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:
- Trends and Challenges in Clinical Psychological Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Relationship with Technology Devices and Social Network: Screening of Psychosocial Wellbeing and Development Challenges in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Physical Education: Present and Future (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Using Mobile Technology to Promote Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Interventions Addressing Adolescent Health in Community Settings in Low-Resource Contexts (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The 2nd Edition: Determinants of Risk-Taking Behaviour in Young People: Implications for Innovative Interventions (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Health and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents and Youths (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Discover New Strategies for Working on Physical Activity: A Healthy and Educational Perspective from a Multidisciplinary Approach (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Substance Use Treatment, Prevention, and Linkage to Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (Deadline: 4 March 2024)
- The Role of Family Structure and Support in Promoting Adolescent Health and Well-Being (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- The Second Edition: Health Behavior Clustering and Mental Health Outcomes in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Polysubstance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: Effects on Brain, Behavior and Health (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- A Global Call for Research Addressing Syndemics of Substance Use, Mental Health, Structural Determinants in Disparities Related to HIV/STI in Minoritized Populations (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Adolescent Nutrition and Health (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Childhood and Adolescent Experience: Deviant Behaviors in Different Contexts (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: