Promoting Adolescent Health and Wellbeing for a Better Transition to Healthy Lifestyle Adulthood

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on “Promoting Adolescent Health and Wellbeing for a Better Transition To Healthy Lifestyle Adulthood” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

The World Health Organization defines adolescence as the age between 10 and 19 years. It is a distinctive phase of life that affects health, quality of life, and overall wellbeing in adulthood. Focusing on adolescence is crucial from a public health perspective, as the health-related behaviors and conditions that underlie the major non-communicable diseases usually start or are reinforced during this period: tobacco and alcohol use, substance abuse, diet and physical activity habits patterns, overweight and obesity, sexual behavior.

Adolescents face many pressures and challenges, including increasing school demands and expectations, changing social relationships with family and peers, and increasing exposure to online interactions. Adolescence is also a period of physical growth and brain development, and these years mark a period of increased autonomy during which experimentation, exploration, and risk-taking are part of adolescents’ everyday life.

Moreover, some adolescents are particularly vulnerable to poor health due to lack of family support, individual or environmental factors. Social inequalities and migrant background play a crucial role in adolescent wellbeing and are potential sources of health inequalities.

Due to its uniqueness and critical importance in the transition to adulthood, adolescence deserves specific attention. Key actions and tailored interventions for implementing effective health promotion strategies are needed to help adolescents to choose positive health behaviors and to face the challenges of this phase of their life.

This Special Issue welcomes research papers on various aspects of adolescent’s health, such as risk and health behaviors, physical activity, eating and dieting, family, school and peer relationships, use of social media, mental health, sexual habits, and emerging issues such as gambling. We also encourage the submission of interdisciplinary work and multicountry collaborative research. We welcome original research papers as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Dr. Lorena Charrier
Prof. Dr. Paola Dalmasso
Dr. Paola Berchialla
Dr. Paola Nardone
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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