Yu, Jing Putnick, Diane L Hendricks, Charlene Bornstein, Marc H
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
This study provides a better understanding of the prevalence, distribution, and change patterns of health-risk profiles across adolescence and young adulthood in a European American sample. Reciprocal relations between high-risk profiles and depressive symptoms suggest the need for integrated but tailored prevention and intervention programs.
Patchin, Justin W Hinduja, Sameer
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Digital self-harm is a new problem that demands additional scholarly attention. A deeper inquiry as to the motivations behind this behavior, and how it correlates to offline self-harm and suicidal ideation, can help direct mental health professionals toward informed prevention approaches.
Reese, Bianka M Trinh, Sarah L Halpern, Carolyn T
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Early maturation is associated with lower romantic relationship quality in young adulthood. However, evidence of the association varies by measure of pubertal timing, and the processes by which pubertal timing is linked to later relationship quality may be different for sexual minority and heterosexual females. Potential explanations and public hea...
Wood, Sarah M Schott, Whitney Marshal, Michael P Akers, Aletha Y
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Lesbian women were at increased risk of membership in the developing obesity trajectory group compared with heterosexual women. Adjusting for obesity risk factors had minimal impact on the point estimates for this association.
Knopf, Amelia S Ott, Mary A Liu, Nancy Kapogiannis, Bill G Zimet, Gregory D Fortenberry, J Dennis Hosek, Sybil G
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Participants had an overwhelmingly positive experience in a Phase II safety study of PrEP for HIV prevention. Some minors wished for more support during the decision-making process, but none consulted their parents about the decision. Our results support the inclusion of decisional supports in consent processes for adolescents, while also protectin...
Diggs, Olivia N Neppl, Tricia K Jeon, Shinyoung Lohman, Brenda J
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
This study offers unique insights into how mother- and father-son dyads differ in communication and parenting styles, as well as how these associations influence adolescent male alcohol use continuing into emerging adulthood. Multiple informants utilized in the current study provide a more complex understanding of how each parent uniquely contribut...
Margolis, Rachel Wiener, Lori Pao, Maryland Malech, Harry L Holland, Steven M Driscoll, Patricia
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Gaps in disease-related knowledge and transition planning were identified by adolescents and young adults living with chronic granulomatous disease. The findings suggest the need for enhancing the transition process utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration to develop a transition policy and program.
Briney, John S Brown, Eric C Kuklinski, Margaret R Oesterle, Sabrina Hawkins, J David
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Asking youth about drug use in a survey did not increase the rates of self-reported drug use measured 1 year later. The absence of evidence of a question-behavior effect should ease concerns of communities and schools when administering surveys asking youth about their drug use.
Dong, Beidi Branas, Charles C Richmond, Therese S Morrison, Christopher N Wiebe, Douglas J
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
After controlled individual's propensity to be shot (e.g., inherent traits), the concurrence of situational risks emerged as significant triggers of gunshot assault. The findings suggest potential for community-based gunshot violence interventions.
Dhar, Cherie Priya Kaflay, Dilu Dowshen, Nadia Miller, Victoria A Ginsburg, Kenneth R Barg, Frances K Yun, Katherine
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Universal, culturally, and linguistically appropriate comprehensive SRH education is recommended for female Bhutanese refugee youth. Terminology used should take into account differences in conceptualization of concepts like dating. Educators and health care providers should clearly describe consent and confidentiality laws regarding adolescent SRH...
