Sentences with phrase «adolescent health behaviors»

«Little is known about how social media use affects adolescent health behaviors,» said Huang, who now is a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute.

Adolescent health behavior and conventionality - unconventionality: an extension of problem behavior theory

All items were reviewed by a team of investigators in developmental psychology, clinical psychology, adolescent health behavior, and pediatric endocrinology for face validity.

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Lynda Cruz struggled to control his behavior at least from the time he was an adolescent, despite periodic interventions by mental health counselors and law enforcement authorities, records show.

Cruz was treated for depression and attention deficit disorder, and his mother found it increasingly difficult to control his behavior from the time he was an adolescent, despite periodic interventions by mental health counselors and law enforcement authorities, records show.

«There's more emphasis now and there will be more emphasis because of the Affordable Care Act [on] offering mental health services in primary care settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with depression and substance abuse problems.

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Sleep deprivation has also been associated with impulsive behavior and delinquency, emphasizing its importance to emotional health among adolescents.

We feel that it is important for public health workers, teachers and others concerned for the emotional and physical health of children and youth to support the adoption of alternative methods for the achievement of self - control and responsible behavior in children and adolescents.»

Dr. Kang has helped hundreds of children, adolescents, and parents move toward positive behaviors and better mental health.

A survey for parents inquires about the children's physical and mental health, while an adolescent survey asks about their current symptoms and behavior, according to the D.O.H.

For their analyses, the researchers used combined data from the 1991 - 2015 waves of the federal «Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,» a school - based cross-sectional survey designed to capture the prevalence of health - risk behaviors for the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality across time and racial / ethnic populations.

The two types of reasoning are part of Fuzzy Trace Theory, which «has emerged as one of the major alternative paradigms to successfully explain adolescents» and adults» risk taking in domains such as health and sexual behaviors,» according to the authors.

Further, the paper raises the possibility of exercise programs as a public health approach to reduce suicidal behavior in all adolescents.

The survey consisted of home interviews of 620 Jewish adolescents (aged 14 - 17) and their mothers, assessing socio - demographic characteristics and mental health, including suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Adolescents are significantly affected by HIV and other STIs, yet many lack access to sexual health education that could minimize their risks, said the researchers, who note that videogames offer an accessible, portable tool for promoting health and reducing risky behavior among teenagers, particularly minority youth who are disproportionately impacted.

Low - income minority adolescents who were admitted to high - performing public charter high schools in Los Angeles were significantly less likely to engage in risky health behaviors than their peers who were not admitted to those schools, according to a new UCLA - led study.

Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University studied the degree to which two such behaviors, adolescent sexual behaviors and gambling, affected African American youth in nine primary schools in Baltimore, MD..

«This is important to the public because impulsive behavior in adolescents is associated with many mental health problems and, when left unchecked, can result in violent acts, such as those resulting in tragedies recently observed on school campuses.

«A number of adolescents are both victims of cyberbullying and perpetrators of cyberbullying, but victims are at higher risk for psychological and behavior health problems, like substance abuse, after six months of bullying.»

Nevertheless, the opportunity to reach very young adolescents during the very years when sexual and reproductive health behaviors lasting a lifetime are being developed is frequently missed, the Institute for Reproductive Health researchershealth behaviors lasting a lifetime are being developed is frequently missed, the Institute for Reproductive Health researchersHealth researchers note.

Ongoing work examines adolescents longitudinally, to identify the role of GABA in brain maturation, which may contribute to risky behavior and could in turn interfere with healthy neurodevelopment and compromise health and safety.

«Children and adolescents who don't get enough sleep are at increased risk for obesity, diabetes, injuries, poor mental health, and attention and behavior problems, which can affect them academically,» said report author Anne Wheaton, a CDC epidemiologist.

Bontempo, D. and D'Augelli, A.R., 2002, Effects of At - School Victimization and Sexual Orientation on Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Youths» Health Risk Behavior, Journal of Adolescent Health, 30, 364 — 374Bottroff, V., Slee, P. and Zeitz, J. (2005) Students with Asperger's Syndrome: Victimization and Bullying, Flinders University: Adelaide.

Association between short time in bed, health - risk behaviors and poor academic achievement among Norwegian adolescents.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a study that found adolescents that struggle with their sexual identity are more likely to experience behaviors harmful to their health.

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System monitors behaviors that increase the risk of health related problems among adolescents.

Assisted in implementing behavior strategies in adolescents with various behavior and mental health issues

Lighthouse Care Center (Conway, SC) 09/2002 — 09/2003 Mental Health Technician Lead • Counsel, supervise, and monitor adolescents in daily routines • Observe, record, and evaluate adaptive behaviors • Plan, implement, and modify daily treatment plans and programs • Chart, analyze, and report information to medical team

Her primary study focus was health promotion and the impact of the school environment on adolescent sexual behavior.

Findings from adolescent health research have demonstrated that parent involvement and connectedness are important factors in the timing and riskiness of adolescent sexual behavior.

Screening for adolescents» internalizing symptoms in primary care: item response theory analysis of the behavior health screen depression, anxiety, and suicidal risk scales.

The session begins with an overview of the research supporting parent involvement in adolescent sexual health programs, including the impact of PCC on adolescent outcomes and parent behaviors associated with PCC.

• Both the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that adolescents» primary care visits include time alone with health care providers to discuss sexuality and receive counseling about sexual behavior.26, 27 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises that contraceptive counseling be included in every visit with adolescents, including those who are not yet sexually active.28

Mental health disorders, an increased risk for suicide and other injurious behaviors, and an increased risk for experimentation and abuse of drugs and alcohol as adolescents and teenagers can result.

In this direction, some recent studies investigated that children and adolescents who attended educational programs focused on the promotion of self - efficacy in life skills reduced the onset of at - risk and maladaptive behaviors (Griffin et al., 2003; Botvin & Griffin, 2004; Yankah & Aggleton, 2008; Menrath et al., 2012; Jegannathan, Dahlblom, & Kullgren, 2014): it was possible to observe a significant and positive effect for the reduction of health - risk behaviors in the intervention group, compared to control group (see Menrath et al., 2012), confirming the efficacy of school - based on life skills programs.

Objective To examine the long - term effects of an intervention combining teacher training, parent education, and social competence training for children during the elementary grades on adolescent health - risk behaviors at age 18 years.

Advances in prevention in public health2 provide a model for prevention of adolescent health - risk behaviors by focusing on risk and protective factors predictive of these behaviors.3, 4 Research on the predictors of school failure, delinquency, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and violence indicates that many of the same factors predict these different outcomes.5, 6 Recent research has shown that bonding to school and family protects against a broad range of health - risk behaviors in adoles cence.6 Yet, prevention studies typically have focused narrowly on a specific outcome, such as preventing substance abuse, and on attitudes and social influences that predict that outcome.7, 8 Previous studies on prevention have not sought to address the shared risk and protective factors for diverse health - risk behaviors that are the main threats to adolescent health.

A sample of 872 male participants from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) completed self - report questionnaires that tapped adolescent conduct disorder and adult antisocialAdolescent Health (Add Health) completed self - report questionnaires that tapped adolescent conduct disorder and adult antisocialadolescent conduct disorder and adult antisocial behavior.

Preventing Adolescent Health - Risk Behaviors by Strengthening Protection During Childhood.

The 162 - item survey is a comprehensive assessment of adolescent risk behaviors and environments, resiliency factors, and health outcomes.

This information is important not only for a scientific understanding of suicidal behaviors but for the monitoring of risk among suicidal adolescents and for public health efforts to identify those at risk for attempting suicide.

In the past ten years, Dr. Chen has worked with families of children and adolescents with a wide range of psychological needs (e.g., developmental delay, learning difficulties, anxiety, depression, history of abuse and neglect, behavior problems, weight management) in a variety of settings (i.e., pediatric hospital, university clinic, community mental health centers).

These analyses reveal that most suicidal adolescents (55.3 % -73.2 % across outcomes) receive some form of treatment before the onset of suicidal behavior — most often mental health or school - based services.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on children from low - income families were of particular interest.

Researchers found youth were less likely to engage in violent behavior when they had peers who disapproved of anti-social behaviors, in a study published in the «Journal of Adolescent Health» in 2010.

Dr. Brown's research publications have included: Self - cutting and sexual risk among adolescents in intesive psychiatric treatment; Promoting safer sex among HIV - positive youth with hemophilia: Theory, intervention, and outcome; Predictors of retention among HIV / hemophilia health care professionals; Impact of sexual abuse on the HIV - risk - related behavior of adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatment; Heroin use in adolescents and young adults admitted for drug detoxification; and Children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS: A review

She also has longstanding research interests in the area of adolescent health risk behavior, including smoking and suicidal behavior.

Such behaviors — and sexuality issues in general — should be openly discussed within families to ensure safety and health for children and adolescents.