Sentences with phrase «health of adolescent boys»
Masculine discrepancy stress and psychosocial maladjustment: Implications for behavioral and mental health of adolescent boys.
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«Muscle enhancement was particularly high among boys and those involved in sports teams,» said lead author Marla E. Eisenberg, ScD, MPH,, an assistant professor in pediatrics in the division of Adolescent Health and Medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, findings consistent with earlier studies.
A study published in the November 2004 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health looked at the relationship between family eating patterns and disordered eating among both girls and boys.
«Boys and girls in countries rich and poor enter teens with damaging gender stereotypes firmly set: Researchers say 15 - country investigation shows adolescent interventions should begin with preteens to avoid health risks of «gender straitjackets» that include abuse and suicide.»
Currently, it is recommended that teenagers perform a minimum of 60 minutes of daily exercise to prevent future disease, however according to the Health Survey for England less than 30 % of adolescent boys and 20 % of adolescent girls achieve this amount.
Wong and her co-authors analyzed data collected via interviews and questionnaires from 6,504 adolescents (52 % girls, 48 % boys) participating in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
Promising targets for efforts to promote mental health among urban Aboriginal children may include the timely provision of medical care for children and provision of additional support for parents and carers experiencing mental or physical health problems, for adolescent boys and for young people in the foster care system.
For example, Klein and Wilson found in a national (United States) sample of adolescent boys and girls that the majority (70.9 %) report at least 1 of 8 potential health risks, but most (63 %) had not spoken to their doctor about any of these [2].
Societal concern about antisocial behaviours of children and adolescents has increased over the years, in part due to the enormous financial costs of youth crime.1 Conduct problems (especially among boys) are the most frequent childhood behavioural problems to be referred to mental health professionals.2 Aggressive and disruptive behaviour is one of the most enduring dysfunctions in children and, if left untreated, frequently results in high personal and emotional costs to children, their families and to society in general.
Gender differences in mental health symptoms have been traditionally reported in the general population of adolescents, with the prevalence of internalizing symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety) greater in adolescent girls (Birmaher et al., 1996) and the prevalence of externalizing symptoms (i.e., aggression, conduct problems) greater in boys (Dekovic, Buist, & Reitz, 2004; Leadbeater, Kuperminc, Blatt, & Hertzog, 1999).