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Águila-Otero, A.; Lázaro-Visa, S.; Del Valle, J. F.; Bravo, A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Adolescents with intellectual disability in residential child care are a highly vulnerable population. The main goal of this study is to explore the characteristics of young people with intellectual disability in therapeutic residential care (TRC) in Spain and to identify the key variables associated with their referral to these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Residential Institutions
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Izquierdo-Gomez, Rocio; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Cabanas-Sanchez, Veronica; Marcos, Ascensión; Gómez-Martínez, Sonia; Castro-Piñero, José; Veiga, Óscar L. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Introduction: The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional, and longitudinal association of different measures of obesity and physical fitness with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods: Longitudinal analysis included 90 adolescents with Down syndrome. Obesity and physical fitness were…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Fitness, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons
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Benatov, Joy; Klomek, Anat Brunstein; Shira, Barzilay; Apter, Alan; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Hoven, Christina W.; Sarchiapone, Marco; Balazs, Juit; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Corcoran, Paul; Cosman, Doina; Haring, Christian; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Kereszteny, Agnes; Podlogar, Tina; Postuvan, Vita; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Varnik, Airi; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Peer victimization is a major stressor adolescents often face in the school environment, and has been linked to depression and suicidal risk. This study analyzed the associations between three behavioral coping strategies (avoidance, seeking social support from adults/peers, and retaliation) and depression and suicidal ideation. Participants…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Bullying, Victims, Coping
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Cecchini, Jose A.; Fernandez-Rio, Javier; Mendez-Gimenez, Antonio; Sanchez-Martinez, Beatriz – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Adolescence can be a difficult period of life characterised, among many other things, by a significant increase in depressive symptoms among girls. Recent studies have suggested that sedentary habits and self-determined motivation can be associated with depressive symptoms. The main goal of the present study was to examine the associations between…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Motivation, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
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Carpio de los Pinos, Carmen; Soto, Antonio Gobea; Martín Conty, José Luis; Serrano, Rosa Conty – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Summer camp is proposed as a context to enhance prosocial behavior. This context could be used to apply intervention programs, in addition to being a time of fun and conviviality. A camp-based intervention program to increase empathy was administered for adolescents at risk. Purpose: The aim of this study was to apply and evaluate a…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Experiential Learning, Empathy
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Lacárcel, Alfonso Conde; Sola Martinez, Tomas; Lopez Núñez, Juan Antonio – Education and Urban Society, 2020
The following article presents part of the final results of an investigation carried out in the city of Granada, Spain, referring to the knowledge of the dynamics of work in the field of nonformal education with groups at risk of social exclusion and the promotion of communities and groups. More specifically, children at risk of exclusion…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Access to Education, Informal Education, Nongovernmental Organizations
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Montes-Vozmediano, Manuel; García-Jiménez, Antonio; Menor-Sendra, Juan – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2018
As a mechanism for social participation and integration and for the purpose of building their identity, teens make and share videos on platforms such as YouTube of which they are also content consumers. The vulnerability conditions that occur and the risks to which adolescents are exposed, both as creators and consumers of videos, are the focus of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Social Media, Video Technology, Content Analysis
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García-Moya, Irene; Suominen, Sakari; Moreno, Carmen – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of bullying victimization and its impact on physical and psychological complaints in a representative sample of adolescents and to explore the role of sense of coherence (SOC) in victimization prevalence and consequences. Methods: A representative sample of Spanish adolescents (N =…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Physical Health, Mental Health
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Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
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Orgiles, Mireia; Carratala, Elena; Carballo, Jose L.; Piqueras, Jose A.; Espada, Jose P. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2013
This study addresses the association of diverse individual variables, traditionally associated with sexual risk practices in the general population, with sex under the influence of alcohol in adolescents with divorced parents. A sample of 132 adolescents provided information about their knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and sexual risk…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Behavior, Adolescents
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Santos-Iglesias, Pablo; Sierra, Juan Carlos – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Sexual revictimization is frequent among victims of child sexual abuse. Several variables, such as sexual experience, substance abuse, and sexual assertiveness, have been proposed to explain the link between child sexual abuse and adolescent and adult sexual victimization, although they have typically been tested separately. The main objective of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Substance Abuse, Cultural Differences
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Kassis, Wassilis; Artz, Sibylle; Moldenhauer, Stephanie – Child & Youth Services, 2013
Questionnaire data from a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected sample of 5,149 middle-school students from four EU countries (Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain) were used to explore the effects of family violence burden level, structural and procedural risk and protective factors, and personal characteristics on adolescents who are…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Family Violence
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Colorado-Yohar, S.; Tormo, M. J.; Salmeron, D.; Dios, S.; Ballesta, M.; Navarro, C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Immigrants constitute a population vulnerable to the problem of violence. This study sought to ascertain the prevalence of violence reported by the immigrant population in the Murcian Region of Spain and characterize the related factors, taking the country population as reference. A cross-sectional study was carried out based on a representative…
Descriptors: Females, Immigrants, Latin Americans, Foreign Countries
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Miranda, Jenniffer K.; de la Osa, Nuria; Granero, Roser; Ezpeleta, Lourdes – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: The current study examined the independent effects of mothers' childhood abuse (CA) and intimate partner violence (IPV) on psychopathology and functional impairment in children; and the potential moderating and mediating role of individual and family factors in these relationships. Additionally, this study explored the potential…
Descriptors: Health Services, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Mothers
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Duarte, R.; Escario, J. J. – Economics of Education Review, 2006
Alcohol abuse and truancy are two widespread problems among the adolescent Spanish population. Given the negative consequences of both behaviours for human capital acquiring and their origin in adolescence, our study lies in analysing the relationship between these risk behaviours. From a methodological point of view, our contribution consists of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Truancy, Human Capital