Developing agency in the transition to self-management of cystic fibrosis in young people
ConclusionsFor young people to feel supported empowered in the management of their illness, their developing ability to exercise agency must be respected and encouraged through collaborative decision making. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - August 4, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Depressive symptoms at age 9–13 and chronic disabling fatigue at age 16: A longitudinal study
ConclusionsDepressive symptoms at ages 9–13 were associated with chronic disabling fatigue at age 16, but causality is not certain. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - August 3, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Tracing the delinquency acquisition sequence from older siblings, to friends, to self: A mediation analysis
ConclusionsThese results imply that older sibling delinquency may lead to future delinquency and crime by encouraging early school problems, which, in turn, may precipitate future offending by encouraging the child to select and associate with a delinquent peer group. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - August 2, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Fostering adolescent curiosity through a question brainstorming intervention
ConclusionsThe study suggests that adolescent dispositional curiosity can be significantly increased by directly teaching students to question. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - August 2, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Life satisfaction trajectories of junior high school students in poverty: Exploring the role of self-efficacy and social support
ConclusionsThese findings suggest that peer support, rather than family and teacher support, moderates the impact of controllable negative events on life satisfaction over time. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - August 2, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Longitudinal relations between future planning and adolescents’ academic achievement in China
ConclusionsThe reciprocal relations between future planning processes and academic achievement differed across domains (e.g., educational and occupational domains). These findings suggest that future planning may be a protective factor for improving adolescents' academic achievement, and high academic achievement may also be beneficial for Chinese adolescents’ future planning. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 25, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Mixed emotion experiences for self or another person in adolescence
ConclusionsAdolescents’ subjective mixed emotion experiences vary by intensity and patterns of simultaneity over time. Findings are discussed in relation to an evaluative space model of mixed emotion and applications of the AES with adolescent populations. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 24, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Cyber Sexual Harassment: Prevalence and association with substance use, poor mental health, and STI history among sexually active adolescent girls
ConclusionsOur findings suggest that in some subgroups, CSH appears to be affecting the majority of girls, which is especially concerning given its association with multiple poor health outcomes. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 24, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Too tough at the top: Using latent class growth analysis to assess cool status during middle school
ConclusionsThe findings suggest the need for a more nuanced perspective on maintaining cool status during adolescence that considers both its risks and benefits. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 18, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Impulsivity and nonsuicidal self-injury: A longitudinal examination among emerging adults
ConclusionsThe present findings indicate that impulsivity may not only lead to nonsuicidal self-injury, but that frequent engagement in nonsuicidal self-injury may undermine regulatory skill development and lead to greater impulsivity over time during the emerging adult years. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 13, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Profiles of individual assets and mental health symptoms in at-risk early adolescents
ConclusionsGirls in the low assets with elevated MHS (P1) should be a primary concern for preventive intervention. Our study demonstrates the heterogeneity of individual patterns of adaptation and maladaptation. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 12, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Sexual harassment and appearance-based peer victimization: Unique associations with emotional adjustment by gender and age
ConclusionSexual harassment was commonly reported, but rather weakly and intermittently associated with emotional health, after controlling for appearance-related peer victimization. Future research should examine when and why youth seem fairly resilient to negative emotional effects that could follow sexual harassment. It is possible that messages about the cause of sexual harassment are being heard and this aids youth to avoid self-blame and emotional maladjustment. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 12, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Math interest and self-concept among latino/a students: Reciprocal influences across the transition to middle school
ConclusionThe results replicate, in an understudied sample of Latino/a youth, the oft-reported link from low math self-concept to declining interest in math. Unique to this study is evidence of the protection afforded by belief in the efficacy of studying. The findings offer important guidance for teachers and parents seeking to mobilize resources for underperforming students. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 12, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Body image and weight management among Hispanic American adolescents: Differences by sport type
This study examined whether body image distortion and dissatisfaction are associated with weight management behaviors by sex and sport type in Hispanic adolescents.MethodsA sample of 728 Hispanic participants from the United States (61.6% female, Mage = 12.36 ± 2.35) completed the Stunkard Figural Stimuli, reported weight management behaviors and sport participation. Sports were classified as non-aesthetic (such as soccer), aesthetic (such as cheerleading), or non-sport participation. Separate multiple linear regression and multinomial logistic regression models were conducted to test adjusted associations between...
Source: Journal of Adolescence - July 3, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Adolescent indirect reciprocity: Evidence from incentivized economic paradigms
ConclusionOur results shed light on how adolescents perceive and act in complex social settings where direct reciprocity is unrealistic. Both younger and older adolescents are capable of engaging in both forms of indirect reciprocity with older adolescents being more discriminative in their norm-enforcing behaviors. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
