A systematic review of the relation between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in adolescents
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Adolescence, Volume 74Author(s): Rachelle Pullmer, Jason Chung, Lindsay Samson, Sherene Balanji, Shannon ZaitsoffAbstractResearch on self-compassion and depressive symptoms is growing at an exponential pace. This systematic review provides an in-depth exploration of the relation between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in adolescents. In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were systematically searched and 18 studies were identified. Results demonstrate the potentially pertinent role that self-compassion may play in the development, ...
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Trajectories of posttraumatic growth among adolescents over time since the Wenchuan earthquake
ConclusionsThese findings indicated that adolescents exhibit heterogeneous PTG trajectories and that age and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters differentiate distinct PTG trajectories. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Increase in time spent on social media is associated with modest increase in depression, conduct problems, and episodic heavy drinking
ConclusionIncreased time spent on social media was modestly related to increases in depression, conduct problems, as well as frequency of episodic heavy drinking among adolescents. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Brief report: Assessing the risk of reporting bias in a RCT for adolescent mothers
ConclusionsA low rate of underreporting for repeat pregnancy in adolescent mothers was found in the present sample. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Structural stigma and sexual orientation-related reproductive health disparities in a longitudinal cohort study of female adolescents
ConclusionsStructural stigma is a potential risk factor for adverse reproductive health among sexual minority female adolescents. Changing laws and policies to be inclusive of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, can help alleviate entrenched reproductive health disparities. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 24, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Implicit math-gender stereotype present in adults but not in 8th grade
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Adolescence, Volume 74Author(s): Kyle Morrissey, Darcy Hallett, Aishah Bakhtiar, Cheryll FitzpatrickAbstractIntroductionTraditional math-gender stereotypes suggest that boys/men are more likely to enjoy and succeed in mathematics while girls/women are more likely to enjoy and succeed at language arts subjects. The usefulness of implicit measures of math-gender stereotypes has been a subject of investigation in mainly the adult research literature. This is problematic, as adults have typically already made many important decisions about their academic and professional futures, t...
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 21, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
A systematic review of depression literacy: Knowledge, help-seeking and stigmatising attitudes among adolescents
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Adolescence, Volume 74Author(s): Sarbhan Singh, Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Nik Daliana Nik FaridAbstractIntroductionDepression is a common mental health disorder and affects many adolescents worldwide. Depression literacy can improve mental health outcomes. The aim of this study was to collate and analyse the extant evidence on depression literacy among adolescents, with particular focus on tools used to examine depression literacy and the findings on components of depression literacy.MethodsNine electronic databases and 1 grey literature source were searched for studies published in ...
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 16, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Prosocial behavior as a protective factor against peers' acceptance of aggression in the development of aggressive behavior in childhood and adolescence
ConclusionsThe findings suggest that prosocial behavior has the propensity to attenuate the negative effect of peers' acceptance of aggression in the etiology of physical aggression in childhood and adolescence. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 15, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Socioecological risk factors associated with teen pregnancy or birth for young men: A scoping review
ConclusionsFactors related to disadvantaged social contexts were associated with teen pregnancy/birth. Resilience-based research may identify protective factors to support vulnerable families and youth. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 14, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Roles of age, gender and psychological difficulties in adolescent mentalizing
ConclusionThe present study highlights a negative association between attentional difficulties and mentalizing performance in community adolescents. Moreover, it provides preliminary evidence suggesting that age, gender and psychological difficulties can be distinctively associated with patterns of correct and incorrect mentalizing in community adolescents. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 13, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Moderating effect of trait emotional intelligence on the relationship between parental nurturance and prosocial behaviour
ConclusionIn line with our prediction, these results confirm the enhancing the effects of trait EI on the relationship between parental nurturance and future development of prosocial behaviour. These findings have important implications in regard to the important role of trait EI in predicting variation of adolescents’ prosocial behaviour in response to positive parental influences. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Developmental cascades of social competence, achievement in school, and achievement on standardized assessments during the transition to adolescence and secondary school
Conclusions: Results identify 1) direct and indirect pathways from children's social competence in grades three and five to their school achievement in grades five and six; 2) significant pathways between school and cognitive achievement across all assessment points that decline in magnitude as students enter high school; 3) the magnitude of pathways between social competence and school achievement far exceed those between social competence and cognitive achievement; and 4) social and maturational factors account for variation in these functions but do not confound the timing and direction of the pathways from one to the o...
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
A cross-lagged model of the link between parental psychological control and adolescent aggression
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Adolescence, Volume 74Author(s): Yan He, Keman Yuan, Liping Sun, Yufang BianAbstractIntroductionThe present study investigated the longitudinal relationship between parental psychological control and adolescent aggression in Chinese adolescents. We also explored whether adolescent gender plays a moderating role in this relationship.MethodsA total of 2458 adolescents (mean age = 13.20 ± 0.65 years; 51.3% male) from Beijing, China, participated at three time points during middle school, 1 year apart. Parental psychological control, adolescent aggression, and demographic ...
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
School environment, physical activity, and sleep as predictors of suicidal ideation in adolescents: Evidence from a national survey
ConclusionsPhysical activity, sleep, and the school environment significantly predict suicidal ideation among this national sample of adolescents. These factors should be considered when designing interventions or programs to reduce the risk of suicidal ideation among adolescents. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 6, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The role of school race/ethnic composition in mental health outcomes: A systematic literature review
Conclusions: Theoretical and methodological considerations for future research towards strengthening causal inference, and implications for policies and practices concerning the mental health of adolescent-aged students are discussed. (Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Source: Journal of Adolescence - June 4, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
