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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,336 Views
10 Pages

Confidence in the Future and Adolescent Problem Behavior

  • Yanwen Ouyang,
  • Xizheng Xu and
  • Zirui Ouyang

15 March 2023

“Low expectation of success” is proposed as a factor in relation to problem behavior in the comprehensive theoretical model of problem behavior (CTMPB). Based on the framework of CTMPB, this study aimed to further examine the association...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,811 Views
12 Pages

6 November 2024

Childhood maltreatment experiences are an important public health issue associated with a variety of short- and long-term social and psychological outcomes. Despite the negative impact of these experiences, little research has examined the mechanisms...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,920 Views
15 Pages

13 April 2021

This study examined adolescents’ self-reported use of emotion regulation strategies with parents and friends in relation to internalizing and externalizing behavior. A total of 185 children aged 13–14 years old (91 girls, 94 boys) completed three sur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,863 Views
15 Pages

2 January 2024

This study investigates the bidirectional associations between gender egalitarianism and prosocial behavior in adolescents, and the moderating effect of gender in the associations, as well as gender differences and longitudinal changes in both. We re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,576 Views
15 Pages

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health-related behavior and psychosocial characteristics among adolescent female smokers in South Korea using data from the 17th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS) conducted in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,741 Views
16 Pages

An increase in extreme self-destructive and aggressive behaviors in adolescents has been observed in recent years. Therapeutic effectiveness seems to depend on an adequate recognition of factors that might increase the risk of extreme destructive beh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,316 Views
14 Pages

17 January 2018

Adolescent relationships with parents are of the highest importance. The relationships likely reflect the nature of internal working models in youth sport that may well function as a psychological template during the construction of youth prosocial b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,360 Views
15 Pages

Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students

  • Gilda Gómez-Peresmitré,
  • Romana Silvia Platas-Acevedo,
  • Rodrigo León-Hernández and
  • Rebeca Guzmán-Saldaña

Adolescence is a difficult stage, a period of risk for developing disorders, including depression and self-injurious behavior. A non-random sample was drawn (n = 563) from first-year high school students (32.8%) 185 males and 378 females (67.14%) fro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,405 Views
16 Pages

HEXACO Personality Dimensions Do Not Predict Individual Differences in Adolescent Trust Behavior

  • Hester Sijtsma,
  • Nikki C. Lee,
  • Jacek Buczny,
  • Miriam Hollarek,
  • Reubs J. Walsh,
  • Mariët Van Buuren and
  • Lydia Krabbendam

20 January 2023

Adolescence is an important developmental period for both trust behavior and personality maturation, and individual differences in trust decisions may be related to different personality traits. In the current study, a group of adolescents (n = 483,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,237 Views
14 Pages

26 August 2020

This article presents findings from a systematic literature review that examined various forms of adolescent sexting, and as relevant to educator responsibilities in the support of prosocial behavior and teen dating violence (TDV) prevention within t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,489 Views
15 Pages

Clinical practitioners treating moyamoya disease recognize the need for a systematic approach to better manage the disease in adolescent patients with the disease. Methods: This study aimed to develop and evaluate the validity and reliability of a di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,926 Views
14 Pages

Moral Disengagement in Adolescent Offenders: Its Relationship with Antisocial Behavior and Its Presence in Offenders of the Law and School Norms

  • Daniela Agudelo Rico,
  • Carolina Panesso Giraldo,
  • Joan Sebastian Arbeláez Caro,
  • Germán Cabrera Gutiérrez,
  • Valeria Isaac,
  • María Josefina Escobar and
  • Eduar Herrera

8 January 2024

This study focuses on understanding the relationship between moral disengagement mechanisms in adolescents who engage in law-breaking activities and those who violate school norms. To do so, we administered the Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,058 Views
11 Pages

This study aimed to confirm the relationships between part-time work experience, mental health, and suicidal behavior in adolescents. The impact of part-time work in this population is a controversial topic, perhaps because of the sociocultural backg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,795 Views
13 Pages

Depression, suicidal behavior, excessive alcohol intake, and tobacco use are the main mental health problems in adolescents. To address these problems, it is necessary to understand the many factors associated with them, including parental factors. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,240 Views
12 Pages

15 August 2025

Theory and empirical examination have shown ways in which households’ asset building for children may affect child well-being, including behavioral and emotional health. Previous research found that Child Development Accounts (CDAs), a universa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,719 Views
15 Pages

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo among Iranian Children and Adolescents: A Validation Study of the Farsi Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI)–Parent Version

  • Dena Sadeghi-Bahmani,
  • Youkhabeh Mohammadian,
  • Mohammad Ghasemi,
  • Laleh Sadeghi Bahmani,
  • Nahid Piri,
  • Annette Beatrix Brühl,
  • Stephen P. Becker,
  • G. Leonard Burns and
  • Serge Brand

27 October 2022

Background: Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), recently renamed cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS), is a set of behavioral symptoms that includes excessive daydreaming, mental confusion and fogginess, being lost in one’s thoughts, and slowed b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,965 Views
38 Pages

Parental Mental Health and Suicidal Behavior as Predictors of Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Attempts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Elena Alexandra Bratu,
  • Lavinia-Alexandra Moroianu,
  • Oana-Maria Isailă,
  • Cătălin Pleșea-Condratovici,
  • Oana-Elisabeta Avram and
  • Eduard Drima

28 September 2025

Background/Objectives: The intergenerational transmission of suicidal risk is a major global health concern. Evidence on the role of parental psychopathology, including suicidal behavior, in predicting adolescent suicidality remains inconsistent. Thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,935 Views
15 Pages

12 August 2023

In today’s information society, with the growing integration of the Internet into individuals’ lives, problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents has become more prevalent. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the correl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,342 Views
15 Pages

Does Venue of HIV Testing and Results Disclosure in the Context of a Research Study Affect Adolescent Health and Behavior? Results from a Study in Western Kenya

  • Winnie Kavulani Luseno,
  • Samuel H. Field,
  • Bonita J. Iritani,
  • Fredrick S. Odongo,
  • Daniel Kwaro and
  • Stuart Rennie

Ethical concerns about risks to minor adolescents participating in HIV prevention research is a barrier to their inclusion. One concern is whether HIV testing and results disclosure venue affects the health and behavior of adolescent participants. We...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,549 Views
13 Pages

Associations between Home- and School-Based Violent Experiences and the Development of Sexual Behavior in Young Adolescent Girls in the Rural Southern Region of Malawi

  • Sadandaula Rose Muheriwa Matemba,
  • Rosina Cianelli,
  • Natalie M. Leblanc,
  • Chen Zhang,
  • Joseph De Santis,
  • Natalia Villegas Rodriguez and
  • James M. McMahon

Studies show that adolescent girls who experience violence grow up with fear and develop survival mechanisms that increase their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections including HIV. However, the relationship between violence and the devel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,816 Views
11 Pages

Studies have examined the impact of social determinants of health on the health behaviors and health statuses of ethnic minority adolescents. This study examines the subjective health of this population by examining the direct effects of multicultura...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,897 Views
12 Pages

15 May 2025

Background: External social influences on body image affect females differently than males, and adolescent girls are more likely to want to change their weight status. Understanding the healthy and unhealthy habits of adolescent girls is vital for de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,891 Views
21 Pages

Multivariate Genetic Structure of Externalizing Behavior and Structural Brain Development in a Longitudinal Adolescent Twin Sample

  • Jalmar Teeuw,
  • Marieke Klein,
  • Nina Roth Mota,
  • Rachel M. Brouwer,
  • Dennis van ‘t Ent,
  • Zyneb Al-Hassaan,
  • Barbara Franke,
  • Dorret I. Boomsma and
  • Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol

Externalizing behavior in its more extreme form is often considered a problem to the individual, their families, teachers, and society as a whole. Several brain structures have been linked to externalizing behavior and such associations may arise if...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,399 Views
17 Pages

Internet addiction among adolescents has emerged as a significant global health issue, contributing to social isolation, academic difficulties, and emotional disorders, with excessive use of social networks further intensifying these challenges. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,186 Views
18 Pages

28 February 2024

To evaluate the limitations of the traditional parenting model in the cultural transition period, this study investigated the relationship between parenting behaviors and adolescents’ well-being, in which the moderating role of consistency in p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,460 Views
12 Pages

The comprehensive theory model of problem behaviors proposed that expectations are important factors affecting adolescent problem behaviors. The purpose of this study is to explore the association between educational expectations (in this study, this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
133 Citations
21,171 Views
17 Pages

Pathological Internet Use and Risk-Behaviors among European Adolescents

  • Tony Durkee,
  • Vladimir Carli,
  • Birgitta Floderus,
  • Camilla Wasserman,
  • Marco Sarchiapone,
  • Alan Apter,
  • Judit A. Balazs,
  • Julio Bobes,
  • Romuald Brunner and
  • Danuta Wasserman
  • + 10 authors

Risk-behaviors are a major contributor to the leading causes of morbidity among adolescents and young people; however, their association with pathological Internet use (PIU) is relatively unexplored, particularly within the European context. The main...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,168 Views
15 Pages

Family Factors Related to Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

  • Xavier Alvarez-Subiela,
  • Carmina Castellano-Tejedor,
  • Francisco Villar-Cabeza,
  • Mar Vila-Grifoll and
  • Diego Palao-Vidal

Objective: This research aims to investigate what type of family patterns (specifically attachment, bonding and family functioning) and stressful life events can trigger or protect adolescents from developing suicidal behavior. Methods: For these pur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,609 Views
11 Pages

The comprehensive theoretical model of problem behaviors proposes that family socioeconomic status is one of the factors affecting adolescent problem behaviors. The purpose of this study is to further explore the mechanism of the influence of family...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
17,927 Views
17 Pages

The Role of Parenting Styles on Behavior Problem Profiles of Adolescents

  • Bárbara Lorence,
  • Victoria Hidalgo,
  • Javier Pérez-Padilla and
  • Susana Menéndez

Parental behavior is one of the most influential factors on the development of adolescent externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. These behavioral problems are closely related and often co-occur. The objectives of this work were: (i) to id...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,159 Views
15 Pages

Structural Equation Model on the Problem Behavior of Adolescents

  • Eun Mi Kim,
  • Sona Lee,
  • Hye Young Ahn and
  • Hye Seon Choi

This study aimed to explain direct and indirect relationship between psychological maltreatment, socio-psychological prevention factors, and problem behavior of adolescents based upon Jessor’s protective-risk model and Haase’s adolescent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,622 Views
13 Pages

Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: A Cross-Cultural Study in Colombian and Mexican Adolescents with Eating Disorders

  • Jaime Humberto Moreno Méndez,
  • María Margarita Rozo Sánchez,
  • Natalia Maldonado Avendaño,
  • Andrés Mauricio Santacoloma Suárez,
  • Julieta Vélez Belmonte,
  • Jesús Adrián Figueroa Hernández,
  • Stephanie Tanus Minutti and
  • Rodrigo César León Hernández

In Colombia and Mexico, an increase in emotional, behavioral, and eating problems in adolescents has been documented after the pandemic. The objective was to characterize the relationship between internalizing and externalizing behaviors in adolescen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,042 Views
11 Pages

Behavioral Activation System and Early Life Parental Abuse Are Associated with Antisocial Behaviors in Mexican Adolescents

  • Jennifer Lizeth Espinoza-Romero,
  • Martha Frías-Armenta,
  • Marc Yancy Lucas and
  • Nadia Sarai Corral-Frías

Antisocial behavior (AB) is a complex phenomenon, predicted by a wide range of biological, environmental, and personality factors. These have high human and economic costs especially in adolescents, highlighting the importance of investigating factor...

  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
15,757 Views
20 Pages

Prosocial behavior plays a key role in interpersonal relationships during the growth of children and adolescents. Good prosocial behavior is the foundation for the healthy development of children and adolescents. In recent years, the role played by s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,896 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Welfare Reform on Positive Health and Social Behaviors of Adolescents

  • Nancy E. Reichman,
  • Hope Corman,
  • Dhaval Dave,
  • Ariel Kalil and
  • Ofira Schwartz-Soicher

31 January 2023

This paper explores a missing link in the literature on welfare reform in the U.S.—the effects on positive health and social behaviors of adolescents, who represent the next generation of potential welfare recipients. Previous research on welfa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,599 Views
21 Pages

Parental Burnout and Prosocial Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Role of Empathy

  • Qichen Wang,
  • Yue Lin,
  • Ziwen Teuber,
  • Fangmin Li and
  • Yanjie Su

25 December 2023

Parental burnout refers to exhaustion caused by the parenting role. This devastating negative emotion can have repercussions for adolescent social development. Nevertheless, much remains unclear about the association between parental burnout and adol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,465 Views
17 Pages

17 July 2020

Very little is known about how multicomponent interventions directed to entire populations work in selected groups of adolescents. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Me one-year program on changes in healthy eating and physical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,064 Views
11 Pages

Trends in Health-Risk Behaviors among Chinese Adolescents

  • Lan Guo,
  • Tian Wang,
  • Wanxin Wang,
  • Guoliang Huang,
  • Yan Xu and
  • Ciyong Lu

Adolescent health-risk behaviors can have long lasting negative effects throughout an individual’s life, and cause a major economic and social burden to society. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the health-risk behaviors among Chi...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
322 Citations
44,525 Views
9 Pages

COVID-19 Impact on Behaviors across the 24-Hour Day in Children and Adolescents: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep

  • Lauren C. Bates,
  • Gabriel Zieff,
  • Kathleen Stanford,
  • Justin B. Moore,
  • Zachary Y. Kerr,
  • Erik D. Hanson,
  • Bethany Barone Gibbs,
  • Christopher E. Kline and
  • Lee Stoner

16 September 2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, social restrictions to contain the spread of the virus have disrupted behaviors across the 24-h day including physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children (5–12 years old) and adolescents (13–1...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,625 Views
38 Pages

Predictors of Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Adolescence: A Scoping Review

  • Anne-Sophie Denault,
  • Maxim Bouchard,
  • Jasmine Proulx,
  • François Poulin,
  • Véronique Dupéré,
  • Isabelle Archambault and
  • Marie Denise Lavoie

25 June 2024

Today’s adolescents will inevitably face the negative effects of climate change and will need to engage in pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) as part of the solutions. The primary objective of this scoping review was to identify the individual,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,112 Views
13 Pages

How Equine-Assisted Activities Affect the Prosocial Behavior of Adolescents

  • Imre Zoltán Pelyva,
  • Réka Kresák,
  • Etelka Szovák and
  • Ákos Levente Tóth

Multiple studies have investigated the positive effects of human–animal interactions and showed that animal-assisted activities can be successfully used to better human physical and mental health. Equine-assisted activities have also raised con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,489 Views
10 Pages

Living with Epilepsy in Adolescence in Italy: Psychological and Behavioral Impact

  • Katherine Turner,
  • Francesca La Briola,
  • Aglaia Vignoli,
  • Elena Zambrelli,
  • Valentina Chiesa,
  • Laura Fongoni,
  • Olivia Baldi and
  • Maria Paola Canevini

25 February 2023

Background: People with epilepsy have a higher prevalence of behavioral and neuropsychiatric comorbidities compared to the general population and those with other chronic medical conditions, although the underlying clinical features remain unclear. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,534 Views
13 Pages

19 March 2022

The Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ) is a tool developed in the UK, used in the investigation of appetitive traits in adults and adolescents, and later validated in a number of countries. To date, the validity of the AEBQ has not been teste...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,066 Views
11 Pages

Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationship between 24-h activity behavior and Chinese adolescents’ Internet addiction. Methods: A survey of 2045 adolescents (56.5% boys) was conducted, and adolescents’ 24-h movement behavior...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,357 Views
14 Pages

Risk Behaviors among Migrant Adolescents in Italy

  • Emanuele Koumantakis,
  • Rosanna Irene Comoretto,
  • Paola Dalmasso,
  • Michela Bersia,
  • Patrizia Lemma,
  • Giacomo Lazzeri,
  • Paola Nardone,
  • Alessio Vieno,
  • Tommaso Galeotti and
  • Lorena Charrier
  • + 1 author

15 November 2023

Adolescence is a critical period for engaging in health risk behaviors. Migrant adolescents may face unique challenges due to acculturation stress. This study aims to monitor substance use and problem gambling among migrant adolescents living in Ital...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,137 Views
14 Pages

Relationship between Family Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds, Parenting Practices and Styles, and Adolescent Eating Behaviors

  • Lillie Monroe-Lord,
  • Alex Anderson,
  • Blake L. Jones,
  • Rickelle Richards,
  • Marla Reicks,
  • Carolyn Gunther,
  • Jinan Banna,
  • Glade L. Topham,
  • Karina R. Lora and
  • Azam Ardakani
  • + 3 authors

Obesity is more prevalent among racial minority children in the United States, as compared to White children. Parenting practices can impact the development of children’s eating behaviors and habits. In this study, we investigated the relations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,840 Views
10 Pages

11 September 2022

Prosocial behavior contributes to the well-being of individuals as well as the harmonious development of society. This research aimed to reveal the mechanisms underlying the relationship between the psychological suzhi and prosocial behavior of Chine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,040 Views
19 Pages

The stressful life events experienced by adolescents with problematic behaviors, should be considered for implementing effective interventions. This study aimed to examine the adjustment of adolescents with problematic behaviors, and to assess the ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
526 Views
21 Pages

10 December 2025

Acquiring new experiences, especially in adolescence, shapes behavioral responses to life’s challenges. The absence of novelty-related experiences in laboratory rats raises concerns about their behavioral development and the reproducibility of...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
451 Views
10 Pages

Background: Adolescence is marked by heightened reward sensitivity and incomplete maturation of cognitive control, creating conditions that favor engagement in risky behaviors. Traditional self-report methods often overlook the fast, automatic proces...

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