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Prevention of High-Risk Behaviors in Adolescence

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 1725

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Robert Andrew Yockey

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School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
Interests: quantitative methods; adolescent health; substance use; minority health; LGBTQ+ health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Adolescence is a time of critical development for emerging youth, characterized by sensation seeking, psychological growth, and potential engagement in high-risk behaviors. These high-risk behaviors may lead to future health problems in a person’s lifespan, if not prevented. This Special Issue will highlight risk behaviors across adolescence, their risk factors, and prevention programming designed to mitigate high-risk behavior among adolescents. Research for this issue is characterized by high-level analytical methods (e.g., structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, and secondary data) and offers potential ideas for prevention science for adolescent health.

Dr. Robert Andrew Yockey
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • adolescent health
  • prevention
  • epidemiology
  • health promotion
  • adolescence

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Brief Report
Past-Year Blunt Smoking among Youth: Differences by LGBT and Non-LGBT Identity
by Robert Andrew Yockey and Tracey E. Barnett
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(7), 5304; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075304 - 29 Mar 2023
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Blunt use (co-use of tobacco and marijuana) is a growing phenomenon among youth and disproportionately affects minority populations. LGBT+ populations are significantly more likely to use marijuana and tobacco, but this relationship has yet to be examined among LGBT+ adolescents. This analysis aimed [...] Read more.
Blunt use (co-use of tobacco and marijuana) is a growing phenomenon among youth and disproportionately affects minority populations. LGBT+ populations are significantly more likely to use marijuana and tobacco, but this relationship has yet to be examined among LGBT+ adolescents. This analysis aimed to investigate past-year blunt use among a national sample of youth and delineate the differences between non-LGBT and LGBT+ youth. We used Wave 2 of the Population and Tobacco Health (PATH) study. We analyzed data from 7518 youth, comparing past-year blunt use between LGBT+ and non-LGBT youth, controlling for biological sex, race, and age using weighted logistic regression models. Greater than 1 in 10 youth (10.6%) reported using blunts in the past year. More than one in five (21.6%) LGBT+ youth reported using blunts in the past year. There were no significant differences between boys and girls. Older youth (17 years old) were more likely to use blunts in the past year (aPR: 3.04, 95% CI 2.48, 3.79) than younger youth. Compared with non-LGBT youth, LGBT+ youth were 2.17 times (95% CI 1.86, 2.54) more likely to report using blunts in the past year. Blunt use and its respective impact on health outcomes among developing youth are of concern to public health. These findings demonstrate that certain subgroups of youth are more at risk for use and emphasize the need for tailored interventions to mitigate initiation and current use, given that one of the goals of the Healthy People 2030 initiative is to “Improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals”. Full article
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