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Friendship And Informant Characteristics Associated With The Agreement Among Adolescent And Friend Ratings Of Behavior Problems, Brea-Anne Lauer, Kimberly Renk
Friendship And Informant Characteristics Associated With The Agreement Among Adolescent And Friend Ratings Of Behavior Problems, Brea-Anne Lauer, Kimberly Renk
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health
The present study investigated the relative agreement between adolescent self-reports and friend informant reports of behavior problems as well as factors that might impact this agreement. High school students were placed into friendship dyads based on perceived friendship closeness and rated friendship quality, their own internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, and the behavior problems of their matched friend. Self- and friend ratings demonstrated high levels of agreement across behavior problems presentations. Further, raters’ own behavior problems were related inconsistently to rating agreement, whereas friendship quality demonstrated some impact on the informant’s reports of specific behavior problems. This study provided additional …
Why Do Adolescents Seek Online Mental Health Information?, Daniel G. Lannin, Jeremy B. Kanter, Luke Russell, Leandra Parris, Ani Yazedjian
Why Do Adolescents Seek Online Mental Health Information?, Daniel G. Lannin, Jeremy B. Kanter, Luke Russell, Leandra Parris, Ani Yazedjian
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health
Many adolescents avoid seeking psychological help despite the increasing prevalence of mental disorders. The current study investigated whether distress and stigma exhibit differential relationships to decisions to seek online mental health information among a sample of predominantly racial/ethnic minority U.S. adolescents. In this investigation, 174 adolescents (Age: M = 15.90, SD = 0.85, Range = 14−19) completed assessments of help-seeking stigma, psychological distress, and a question asking if they would like to view a website with mental health information. Distress was a statistically significant predictor of decisions to seek online mental health information, but stigma was not. Severely distressed boys …
A Review Of Teen And Adolescent Attitudes Regarding E-Cigarettes And Their Relevance To Education, Maury Grebenau
A Review Of Teen And Adolescent Attitudes Regarding E-Cigarettes And Their Relevance To Education, Maury Grebenau
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health
Over the last ten years, while teenage use of cigarettes has diminished, their use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes) has increased. Adolescent e-cigarette use includes risks and challenges which are unique and different from adolescent use of traditional cigarettes. Many of the risks of e-cigarettes are not well known or well understood, especially by the teen population. A robust understanding of what entices adolescents and teens to use e-cigarettes is critical for schools in crafting an effective response. This paper reviews the literature on teen and adolescent perspectives on e-cigarettes and provides suggestions for using this information to guide …
Parental Deployment And Healthcare Utilization In Adolescents With Migraines And Other Somatic Symptoms, Charles Zimbrick-Rogers, Ashleigh R. Drake, Anne Peruski, Samuel Stinnette, Brian Adams
Parental Deployment And Healthcare Utilization In Adolescents With Migraines And Other Somatic Symptoms, Charles Zimbrick-Rogers, Ashleigh R. Drake, Anne Peruski, Samuel Stinnette, Brian Adams
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health
Somatic symptoms in adolescents are associated with psychosocial stress. Parental military deployment can function as a stressor for adolescents. A retrospective cohort study was developed exploring relationships between health care utilization, a proxy for symptomatology, and sponsor deployment in adolescents with somatic symptoms. Data was obtained from the Military Health System Data Repository. Migraine headaches was the most common somatic symptom diagnosis. Parental deployment was overall associated with a 27% decrease in visits for somatic symptoms. For adolescents whose sponsor was female, deployment was associated with a 34% decrease in visits. This pattern is inconsistent with prior research on somatic …