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“Diabetes Makes You Feel Lonely When You’re the Only One”: A Qualitative Study of Identity Development among Young People Living at a Residential Care Facility for People with Diabetes

Adolescents, 2021
Young people with poorly regulated diabetes often experience recurrent hospitalization, behavioral problems, higher incidence of psychiatric disorders, as well as family dysfunction.
Dan Grabowski, Louise Norman Jespersen, Lise Bro Johansen   +2 more
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Interconnections between Emotion Recognition, Self-Processes and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents

Adolescents, 2022
Background: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for mentalization and emotion regulation skills. Studies show that during this time, adolescents may experience greater vulnerability to challenges of mental and emotional well-being.
Meghan L. Maynard, Shanel Quenneville, Kristina Hinves, Victoria Talwar, Sandra L. Bosacki   +4 more
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The Role of Gender Norms in Shaping Adolescent Girls’ and Young Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Abortion in Mozambique

Adolescents, 2023
Adolescents and young women in Mozambique experience high levels of unintended pregnancies, with induced abortion being a common outcome. Stigma and gender norms are likely to negatively impact experiences of pregnancy and abortion, and hamper access to ...
Sally Griffin, Málica de Melo, Joelma Joaquim Picardo, Grace Sheehy, Emily Madsen, Jorge Matine, Sally Dijkerman   +6 more
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Lessons Learned from a Mixed-Method Pilot of a Norms-Shifting Social Media Intervention to Reduce Teacher-Perpetrated School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Uganda

Adolescents, 2023
Background: Violence against children (VAC) is a global epidemic rooted in gender norms. One of the most common forms of VAC is school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV). Research has shown the promise of social media to shift norms underlying abusive
Jasmine Uysal, Pooja Chitle, Marilyn Akinola, Catherine Kennedy, Rogers Tumusiime, Pam McCarthy, Leslie Gautsch, Rebecka Lundgren   +7 more
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How Can We Address What We Do Not Measure? A Systematic Scoping Review of the Measurement and Operationalization of Social Determinants of Health Research on Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive among Adolescents in the US

Adolescents, 2023
Teen pregnancy is often considered an adverse health outcome that accentuates gender inequities, diminishes opportunities, and jeopardizes the safety of adolescent and young adult birthing people.
Catherine Poehling, Margaret Mary Downey, Anwei Polly Gwan, Sarah Cannady, Olivia Ismail   +4 more
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SMART4Pain: Feasibility of a Two-Arm Pilot Study of an Integrated Rehabilitation Program for Adolescents and Their Parents for Improving Pain Management

Adolescents, 2021
Chronic pain in youth has an unsung etiology and limited treatment options. Affected adolescents show difficulties in different functioning domains, and their parents can develop associated distress, which negatively influences the adolescent’s capacity ...
Alessandro Failo, Paola Venuti, Patrizia Villotti, Stefan Schmalholz, Nicola Chistè, Bernd Raffeiner, Michela Salandin, Serena Pellegrin, Lydia Pescollderungg, Mariantonietta Mazzoldi   +9 more
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Youth Mental Health Peer Support Work: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impacts and Challenges of Operating in a Peer Support Role

Adolescents, 2021
Youth aged 16–24 years have the highest prevalence of mental illness in Australia, accounting for 26% of all mental illness. Youth mental health peer support work is a promising avenue of support for this population.
Calvert Tisdale, Nicole Snowdon, Julaine Allan, Leanne Hides, Philip Williams, Dominique de Andrade   +5 more
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Age at Sexual Debut and Multiple Sexual Partnerships among Adolescents in Nigeria: An Assessment of the Mediating Role of the Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Adolescents, 2021
Adolescents in Nigeria are at risk of plethora of ills arising from risky sexual behavior in the form of multiple sexual partnerships (MSP). Despite evidence linking MSPs to age at sexual debut, there is a dearth of research among adolescents and the ...
Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, Hassan Ogunwemimo, Miracle-Eunice Bolorunduro, Abayomi Folorunsho Awoleye   +3 more
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Studying Adolescence [PDF]

Science, 2006
Young people in their teens constitute the largest age group in the world, in a special stage recognized across the globe as the link in the life cycle between childhood and adulthood. Longitudinal studies in both developed and developing countries and better measurements of adolescent behavior are producing new insights.
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Intrasexual Competition and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors among Late Adolescent Females

Adolescents, 2021
The purpose of this study was to test a mediating model whereby competitiveness among females for mates affects body dissatisfaction and dysfunctional diet and exercise through its influence on social comparison and fear of being negatively evaluated by ...
Nicole A. Boyer, Larry F. Forthun, Tracy L. Johns   +2 more
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