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Adolescents, Volume 2, Issue 2

2022 June - 14 articles

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Articles (14)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,599 Views
14 Pages

The objective of the present research was to evaluate if and to what extent the encounter between different cultures in a context of globalization may have influenced the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) in adolescents. The study comprised a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,655 Views
10 Pages

Stress Factors in Multicultural Adolescents

  • Mi-Jin Kim,
  • Jin-Hee Park and
  • Sung-Eun Kim

This study aimed to identify the level of stress in teenagers from multicultural families in Korea and examine the factors influencing this stress. This cross-sectional study utilized the 15th (2019) Korea Youth Risk Bsehavior Web-based Survey. Of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,659 Views
15 Pages

We investigated whether bedtime schedules and bedtimes in childhood were associated with obesity risk and adiposity in adolescence. We analysed the data of 12,645 singleton children classified as not obese at 7 years from the Millennium Cohort Study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,158 Views
15 Pages

An increasing number of parents and scholars have begun expecting schools and the government to share the responsibility of reducing the potential negative effects of SNS use among adolescents. This study examines how the public understands the risks...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,853 Views
10 Pages

Cognitive Dysfunction among U.S. High School Students and Its Association with Time Spent on Digital Devices: A Population-Based Study

  • Saral Desai,
  • Travis Satnarine,
  • Puneet Singla,
  • Ayushi Mistry,
  • Salika Gadiwala,
  • Sejal Patel,
  • Bibhuti Das,
  • Prerna Sharma,
  • Muna Telsem and
  • Saurabhkumar Patel
  • + 7 authors

Introduction: Cognitive dysfunction is a hallmark feature of many psychiatric disorders. We aimed to study the prevalence and predictors of cognitive dysfunction (CD) among U.S. high school students and its association with time spent on digital devi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
7,497 Views
23 Pages

The vast majority (90%) of the world’s young people aged 10–24 years live in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Pakistan has one of the world’s largest populations under 30 years. Adolescents’ access to basic sexual and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
7,163 Views
11 Pages

28 April 2022

The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between school bullying and inter-peer group status among Japanese middle-school students. A total of 2294, 7th–9th grade Japanese middle-school students participated in this stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,919 Views
17 Pages

26 April 2022

Cyberbullying victimization (CV), a widespread experience in adolescence, is associated with increased depression and suicidality. However, few studies have taken a gender approach when investigating the association between CV and suicidality, despit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
22,519 Views
15 Pages

Scoliosis: Causes and Treatments

  • Gyu Bin Lee,
  • David T. Priefer and
  • Ronny Priefer

21 April 2022

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine, which generally develops during childhood or adolescence. It affects 2–4 percent of the global population and is more prevalent among girls. Scoliosis is classified by its etiology: idiopathic, c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,594 Views
15 Pages

Factors Explaining Adolescent Girls’ Eating Habits in Urban Benin: A Qualitative Study

  • Sherifath Mama Chabi,
  • Nadia Fanou-Fogny,
  • Eunice Nago Koukoubou,
  • Benedicte Deforche and
  • Wendy Van Lippevelde

10 April 2022

Adolescence is a period between childhood and adulthood with eating habits often against the nutritional needs of adolescents. The present study used a socio-ecological approach to investigate personal and environmental factors influencing the eating...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,878 Views
21 Pages

Background. This study examined the effects of post-traumatic stress symptoms and child–primary caregiver relationships on the ethnic identity of Yi ethnic minority adolescents (n = 550; aged 13–18) in rural China over one school year. Th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,032 Views
20 Pages

Associations between Developing Sexuality and Mental Health in Heterosexual Adolescents: Evidence from Lower- and Middle-Income Countries—A Scoping Review

  • Neelam Saleem Punjani,
  • Elizabeth Papathanassoglou,
  • Kathleen Hegadoren,
  • Saima Hirani,
  • Zubia Mumtaz and
  • Margot Jackson

Background: During puberty and emerging sexuality, adolescents experience important physical, mental, and social transformations. In the process of dealing with these changes, adolescents can become potentially vulnerable to mental health problems. A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,870 Views
14 Pages

Highlighting a Digital Platform to Assess Young People Needs: Reaching and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults for Care Continuum in Health Project (REACH)

  • Peter Memiah,
  • Monica Lathan-Dye,
  • Yvonne Opanga,
  • Samuel Muhula,
  • Nyawira Gitahi-Kamau,
  • Anne Kamau and
  • Lillian Otiso

Young people (YP), defined as individuals aged between 10 and 24 years, are a vulnerable population. Leveraging digital platforms to reach YP is essential in identifying protective and risk behaviors among this population. The objectives of this stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,628 Views
10 Pages

Impact of COVID-19-Related Sports Activity Disruptions on the Physical Fitness of Japanese Adolescent Athletes

  • Hiromune Obayashi,
  • Yasunari Ikuta,
  • Naoki Nakashima,
  • Ryoko Yamamoto,
  • Hironori Fujishita,
  • Koki Fukuhara,
  • Tetsuhiko Sakamitsu,
  • Kai Ushio,
  • Hiroaki Kimura and
  • Nobuo Adachi

24 March 2022

We assessed whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related disruptions impacted the physical fitness of adolescent athletes. We reviewed the age-, sex-, and sports category-matched data of 78 adolescent athletes (divided into two gr...

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