D., Laurie Butler Ph.D., Helen Keyes Ph.D., Yvonne Barnett Ph.D., Dong Keon Yon M.D. Ph.D., Jae Il Shin M.D. Ph.D., Ai Koyanagi M.D. Ph.D.
There is a scarcity of literature on temporal trends in physical fighting and physical attacks among the global adolescent population. Therefore, we aimed to examine these trends in a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents aged 12–15 years from 30 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, for which temporal trends of physical fighting and physical attacks are largely unknown
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Adolescent Mental Health Before and During COVID-19: Longitudinal Evidence From the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort in Brazil J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Jessica Mayumi Maruyama Ph.D., Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues Ph.D., Iná S. Santos Ph.D., Joseph Murray Ph.D., Alicia Matijasevich Ph.D.
There is great interest in examining the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health, but most studies were conducted in high-income countries. The identification of overall effects and protective factors is essential to understand the determinants of mental wellbeing in contexts of stress. We aimed to study changes in adolescent mental health during the pandemic and the risk
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Declining Teenage Drinking: A Global Phenomenon? J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Michael Livingston
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Adolescent Health Risk Behavior: The Road Ahead J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Daniel P. Keating
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1. COVID-19 and High School Attendance: Modeling Latent Trajectories and the Influence of School Policies and Practices J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Jacquelin Rankine, Alison Culyba, Robert W.S. Coulter, Elizabeth Miller, Galen Switzer, Rebecca Dudovitz
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2. A Multimodal Approach to Exploring the Adultification of Black Girls and its Impact on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Daniela I. Brissett, Tawanna Jones, Merrian J. Brooks, Mikayla Jones, Olivia Neal, Troi Williams, Joanna L. Williams, Deborah A. Thomas, Carmelita Foster, Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Nadia Dowshen
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3. Integrating Young Male Voices to Enhance Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Uptake of Innovative Pre-Clinic Technology J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Morayo Akande, Randhika Aturaliya, Sofia Osio Smith, Annie Amith, Renata Arrington-Sanders, Kathleen Tebb, Arik V. Marcell
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4. Parenting a Gender Diverse Child: Experiences of a Child “Coming Out” J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Hayley Harman, El Didden, Gina M. Sequeira, Nicole F. Kahn, David Inwards-Breland, Raina Voss, Sabra L. Katz-Wise, Kacie M. Kidd
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5. “Safe,” “Individualized,” and “Supportive,” With a Touch of “Fun Things”: The Ideal Treatment Program for Adolescents and Young Adults Who Use Opioids J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Lauren A. Bell, Laura Kirkpatrick, Safina Adatia, Connor Buchholz, Jayla French, Sarah Bagley, Matthew C. Aalsma, Scott E. Hadland
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