McAnally, H M Iosua, E Sligo, J L Belsky, J Spry, E Letcher, P Macdonald, J A Thomson, K C Olsson, C A Williams, S
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Journal of adolescence
In extending work on early life antecedents of parenting, we investigate associations between childhood family history of disadvantage, adolescent socioemotional wellbeing, and age at first parenthood and subsequent parenting behaviour. Parent-child interactions were recorded when participants in the longitudinal Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health an...
Jia, Jichao Tong, Wei Zhang, Jintao Liu, Fenge Fang, Xiaoyi
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Journal of adolescence
College students are at high risk of problematic internet use (PIU). A great amount of research has focused on the PIU among college students. However, little is known about the change pattern of PIU across the college years. Moreover, how peer internet overuse behavior and peer attitude toward internet overuse work together to shape college studen...
Tang, Xin Upadyaya, Katja Salmela-Aro, Katariina
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Journal of adolescence
The present study investigated whether grit can mitigate the associations between school burnout, loneliness, and depressive symptoms among adolescents. It also examined gender differences. This study included 1296 seventh and 1166 eighth graders from Finland. The study variables were self-reported and regression analysis was performed. This study ...
Lu, Caixia Liang, Lichan Chen, Wenting Bian, Yufang
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Journal of adolescence
Studies have found that adolescents' subjective well-being (SWB) shows a downward trend with age. The improvement of adolescents' SWB is therefore an urgent problem. According to previous studies, altruism may be an effective way to improve adolescents' SWB. We conducted an Integrative Educational Intervention of Altruism (IEIA) for the first time ...
Karim, Asima Qaisar, Rizwan Hussain, M Azhar
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Journal of adolescence
Onset age at menarche has been considered an important indicator of reproductive maturity in females and reflects the health status of the population. The purpose of this study was to determine the mean menarcheal age and to examine whether anthropometric and socio-economic status (SES) influences age at menarche in the girls from Punjab province o...
O'Donnell, Alexander W Stuart, Jaimee Barber, Bonnie L Abkhezr, Peyman
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Journal of adolescence
Youth with refugee backgrounds experience social and socioeconomic difficulties that arise following resettlement. Research has found that sport participation generally provides youth with a protective milieu that is especially beneficial for the most disadvantaged youth. Accordingly, the current study examines whether sport participation is relate...
Kim, Hyun Sik
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Journal of adolescence
For the past few decades, numerous theoretical perspectives have predicted a negative association between adolescent sexual debut and the probability of college entrance. The present article extends the literature by using nationally representative longitudinal data from South Korea to assess these perspectives. Drawing on longitudinal data from So...
Lin, Hua Larzelere, Robert E
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Journal of adolescence
Valid causal inferences are necessary to use developmental research to improve adolescent outcomes. What type of change should be analyzed to approximate causal inferences from longitudinal data? Difference-score and ANCOVA-type analyses often produce contradictory results, a problem known as Lord's paradox. This study investigates 2-group, 2-wave ...
Kwon, Taeyeon
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Journal of adolescence
Adolescent dropouts experience various psychosocial difficulties such as social stigma, depressive symptoms, and anxiety after they leave school. This study examined the longitudinal effects of social stigma on depressive symptoms, and the mediating effects of ego-resilience in the relationship between these two variables among South Korean adolesc...
Wesche, Rose Galletly, Carol L Shorey, Ryan C
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Journal of adolescence
Despite the prevalence and negative consequences of dating violence among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents, few prevention programs address dating violence for these groups. We describe the adaptation of the evidence-based Safe Dates dating violence prevention program to be inclusive of SGM adolescents and the outcome of a pilot trial o...
