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Development of the Arabic Inventory of Parent and Domestic Worker Attachment (A‐IPDWA): A tool to assess adolescents' attachment to secondary figures J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ahmed Mohammed, Itziar Alonso‐Arbiol
AbstractIntroductionAdolescents' attachment security toward parental figures has been assessed in multiple cultures and languages. In some cultural contexts, the presence of a secondary parental figure is ubiquitous, though its effect on children's and adolescents' well‐being has been understudied. The present study aimed to validate a culture‐specific Arabic instrument of attachment security, in an
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Risk and protective factors for suicidality among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) young people, from countries with a high global acceptance index (GAI), within the context of the socio‐ecological model: A scoping review J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Emma Rebecca Wallace, Siobhan O'Neill, Susan Lagdon
AbstractIntroductionLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) young people experience higher prevalence rates of suicidality than their heterosexual and/or cisgender peers. However, there is limited research that can inform suicide prevention efforts. Our aim was to synthesize quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research on risk and protective factors among LGBTQ+ young people
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Measuring early adolescents' prosocial behavior toward diverse others: Considering multiple social identities J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Sonya Xinyue Xiao, Zehra Gülseven, Erin T. Clancy, Jeffrey Liew, Gustavo Carlo, Sarah Kim, Su Jiang
AbstractIntroductionIn a diverse society, individuals often need to make prosocial decisions toward others who vary on a range of intertwined social identities. Adolescence is a prime time to promote intergroup prosociality due to identity salience during this developmental stage. In this study, our goal was to develop and provide initial validation, of a novel measure on intergroup prosocial behavior
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“An escape from the isolation”: Youth thoughts about the impact of COVID‐19 on adolescent sexual behavior and alcohol use J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Claire D. Stout, Michele L. Ybarra, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Kimberly M. Nelson
AbstractIntroductionThe COVID‐19 pandemic likely affected adolescent sexual behaviors and alcohol use, although how is not well understood.MethodYouth were sampled from the national, online longitudinal Growing up with Media study. They responded via text messaging to open‐ended questions about how the COVID‐19 pandemic may have impacted the sexual behavior and alcohol use of adolescents. Conventional
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Within‐family associations of parent–adolescent relationship quality and adolescent affective well‐being J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 İldeniz B. Arslan, Savannah Boele, Evelien Dietvorst, Nicole Lucassen, Loes Keijsers
AbstractBackgroundParent–adolescent relationship quality is theorized to be an important correlate of adolescent affective well‐being. Little is known about the within‐family processes underlying parent–adolescent relationship quality and affective well‐being over a period of months. This three‐wave, preregistered study examined within‐ and between‐family associations between parent–adolescent relationship
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Digital location tracking in the parent/caregiver–college student dyad J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Gregory E. Chase, Morgan T. Brown, Jessica L. Navarro, Melissa A. Lippold, Michaeline Jensen
AbstractIntroductionAs college students navigate new developmental milestones, many families rely on digital technology to stay connected and aid in the transition to adulthood. Digital location tracking apps allow for parental monitoring in new ways that may have implications for youth development. Although recent research has begun to examine prevalence and motivations for digital location tracking
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The sexual and reproductive health covariates of early menarche among adolescent girls J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Mobolaji Ibitoye, Theo G. M. Sandfort, Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Marni Sommer
AbstractIntroductionResearch suggests that girls who reach menarche at an early age are at greater risk for negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes than their later‐maturing counterparts, but very little research has examined this issue in sub‐Saharan Africa, especially in West Africa. The goal of the current study was to determine whether early menarche was associated with any SRH outcomes
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Sibling and peer bullying victimization in adolescence: Masculinity, femininity, and the moderating role of sex and popularity J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lily Gaunt, Alexa Guy, Dieter Wolke, Kirsty S. Lee
AbstractIntroductionWe investigated whether gender‐typed traits (masculinity and femininity) contemporaneously predicted self‐reported peer victimization, peer‐reported peer victimization, and sibling victimization. We also tested the moderating role of sex and popularity.MethodsA sample of 2782 British pupils aged 11–16 from Central England, UK was screened for bullying involvement and popularity
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Social support among English learners with disabilities and other adolescents J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Yen K. Pham, Christopher Murray, Qing Wang, Katherine W. Bromley, Christen Knowles, James Sinclair, Stefania Petcu, Erin Coleman
AbstractIntroductionSocial support is important for many youth but may be particularly important for English learners (ELs) with disabilities, a population that has historically faced barriers accessing resources to meet their educational needs. The current study investigates social support from parents, peers, teachers, and schools in a nationally representative sample of adolescents.MethodData from
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Patterns and predictors of adolescent engagement in a mindfulness‐based social–emotional learning program J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 McKenna Roudebush, Desiree W. Murray, Hannah Netschytailo, Todd M. Jensen
AbstractIntroductionAlthough mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs) show promise for promoting positive youth development, little is known about student engagement in MBIs. Initial research presents mixed findings in MBI engagement related to participant characteristics, and there is a lack of research examining the influence of context on engagement, despite the critical role context plays in academic
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Risk and protective factors for substance use and media addictive behaviors in adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Anat Shoshani, Ariel Kor, Shaked Farbstein‐Yavin, Yari Gvion
AbstractObjectiveThis study examined the long‐term effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on adolescents' substance use, digital media use, and symptoms of internet, gaming, and social media addiction.MethodA nationally representative longitudinal cohort of 1665 Israeli teens and preteens, aged 9–16, completed questionnaires assessing substance use prevalence, daily screen time, symptoms of media addiction
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Adolescents' effort in vocational education and training and upper secondary general education: Analyses of stability, determinants, and group differences J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Markus P. Neuenschwander, Lukas Ramseier, Jan Hofmann
AbstractIntroductionThe effort adolescents make determines the risk for dropping out of vocational education and training (VET) early and their chances of graduating upper secondary education. Studies have shown that adolescents' efforts decrease during the transition to upper secondary general education and increases for the transition to VET. In this study, we examined adolescent self‐efficacy in
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Bedouin mothers' sense of authentic inner compass as a parenting resource: Relations with autonomy‐supportive parenting and adolescents' well‐being J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Rinat Cohen, Avi Assor, Huwaida Al‐Atawna ‐ Hoashle, Bat‐El Gueta, Teresa Steffgen, Nantje Otterpohl, Malte Schwinger, Yaniv Kanat‐Maymon
AbstractIntroductionSense of authentic inner compass (AIC) is the feeling that one knows what is important to oneself because one has values, aspirations, and goals with which one deeply identifies. Past research demonstrated the benefits of AIC, but there is no published research on parental dispositions promoting youth AIC. To increase knowledge of this issue, we examined whether mothers' sense of
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Interpersonal school violence and mother–child communication about violence in relation to empathy in early adolescence J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Marlon Goering, Carlos N. Espinoza, Sylvie Mrug
AbstractIntroductionExposure to interpersonal violence at school has been linked with lower empathy, but less is known about factors that may moderate this relationship. Positive parent–child communication has been associated with higher empathy during adolescence and children of parents that communicate their disapproval of violent behavior respond more peacefully in situations involving violence
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Communication modality matters: Co‐rumination via in‐person versus digital modalities has different prospective associations with depression and friendship quality J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Ashley M. Battaglini, Katerina Rnic, Ellen Jopling, Alison Tracy, Joelle LeMoult
AbstractIntroductionCo‐rumination is an interpersonal emotion regulation strategy in which negative feelings and problems are discussed perseveratively with another person. Although co‐rumination is salient in adolescence, research to date has focused on co‐rumination occurring in person and has not kept pace with the surge in digital communication that begins in adolescence. This study examined the
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Associations between externalizing behavior problems and risky sexual behaviors in adolescence: Attachment as a mediator J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Danyka Therriault, Jean‐Pascal Lemelin, Jean Toupin, Alexa Martin‐Storey, Michèle Déry
AbstractIntroductionRisky sexual behaviors in adolescence are associated with negative health and psychological functioning outcomes. Although the association between behavior problems and risky sexual behaviors is well established, addressing these problems requires understanding the mechanisms that help explain this association. Adolescent attachment, while related to risky sexual behavior, has not
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Minority stressors, traumatic events, and associations with mental health and school climate among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia: Findings from a nationally representative cohort study. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Sasha Bailey,Nicola Newton,Yael Perry,Cristyn Davies,Ashleigh Lin,Jennifer L Marino,Rachel S Skinner,Lucinda Grummitt,Emma Barrett
INTRODUCTION Population-level, nationally representative data on the prevalence of minority stressors and traumatic events, mental ill-health effects, and the preventative utility of school climate, among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia, is significantly lacking. In this study, we estimated the prevalence and distribution of minority stressors and traumatic events among young
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The INSCHOOL project: Young people with long-term physical health conditions: An in-depth qualitative study of their needs at school. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Bethan K C Spencer,Siobhan Hugh-Jones,David Cottrell,Simon Pini
INTRODUCTION The INSCHOOL project aimed to understand the school experiences and unmet needs of young people across a diversity of long-term physical health conditions. METHODS Young people aged 11-18 years, in mainstream secondary school in the United Kingdom, with one of 11 physical health conditions were invited to unique participant-driven interviews, focus groups, or written activities. Creative
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Feasibility, acceptability, and depression outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens (MSC-T) for adolescents with subsyndromal depression. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Karen Bluth,Christine Lathren,Jinyoung Park,Chanee Lynch,John Curry,April Harris-Britt,Susan Gaylord
INTRODUCTION Adolescents are experiencing high rates of depressive symptoms, with negative consequences to their long-term health. Group-based, mindful self-compassion programs show promise in mitigating the development of more significant depression in at-risk adolescents. However, the lack of well-designed, active control conditions has limited the ability to examine the efficacy of such interventions
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Adolescents' motivation to use social network sites from a psychological needs perspective. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Shu Ling Wong,Ros McLellan
INTRODUCTION Adolescents' social network sites (SNS) use is prominent during the developmental period. Various adolescents' motivations for using SNS have been reported. However, there is a lack of psychological perspectives in understanding the reasons for adolescents to use SNS. This study explored adolescents' motivation to use SNS, and a comprehensive psychological framework was used to dismantle
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Associations of generalized anxiety and social anxiety with perceived difficulties in school in the adolescent general population. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Kati Kajastus,Henna Haravuori,Olli Kiviruusu,Mauri Marttunen,Klaus Ranta
INTRODUCTION Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), marked by excessive worry, and social anxiety disorder (SAD) are among the clinically most important anxiety disorders in the adolescent population. This study aimed to explore the associations between perceived difficulties in school and heightened levels of self-reported noncomorbid and comorbid GAD and SAD symptoms. METHODS Survey data of 37,905 Finnish
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The effects of the Friendship Online Intervention Program on physical activity, substance abuse, psychosomatic symptoms, and well-being among at-risk youth. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Michal Glaser,Gizell Green,Sharon Barak,Shiran Bord,Sharon Levi,Ronit Jakobovich,Ayelet Dunsky,Avi Zigdon,Moti Zwilling,Riki Tesler
INTRODUCTION At-risk youth are those who are currently or potentially exposed to physical, mental, or emotional danger. The Friendship Online Intervention Program (FOIP) was created to encourage physical activity (PA) and reduce risky behavior among vocational secondary-school youth in Israel. We wanted to evaluate the effect of FOIP on PA, substance abuse, and psychological factors, including psychosomatic
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Does parents' perceived style of setting limits to gaming matter? The interplay between profiles of parental mediation and BIS/BAS sensitivity in problematic gaming and online gambling. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Lowie Bradt,Eva Grosemans,Rozane De Cock,Bruno Dupont,Maarten Vansteenkiste,Bart Soenens
INTRODUCTION Parents try to prevent possible negative outcomes associated with gaming by setting rules on their adolescent's gaming behavior (i.e., restrictive mediation). Parents can use either more autonomy-supportive or more controlling styles to communicate those rules. Using a person-centered approach, this study aims to, first, identify profiles of parents' perceived degree of restrictive mediation
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Identifying protective and risk behavior patterns of online communication in young people. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Emily Lowthian,Georgia Fee,Chloë Wakeham,Zoë Clegg,Tom Crick,Rebecca Anthony
INTRODUCTION Research has investigated the association between time spent online and mental well-being, however the nuances between specific online behaviors and well-being have been less explored. This research examines how specific online behaviors (i.e., how young people are engaging online and with whom), are associated with one another, and how these patterns of behaviors are related to well-being
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Adolescent siblings of children with cancer: Resource-based profiles, normalization, and search for meaning in life. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Liat Hamama,Shoham Levy
INTRODUCTION Adolescent siblings of children with cancer jointly face the experience of having a brother or sister with cancer and being in the developmental period of adolescence themselves. Based on Hobfoll's conservation of resources theory, we aimed to identify profiles based on two distinct resources: sense of hope (personal resource) and perceived social support (social resource). Both have been
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Adolescent coping and social media use moderated anxiety change during the COVID-19 pandemic. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Sarah Myruski,Koraly Pérez-Edgar,Kristin A Buss
INTRODUCTION Adolescence is a sensitive period during which stressors and social disruptions uniquely contribute to anxiety symptoms. Adolescent's coping strategies (i.e., avoidance and approach) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be differentially related to anxiety symptom changes. Further, social media use (SMU) is ubiquitous and may serve as an avenue to deploy avoidant
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The long arm of rejection sensitivity and young adults' romantic relationships: An extension and a replication. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Shmuel Shulman,Refael Yonatan-Leus
INTRODUCTION In an earlier study, we followed adolescents from age 16 to 23, examining the effect of rejection sensitivity (RS) on the quality of future romantic relationships. Findings showed that RS decreased over time, and the decrease associated with a higher quality of future romantic relationships. In contrast, the effect of the earlier level of RS on the quality of future romantic relationships
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Voluntariness, timing, and consistency in adolescent routine disclosure and lying to parents. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Judith G Smetana,Yuejiao Li,Sduduzo Mncwabe
INTRODUCTION Whether adolescents' routine disclosure to parents is voluntary is assumed but rarely assessed. Researchers also have not examined whether disclosure and lying are premeditated, occurring before rather than after disclosure or lying, and whether adolescents use a single strategy consistently rather than applying multiple strategies when deciding whether to disclose or lie about their activities
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Smartphone and social network addiction in early adolescents: The role of self-regulatory self-efficacy in a pilot school-based intervention. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Ainzara Favini,Flavia Culcasi,Flavia Cirimele,Chiara Remondi,Maryluz Gomez Plata,Silvia Caldaroni,Alessia Teresa Virzì,Bernadette Paula Luengo Kanacri
BACKGROUND Youths' online problematic behaviors, such as smartphone or social network sites (SNS) addiction, gained increasing attention nowadays, due to their impact on concurrent and later adjustment, such as emotional and/or behavioral problems, academic impairments, or relational issues. AIMS This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot school-based intervention to contrast online addictive
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A mixed-methods study of the quality of parental support during adolescents' information-related Internet use as a co-construction process. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Ricarda Kurock,Jeannine Teichert,Dorothee M Meister,Lara Gerhardts,Heike M Buhl,Sabrina Bonanati
INTRODUCTION In Europe, most Internet searches for school-related tasks are situated at home, where parents can support adolescents. Although the frequency (quantity) of parental support has already been analyzed, a research gap exists concerning the quality of parental support in adolescents' information-related Internet use. The quality of parental support in the field of homework involvement is
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Adolescents' digital career aspirations: Evidence for gendered pathways in a digital future. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Dagmar Strohmeier,Petra Gradinger,Takuya Yanagida
INTRODUCTION Computers and technology are still perceived as a male domain. As a result of this "digital gender gap" boys aspire careers in the information and communication technology (ICT) branches much more than girls. Guided by the situated expectancy-value theory of motivated behavioral choices, the present study aims to shed light on the predictors of digital career aspirations. METHODS Self-report
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Daily use of digital technologies to feel better: Adolescents' digital emotion regulation, emotions, loneliness, and recovery, considering prior emotional problems. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Riley A Scott,Melanie J Zimmer-Gembeck,Alex A Gardner,Tanya Hawes,Kathryn L Modecki,Amanda L Duffy,Lara J Farrell,Allison M Waters
INTRODUCTION Adolescents report using digital technologies for emotion regulation (digital ER), with the aim of feeling better (i.e., improving emotions and reducing loneliness). In this 7-day diary study, we investigated associations of digital ER, emotions, and loneliness, and tested whether prior emotional problems moderated these associations. METHOD Participants were 312 Australian adolescents
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Psychosocial development measures modification for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Myles Maxey,Troy E Beckert,Diana Meter,Trenton Landon
BACKGROUND Although diagnosis and identification of IDD is improving, adolescents with IDD receive limited attention in research, particularly concerning their psychosocial development. Measures developed and normed with typically developing populations may not be appropriate for IDD populations and may result in biased assessment. AIM This study aimed to develop and validate modified psychosocial
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Identity status and narrative identity processes in female adolescents' stories about committing crimes and being convicted. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Azadé Azad,Johanna Carlsson
INTRODUCTION Adolescent delinquency has been suggested to evolve from a normative motivation to establish independence and identity. However, few studies have examined this in detail, especially in young women. The aim was, therefore, to investigate identity formation in adolescent females with limited delinquency by focusing on identity status and identity processes in narratives about committing
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Differences in perceived online communication and disclosing e-motions among adolescents and young adults: The role of specific social media features and social anxiety. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Federica Angelini,Gianluca Gini
INTRODUCTION Social media are widely used by adolescents and young adults as a mean to maintain interpersonal relationships. Recent studies have found that young individuals with high levels of social anxiety feel more confident in communicating online. However, little is known about the role of perceived social media characteristics that could minimize the distress they experienced in face-to-face
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Friendship attachment style, intolerance of uncertainty, and psychological distress among unaccompanied immigrant minors in times of COVID-19. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Chiara Ceccon,Ughetta Moscardino
INTRODUCTION This cross-sectional study used a convergent parallel mixed-method design to investigate friendship attachment style, intolerance of uncertainty, and psychological distress among unaccompanied immigrant minors (UIMs) during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. METHOD Participants were 80 male UIMs (Mage = 17 years, standard deviation = 0.84) hosted in residential care communities
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Connections matter: Adolescent social connectedness profiles and mental well-being over time. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Eva Oberle,Xuejun Ryan Ji,Maram Alkawaja,Tonje M Molyneux,Salima Kerai,Kimberly C Thomson,Martin Guhn,Kimberly A Schonert-Reichl,Anne M Gadermann
INTRODUCTION This study examined profiles of social connectedness among early adolescents in grade 7 before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared (Winter 2020), and in grade 8 during the second Wave of the pandemic (Winter 2021). METHOD Linked data from 1753 early adolescents (49% female) from British Columbia, Canada who completed the Middle Years Development Instrument survey in grades 7 and 8 were
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Promoting well-being in early adolescents through mindfulness: A cluster randomized controlled trial. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Francesca Scafuto,Silvia Ghiroldi,Nitamo Federico Montecucco,Francesco De Vincenzo,Rossella Mattea Quinto,Fabio Presaghi,Luca Iani
OBJECTIVES The Gaia program is a 12-week mindfulness intervention based on cultivating body, emotional, and ecological self-awareness, which has been shown to be effective in reducing children's and adolescents' internalizing problems at school. This paper presents the results of a cluster randomized controlled trial aimed at assessing the effectiveness of this program on improving psychological well-being
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Psychological variables linked to hesitation toward vaccination against COVID-19 among late adolescents and young adults: The role of magical thinking and right-wing authoritarianism. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Ugo Pace,Caterina Buzzai,Alessia Passanisi
INTRODUCTION Several studies on the predisposition to be subjected to vaccination have shown that vaccine hesitation is a global phenomenon influenced by a lack of knowledge and awareness, as well as perceived risks and benefits. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of right-wing authoritarianism in the relationship between magical thinking and positive attitudes toward COVID-19
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COVID-19-related stress exacerbates the effect of child maltreatment on negative affect via increased identity confusion during adolescence. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Rabeeh Azarmehr,Ava J Reck,Linhao Zhang,Assaf Oshri
INTRODUCTION Exposure to childhood maltreatment may undermine the crucial developmental task of identity formation in adolescence, placing them at risk for developing negative affect. The current study investigated whether COVID-19-related stress intensified the indirect link between child maltreatment and adolescents' negative affect through identity confusion. METHOD Using multidimensional assessments
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Does adolescent incivility longitudinally predict future bullying? J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Natalie Spadafora,Anthony A Volk
INTRODUCTION Adolescent bullying is a complicated behavior that is difficult to prevent. Understanding factors that predict bullying during adolescence can help us minimize such behavior. Classroom incivility is a low-level antisocial behavior that has been discussed in the literature as being a potential predictor of bullying in adolescence. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to examine
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School bullying and self-efficacy in adolescence: A meta-analysis. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Yanxi Liu,Xiaohong Yu,Fusen An,Yiji Wang
INTRODUCTION Given that literature has examined the relation between school bullying and self-efficacy, findings have been mixed. This meta-analysis aimed to clarify whether school bullying is associated with adolescents' self-efficacy, a key component of social information processing essential for the evaluation of potential behavioral responses. We further examined moderators associated with heterogeneity
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The how and the why of study choice processes in higher education: The role of parental involvement and the experience of having an authentic inner compass. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 B Vermote,B Soenens,M Vansteenkiste,J Coenye,K Verschueren,W Beyers
INTRODUCTION Late adolescents differ in the degree to which they are thoroughly engaged in the study choice process and in the degree to which their choices are autonomous in nature. This study examined the unique and interactive roles of (a) parental involvement in the study choice process and (b) late adolescents' sense of having an authentic inner compass (AIC) in predicting their study choice decision-making
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Adolescents' social interaction skills on social media versus in person and the correlations to well-being. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Liron Lamash,Yael Fogel,Liat Hen-Herbst
INTRODUCTION High-quality social interactions with peers could protect adolescents' mental health, resilience, and well-being. Assessing their social interaction skills (SIS) is essential to enhancing them. However, few instruments provide information about SIS in in-person and social media environments. The SIS Questionnaire (SISQ) was developed to fill this gap, spotlighting adolescents' viewpoints
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The role of ethnicity in the admission process of male juvenile released offenders: Examining risk and readiness to change in the Israeli Shushan centers. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-03 Noam Haviv,Lea Itzik
INTRODUCTION Disparities in evaluating readiness to change and recidivism risk across diverse cultural groups can profoundly affect rehabilitation program efficacy. This study examines readiness to change and recidivism risk disparities between Israeli-Arabs and Israeli-Jews entering a re-entry program by the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority postrelease. METHOD The University of Rhode Island Change
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Stability of the online grooming victimization of minors: Prevalence and association with shame, guilt, and mental health outcomes over one year. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-03 Manuel Gámez-Guadix,Estíbaliz Mateos-Pérez,Miguel A Alcázar,Jone Martínez-Bacaicoa,Sebastian Wachs
INTRODUCTION Online grooming is the process by which an adult manipulates a minor by using information and communication technologies to interact sexually with that minor. The objective of this study was to analyze the stability of online grooming victimization among minors and its relationship with demographic variables (e.g., gender, age, and sexual orientation), emotions of shame and guilt, and
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Brief report: Revealing the nuance: Examining approaches for research with adolescents who identify with multiple racial/ethnic groups. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-03 Julia Moon,Betsy Centeno,José A De León,Zena R Mello
INTRODUCTION Increasing racial/ethnic diversity in the United States calls for methodological approaches that capture participants who identify with multiple racial/ethnic groups. Existing approaches are oriented toward large samples (N > 500); yet, we do not know how effective these approaches are with more common smaller convenience samples. We explored how several approaches were associated with
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Discrimination and school outcomes in first nation youth: The role of positive psychological characteristics. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Melissa R Schick,Akshiti A Todi,Tessa Nalven,Nichea S Spillane
INTRODUCTION Positive psychological characteristics have been found to be associated with discrimination and school outcomes separately; however, no work has examined these associations together or in North American Indigenous (NAI) populations. NAI adolescents experience high rates of racial discrimination. Because discrimination has a detrimental impact on academic outcomes it is critical to identify
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Intolerable feelings of uncertainty within the body: Associations between interoceptive awareness, intolerance of uncertainty, and body dissatisfaction. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Jojanneke M Bijsterbosch,Birgit Hasenack,Bregje van Rooijen,Lot C Sternheim,Paul A Boelen,H Chris Dijkerman,Anouk Keizer
BACKGROUND Adolescence is a period marked by important physical and social changes, which often leads to an increase of body dissatisfaction. Recent studies have shown an association between interoception and body dissatisfaction in female adolescents. One variable that may contribute to the association between interoceptive awareness and body dissatisfaction is intolerance of uncertainty (IU). This
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The relationship between mother and father racial-ethnic socialization profiles and family cohesion and sociopolitical values among Asian American adolescents. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Annabelle L Atkin,Lydia HaRim Ahn,Jacqueline Yi
INTRODUCTION Although research on racial-ethnic socialization with Asian American families examines academic and psychological outcomes, less is known about whether messages from mothers and fathers are related to their adolescent's Asian American sociopolitical values and family cohesion. METHODS Cross-sectional survey data were collected from 308 Asian American adolescents, ages 14-18, in the United
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Combatting risk with resilience: How bicultural socialization experiences of Black immigrant-origin youth relates to well-being. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Christine Emuka,Juliana E Karras
INTRODUCTION Black immigrant-origin (I-O) youth's well-being is at risk as the systemic mistreatment of Black people within the United States can be intensified by migration-related experiences (e.g., isolationism, xenophobia). These experiences were heightened by the sociopolitical events of 2020 that increased the salience of racism and xenophobia. The current study centered how Black I-O youth's
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A war on prejudice: The role of media salience in reducing ethnic prejudice. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Beatrice Bobba,Jochem Thijs,Elisabetta Crocetti
INTRODUCTION Ethnic prejudice poses a great challenge to the cohesion of current multicultural societies. Prior research has found that media portrayals of immigration-related issues might skew individual attitudes and feelings toward ethnic minorities. While these studies have focused on negative representations of ethnic minorities, less is known about the effects of media reports of unfortunate
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The longitudinal relationship between social support and victimization among latino teens. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Chiara Sabina,Iris Cardenas,Desi Vásquez,Susana Mariscal,Carlos A Cuevas
PURPOSE This study examines the relationship between social support and victimization of Latino youth over time, utilizing the stress prevention and support deterioration models. METHODS To address the research questions we utilized data from Waves 1 and 2 (n = 574) of the Dating Violence among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA) study, a national bilingual phone survey of self-identified Latino youth and
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Do markers of daily affect mediate associations between interpretation bias and depressive symptoms? A longitudinal study of early adolescents. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Bronwen Grocott,Ashley M Battaglini,Ellen Jopling,Alison Tracy,Katerina Rnic,Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez,Joelle LeMoult
INTRODUCTION Early adolescence represents a time of heightened vulnerability for depression. Negative interpretation biases have been associated with increases in depressive symptoms during this developmental period; however, the mechanisms underlying the association between interpretation biases and depression remain poorly understood. Cognitive theories posit that interpretation biases give rise
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Maternal childhood adversity and adolescent marijuana use at age 17 years: The role of parental mental health and parenting behaviors. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Lucinda Okine,Julie A Cederbaum,Lei Duan,Jungeun O Lee
INTRODUCTION Children's risk for marijuana use may be linked to their parents' history of childhood adversity, yet little is known about the mechanisms underlying this link. This study examined whether maternal parenting behavior and mental health serve as mechanisms linking maternal childhood adversity to their children's marijuana use at age 17 years, by gender. METHODS Data were from the Young Women
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Trajectories of parental posttraumatic stress disorder and children's mental health following Super Typhoon Lekima: The mediating role of feeling of safety. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Xuan Wang,Jiali Huang,Xima Yang,Zhengyi Liu,Xiao Zhou
INTRODUCTION Several studies have examined the impact of parents' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on their children's mental health, but few have evaluated the role of parents' specific PTSD trajectories. The aim of this study was to assess the mechanisms underlying distinct trajectories of parental PTSD that affect children's PTSD and depression through the feeling of safety. METHODS The final
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Unpacking the role of adolescent religious affiliation in youth outcomes. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Sam A Hardy,McKay Morgan,Jenae M Nelson,Philip Schwadel
INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to unpack the role of adolescent religious affiliation in positive and negative youth outcomes. METHODS We used data from Wave 1 (2002-2003) of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR). Participants were a nationally representative sample of 3290 adolescents from across the United States. Measures were adolescent-report or parent-report items of religiousness
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A tri-directional examination of adolescent personality, perceived parenting, and economic and parental adversity contexts in influencing adolescent behavioral outcomes. J. Adolescence (IF 3.675) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Tayler E Truhan,Constantine Sedikides,Cherie Armour,Kostas A Papageorgiou
INTRODUCTION Adolescent personality is consistently linked to behavioral strengths and difficulties. However, most of this work is limited in that it does not consider personality beyond the Big Five or economic or parental adversity contexts. The Tri-Directional Framework of Parent and Offspring Traits and Outcomes highlights the collective influence of personality, parenting, and context on offspring