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“It Makes Them Want to Suffer in Silence Rather Than Risk Facing Ridicule”: Youth Perspectives on Mental Health Stigma Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Laura J. Austin, Rebecca K. Browne, Megan Carreiro, Anna G. Larson, Ivana Khreizat, Melissa DeJonckheere, Sarah E. O. Schwartz
Despite high rates of mental health concerns among youth, they are unlikely to receive mental health care, with mental health stigma acting as a barrier. The present study explores youth perceptions of the influences of stigma and what should be done to address it, drawing on a large ( n = 705) mixed methods dataset of youth aged 14 to 24 from the National MyVoice Text Message Cohort. Thematic analysis
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“Being Open About Struggle”: Youth Practices and Perspectives on Resilience Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Jonelle Prideaux, Lisa M. Vaughn, Samantha A. Chuisano, Dionne Thrower, Melissa DeJonckheere
Youth create resilience in a landscape of interpersonal, environmental, and political factors by navigating personal and community stressors. The goal of this study was to explore how youth conceptualize resilience and overcome stressors within their everyday life experiences. Using a national text message survey, 894 youth (ages 14–24 years) were asked five open-ended questions about their life experiences
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Longitudinal Relationships Between Financial Stress, Career Related Optimism, and Psychological Distress During Emerging Adulthood in Australia Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Alexandra Wake, Alexander W. O’Donnell
The current study examined financial stress, career-related optimism, and psychological distress from the age of 19 (2013; n = 5,787), until the age of 25 (2019; n = 2,933) using the Longitudinal Surveys of Australia Youth (2009 cohort). Longitudinal mediation using latent growth curve modeling observed trajectories of change across young adulthood, whereby financial stress and career-related optimism
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Exploring the Multidimensions of Wellbeing that Latinx Youth Experienced When they Engaged in Critical Action Toward Anti-Immigrant Politics Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Carlos R. Casanova, Rachel F. Gómez, Ashley D. Domínguez, Julio Cammarota
Latinx youth are often engaged in critical action to transform social injustices, yet we know little about the wellbeing of Latinx youth activists. This study draws on critical ethnographic research to understand the multidimensions of wellbeing that Latinx youth experienced when they engaged in critical action toward anti-immigrant politics during the Trump Era. Data collected through open-ended interviews
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Happy or Unhappy? Mental Health Correlates of Receiving Sexts and Unsolicited Sexual Images Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Beatrice Sciacca, Angela Mazzone, Magnus Loftsson, James O’Higgins Norman, Mairéad Foody
This study investigated the prevalence of receiving sexts among adolescents and its relationship with depressive symptoms and self-esteem. A survey was administered to 728 high school students in Sweden in 2019 and 2020 (50.4% girls and 46.4% boys) using a cross-sectional design. Findings showed that significantly more boys (28.4%) than girls (12.6%) reported having happily received a sexual picture
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Contributions of Violence Exposure and Traumatic Stress Symptoms to Physical Health Outcomes in Incarcerated Adolescents Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Suzanne Perkins, Rebecca M. Ametrano, Marisa Leach, John P. Kobrossi, Joanne Smith-Darden, Sandra A. Graham-Bermann
Violence and traumatic stress negatively affect physical health in youth. Incarcerated adolescents have high rates of violence exposure and health problems, however, few studies have examined medical records and violence exposure in this high-risk population. Self-reported violence exposure and symptoms of stress were collected in 115 incarcerated male adolescents. Medical charts were reviewed for
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Do Key Predictors of Academic Resilience Differ Across Cultures? Evidence From Korea and the US Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Yeseul Choi, JeeHun Sung
This study aimed to compare key predictors of academic resilience in the distinctive socio-cultural contexts of South Korea and the United States, employing a machine-learning-based random forest technique. Using PISA 2018 data, we focused on students in the bottom 25% of family socioeconomic status, totaling 1,654 in South Korea and 1,175 in the US. The results showed that individual factors, such
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A Sociological Approach to the Adolescent Pregnant in Low-Income Population of the Gran Mendoza, Argentina Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Juan Carlos Aguiló
This work aims to provide a non-moralistic exploration and understanding of the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy and resulting motherhood among low-income adolescent women in Greater Mendoza, Argentina. The study acknowledges that, based on official statistics, adolescent pregnancy remains a significant issue within this social group compared to teenagers from other socioeconomic backgrounds
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“I Think the Teachers Should Really Connect More With the Students”: The Influence of Systemic Racism, Inequity, School, and Community Violence on Connection for High School Students Who Are Suspended or Expelled Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Jane E. Sanders
The objective of this constructivist grounded theory study was to understand the experiences of students who have been disciplinarily excluded from school. Fifteen students (male, n = 11; Black, n = 10; having special education needs, n = 9) and 16 multidisciplinary staff in Ontario participated. Students experienced high rates of expanded adversities, including school and community violence, systemic
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The Role of Protective Factors in Moderating the Association Between Racism and Suicidal Ideation or Depression Among Rural Black Youth: A Scoping Review Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Mitzi C. Pestaner, Loni Crumb, Allison Crowe, Kristen Cowan Cuthrell
Suicide rates among Black youth have risen faster than any other racial/ethnic group in the past two decades. Black youth residing in rural areas are subject to systemic challenges such as minimal access to mental healthcare providers, generational poverty and oppressive social structures that lead to racial discrimination. Racial discrimination places rural Black youth at increased risk for anxiety
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“I Feel Like You Don’t Need Dysphoria to be Trans.”: Emerging Understandings of Gender Dysphoria Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Sarahjane L. Dube, Michelle M. Johns, Jack Andrzejewski, Alexandra S. Potter
A diagnosis of gender dysphoria remains the primary requirement for transgender people to receive medical and legal gender affirmation services. Three focus groups conducted in 2018 with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents were assessed to understand how they define and use the term dysphoria and how the clinical discourse of gender dysphoria relates to their sense of self and overall
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The Age of the Smartphone: An Analysis of Social Predictors of Children’s Age of Access and Potential Consequences Over Time Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Tiziano Gerosa, Lucilla Losi, Marco Gui
Smartphones are the principal instrument for internet access among adolescents and pre-adolescents in many industrialized countries. However, research on the long-term correlates of age at first access to these devices concerning life outcomes is scarce. This study contributes to the literature by collecting data from 3,247 Italian students in grade 10. Through OLS and logistic regressions, we investigate
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Becoming an Activist: Critical Action Among Black Youth During the Transition to Adulthood Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Deaweh E. Benson, Vonnie C. McLoyd, Jozet Channey
Many Black young adults engage in their communities through critical action, or activism, as they transition into adulthood. However, knowledge about predictors of critical action remain sparse. The present longitudinal study addresses this gap by exploring links between critical action, ethnic-racial identity, and racial discrimination among 143 Black youth who were surveyed as adolescents ( Mage
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Changing Patterns of Youth Social Exclusion in South Korea Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Yongho Lee, Rosa Park
This study analyzed data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study to identify changing patterns in social exclusion among South Korean youth and determine the influencing factors. The study examined 345 youth from 2012 to 2021. A fuzzy set theory and growth mixture model was used to measure social exclusion and identify patterns and the associated factors during this timeframe. The main findings are as follows
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Relations Between Violence Exposure and Gun Carriage: Identifying Protective Factors Among African American Youth Living in Low-Income Urban Communities Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Terri N. Sullivan, Katherine M. Ross, Kelly E. O’Connor, Colleen S. Walsh, Diane Bishop
This study identified risk, promotive, and protective factors for handgun carriage among 265 primarily African American adolescents (Mage = 14.3) living in low-income urban areas. Community-based v...
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School-Based Discrimination and Social-Emotional Learning Among Latinx Youth: The Moderating Role of School Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Perla Ramos Carranza, Ashley Boat, Ta-yang Hsieh
This study examines the association between school-based discrimination and social-emotional learning (SEL) for Latinx students and the potential protective role of school commitment to diversity, ...
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Harsh Fathering Longitudinally Predicts Adolescents’ Internet Gaming Addiction via Unfulfilled Psychological Need Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Mingzhong Wang, Xiqian Qu, Xi Chen, Xiujuan Wu, Jing Wang
Using a three-wave longitudinal design with 1-year intervals, the present study examined whether adolescents suffering from harsh fathering were more likely to develop Internet gaming addiction bec...
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Assessing Longitudinal Impacts of Mentor Role on Youth Outcomes Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Jody Samuels, Amanda L. Davis, Samuel D. McQuillin
Youth who report prosocial relationships with natural mentors show increased social and academic success and life satisfaction. However, little research investigates how mentors impact aspects of y...
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Effects of the Internet Access Environment on Utilization of Tele-Rehabilitation for Adolescents With Visual or Hearing Disabilities Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-04-29 Jing Guo, Rui Luo, Yishan Xu, Shilu Chen, Lanli Yi, Qiang Yan, Qingyu Zhou
Tele-rehabilitation for adolescents with visual or hearing disabilities positively impacts physical rehabilitation and social integration. The relationships among the internet access environment, e...
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The Development of Latinx Youth Critical Consciousness in an Afterschool Program: Insights From Latinx Youth Critical Reflection and Critical Action Toward Educational Injustice Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Carlos R. Casanova
The number of Latinx youth in after-school programs continues to rise, yet we know little about how urban after-school programs nurture the development of Latinx youth critical consciousness. This ...
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Capital Punishment Trials of Youthful Offenders: The Impact of ACEs Mitigation Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Sondra J. Fogel, Beth Bjerregaard, John K. Cochran, M. Dwayne Smith
In the 2005 Roper v. Simmons decision, the Supreme Court determined that capital punishment, the death penalty, was not appropriate for offenders under the age of 18. The Court accepted the argumen...
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Cyberbullying and PIU Among Adolescents Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Association With Adolescents Relationships Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Sigal Eden, Tali Heiman, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Yaacov B. Yablon
This study examines the role of adolescents-parents/teachers/peers relationships as explanatory variables of cyberbullying and problematic Internet-use (PIU) pre-and during COVID-19 pandemic. Quest...
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A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Adolescent Social Network Positions and Lifetime Daily Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Minsung Sohn, Daseul Moon, Jinho Kim
This study investigated the extent to which adolescent social network positions are associated with the risk of lifetime daily smoking and nicotine dependence (ND), and whether these associations d...
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Mechanisms of Driving Adolescents’ Adjustment in Behavior: A Developmental Systems Approach Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Baobao Zhao, Cancan Jin
This study, grounded in developmental systems theory, investigated the roles of family functioning, peer relationships, and adolescents’ dark personality traits related to behavioral adjustment so ...
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Smartphone Dependency, Happiness, and Social Class Awareness Among Middle School Students in South Korea Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Sunah Choi, Daeyeon Jang, Yujin Lee
Smartphone dependency (SD) has been linked to decreased happiness; however, research has not yet explored potential mediating mechanisms such as social class awareness (SCA) in this relationship. T...
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Poverty Stifles Ambition: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Perceived Social Fairness in the Future Orientation of Adolescents from Financially Disadvantaged Families Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Jingjing Chen, Xiaoyu Guo
Although there is substantial evidence that the family’s financial situation influences the development of adolescents’ future orientation, little is known about the influencing mechanism. This stu...
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Navigating Intersectionality and Positionality Within Black and Latinx Youth Organizing Spaces Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-03-18 Hui-Ling S. Malone, Sara McAlister, Wendy Y. Perez
This study examines how Black and Latinx youth organizers navigate intersectionality and positionality as they campaigned for community and educational justice. Studies have shown the value of yout...
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Sexting Behavior Predictors Vary With Addressee and the Explicitness of the Sexts Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Cristian Molla-Esparza, Pablo Nájera, Emelina López-González, Josep-María Losilla
The aim of this research is to examine associations of adolescent sexting with gender, being in a romantic relationship, and other online or offline sexual behaviors, using the adolescent sexting s...
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Ethnic Microaggressions and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Academic Futility: The Protective Role of Teachers Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Fanny D’hondt, Charlotte Maene, Peter A. J. Stevens
The central focus of this study is the perceived frequency and consequences of ethnic microaggressions. Research in this area of adolescent literature on ethnic discrimination is underdeveloped. Ev...
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Fostering Youth-Enabling Environments: A Participatory Affordance-Capability Framework for the Development and Use of Youth-Engaged Environmental Assessments Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Julia Jaffe, Janet Loebach
This paper proposes a new conceptual approach to the development and utilization of youth-led environmental assessments to inform the planning of youth-enabling environments. Interdisciplinary rese...
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Network Brokerage and Self-Rated Popularity Among Lao School-Based Children: Findings From Primary Survey Data Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Harris Hyun-soo Kim, JongSerl Chun, Hyun Jin (Katelyn) Kim
This study examines whether and how an individual’s subjective, or self-rated, popularity is related to one’s structural position in the peer network, as measured by betweenness centrality and stru...
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Sexual Minority Status and Academic Achievement During the Transition to Adolescence Among Youth With Childhood Conduct Problems Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Alexa Martin-Storey, Gabrielle Garon-Carrier, Michèle Déry, Caroline Temcheff
Youth with conduct problems have poorer academic outcomes than their typically developing peers. The objective of the current study was to examine how sexual minority status was associated with tra...
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Community Gender Norms and Gender Gaps in Adolescent Agency in Nepal Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Kathryn M. Yount, Robert L. Durr, Irina Bergenfeld, Cari Jo Clark, Zara Khan, Anne Laterra, Pankaj Pokhrel, Sudhindra Sharma
Sustainable Development Goal 5 challenges governments to address child marriage, which may inhibit girls from developing an agentic self. This paper assesses the direct influence of community gende...
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Examining Risk Factors and Protective Resources as Predictors of Recovery Among Youth With Mental Illness and Lived Experience of Homelessness Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, Jino Distasio, Eric Latimer, Julian Somers, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Nick Kerman, Laurence Roy, Tim Aubry
High level of mental health problems are a critical concern among youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Using data from a randomized controlled trial on Housing First in Canada, this study...
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Delineating Differences in How US High Schools are Racialized Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Dara Shifrer, CJ Appleton
Schools’ overt or explicit practices are a dominant lens through which education researchers and policymakers attempt to understand how schools are racially inequitable. Yet, Lewis and Diamond argu...
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A study Comparing Text-Based WhatsApp and Face-to-Face Interviews to Understand Early School Dropout Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-12-03 Rachana Desai, Ansuyah Magan, Innocent Maposa, Robert Ruiter, Tamsen Rochat, Liesbeth Mercken
The majority of adolescents communicate via text-based messaging, particularly through WhatsApp, a widely used free communication application. Written content on WhatsApp has the methodological pot...
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Youth Mental Health Help-Seeking Information Needs and Experiences: A Thematic Analysis of Reddit Posts Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-10-29 Meghan Sit, Sarah A Elliott, Kelsey S Wright, Shannon D Scott, Lisa Hartling
Youth are vulnerable to mental health challenges. Social media presents an opportunity to evaluate disinhibited mental health discourse and self-disclosure. The objective of this study was to explo...
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The Relationship Between Financial Hardships and the Development of Risk-Taking Behaviors: The Protective Role of Extracurricular Activities Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-10-29 Alexander W. O’Donnell, Gerry Redmond, Jennifer Skattebol, Jacqueline Allen, Cathy Thomson, Colin MacDougall
Past research has demonstrated an association between financial hardships and risk-taking behaviors (defined as delinquent or transgressive acts). However, this effect may differ based upon the pro...
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From Context to Perception to Behavior: Predicting Delinquency With the Parental Support-Perceived Parental Competence Cross-Lag Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-10-19 Glenn D. Walters
The goal of this study was to determine the significance of variable order when it comes to using child and parent reports of parental support to predict delinquency. It was hypothesized that a soc...
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The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Perceived Health and Wellbeing of Young Australian Sport and Physical Activity Participants Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Sam Elliott, Rochelle Eime, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity, Murray Drummond, Aurelie Pankowiak, Hans Westerbeek
This study investigated the impact of Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions on perceived health and wellbeing of young Australian sport and physical activity participants. A survey wa...
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Exposure to Aggressors at School and Cyberbullying Victimization Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Brett Lehman
Scholars find that social dynamics in online environments help explain variation in cyberbullying victimization. The current study examines how students’ in-person activities at school shape the od...
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The Effects of Cross-Age Peer Mentoring on Adolescent Mentors of Color Residing in Low Income, Urban Communities Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-09-12 Dakari Quimby, Maryse Richards, Ogechi “Cynthia” Onyeka, Kevin Miller, Katherine Tyson-McCrea, Zoe Smith, Dreyce Denton
The current study seeks to understand the potential benefits of culturally matched cross-age peer mentoring for Black and Latinx adolescent mentors residing in low-income, urban communities. Data f...
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Making Space: Exploring the “Thirdspace” of Breaktime in Middle School Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Theresa Hice-Fromille, Rebecca A. London
Although scholars are attuned to the particular transitional dilemmas faced by middle school students, inquiry into middle school breaktimes is largely limited to research on bullying and peer vict...
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Relationships Among Romantic Myths, Tolerant Attitudes Toward Abuse, and Teen Dating Violence Victimization: The Moderator Role of Gender Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 María-Jesús Cava, Isabel Castillo, Sofía Buelga, Inés Tomás
The aim of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationships between romantic myths of love and teen dating violence victimization (physical and psychological), considering the mediat...
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Examination of the Relationship Between Daily Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Marijuana Use Among Black Youth: Does the Location of the Perception Matters? Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-08-13 Jaime M. Booth, Daniel Shaw, Haeran Song, Daniel Sintim, Donell Pearl, Jordan Pollard, Emily Weaver
Neighborhood-level collective efficacy protects Black youth from substance use; however, neighborhood research does not account for the entirety of adolescents’ exposure or their perceptions of spa...
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Latinx Adolescent Perspectives on the Effects of United States Immigration Policy on Wellbeing Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Marissa Raymond-Flesch, Megan Comfort, Colette L. Auerswald, Linda McGlone, Marisol Chavez, Sophia Comas, Erica N. Browne, Alexandra M. Minnis
In a prospective cohort study of Latinx adolescents living in an agricultural county in California, we examined perceptions of federal immigration policy and its effects on community and individual...
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Exploring Associations of Positive Relationships and Adolescent Well-Being Across Cultures Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Kah Loong Chue, Amelia Yeo
A recurrent dimension occurring in wellbeing models pertains to positive relationships of individuals. Yet there is little information elucidating the link between positive relationships and subjec...
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Shifting Culture and Minds: Immigrant-Origin Youth Building Critical Consciousness on Social Media Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-06-29 Sara Wilf, Elena Maker Castro, Kedar Garzón Gupta, Laura Wray-Lake
This multi-method qualitative study explores how immigrant-origin (I-O) youth express civic engagement on social media, and how youths’ immigrant identities shape their online civic engagement. We analyzed 2,203 Twitter posts collected over a 6-month period from 32 racially and ethnically diverse I-O youth (an average of 69 posts per participant). Interviews with 11 participants supplemented Twitter
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Does Online Jealousy Lead to Online Control in Dating Adolescents? The Moderation Role of Moral Disengagement and Socio-Emotional Competence Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-06-29 María-Luisa Rodríguez-deArriba, Annalaura Nocentini, Ersilia Menesini, Rosario Del Rey, Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez
The present study focuses on understanding the online aggression in adolescent couples from a gender-sensitive perspective. Specifically, the aims were: (1) to analyze the direct relationship betwe...
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The Association Between Perceptions of Neighborhood Conditions and the Employment of Emerging Adults Formerly Involved in the Juvenile Justice System Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Lewis H. Lee, Minseop Kim, Catherine Carlson, Taylor Ellis, Karen Johnson, Angela Pretz
Although prior research finds that poor neighborhood conditions are negatively associated with employment, little study has focused on emerging adults who formerly had contact with the juvenile justice system and are frequently engaged in informal job markets. Using a hybrid model and three waves from panel data with formerly juvenile justice-involved emerging adults (18–24 at T1, 20–25 at T2, 20–26
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The Elephant in the GSA: Associations Between Discussions of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and Mental Health Outcomes in Gender-Sexuality Alliances Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Michael D. O’Brien, Robert A. Marx, Jerel P. Calzo, V. Paul Poteat, Christopher J. Ceccolini
The 2016 U.S. Presidential election led to a rise in mental health concerns among marginalized youth. We consider how LGBTQ+ and ally youth responded in Gender-Sexuality Alliances (GSAs). In this secondary analysis, we used survey data to assess for associations between frequency of discussions of the election in GSAs and mental health outcomes. We found that youth in GSAs that discussed the election
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The Costs of Caring: Navigating Material Challenges When Adults Informally Host Youth Facing Homelessness Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Mallory VanMeeter, Susanna R. Curry, Brenda A. Tully, Stacey Ault, Ande Nesmith, Jacqueline White
Couch hopping is a significant feature of youth homelessness in the United States. Every year, half of youth ages 18 to 25 who experience housing instability report couch hopping—also known as couch surfing or doubling up. Emerging work suggests that in some intergenerational informal hosting arrangements, youth and their adult hosts can form meaningful and supportive relationships. However, hosts
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Self-Disclosure, Self-concept, and Friendship’s Perceived Functions among Aggressive and Popular Adolescents Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Olga Cuadros, Christian Berger
This study explores the subjective experiences and perceptions related to intimacy in friendships in a group of aggressive-popular adolescents in urban schools characterized by high rates of community violence. Individual interviews were conducted with 12 volunteering adolescents (12–14 years old). Procedures from grounded theory were used to enable thematic coding, departing from a social identity
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Preparing the Next Generation for STEM: Adolescent Profiles Encompassing Math and Science Motivation and Interpersonal Skills and Their Associations With Identity and Belonging Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Luke McGuire, Channing Mathews, Adam J. Hoffman, Fidelia Law, Angelina Joy, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Mark Winterbottom, Frances Balkwill, Grace Fields, Laurence Butler, Karen Burns, Marc Drews, Adam Rutland
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers need both motivation and interpersonal skills in STEM disciplines. The aims of the study were to identify clusters of adolescents who vary in math and science motivation and interpersonal skills and to explore what factors are related to membership in a high math and science motivation and interpersonal skills cluster. Participants included
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Young Adults’ Distress About Police Brutality Following the Death of George Floyd Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Lauren C. Howard, Evan A. Krueger, Joshua O. Barker, Tess Boley Cruz, Sam N. Cwalina, Jennifer B. Unger, Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis, Adam M. Leventhal
Following the homicide of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, young adults participated widely in national protests against racism and police brutality. This study examined temporal trends and correlates of self-reported distress about police brutality from May 18 to August 3, 2020 among a cohort of young adults (ages 19–22; N = 2,080) from Los Angeles, CA. Bivariate and adjusted linear regression models
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The Role of Future Orientation and Self-Mastery After Bullying Victimization: Associations With Depression Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Karla J. Girón, Jennifer Doty
The high prevalence of bullying is accompanied by research suggesting that bullying victimization predicts depressive symptoms during late adolescence. However, the processes through which bullying may lead to depression are not fully understood. This study used structural equation modeling to examine future orientation and self-mastery in the relationship between bullying and depression. Researchers
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“You Selling?”: Snack Sales and the Construction of Deviance in a High School Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-03-20 Karlyn J. Gorski
Youths’ affinity for snack foods is well-documented; in various contexts, they sell chips, candy, and other goods. Adults may frame such sales as either entrepreneurial or deviant, which can contribute to positive youth development (on one hand) or cycles of disengagement and criminalization (on the other). Drawing on ethnographic and interview data from Hamilton High School, I show how adults’ criminalization
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Linking Teacher Injustice, Conscientiousness, and Academic Dishonesty via Classroom Connectedness: A Moderated-Mediation Model Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Syed Harris Laeeque, Muhammad Ali Saeed
This study extends the general understanding of the antecedents of academic dishonesty by examining what can happen when students are treated unjustly by teachers, a phenomenon referred to as teacher injustice. Based on Conservation of Resources theory (CoRT), the study investigates the mediating role of classroom connectedness and the moderating role of trait conscientiousness in the teacher injustice–academic
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Do Gender-Based Pathways Influence Mental Health? Examining the Linkages Between Early Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychological Well-being among Young Ethiopian Women (18–24 years Old) Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Neetu A. John, Chisina Kapungu, Meroji Sebany, Seifu Tadesse
Limited emphasis is placed on understanding the gendered pathways that influence mental health, especially long-term cumulative impacts of gender-based inequalities. Exposure to early child marriage (marriage by age 15) may exaggerate exposure to gender-based mental health risk-factors, providing an opportunity to understand the multi-layered gendered pathways that impact mental health overtime. We
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Can’t You See I’m Getting Bored? The Social Context as a Moderator of Adolescent Leisure Boredom and Alcohol Use Youth & Society (IF 2.793) Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Elizabeth Weybright, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Linda L. Caldwell, Lisa Wegner, Erica Doering, Edward A. Smith
The current study sought to better understand how leisure boredom is associated with alcohol use and how peer factors moderated the relationship between state and trait leisure boredom and past month alcohol use. The 2004 to 2008 multi-cohort study sample included 3,837 high school students (50% female; 91% mixed race; Mage = 14 years; SD = .83) in the Cape Town area of South Africa. Results of generalized