Sentences with phrase «other adolescents because»

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«Adolescent drinking has gotten a lot of attention because it contributes to problems in school and in the family and increases the likelihood of using other drugs, including tobacco, and of problematic sexual behavior,» he said.

In a new policy statement published today in the journal Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), along with the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), is recommending that doctors «vigorously oppose boxing for any child or adolescent» under the age of 19 because of the risk of concussions and other injuries, and instead steer kids toward non-collision sports.

Kids under the age of 18 are particularly vulnerable to images of high - wattage stars smoking cigarettes on the big screen, partly because adolescents, similar to very young children, are prone to mimic behaviors they see others trying, Sargent says.

Maybe so the other kids wouldn't know I trashed my boots that tripped me up in a fit of tears and adolescent rage, or maybe because I'm a creature of habit.

The researchers advise parents, teachers, and other caregivers not to assume children and adolescents are fine just because they are not unruly or rebellious.

Thus, issues with localization and plot (every single one was about adolescents saving the world) were masked because every other competitor in the field suffered from the same problems.

Among adolescent women in developing regions who use modern contraceptives, the most common methods are male condoms (38 %) and the pill (27 %), followed by injectables (19 %), implants (8 %) and IUDs (5 %).10 In Africa, condoms account for half of modern contraceptive use reported by adolescent women, likely because of widespread awareness of HIV and other STIs.

On the other hand, adolescents might also have better coping abilities (e.g., because of higher cognitive abilities; Skinner & Zimmer - Gembeck, 2007).

It is difficult to compare our findings with studies of general population youth because rates vary widely, depending on the sample, the method, the source of data (participant or collaterals), and whether functional impairment was required for diagnosis.50 Despite these differences, our overall rates are substantially higher than the median rate reported in a major review article (15 %) 50 and other more recent investigations: the Great Smoky Mountains Study (20.3 %), 56 the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development (142 cases per 1000 persons), 57 the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (6.1 %), 32 and the Miami — Dade County Public School Study (38 %).58 We are especially concerned about the high rates of depression and dysthymia among detained youth (17.2 % of males, 26.3 % of females), which are also higher than general population rates.51,56 - 61 Depressive disorders are difficult to detect (and treat) in the chaos of the corrections milieu.

Men and women rated kissing on the lips as being more intimate than cuddling, hand holding, hugging, and massaging.2 In a study of adolescents and young adults, those who engaged in more frequent kissing had higher levels of relationship satisfaction.3 One reason for this satisfaction boost was because conflict with a romantic partner was easier to resolve when there was more affection, like kissing on the lips, in the relationship.2 Kissing promotes emotional closeness, and partners report that kissing after sex strengthens their bond and that they desire to kiss each other after orgasm.1 This makes sense because kissing may increase levels of oxytocin (aka the «love» hormone), a chemical that promotes bonding.4

Adolescents» behaviour may vary from one context to another, or from one interaction partner to another, and informants» reports may be affected by their own perspectives.13 Because there is no gold standard for psychiatric disorders, and reports from different informants tend to correlate only moderately, using information from multiple informants seems the best strategy to chart mental health.14 Among other things, adherence to this first principle is expressed in the use of child (Youth Self - report; YSR), and parent (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL) questionnaires on child / adolescent mental health, which are part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), 15,16 and the use of a teacher - report (Teacher Checklist of Psychopathology), which was developed for TRAILS on the basis of the Achenbach Teachers Report Form.17 It is also expressed in the use of peer nominations to assess adolescents» social statusAdolescents» behaviour may vary from one context to another, or from one interaction partner to another, and informants» reports may be affected by their own perspectives.13 Because there is no gold standard for psychiatric disorders, and reports from different informants tend to correlate only moderately, using information from multiple informants seems the best strategy to chart mental health.14 Among other things, adherence to this first principle is expressed in the use of child (Youth Self - report; YSR), and parent (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL) questionnaires on child / adolescent mental health, which are part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), 15,16 and the use of a teacher - report (Teacher Checklist of Psychopathology), which was developed for TRAILS on the basis of the Achenbach Teachers Report Form.17 It is also expressed in the use of peer nominations to assess adolescents» social statusadolescents» social status at school.

Indeed, observational studies of mealtime suggest that effective affect management, interpersonal involvement, and communication in families relate to child health.27 In a focus - group study, some adolescents reported not having shared family meals together because of dissatisfaction with family relations.25 Other barriers to sharing family meals together include parent work schedules, difficulty in planning ahead, and dealing with picky eaters.28, 29 Health professionals are advised to tailor their recommendations on the basis of their knowledge about particular family situations.

Finally, the impact of just one movie - related parenting strategy was investigated in our study, whereas other investigators examined other aspects of movie - related parenting, such as parents accompanying their children to the video store, actively determining movie ratings before allowing their children to view movies, monitoring movies viewed at friends» houses, and coviewing R - rated movies.21 Because sensation - seeking adolescents are more likely to seek novel and intense sensations and experiences, 28 parental movie monitoring may be particularly important because the adolescents themselves are less likely to be able to resist the temptation of watching R - rated Because sensation - seeking adolescents are more likely to seek novel and intense sensations and experiences, 28 parental movie monitoring may be particularly important because the adolescents themselves are less likely to be able to resist the temptation of watching R - rated because the adolescents themselves are less likely to be able to resist the temptation of watching R - rated movies.

Thus, authoritative parenting may be more effective than the other styles because this style makes adolescents more willing to accept their parents» attempts to socialize them and subsequently follow their rules.

These strong relationships form because adolescents share the same mind set at that age they are trying to break away from their parents, so it is easy to rely on each other.

The Attachment Interventions (Child & Adolescent) topic area is relevant to child welfare because so much of child welfare practice has been informed by the principles of Attachment Theory that were first articulated by Dr. John Bowlby and subsequently developed in work by Mary Ainsworth and others.

Because children and adolescents with conduct disorder often attempt to minimize the seriousness of their behavior, diagnosis is based on observations by parents, teachers, other authorities, peers, and by victims of the child's abuse.

David Yeager, a psychology assistant professor at the university, said: «Improving adolescents» interior social and emotional lives can spill over into other areas of functioning, because social and emotional life matters so much at this age.»

However, because depressive symptoms were not related to subsequent social self - efficacy levels consistently but just at one time point, other factors rather than depressive symptoms should be explored in the formation of adolescents» sense of social self - efficacy.

Caregiving Youth are children and adolescents who are 18 years of age or younger and who provide significant or substantial assistance, often on a regular basis, to relatives or household members who need help because of physical or mental illness, disability, frailty associated with aging, substance misuse, or other condition.

Thus, when adolescents are perceived as different from others, whether because of their ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, the probabilities of being assaulted by their peers rise [31].

For these reasons, detection of sex differences for cortical thickness in SUD populations may require larger samples than those utilized here and perhaps a focus on younger or older populations; in other words, the lack of sex differences demonstrated here may be because of limited power and our adolescent focus.

Interventions with parents and other guardians are a promising strategy for reducing the risks of sexual initiation, because parents may be a more constant protective influence on children during the adolescent years than other influences.