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de Jonge-Heesen, Karlijn W. J.; Rasing, Sanne P. A.; Vermulst, Ad A.; Tak, Yuli R.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Creemers, Daan H. M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Adolescent depression is a major concern for public health and is associated with negative consequences and outcomes. Identifying adolescent characteristics that might relate to the risk for developing depression is crucial. This study investigated bidirectional associations between coping strategies and depressive symptoms over time. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Depression (Psychology), At Risk Persons
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Defoe, Ivy N.; Semon Dubas, Judith; Somerville, Leah H.; Lugtig, Peter; van Aken, Marcel A. G. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the initiation and peak of many harmful risk-taking behaviors such as smoking, which is among the most addictive and deadliest behaviors. Generic metatheories like the theory of triadic influence (TTI) suggest that interrelated risk factors across multiple domains (i.e., intrapersonal and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Smoking, At Risk Persons, Addictive Behavior
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Busch, Vincent; Laninga-Wijnen, Lydia; van Yperen, Tom Albert; Schrijvers, Augustinus Jacobus Petrus; De Leeuw, Johannes Rob Josephus – School Psychology International, 2015
Research on school bullying often focuses on the directional path of bullying and/or victimization leading to psychosocial problems, while such one-dimensional views have been shown to be too simplistic. Furthermore, recent research has shown that patterns of bullying at school differ for boys and girls, which makes gender a particularly relevant…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Peer Relationship, Psychological Patterns
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Collier, Kate L.; Bos, Henny M. W.; Sandfort, Theo G. M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Although homophobic verbal victimization has been associated with negative mental health outcomes, little actually is known about its general prevalence and relationship to mental health among adolescents. In addition, the relationship of homophobic name-calling to mental health in gender non-conforming adolescents is not well understood. This…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Mental Health, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
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Vogel, Ineke; Brug, Johannes; Van Der Ploeg, Catharina P. B.; Raat, Hein – Health Education Research, 2011
Analogue to occupational noise-induced hearing loss, MP3-induced hearing loss may be evolving into a significant social and public health problem. To inform prevention strategies and interventions, this study investigated correlates of adolescents' risky MP3-player listening behavior primarily informed by protection motivation theory. We invited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Audio Equipment, Handheld Devices
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Meldrum, Ryan C.; Young, Jacob T. N.; Weerman, Frank M. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2009
Prior research examining the effect of self-control and delinquent peers on crime suggests that both variables are strong correlates and that controlling for one fails to eliminate the effects of the other. Yet prior research was based on indirect and possibly biased indicators of peer delinquency. Recent research using direct measures of…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Peer Relationship, Self Control, Peer Influence
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Rossow, Ingeborg; Ystgaard, Mette; Hawton, Keith; Madge, Nicola; van Heeringen, Kees; de Wilde, Erik Jan; DeLeo, Diego; Fekete, Sandor; Morey, Carolyn – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
How differences in drinking patterns may affect the impact of alcohol consumption on deliberate self-harm among adolescents is explored in this international comparative study. Schools in Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway (N = 30,532) were surveyed. In all countries the risk of deliberate self-harm was…
Descriptors: Drinking, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis