Sex and substance use behaviors among children of teen mothers: A systematic review
ConclusionTeen mothers and their children have unique individual, family, and structural needs. Evidence highlights that while there is no clear need to adapt substance use prevention interventions for these children, investing in targeted adaptations of abstinence and safer sex interventions to meet the unique experiences of children of teen mothers and their children is warranted. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 24, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Exploring married girls’ subjective experiences of well-being and challenges
ConclusionsMarried girls expressed more positive outcomes in their marriage than they did for negative outcomes despite their general perception of their marriage being early. Implications for interventions and policy decision making are discussed. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 23, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Moving towards independent living in Ghana: Narratives from young adults about their kinship care experience
ConclusionThe study provides evidence for policymakers to consider kinship care as an effective, suitable and cost-effective alternative care arrangement for children in need of adequate parental care in Ghana. When assessing kin's suitability to provide care, some emphasis should be on caregivers' needs and assessment of activities engaged in by children living in kinship care. Social workers should provide counselling and education support to children moving out of kinship care. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 22, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Positive influence of peers' interpersonal character on children's interpersonal character: The moderating role of children's and peers' social status
ConclusionsThe findings confirm the positive relationships between peers' and children's interpersonal character and reveal an important moderating role of prestige status, especially social visibility, among the relationships. This study extends the research on positive peer influence and contributes to knowledge of peer influence mechanisms. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 22, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Bored and online: Reasons for using social media, problematic social networking site use, and behavioral outcomes across the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood
ConclusionsThe current study supports the growing body of literature suggesting that using social networking sites to alleviate boredom and socially connect, may place individuals at increased risk for developing pathological tendencies and patterns of behavior towards social networking sites. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 22, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Moderating role of conflict resolution strategies in the links between peer victimization and psychological adjustment among youth
ConclusionsThe findings suggest that solution-oriented conflict resolution strategy may protect victimized adolescents from developing loneliness and depressive symptoms and nonconfrontation conflict strategy may exacerbate feelings of loneliness of victimized adolescents. Intervention programs should consider helping victimized youth use more solution-oriented strategies and less nonconfrontational strategies. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 22, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Hormone therapy decision-making processes: Transgender youth and parents
ConclusionsHealth care providers should be aware of the deliberation and information-seeking in which youth engage prior to seeking care as well as the temporally misaligned decision-making processes of youth and parents. Understanding the challenges trans youth experience due to insufficient parental support and system barriers can provide important context for health care providers striving to provide accessible, gender-affirming care and decision-making support for trans youth. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 21, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Factors associated with early sexual initiation and unsafe sex in adolescents: Substance use and parenting style
Publication date: February 2020Source: Journal of Adolescence, Volume 79Author(s): Larissa F. Reis, Pamela J. Surkan, Juliana Y. Valente, Marcia H.S.M. Bertolla, Zila M. Sanchez (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 20, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Mental-health disparities between heterosexual and sexual-minority adolescents: Examining the role of informant discrepancies
ConclusionsUnderstanding informant discrepancies and their meaning is pivotal to designing surveys that generate robust insights into the health of sexual-minority adolescents, as well as appropriate policy interventions. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 16, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Masculine gender-role adherence indicates conflict resolution patterns in heterosexual adolescent couples: A dyadic, observational study
ConclusionsAdolescents in heterosexual relationships that adhere more rigidly to gendered norms for traditional masculinity may be challenged in acquiring skills for constructive conflict resolution with a romantic partner. Adolescent romantic relationships are a socialization context in which many individuals develop the skills for future romantic relationships, including those into young adulthood. Addressing masculine gender roles in adolescence may help promote the development of positive conflict management and overall romantic functioning in youth. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 16, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Self-compassion and family cohesion moderate the association between suicide ideation and suicide attempts in Chinese adolescents
ConclusionIncreasing the levels of self-compassion and family cohesion may be the targets for treating adolescents with suicide ideation to prevent them from attempting suicide. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 11, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Can helping others strengthen teens? Character strengths as mediators between prosocial behavior and adolescents’ internalizing symptoms
ConclusionTaken together, findings extend the Developmental Cascades model and suggest that prosocial behavior and character strengths protect against depressive symptoms during the adolescent period. Findings are discussed in the context of relevant research and theory, and implications for future research and intervention programs are presented. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 10, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Parent-adolescent relationship quality as a predictor of leaving home
ConclusionsOur findings indicate that certain parent-adolescent relationship characteristics contribute to the increase in age of leaving home. Parents may be able to prepare their children for a self-sufficient living by balancing warmth and autonomy support they provide during adolescence. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 10, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Gender differences in associations between digital media use and psychological well-being: Evidence from three large datasets
ConclusionsAssociations between heavy digital media use and low psychological well-being are larger for adolescent girls than boys. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 10, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
“Now what do I do?“: Toward a conceptual understanding of the effects of traumatic events on identity functioning
ConclusionThese propositions can serve as a research agenda for furthering our understanding of the range of effects of trauma on identity functioning. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - January 4, 2020 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
