Adolescents
A section of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Section Information
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. The Section “Adolescents” will focus on this special population.
Adolescence is a period of rapid physical, cognitive, and social development, but very sensitive and critical, as during this period, the changes that occur tend to consolidate and perpetuate into the future. Habit acquisition is important: it happens since childhood, but it is in adolescence when habit are fixed due to the increase in independent decision making. The socioeconomic and educational environment, as well as the family and peers (friends, classmates, etc.) are determining factors regarding what happens to adolescents, how they evolve and develop, and how they acquire habits and customs.
Focusing on health aspects, probably due to lifestyle, there are pathologies that appear at increasingly younger ages and increase their prevalence in adolescence, such as obesity or metabolic syndrome, among others. Unfortunately, far from disappearing, they turn into more serious and worrying stages in adulthood. Therefore, adolescence also seems to be critical in terms of population health prevention.
This Section aims to be a reference for a better understanding of adolescents, including how the environment and society interacts with the biology, emotions, and relationships of adolescents, allowing for a healthy development.
Keywords
- adolescents’ biology and development
- physical health and wellbeing
- brain and mental health
- cognitive development
- social relationships
- lifestyle for healthy growing
- healthy sex
- addictions and substance abuse
- sport, performance, and youth athletics
- school management, health promotion, and bullying prevention
- policies and practices for a healthy youth
- complex interactions for health during growth
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Improving Young People’s Outcomes through the Lens of Health and Social Science (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- During and after COVID-19: Challenges and Paths for Psychosocial Well-Being of Young People (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Promoting Health for Adolescents (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Trends and Challenges in Clinical Psychological Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Social Media and Adolescents' Well-Being (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Advances toward Health Equity (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Students at Risk (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Adolescent Nutrition and Health (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Relationship with Technology Devices and Social Network: Screening of Psychosocial Wellbeing and Development Challenges in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- The 2nd Edition: Determinants of Risk-Taking Behaviour in Young People: Implications for Innovative Interventions (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Improving Childhood and Adolescent Health: Intervention Strategies for Reducing Early Obesity and Associated Risk for Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Physical Education: Present and Future (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Predictors and Consequences of Aggression, Delinquency, and Substance Use Among Adolescences: The Role of Peer Relations (Deadline: 1 December 2022)
- Current Challenges in the Study and Prevention of Sexual Aggression in Youth (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children, Adolescents, and Family (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Alcohol and Substance Use in Adolescents (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Health Behavior Clustering and Mental Health Outcomes in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Social Interaction and Cognitive Development in Children (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Health Equity and Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Adolescents (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Risky Substance Use in Youth Populations (Deadline: 28 April 2023)
- Children and Adolescents: Preventable Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- 2nd Edition of University Students’ Health and Academic Achievement (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- 2nd Edition of Parental Attachment and Adolescent Well-Being (Deadline: 5 June 2023)
- Polysubstance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: Effects on Brain, Behavior and Health (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Using Mobile Technology to Promote Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Discover New Strategies for Working on Physical Activity: A Healthy and Educational Perspective from a Multidisciplinary Approach (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: