Adolescent Health

News Release

Voluntary After-School Program Can Reduce Alcohol Use Among Middle School Children — Feb 8, 2012

If prevention researchers build programs with developmentally relevant content, and provide this content in an engaging, confidential, and non-judgmental way, it can help middle school-aged children avoid alcohol.

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Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Patterns of Evolving Care During the First Treatment Episode — Feb 1, 2012

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Executive Functioning, Cortisol Reactivity, and Symptoms of Psychopathology in Girls with Premature Adrenarche — Feb 1, 2012

The study examined the interaction between early maturational timing (measured by premature adrenarche [PA]) and executive functioning and cortisol reactivity on symptoms of psychopathology.

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Research Gaps and Measurement Challenges for Studying the Influence of New Media on Adolescent Sexual Health — Jan 24, 2012

An expert panel was convened to develop a working knowledge base about the use of new media (the Internet, social networking sites, cell phones, online video games, MP3 players) among adolescents and the potential impact on their sexual health.

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Targeting Anti-Smoking Messages: Does Audience Race Matter? — Jan 1, 2012

This study examined whether an adolescent's self-identified race moderates the perceived effectiveness of anti-smoking messages.

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Unprotected Sex of Homeless Youth: Results from a Multilevel Analysis of Individual, Social Network, and Relationship Factors — Jan 1, 2012

Investigates the multiple levels of influence on unprotected sex among homeless youth, including social network, individual, and partner level influences.

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Who Is Supporting Homeless Youth? Predictors of Support in Personal Networks — Jan 1, 2012

Homeless youth lack the traditional support networks of their housed peers, which increases their risk for poor health outcomes.

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Temporal Associations of Popularity and Alcohol Use Among Middle School Students — Jan 1, 2012

The goal of this study is to better understand the longitudinal cross-lagged associations between popularity, assessed through self-rating and peer nominations, and alcohol use among middle school students.

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Model for Sustainable Development of Child Mental Health Infrastructure in the LMIC World: Vietnam as a Case Example — Jan 1, 2012

Children and adolescents are among the highest need populations in regards to mental health support, especially in low and middle income countries (LMIC).

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Social Distance and Homophily in Adolescent Smoking Initiation — Jan 1, 2012

The association between peer smoking and adolescent smoking initiation appears to be due to both peer selection and direct influence.

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Take-up of Public Insurance and Crowd-Out of Private Insurance Under Recent CHIP Expansions to Higher Income Children — Jan 1, 2012

The CHIP expansions to children in higher income families were associated with limited uptake of public coverage.

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Peer Influence and Selection Processes in Adolescent Smoking Behavior: A Comparative Study — Jan 1, 2012

Adolescent smoking studies find evidence of active peer influence and selection processes.

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Neighborhood Characteristics and the Initiation of Marijuana Use and Binge Drinking — Jan 1, 2012

Neighborhood characteristics such as a higher unemployment rate and greater perceptions of safety appear to influence initiation of marijuana use and binge drinking, respectively. The mechanisms appear to be distinct for each substance.

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Prenatal, Perinatal, Early Life, and Sociodemographic Factors Underlying Racial Differences in the Likelihood of High Body Index in Early Childhood — Jan 1, 2012

Racial disparities in early childhood high BMI were largely explained by potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.

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Quality of Life Among Asian American Youth — Jan 1, 2012

The aims of the present study were to examine whether Asian American youth experience disparities in quality of life (QL) compared with Hispanic, African American, and white youth in the general population and to what extent socioeconomic status (SES) mediates any disparities among these racial/ethnic groups.

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General Practitioner Experience and Perception of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Care Pathways: A Multimethod Research Study — Jan 1, 2012

This is a pilot study with the objective of investigating general practitioner (GP) perceptions and experiences in the referral of mentally ill and behaviourally disturbed children and adolescents.

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Romantic Attraction and Adolescent Smoking Trajectories — Dec 1, 2011

This analysis examines smoking behaviors across sexual orientation groups by describing how same- and opposite-sex romantic attraction, and changes in romantic attraction, are associated with trajectories of smoking over six years.

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Research Brief

Reducing the Impact of Children's Exposure to Violence: Results of the National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches — Sep 13, 2011

RAND's evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches identified program successes and challenges in implementing programs for children exposed to violence. The evaluation results, though largely inconclusive, can inform similar efforts going forward.

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Association of Externalizing Behavior Disorder Symptoms and Injury Among Fifth Graders — Sep 1, 2011

ADHD symptoms are associated with increased odds of injury in fifth graders.

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Multisite Cost Analysis of a School-Based Voluntary Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program — Sep 1, 2011

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.

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