News tagged with journal of adolescent health
Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such ...
Study finds links between obesity and adolescents' social networks
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found in a recent study that overweight youth were twice as likely to have overweight friends.
Study finds link between individual stress and adolescent obesity
May 14, 2009 |
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Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity. That's according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them ...
Internet Proves Important to Teens With Chronic Conditions
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet has become a popular socializing tool for adolescents and a new study shows those with chronic health conditions might rely on it more heavily than their peers do.
Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's ...
Nearly One in Five University Students Experienced Violence in Last Six Months: Study
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While attending university, men are equally likely as women to have been victims of physical or emotional violence, and that violence is often linked to drinking, according to a new study led by University ...
Study Links Internet Addiction to Aggression in Teens
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Armed with the findings of a new study, Taiwanese researchers suggest parents and educators pay more attention to children’s online habits because Internet-addicted teens seem more prone to aggression. However, ...
Substance abuse diagnostic test for teens can also predict high risk sexual behavior
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Alcohol and drug use are known contributors to adolescents engaging in dangerous sexual activity; leading to substantial health risks such as unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted illnesses, drug overdoses and alcohol ...
Runaway girls reap strong benefits from nurse interventions
Aug 26, 2009 |
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A nurse intervention program that helps sexually exploited runaway girls re-connect to family, school and health care reduces trauma and restores healthy behaviors, according to a new study led by University of British Columbia ...
Confronting health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Research indicates that the social stigma that surrounds lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens leads to a variety of health risks such as substance use, risky sexual behaviors, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, ...
Healthy Teen Weight Behaviors Linked to Regular Self-Weighing
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study of 130 overweight adolescents, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found that frequent self-weighing is associated with positive behaviors and may prove to ...
Adolescents who think that they are overweight are at increased risk of suicide attempts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 19, 2009 |
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Multiple social factors, including discrimination and harassment, may contribute to an increased risk of suicidal feelings among adolescents who feel that they are overweight, a Georgia State University researcher says.
Teen drug education also helps curb risky sexual behavior, study finds
Apr 29, 2009 |
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School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Troubled youths struggle after time in detention center
Feb 17, 2009 |
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The kids who pass through juvenile detention facilities are among the most troubled youths in the community. How do they fare a few years after this significant brush with the legal system?
Online racial discrimination linked to depression, anxiety in teens
Jan 08, 2009 |
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In the early days of the Internet, some scholars once predicted a lessening of racism and race-based discrimination in online interactions thanks to the anonymity and race-neutral nature of the medium. But according to a ...
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