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Patidar, Ritesh, Yogendra Singh Verma, and Ajay Gaur. "How conscious are adolescent boys about their body image?" International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 6, no. 3 (April 30, 2019): 955. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20191020.
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Background: Perceived body image is an important determinant of nutritional status of adolescent boys. Body image misconception during adolescence is mostly unexplored field in Indian boys. The objective of this study is to assess the perceived body image and degree of dissatisfaction about it, among adolescent boys of different socioeconomic class.Methods: This multistage observational study was conducted on 200 adolescent boys of Gwalior in two different schools. Anthropometric measurements were taken. Information about socioeconomic status and perceived body image, desired body size and actual body size was collected with predesigned questionnaire.Results: Out of 200 study subjects 155 had normal BMI and 36 had high BMI, remaining were thin. Majority of adolescents (90%) desires to be neither thin nor fat and 10% (20) studied adolescent boys desires thin body. Lesser number of study subjects (63, 31.5%) adolescent boys were satisfied with their perceived body image. Satisfaction was more (34.65%) in middle adolescent age group as compared to late adolescent (28.28%). Almost two third (137, 68.6%) adolescent boys were dissatisfied with their perceived body image. Majority of adolescent boys (160, 80%) correctly estimated their body image, only 03% adolescent boys overestimated their body image whereas 17% adolescent boys underestimated their body image.Conclusions: Majority of adolescent boys are dissatisfied with their body image and almost all of them desire to have perfect body size.
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Kamini. "Study of Home Environment of School Going Adolescents." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 8, no. 3 (March 14, 2023): 252–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2023.v08.n03.031.
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Adolescence is a very active period of person’s different changes in body and mind. There are diverse facets that mark child's life. This paper highlights empirical results of a study of home environment of school going adolescents of age group 16-19 years. The purposes of the study are to study the nature of the variable under study viz. home environment and to find the gender difference on home environment of adolescents. The results revealed that there exists no major difference with regard to home environment except in the area of permissiveness where adolescent boys face more problem than adolescent girls. The mean score of adolescent girls is more as compared to boys that indicates that adolescent girls are provided with more opportunities to direct their outlooks freely and act according to their desires in comparison to adolescent boys.
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Banerjee, Sayantan. "Adolescent Boys Workshops: Creating Awareness on Various Boys Issues in a Slum and Resettlement Colony in Delhi." Indian Journal of Youth & Adolescent Health 06, no. 04 (June 24, 2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.201915.
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Background: Adolescence is the period of growing-up, this phase is characterized by marked and rapid changes: physical, psychological, sexual, socio-economical. There are many workshops and training sessions held for adolescent girls, while the boys in this age group are overlooked. The present study focuses on a series of workshops that were held exclusively for adolescent boys in an urban resettlement colony in Delhi. Method: This retrospective study was conducted from 15th February 2020 to 15th May 2020, in a slum community of Delhi, for 131 adolescent boys, who had attended Adolescent Boys Workshops from February to August 2019. The study was aimed to find out the increase in the awareness and knowledge of adolescent boys who attended these workshops, on various adolescence related topics. Statistical analysis was done in order to obtain mean, median and mode of the test scores. The student T test was applied to find the statistically significant p value. A p-value <0.05 was taken as significant. Result: There was increase in the mean knowledge score from 5.3 to 7.0; t-5.36748, p-value < .00001 in pre and post-tests. 85.5% of the boys had access to mobile phones. It was found that 93 (70.9%) of the participants were underweight. Thirty four (25.9%) were anaemic. Conclusion: The present study has shown that workshops through effective module for adolescent boys are helpful in creating awareness amongst them. Therefore there is a need to address more and more adolescent boys with such kind of workshops.
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Kumar, Pradeep, Shobhit Srivastava, Shekhar Chauhan, Ratna Patel, Strong P. Marbaniang, and Preeti Dhillon. "Associated factors and socio-economic inequality in the prevalence of thinness and stunting among adolescent boys and girls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India." PLOS ONE 16, no. 2 (February 24, 2021): e0247526. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247526.
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Background Despite economic growth observed in developing countries, under-nutrition still continues to be a major health problem. Undernutrition in adolescence can disrupt normal growth and puberty development and may have long-term impact. Therefore, it is important to study the undernutrition among adolescents. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and the associated factors of stunting, thinness and the coexistence of both (stunting and thinness) among the adolescent belonging to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. Methods The study utilized data from Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA) project survey, which was conducted in two Indian states Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, in 2016 by Population Council under the guidance of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Utilizing information on 20,594 adolescents aged 10–19 years (adolescent boys-5,969 and adolescent girls-14,625), the study examined three outcome variables, i.e., thinness, stunting, and co-existence of both. The study used descriptive and bivariate analysis. Furthermore, the study examined income-related inequality in stunting and thinness through concentration index. At last, the study used Wagstaff decomposition analysis to decompose the concentration index. Results The prevalence of thinness was higher among adolescent boys as compared to girls (25.8 per cent vs. 13.1 per cent). However, stunting was more prevalent among girls (25.6 per cent) than in boys (39.3 per cent). The odds of stunting were higher among late adolescents [Boys- OR:1.79; CI: 1.39, 2.30] and [Girls- OR: 2.25; CI: 1.90,2.67], uneducated adolescents [Boys- OR:2.90; CI: 1.67, 5.05] and [Girls- OR: 1.82; CI: 1.44,2.30], and poorest adolescents [Boys- OR:2.54; CI: 1.80, 3.58] and [Girls- OR: 1.79; CI: 1.38,2.32]. Similarly age, educational status, working status and wealth index were significantly associated with thinness among adolescent boys and girls. Media exposure [Boys- OR: 11.8% and Girls- 58.1%] and Wealth index [Boys: 80.1% and Girls: 66.2%] contributed significantly to the inequality in the prevalence of thinness among adolescents. Similarly, wealth index [Boys: 85.2% and Girls: 84.1%] was the only significant contributor to the inequality in the prevalence of stunting among adolescents. Conclusion The study provides an understanding that stunting and thinness is a significant public health concern among adolescents, and there is a need to tackle the issue comprehensively. By tackling the issue comprehensively, we mean that the state government of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar shall screen, assess, and monitor the nutritional status of adolescent boys and girls. The interventions shall focus towards both boys as well as girl adolescents, and particular emphasis should be given to adolescents who belonged to poor households. Also, efforts should be taken by stakeholders to increase family wealth status.
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Azupogo, Fusta, Abdul-Razak Abizari, Elisabetta Aurino, Aulo Gelli, Saskia J. M. Osendarp, Hilde Bras, Edith J. M. Feskens, and Inge D. Brouwer. "Malnutrition, Hypertension Risk, and Correlates: An Analysis of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey Data for 15–19 Years Adolescent Boys and Girls." Nutrients 12, no. 9 (September 8, 2020): 2737. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092737.
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The sex differences in malnutrition and hypertension during adolescence is largely inconclusive. There is also a paucity of data on the sex-specific correlates of malnutrition and hypertension for adolescents. Hence, this study aimed to assess the association between malnutrition, pre-hypertension/hypertension (PHH) and sex among adolescents. The study also aimed to determine and contrast the factors associated with these risks in Ghana. We analysed data of non-pregnant adolescent girls (n = 857) and adolescent boys (n = 870) aged 15–19 years from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). We modelled the prevalence risk ratio (PRR) of malnutrition and PHH using Cox proportional hazard models. Compared to adolescent girls, boys were more than twice likely to be stunted (PRR = 2.58, 95% C.I (1.77, 3.76)) and underweight (PRR = 2.67, 95% C.I (1.41, 5.09)) but less likely to be overweight/obese (PRR = 0.85, 95% C.I (0.08, 0.29)). Boys were also about twice likely to have PHH (PRR = 1.96, 95% C.I (1.47, 2.59)) compared to their female peers. Girls were more at risk of the detrimental effects of poor education on stunting and PHH. Empowerment index while protective of stunting for girls (PRR = 0.82, 95% C.I (0.67, 0.99)) also increased their risk of overweight/obesity (PRR = 1.31, 95% C.I (1.02, 1.68)). A higher household wealth index (HWI) increased the risk of overweight/obesity for adolescent girls but was protective of stunting and PHH for adolescent boys. Improvement in household water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH) reduced the risk of stunting by 15% for adolescent boys. Overall, our findings suggest a double-burden of malnutrition with an up-coming non-communicable disease burden for adolescents in Ghana. Our findings may also be highlighting the need to target adolescent boys alongside girls in nutrition and health intervention programmes.
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Sinha Roy, Amal Kumar, Manabendra Sau, Kishore P. Madhwani, Pausali Das, and Jitendra Kumar Singh. "A study on psychosocial problems among adolescents in urban slums in Kolkata, West Bengal." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 11 (October 25, 2018): 4932. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184599.
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Background: Puberty is the unique stage of growth and development associated with the social and psychological changes referred to as adolescence. The adolescent psychosocial development is the process through which the dependent child becomes a self reliant adult. A large number of adolescents suffer from psychosocial problems and many of these problems are of transient in nature and are often not even noticed. The objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of psychosocial problems among adolescents.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in ward no 58 of Tangra area of Kolkata. The study group comprised of 420 adolescents, selected by multistage stratified random sampling. Data was collected on a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire by interviewing the adolescents and was subsequently analyzed by using suitable statistical package.Results: Anxiety was maximum (34.76%) in adolescent boys whereas conduct disorder was found to be maximum (28.57%) in adolescent girls. Majority (35.62%) of late adolescent boys were attributed to substance abuse. Anxiety was found to be the commonest problem among adolescent males in all religions. Educational difficulties were maximum among Muslim adolescents. The problems per subject (with psycho-social problems) were more in adolescent boys (4.4) and girls (3.8) having joint family. None of the class I adolescent girls claimed to have any educational difficulties.Conclusions: A holistic approach to underlying causes of psycho-social problems of adolescents should be undertaken. There is need of strengthening the existing “package” of services for adolescents in various initiatives and programmes.
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Audichya, Suman. "Academic Stress among Rural Adolescents due to COVID -19 : A Comparative Analysis." Indian Research Journal of Extension Education 22, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 131–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.54986/irjee/2022/jan_mar/131-133.
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Adolescence is a period during which individuals’ transit from puberty to adulthood. Children go through many changes throughout this time, including biological, cognitive, and emotional changes. Excessive stress caused by studies, high expectations, and lack of capacity to maintain studies is referred to as academic stress. The study’s major goal was to assess the academic stress among rural adolescents owing to COVID- 19. The study was conducted in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. For the sample selection from four villages having Sr. Sec, schools were randomly selected. From selected schools, 180 students of age group of 16-18 years were selected randomly. The sample consisted equal no. of adolescent boys and adolescent girls. Slightly modified Academic stress scale developed by Rao (2012) was used to assess academic stress in adolescent boys and girls. Collected data was further classified, in tabulated form and analyzed through using suitable statistical measures. Results indicated that adolescents’ boys and girls faced moderate to high academic stress. Furthermore, girls were facing high academic stress as compared to boys.
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Shennar-Golan, Vered, and Ofra Walter. "Physical Activity Intensity Among Adolescents and Association With Parent–Adolescent Relationship and Well-Being." American Journal of Men's Health 12, no. 5 (May 3, 2018): 1530–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988318768600.
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Participation in physical activity (PA) provides young people significant health benefits, including improved well-being. However, large percentages of children and adolescents do not meet the recommendations for PA. Given that PA patterns are established during childhood and adolescence, and evolve within the context of the family, the current study explores the relationship between perceived parent–adolescent relationships and adolescents’ PA levels, body mass index (BMI), and subjective well-being. The study was conducted in Israel, and the sample included 233 participants (126 girls, 107 boys) aged 13 to 18 years. Participants self-reported the following measures: demographic information, BMI, the Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Personal Well-Being Index, and parent–adolescent relationship. The data were analyzed using Pearson analyses, t tests, and regressions. A clear difference emerged in strenuous PA activity by sex [ t(223) = 2.1, p < .01]; the average strenuous PA was greater for boys ( M = 3.9, SD = 2.4) than for girls ( M = 1.8, SD = .2.4). Furthermore, different predictors of strenuous PA by sex were found: for boys, parent–adolescent relationship was a significant predictor; for girls, subjective well-being was a predictor. The findings can shed light on the need for different intervention programs for adolescent boys and girls to increase their involvement in PA.
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Pössel, Patrick, Jeremy Gaskins, Tao Gu, and Martin Hautzinger. "Migration Background, Gender, and the Prevention of Depressive Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis." Counseling Psychologist 50, no. 2 (February 2022): 150–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00110000211052640.
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Adolescent girls, independent of their migration background, and adolescent boys, specifically with a migration background, experience more depressive symptoms than boys without a migration background. Adolescent girls also benefit more from depression prevention programs than boys. However, no studies have examined the role of migration background on depression prevention. This cluster-randomized trial included 439 eighth-grade students (43.5% girls, 42.4% with a migration background) in Germany. Adolescents were randomized into either a 10-week universal prevention program or school-as-usual. Following our secondary analyses and as predicted, depressive symptoms decreased in girls in the prevention but not in the control group. Consistent with our hypotheses, boys did not benefit from the prevention program, nor was there a significant interaction between gender and migration background. Independent of condition, depressive symptoms increased in adolescents with a migration background. More research is needed to improve depression prevention for adolescent boys and in adolescents with a migration background.
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Roshita, Airin, Peter Riddell-Carre, Revyani Sjahrial, Dee Jupp, Harriet Torlesse, Doddy Izwardy, and Jee Hyun Rah. "A Qualitative Inquiry into the Eating Behavior and Physical Activity of Adolescent Girls and Boys in Indonesia." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 42, no. 1_suppl (June 2021): S122—S131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0379572121990948.
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Background: Despite the rising double burden of malnutrition, adolescent nutrition has received little attention in Indonesia. Eating and physical activity behaviors established in adolescence are known to track into adulthood and may contribute to chronic diseases in later life. This study aimed to explore the eating behaviors and physical activity of Indonesian adolescents, and their influencing factors. Methods: The study, designed as a qualitative study, was conducted in 2 selected districts in Indonesia: Klaten and Lombok Barat. Data were collected through immersion, open and informal discussions, and participant observations with 302 adolescent girls and boys. Results: The eating and physical activity behaviors of adolescent boys and girls are influenced by contextual changes in their family lifestyles and environment. The adolescents in this study only conflate physical activity with participation in sport. Even when a wider view of physical activity is cast, their level of physical activity remains low, especially for adolescent girls. Adolescents and their families generally eat 3 meals a day, with schools an important source of food for adolescents. Adolescents skip breakfast at home, and breakfast and lunch are usually purchased and eaten at school. Fewer families cook and families rarely eat together due to increasingly busy lives, increased mobility, and digital connectivity. Conclusions: The rapid contextual shifts taking place in Indonesia influence the home, school, and peer environment to shape eating behaviors and physical activity among adolescent boys and girls. Gender-responsive multicomponent school-based interventions have the potential to serve as an important entry point for influencing adolescent nutrition.
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Menon, Meenakshi, Harriet C. A. Moyes, and Christina M. Bradley. "Interactive Influences of Narcissism and Self-Esteem on Insecure Attachment in Early Adolescence." Journal of Early Adolescence 38, no. 7 (April 29, 2017): 966–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431617704955.
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We hypothesized that in adolescence, maladaptive narcissism interacts with low self-esteem to predict a preoccupied attachment style ( attachment for self-affirmation hypothesis), and with high self-esteem to predict an avoidant attachment style ( attachment for self-enhancement hypothesis). We expected gender differences in narcissistic adolescents’ attachment strategies, with girls more likely to be motivated to self-affirm, and boys more likely to self-enhance. Early adolescents in England ( N = 306, 156 girls, 150 boys, [Formula: see text] age = 13.38 years) responded to self-report measures of narcissism, self-esteem, and attachment styles to mother and a friend. Results supported the attachment for self-enhancement hypothesis only. For adolescent boys (but not girls) with high self-esteem, narcissism was associated with higher avoidant attachment toward the mother and a friend. The results suggest that maladaptive narcissism might derail normative separation-individuation processes in adolescent boys, thus contributing to their adoption of an avoidant attachment style with close relationship partners.
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Vishesh Yadav, Shalini Ray, Priyanka Sachdeva, and Ankur Bhagat. "Tobacco Use and Oral Health Status among Adolescents in an Urban Slum, Gurugram." International Healthcare Research Journal 2, no. 4 (July 10, 2018): 98–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.26440/ihrj/02_04/184.
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INTRODUCTION: Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for number of chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer and oral cancer. Tobacco epidemic is one of the public health threats killing nearly six million people yearly. Tobacco use also contributes to poor oral health causing staining, bad breath and tooth decay. Different studies in India are suggestive of upward trend in use of tobacco even in adolescents.OBJECTIVES: To find the prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents in an urban slum and to assess the oral health status among them.METHODOLOGY: This cross sectional study was done as a part of oral health assessment camp conducted in an urban slum. All adolescents attending the camp were recruited in the study after due informed consent, the final sample size being 130.RESULTS: The overall tobacco use among adolescents was found to be 95.8% adolescent boys and 27.6% among adolescent girls. The most common reasons cited for tobacco use were peer pressure followed by parent’s influence. Smokeless tobacco (dry tobacco, lime, guthka) was consumed by 39.13% boys and 19% girls. Smoking was prevalent among 16.7% boys and 8.6% girls. However 41.7 % adolescent boys consumed both forms of tobacco. Prevalence of dental caries was high in both boys (77.7%) and girls (55.2%). The presence of tartar was found in 47.3% boys and 22.4% girls. Bleeding gums was found in more no. of girls (29.3%) as compared to boys (25%). The other morbidities found on examination were ulcer (16.7% boys and 3.5% girls), Oral submucous fibrosis was seen in 27.8% boys and 3.5% girls.CONCLUSION: Appropriate intervention is required as adolescence is a tender period where these risk factors like tobacco consumption and oral hygiene could be modified by awareness and counselling.
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Hossain, Md Mokbul, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Mehedi Hasan, Abu Abdullah Mohammad Hanif, Moyazzam Hossaine, Mohammad Aman Ullah, Samir Kanti Sarker, et al. "Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Insufficient Physical Activity Among Adolescents: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 1755. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa066_010.
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Abstract Objectives The World Health Organization (WHO) set a target of 15% relative reduction of the prevalence of insufficient physical activity (IPA) by 2025 among adolescents and adults globally. In Bangladesh, there is no national estimates of the prevalence of IPA among adolescents. In the recently completed round of the national nutrition surveillance (NNS 2018–2019), we aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors associated with IPA among adolescent girls and boys. Methods NNS was conducted in 57 rural, 15 urban and 10 slum clusters selected using multistage cluster sampling. In these clusters, we collected data from 4732 adolescent girls and 4761 adolescent boys. We used Global Physical Activity Questionnaire to collect physical activity (PA) data. The WHO recommended cut off points for IPA (5–17 years: <300 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity PA weekly; 18–19 years: <150 minutes of moderate intensity PA weekly or <75 minutes of vigorous-intensity PA weekly) were used to estimate the prevalence of IPA. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression were performed to identify factors associated with IPA. Results Prevalence of IPA among girls and boys were 50.6% and 29.4%, respectively and the prevalence was significantly higher among early adolescents (10–14 years) than late adolescents in both boys and girls. The IPA prevalence was the highest among the adolescents living in non-slum urban areas (girls: 77.9% and boys: 64.6%). The IPA prevalence in slum areas was 36.6% for girls and 34.0% for boys; and in rural areas was 50.0% for girls and 28.2% for boys. For both girls and boys, age group, occupation and >6 hours of sitting per day were associated with IPA. Place of residence, consumption of fruits and vegetables, education and paternal occupation were associated with IPA only among the boys. On the other hand, maternal and paternal education and overweight/obesity were associated with IPA only among the girls. Conclusions One in every two adolescent girls and one in every three adolescent boys do not meet the WHO recommended level of PA in Bangladesh. This study identified several modifiable factors associated with IPA among adolescent boys and girls and these factors should be addressed through comprehensive public health interventions in order to improve adolescent health in Bangladesh. Funding Sources Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh.
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Sitoayu, Laras, Nazhif Gifari, Putri Ronitawati, Rachmanida Nuzrina, and Mury Kuswari. "Nutritional Factors Determining Body Fat Percentage of Adolescent Boys in 5 Districts of Jakarta." Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 19, no. 3 (May 15, 2023): 235–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.3.30.
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Introduction: Adolescence is one of the life stages that play a key role and is also affected by the epidemiology transition as the result of the development of the era. Consuming a lot of fast food and junk food nowadays causes adolescents, both girls and boys, to be subjected to nutritional problems such as the high body fat percentage. Adolescent boys even tend to be unaware of their health. This study aims to analyse nutritional factors which have an effect on body fat percentage in adolescent boys. Methods: This study was performed involving 1046 high school students in 5 Jakarta districts. Spearman’s correlation and multiple linear regression were used for the data analysis of this study. Results: The result shows that there was a relationship between BMI-for-age, energy and macronutrient intakes, and body fat percentage. Adolescents with excessive intakes got affected by their body fat percentage, although their BMI-for-age is normal. The result of multivariate analysis suggests that BMI-for-age had the most effect on body fat percentage. Conclusion: There needs to be a regular education for adolescent boys to be aware of their body fat percentage and other factors that have an effect on it.
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Sarkar, Subhash, and Sangita Banik. "A STUDY ON THE ADJUSTMENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 5, no. 6 (June 30, 2017): 659–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i6.2017.2098.
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The present study aimed to investigate the adjustment of the student of adolescence period in West Tripura in relation to their academic achievement, age, gender etc. in a sample of 120 adolescents (60 boys & 60 girls). Data was analyzed by using Standard Deviation, Mean, Percentile, t-test, Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result of the study indicated that there were no significant differences between boys and girls in adjustment and academic achievement in adolescence period. The result also revealed that there was a significant difference among emotional adjustment, social adjustment, educational adjustment and academic achievement in adolescent period. The researcher also found that there exist positive relationship between adjustment & academic achievement of boys& girls in adolescence period of West Tripura District. The study has implications for students of adolescence period, teacher, parents and policy makers as well.
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Fathi, Leila. "Social Capital as a Predictor of Delinquency in Adolescent Boys." International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences 43 (November 2014): 86–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.43.86.
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This study aims to investigate the relationship between social capital and delinquency in adolescents. This research has been conducted using a survey. In this research, 400 adolescent boys in Tehran were selected as samples based on the Cochran formula. Data were collected using researcher built-questionnaires. The results showed that with enhancement of social capital, levels of delinquency in adolescent boys decrease. And also by increasing the dimensions of social capital including social participation, social confidence, social support, social solidarity and interrelationships with others the delinquency in adolescent boys decreases and these relationships was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The results of multivariable regression also showed that dimensions of social participation, social confidence, social support, and social solidarity were as predictors of delinquency in adolescent boys (p < 0.001) and by increasing them the levels of delinquency in adolescent boys decreased.
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Darenskaya, Marina A., Lyubov V. Rychkova, Dolgor B. Balzhirova, Natalya V. Semenova, Olga A. Nikitina, Anastasia Lesnaya, Natalya Yuzvak, Maria A. Rashidova, and Lyubov I. Kolesnikova. "The Level of Lipid Peroxidation Products and Medium-Molecular-Weight Peptides in Adolescents with Obesity." International Journal of Biomedicine 13, no. 2 (June 5, 2023): 292–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.21103/article13(2)_oa17.
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Background: The aim of this research was to study the plasma content of lipid peroxidation products and MMWP in obese adolescents. Materials and Methods: The studies were conducted on 19 adolescent girls and 18 adolescent boys with an established diagnosis of exogenous constitutional obesity of the first degree. Twenty-four adolescent girls and 20 adolescent boys made up control groups. All adolescents were subjected to general clinical examination, including anamnestic data collection, physical examination, anthropometric data analysis, and nutritional status assessment. The content of primary, secondary, and final LPO products was evaluated, as well as MMWP absorbing at wavelengths 238, 254, and 280 nm by the spectrophotometric method. Results. The group of obese adolescent girls, compared to the control, showed lower values of secondary LPO (TBARs) (p=0.022) and elevated levels of MMWP-238 (p<0.0001) and MMWP-280 (p=0.03). The group of obese adolescent boys, compared to the control, showed higher values of secondary LPO products (KD and CT) (p=0.042) and elevated levels of MMWP-238 (p=0.03). Conclusion: The obtained data demonstrate the presence of activation of lipid peroxidation processes at the stage of secondary products in adolescent boys and endogenous intoxication in obese adolescents, regardless of gender. The need to monitor and correct these indicators in adolescent patients with obesity should be an important component of pathogenetic treatment.
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Skvortsova, Elena, and Ekaterina Babyshkina. "ALCOHOL USE AMONG MODERN URBAN ADOLESCENT SCHOOLCHILDREN." Social Aspects of Population Health 69, no. 3 (2023): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.21045/2071-5021-2023-69-3-10.
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Significance. Alcohol use (alcoholization) is one of the most common health risks that starts to develop in adolescence. The purpose of the study is to identify characteristics of alcohol use among modern urban adolescent schoolchildren. Material and methods. Alcohol use among urban adolescent schoolchildren aged 15-17 years was studied as part of the monitoring of consumption of psychoactive substances (PSA): alcohol, tobacco, narcotic substances in 2019-2020. The sampling of adolescents was guided by the method of multi-stage selection: from typological and random to continuous anonymous questioning. The study covered 12 cities from 6 Federal Districts of the Russian Federation. 14084 teenagers were examined including 6535 (46.4%) boys and 7549 (53.6%) girls. Statistical data processing included calculation of absolute and relative indicators. To calculate the statistical significance of differences in indicators, the nonparametric Pearson test (χ2) was used. Results. On average, the prevalence of alcohol use in adolescents in the surveyed cities equaled to 37.0 per 100 adolescents of the corresponding sex and age (p<0.001) among boys and 49.0 - among girls. Adolescents who frequently drink alcohol (twice a month or more often) are a “risk group”, the share of this group equals to 6.7 in boys and 7.83 in girls per 100 adolescents (p<0.01). The main motives for alcohol use in adolescents are traditional events - holidays and family celebrations - 49.1% of boys and 53.8% of girls. The number of those who first try alcohol under 12 years has decreased with the peak in the debut shifting to 13-16 years. Awareness of adolescents about dangers of alcohol is insufficient. Only about 60% consider alcohol unhealthy. Conclusion. Alcohol use among modern adolescents is characterized by a lower prevalence and a postponed first introduction to alcohol.
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Sitinjak, Charli, Ellya Rakhmawati, Ummu Hany Almasitoh, and Anna Febrianty Setianingtyas. "Advanced strategies for cognitive and emotional coping among high school students." INSPIRA: Indonesian Journal of Psychological Research 5, no. 1 (June 29, 2024): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.32505/inspira.v5i1.8030.
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Adolescence represents a pivotal stage in human development marked by numerous challenges and stressors. This research delves into the cognitive-emotional coping strategies deployed by adolescent girls and boys, with a particular focus on gender disparities. Our study aligns with prior research, affirming substantial gender-based distinctions in coping strategies. Adolescent girls predominantly employ maladaptive strategies, notably catastrophizing and rumination, underscoring a proclivity for negative thought patterns amidst stressors. Conversely, boys demonstrate a more equitable distribution of coping mechanisms, encompassing both maladaptive and adaptive strategies, implying heightened coping versatility. Engaging in a scholarly debate, we discuss the implications of this gender divergence in coping strategies. While diverse coping repertoires, as seen in boys, may contribute to resilience, the noteworthy prevalence of maladaptive strategies among adolescents, regardless of gender, raises concerns regarding emotional well-being. This study not only advances our comprehension of adolescent coping but also holds implications for mental health interventions.
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Sharma, Shantanu, Faiyaz Akhtar, Rajesh Kumar Singh, and Sunil Mehra. "Comparing Reproductive Health Awareness, Nutrition, and Hygiene among Early and Late Adolescents from Marginalized Populations of India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey." Healthcare 9, no. 8 (August 2, 2021): 980. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9080980.
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Adolescence (10–19 years) is marked by many physiological changes and is vulnerable to health and nutritional problems. Adolescence, particularly, early adolescence is inadequately addressed in our national surveys. The present study aimed to assess the reproductive health awareness, nutrition, and hygiene of marginalized adolescent girls and boys and compare them among early and late adolescents. Our cross-sectional study was a part of a community-based project across India’s five zones, namely North, East, West, Central, and South. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression was performed to compare awareness about HIV/AIDS, or Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), consumption of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) tablets and three meals in a day, safe menstrual hygiene practices, history of anemia, and open defecation practice among early and late adolescents. Data were reported as unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio (aOR) with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Among early adolescents, around 58% of girls and boys did not consume IFA tablets, and 28% of girls and 24% of boys defecated in the open. Compared to late adolescents, early adolescent girls had lower odds of awareness about HIV/AIDS (aOR (95% CI): 0.50 (0.47–0.54)) and open defecation (aOR (95% CI): 0.90 (0.83–0.98)) and higher odds of hand hygiene after defecation (aOR (95% CI): 1.52 (1.37–1.68)) and safe menstrual practices (aOR (95% CI): 1.42 (1.23–1.64)). There is a dire need to start public health interventions from early adolescence for long-term benefits throughout adolescence.
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Ulfah, Maria, and Erni Gustina. "Bullying behavior among students." International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 9, no. 3 (September 1, 2020): 644. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v9i3.20437.
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This study aimed to investigate whether communication patterns, peers’ involvement and gender different can be the predictors of adolescent bullying behavior. This study involved 193 adolescents of grade 8 and 9 with the most adolescents of 14 years old who had filled in questionnaires. The results showed the prevalence of adolescent involvement in bullying which was 62.69%. Parental communication patterns have an OR = 1.64 (95% CI=0.87-3.09). Peers involvement in bullying behavior (OR=1.92; 95% CI=1.01-3.66). Adolescent girls were more involved in bullying behavior (59.59%) compared to adolescent boys (OR=3.32; 95% CI=1.69-6.54). Poor parental communication patterns, peers influence negatively predict to the bullying behavior in adolescent. Bullying is higher in boys than girls where as boys has a greater chance of bullying than girls. Therefore, bullying intervention programs are needed in schools.
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Aspan, Nikoletta, Csilla Bozsik, Julia Gadoros, Peter Nagy, Judit Inantsy-Pap, Peter Vida, and Jozsef Halasz. "Emotion Recognition Pattern in Adolescent Boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." BioMed Research International 2014 (2014): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/761340.
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Background. Social and emotional deficits were recently considered as inherent features of individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but only sporadic literature data exist on emotion recognition in adolescents with ADHD. The aim of the present study was to establish emotion recognition profile in adolescent boys with ADHD in comparison with control adolescents.Methods. Forty-four adolescent boys (13–16 years) participated in the study after informed consent; 22 boys had a clinical diagnosis of ADHD, while data were also assessed from 22 adolescent control boys matched for age and Raven IQ. Parent- and self-reported behavioral characteristics were assessed by the means of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The recognition of six basic emotions was evaluated by the “Facial Expressions of Emotion-Stimuli and Tests.”Results. Compared to controls, adolescents with ADHD were more sensitive in the recognition of disgust and, worse in the recognition of fear and showed a tendency for impaired recognition of sadness. Hyperactivity measures showed an inverse correlation with fear recognition.Conclusion. Our data suggest that adolescent boys with ADHD have alterations in the recognition of specific emotions.
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Adamčák, Štefan, Michal Marko, and Pavol Bartík. "Physical (In)Activity Gender Gap of Slovak Non-athlete Adolescents." Physical Education Theory and Methodology 23, no. 2 (April 28, 2023): 283–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.17309/tmfv.2023.2.18.
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Study purpose. Declining levels of physical activity in adolescence are of increasing concern, with data showing the difference of ≥ 8% by gender in favor of adolescent boys; therefore, the present study aims at determining physical (in)activity gender gap of non-athlete adolescent boys and girls in Slovakia. Materials and methods. Standardized measure to estimate the habitual practice of physical activity (IPAQ-SF) was carried out six months (January – June, 2022), through the intentional sampling of 1 517 Slovak non-athlete adolescent boys (40.54%, n = 615) and girls (59.46%, n = 902), aged 18 – 19 years (18.50 ± 0.50 years), attending the secondary schools. Descriptive statistics (e.g., measures of frequency, central tendency), two-sample t-test and chi-square test (x2) were used to analyze and compare the data. Results. When considering the physical activity (seven-day week) in adolescence, the Slovak non-athlete adolescent boys and girls reported: (i) high levels of physical activity – 51.73% (n = 785); (ii) moderate levels of physical activity – 25.92% (n = 393); (iii) low levels of physical activity – 22.35% (n = 339) (p ˂ 0.01). When considering the gender gap in physical activity in adolescence, total physical activity (seven-day week), expressed in MET-minutes/ week, was lower (statistically, p ˂ 0.01; difference of 712 MET-minutes/ week) among the Slovak non-athlete adolescent girls (1 898 MET-minutes/ week), compared to boys (2 610 MET-minutes/ week). And when considering the gender gap and sitting time (sedentary behavior), the Slovak non-athlete adolescent girls were more sedentary, compared to boys (p ˃ 0.05) (360 vs. 330 minutes/ week). Conclusions. Constant low levels of physical activity in adolescence constitute the public health emergency of international concern; therefore, the urgent policy action to increase the physical activity is necessary; in particular, in promoting and retaining the adolescent girls’ participation in physical activity.
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Fisherman, Shraga. "Cognitive Complexity and Ego Identity in Talented Israeli Adolescent Boys." Gifted Education International 15, no. 3 (May 2001): 291–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026142940101500307.
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Ego identity was defined by Erikson as a one-dimensional and continuous variable. The concept was expanded by Marcia, becoming a two-factor dichotomous variable which yields a typology. Tzuriel went a step further, constructing a complex, multi-factor continuous variable. It seems that, in order to consolidate so complex an identity, an adolescent must have many cognitive and combined abilities, such as processing and organization of information, induction and deduction, and decision-making. The assumption underlying the present study is that gifted adolescent boys with high levels of cognitive complexity will have consolidated and complex ego identities. Eighty-five adolescent boys studying at a school for the talented, and 27 adolescent boys studying at a regular school filled out ego identity questionnaires and cognitive complexity questionnaires. The results showed that the talented boys had higher cognitive complexity scores than the others. Furthermore, relative to the regular-school pupils, the talented boys scored higher on two dimensions of ego identity: (a) meaningfulness versus alienation and (b) naturalness and truthfulness. No significant differences were found on the other dimensions of identity. Meaningfulness and truthfulness are the most ideological and central dimensions of male adolescent identity, especially at age 15. At this age, a boy's moral development and interest in moral issues peaks. He is less interested in issues of vocational commitment. This explains why significant differences were found on the two cited dimensions only. There is reason to expect that, at later stages of adolescence differences would be found on additional dimensions of identity.
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Drižiene, Žaneta, Donatas Stakisaitis, and Janina Balsiene. "Magnesium Urinary Excretion in Diabetic Adolescents." Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic) 48, no. 3-4 (2005): 157–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.45.
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Objective: to define peculiarities of urinary magnesium (Mg) excretion in diabetic adolecents; to elucidate gender-related differences in Mg urinary excretion; to determine urinary Mg excretion differences between diabetic and age-matched healthy children. The diurnal, nocturnal and 24–h urinary Mg level in adolescent boys and girls (aged 13–17 years) with type I diabetes mellitus (DM) and in age-matched control groups of healthy boys and girls was examined. Additionally the adolescent girls were examined during different phases of their menstrual cycle. Results: Diurnal, overnight and 24–h Mg urinary excretion in diabetic adolescent boys and girls was significantly higher than in healthy ones. In diabetic boys 24 h Mg excretion was higher than in diabetic girls (4.59±1.4 vs. 3.34±1.5 mmol; p<0.05). The investigation showed gender-related differences in Mg urinary excretion in healthy adolescents: 24–h Mg urinary excretion was significantly higher in boys than in girls (2.66±0.9 vs. 2.1±0.9 mmol; p<0.05). The level of Mg in the nocturnal urine of boys and girls was significantly higher than in diurnal. Urine Mg was negatively related to height in adolescent girls. Conclusion: Diabetic adolescents excrete significantly more Mg with urine as compared to healthy ones.
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Urmy, Nushrat Jahan, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Md Mokbul Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Abu Abdullah Mohammad Hanif, Moyazzam Hossaine, Mohammad Aman Ullah, et al. "Prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors Among Adolescent Girls and Boys in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 918. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_123.
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Abstract Objectives Non-communicable diseases (NCD) and their risk factors have become a major public health problem worldwide. Understanding NCD risk factors among adolescents is important as many risk behaviors start in this period. In the recently completed round of national nutrition surveillance (NNS 2018–2019), we assessed the prevalence of NCD risk factors among adolescents and the factors associated with the co-presence of multiple risk factors. Methods This study was conducted in 82 randomly selected clusters (57 rural, 15 non-slums urban and 10 slums) from Bangladesh. We interviewed 4761 adolescent boys and 4808 adolescent girls for selected NCD risk factors using the World Health Organization (WHO) STEPS questionnaire. We also measured the height and weight of adolescents. Results The prevalence of insufficient fruits and vegetables intake, inadequate physical activity, any tobacco use, overweight and obesity in adolescent boys and girls was 90.8% and 93.6%, 33.4% and 51.9%, 4.5% and 0.9%, and 7.7% and 11.3%, respectively. The prevalence of one, two and three NCD risk factors among adolescent boys and girls was 55.5% and 42.5%, 35.1% and 48.8%, and 3.5% and 5.9%, respectively. Co-presence of two or more risk factors was higher among adolescent girls and early adolescent girls. For adolescent boys, area of residence (non-slum urban: AOR 2.8, P < 0.001; slum: AOR 1.6, P < 0.001), father's occupation (farmer: AOR 0.70, P = 0.005), and household wealth status (middle quintile, AOR 0.8, P = 0.022) were associated with: co-presence of multiple risk factors. In case of adolescent girls, age (15–19 y: AOR 0.8, P = 0.002), area of residence (non-slum urban: AOR 2.2, P < 0.001; slum: AOR 1.4, P < 0.001), occupation (non-student: AOR 0.6, P < 0.001), maternal education (e.g., partial secondary: AOR: 1.6, P < 0.001), father's occupation (e.g., farmer: AOR 0.6, P < 0.001) were associated with co-presence of multiple risk factors. Conclusions We found a high prevalence of NCD risk factors among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh. The co-presence of multiple risk factors was higher among girls than the boys and among early adolescent girls than the late-adolescent girls. The government and others should address these risk factors while implementing programs for improving the health of adolescents in Bangladesh. Funding Sources Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh.
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Singh, Dhananjay Kumar, Priyanka Kesarwani, Shivani Sinha, and Vipul Kant Singh. "Assessment of prevalence and knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco consumption among school going adolescent boys in urban field practice area of medical college: a cross-sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 5 (April 27, 2019): 1984. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191805.
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Background: Tobacco abuse is one of the biggest curses that modern society has come across. It is not confined to any one country or region alone, but has widely afflicted the globe. The most susceptible time for initiating use of tobacco in India is adolescence and early adulthood, ages 15-24 years while some start as young as 10 years.Approximately 55,500 adolescent start using tobacco every day in India, joining the 7.7 million young people under the age of 15 who already use tobacco on a regular basis.Methods: It is a community based cross-sectional study conducted among school going adolescent boys of urban field practice area of medical college during July to September 2017. Data was collected through pretested semi-structured self -administered questionnaire given to students by the investigators. Data collected were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) 17 software.Results: The prevalence of ever use of tobacco was 17.5% among school going adolescent boys in urban field practice area. In the present study it was observed that 174 (95.1%) adolescent boys had knowledge regarding hazards of tobacco. 110 adolescents (60.1%) had knowledge that passive smoking was harmful.Conclusions: The study suggests that the prevalence of tobacco consumption was high among school going adolescent boys in urban field practice area of medical college. The knowledge of students regarding harmful effects of tobacco was not adequate. Attitude and practice regarding tobacco consumption is also not satisfactory.
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Freeman, Edith M. "Adolescent Male Sexuality: “Boys Will Be Boys”?" Children & Schools 14, no. 4 (October 1992): 235–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cs/14.4.235.
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Shaban, Nazira. "A Comparative Study to Assess Adjustment Problems among Adolescents on thebasis of Gender." Indian Journal of Holistic Nursing 12, no. 1 (March 27, 2021): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.24321/2348.2133.202101.
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Background: Adjustment is an important concern during the adolescent stage. It is a behavioural process for maintaining the equilibrium of one’s needs and obstacles offered by the environment. The rapid changes in the contemporary society contribute to adjustment problems among adolescents. Adjusting to constant changes in their internal as well as external environment becomes a major challenge during this stage. This study was conducted to assess the adjustment problems faced by adolescent boys in comparison to adolescent girls in the home, health, social, and emotional areas.Methodology: Quantitative research approach with a comparative descriptive research design was used to assess and compare the adjustment problems among adolescent boys and girls. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data from the 100 adolescent students (50 boys and 50 girls) using Bell’s adjustment inventory by RK Ojha. Results & Conclusion: Data analysis revealed that there is a significant difference in the adjustment problems among adolescent boys and girls (p = 0.019). On comparison, adolescent girls have been found to be suffering from more adjustment problems (mean ± SD = 66.84 ± 16.853) than boys (mean ± SD = 58.60 ± 17.682). No significant association could be found between the adjustment problems of boys with residence, type of family, education of parents, occupation of parents, and religion, while a significant association could be found between adjustment problems among girls and type of family (p = 0.02).
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Kaur, Hardeep. "A Study on School Adjustment and Aggression among Adolescents with and without Hearing Impairment." Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work 10, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.2019.v10.i1.141.
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Background: Adolescence is a stage with tremendous pressure and stress. The ones with disability, especially hearing impaired may feel discouraged from exposing themselves to socially challenging situations, thus producing isolation that leads to depression, irritability and feelings of inferiority. Adolescents as such are under constant pressure to perform at every front, the main one being academics. School adjustment is a procedure that brings a person's behaviour in compliance with the norms of the school. It comprises of educational, social and emotional adjustment. Aim: The present study aims to examine the level of school adjustment and aggression among the adolescent with and without hearing impairment. The gender differences were also examined. Methods and Materials: A total of 60 adolescent (girls and boys) aged 14-18 years were selected for the study. Out of which 30 adolescents had hearing impairment and they were selected from school for deaf and blind and a controlled group of 30 adolescents without hearing impairment were selected from a government school in the same area. They were matched on age and gender. A self-constructed interview schedule was used to collect the socio demographic profile of the respondents. Scale on aggression by Mathur G.P. and Bhatnagar Rajkumari and Adjustment Inventory for school students by Sinha and Singh were used. Results: The results showed that there were no significant difference in school adjustment among adolescents with and without hearing impairment and also no significant gender differences were found. Adolescent children with hearing impairment were more aggressive in compared to the same age group adolescents without hearing impairment. Boys were more aggressive as compared to girls in both groups. Conclusion: There is a need to address the issues related to aggression among adolescents with hearing impairment specifically adolescent boys through psychosocial interventions to channelize their energy in a positive direction.
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Chambliss, Jessica Thames, Retta Evans, Anneliese Bolland, Martha S. Wingate, and John M. Bolland. "Exploring Condom Use Behaviors Among African American Adolescent Boys in the Deep South." American Journal of Men's Health 15, no. 2 (March 2021): 155798832110090. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15579883211009039.
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Risky sexual behaviors among adolescents can increase adverse outcomes including unplanned pregnancy or contraction or transmission of disease. Adolescents who engage in risky sexual activities are at increased risk for adverse health and social outcomes compared to those who do not engage. Despite declines in adolescent pregnancy and birth rates, the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is steadily increasing among adolescents. Moreover, African American adolescent boys in the United States, specifically in the southeastern region are disproportionally at greater risk for STIs, and STI diagnosis within this population has increased over time, compared to their white counterparts. This study sought to identify factors associated with condom use among adolescent boys in the Deep South. Using data from the Mobile Youth Survey, a longitudinal adolescent community-based survey, this study assessed the relationship between personal, behavioral, and environmental factors and condom use among African American adolescent boys (14–19 years). Younger participants (14–15 and 16–17) were more likely to use a condom during the last sexual intercourse compared to older participants (18–19 years). High positive attachment to boy/girlfriend was associated with increased condom use. The number of sexual partners, age at their first sexual encounter, recent sexual behavior, and having an STI were also associated with increased condom use among participants. The study provides further insights into factors associated with condom use among African American adolescent boys and results can inform the development of sexual health interventions.
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Bénéfice, Eric, Nathalie Caïus, and Denis Garnier. "Cross-cultural comparison of growth, maturation and adiposity indices of two contrasting adolescent populations in rural Senegal (West Africa) and Martinique (Caribbean)." Public Health Nutrition 7, no. 4 (June 2004): 479–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/phn2003546.
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AbstractObjectives:To stress the importance of social and environment (nutritional) factors in determining the growth spurt during puberty and the risk of excessive adiposity, two contrasting adolescent populations, one from a rural area of Senegal (West Africa) and the other from Martinique (French West Indies), were compared.Design:Cross-cultural comparison of contrasting populations. Adolescents from Senegal belonged to a cohort followed up since 1995. Adolescents from Martinique participated in a cross-sectional nutritional survey that covered the entire island.Subjects:A total of 507 adolescents (mean age: 14.3 ± 0.7 years) from Senegal (319 girls and 188 boys) and 703 adolescents from Martinique (351 boys and 352 girls) were surveyed.Results:Differences in growth and maturation were striking: boys in Martinique were 22.7 kg heavier and 20.1 cm taller than boys in Senegal. Differences were less important for girls but still evident: 12.6 kg in weight and 10.5 cm in stature. In Senegal, there were virtually no overweight adolescents, but 18% of girls and 50% of boys could be considered as malnourished. In Martinique, 19% of girls and 23% of boys were overweight or obese. Adolescent girls from Martinique were also sexually more mature than adolescent girls from Senegal. When comparisons were repeated after Senegalese girls reached menarche, differences in weight and body mass index disappeared, but Senegalese girls were still shorter than girls from Martinique.Conclusions:Adolescents are extremely susceptible to nutritional changes and their particular situation needs to be incorporated into nutritional prevention programmes.
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Kim, Se Hun, Dong Gil Han, Jeong Su Shim, Yong Jig Lee, and Sung-Eun Kim. "Clinical characteristics of adolescent nasal bone fractures." Archives of Craniofacial Surgery 23, no. 1 (February 20, 2022): 29–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2022.00038.
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Background: There have been many reports of nasal bone fractures in adults, but there are few clinical reports of them in adolescents, although adolescence is the main growth period of the nasal bone. In addition, previous studies have tended to classify and describe child and adolescent nasal fractures in the same category. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical aspects of nasal fractures in adolescents, and to evaluate the characteristics of nasal fractures in the growth period.Methods: Our institution’s database was reviewed to extract data on adolescent patients between the age of 13 to 18 who had isolated nasal bone fractures from March 2012 to February 2020. The study excluded patients with other facial fractures, previous facial fractures, or congenital deformities.Results: This study included 243 boys and 26 girls. Interpersonal violence and sports-related accidents accounted for 85 and 79 cases, respectively. There were 128 frontal impact injuries and 132 lateral impact injuries, and 97 patients had accompanying septal fractures. An accompanying septal fracture was present in 36.06% of all patients, but in 51.20% of those who underwent surgery.Conclusion: The prevalence of adolescent nasal fractures was significantly higher in boys, to a greater extent than observed for pediatric or adult fractures. The main causes of fractures were interpersonal violence and sports-related accidents. An explanation for these results is that adolescent boys are more prone to have violent accidents or companionship with active sports than other age or sex groups, leading to substantially more fractures.
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Racu, Iulia, and Mirela Stanciu. "Experimental research of anxiety in adolescence." Univers Pedagogic, no. 3(75) (October 2022): 50–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.52387/1811-5470.2022.3.07.
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The given article describes the results of an experimental research of anxiety at contemporaneous adolescents. In experimental group we included 269 adolescents (123 boys and 146 girls), 14–19 years old. In order to establish the level and the specific of anxiety in adolescence we applied the following tests: Eysenck test selfassement of mental states and Manifest anxiety scale by Taylor. As results we discover that a lot of adolescents have a medium and a high level of anxiety. In terms of gender anxiety is more characteristic for girls than boys. The age dimensions highlight that 16–17 years old adolescent manifest more anxiety.
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Kingsbury, Mila, Ewa Sucha, Ian Manion, Stephen E. Gilman, and Ian Colman. "Adolescent Mental Health Following Exposure to Positive and Harsh Parenting in Childhood." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 65, no. 6 (December 13, 2019): 392–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0706743719889551.
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Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to assess longitudinal associations between positive and harsh parenting in childhood and adolescent mental and behavioral difficulties. Methods: Data were drawn from Canada’s population-based National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (data collected from 1994 to 2009, analyzed 2018). The sample included 9,882 adolescents aged 12/13 years old. Parents self-reported positive and harsh parenting when children were 6/7, 8/9, and 10/11 years old. Symptoms of depression/anxiety, hyperactivity, physical aggression, social aggression, and suicidal ideation were self-reported by adolescents at age 12/13. Linear regression was used to examine the associations between parenting behaviors at each age and adolescent psychiatric symptoms, adjusted for children’s baseline symptoms. Results: Harsh parenting at 10/11 was associated with elevated symptoms of early-adolescent physical aggression, social aggression, and suicidal ideation for boys only, and for all children at earlier ages. Beginning at age 8/9, harsh discipline was associated with elevated symptoms of depression/anxiety for boys only. Overall, positive parenting at age 6/7 was protective against depression/anxiety, physical aggression, and social aggression. Significant sex differences emerged beginning at age 8/9, with positive parenting associated with higher symptoms of depression/anxiety for boys only. Positive parenting at age 10/11 was associated with increased depression/anxiety, physical aggression, social aggression, and suicidal ideation among boys, but decreased symptoms of physical aggression, social aggression, and suicidal ideation among girls. Conclusions: Results suggest that the impact of positive and harsh parenting may depend on age and sex, with harsh parenting being more detrimental to boys as they approach adolescence.
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Landge, Jyoti A., and Gajanan D. Khadkikar. "Lifestyle and nutritional status of late adolescent in an urban area of Western Maharashtra: cross sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 8 (July 24, 2020): 3027. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203373.
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Background: Prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among adolescent age. One of the reasons is change in lifestyle and behavior practices. Adolescent population and health of adolescents have a special concern. In late adolescence there is transition from school to college or university. This transition to college life often worsens lifestyle and dietary habits among late adolescents. Present study was carried out to assess lifestyle and nutritional status of late adolescent.Methods: A cross sectional study were carried out involving 140 late adolescent students of 17-19 years after obtaining permission from college principle using preformed questionnaire. Subsequently anthropometric measurements like weight in kg and height in meters, waist and hip circumference in centimetre were measured using standard assessment measures.Results: Out of 140 students 51 (36.4%) were boys and 89 (63.6%) were girls. Mean age of the students was 18.13±0.79 years. Overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 49 (35%) and 29 (20.7%) respectively. No significant difference in BMI for boys and girls. Waist circumference and waist hip ratio was more in girls compared with boys. More than half 53.6% had mixed diet pattern. Among study participants 55.7% have green leafy vegetables in their diet and 62.8% have fruit in their diet. Most frequent unhealthy diet practice was intake of junk food 85% followed by fast food.Conclusions: High prevalence of obesity and overweight in late adolescent indicate an urge to start primordial and primary intervention since childhood.
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Bernays, Sarah, Dominic Bukenya, Claire Thompson, Fatuma Ssembajja, and Janet Seeley. "Being an ‘adolescent’: The consequences of gendered risks for young people in rural Uganda." Childhood 25, no. 1 (September 25, 2017): 19–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568217732119.
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The behaviour of adolescents is recognised increasingly as having substantial and long-term consequences for their health. We examined the meaning of ‘adolescence’ in southern Uganda with HIV-positive young people aged 11–24 years. Adolescent girls and boys are described differently in the local language (Luganda). Adolescence is described as a behavioural rather than a life course category and an inherently dangerous one. The practices, risks and consequences of ‘adolescent’ behaviour are highly gendered. Local understandings of adolescence are likely to have a significant impact on the efficacy of interventions designed to minimise their ‘risky behaviour’.
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Stiles, Deborah A., Daniel J. Sebben, Judith L. Gibbons, and Deane C. Wiley. "Why Adolescent Boys Dream of Becoming Professional Athletes." Psychological Reports 84, no. 3_suppl (June 1999): 1075–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1999.84.3c.1075.
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A review of studies which investigated drawings of the ideal man and the occupational aspirations of boys (ages 11–18 years) from several countries indicated that becoming a professional athlete was a popular but unrealistic aspiration for many adolescent boys. Boys who were athletes and nonathletes from diverse ethnic groups and nationalities dreamed of becoming professional athletes. In two additional studies in the United States of America, adolescents were asked why they thought boys most often selected professional athlete as a possible future occupation. Adolescents perceived professional athletes as rich, famous, and glorified. Enhancement of status and financial gain were ranked as more important than the desire to play sports.
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Schmid, George. "Adolescent boys: who cares?" Bulletin of the World Health Organization 86, no. 9 (September 1, 2008): 659. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/blt.08.057752.
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Vandenbosch, Laura, and Steven Eggermont. "Sexualization of Adolescent Boys." Men and Masculinities 16, no. 3 (March 17, 2013): 283–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1097184x13477866.
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Rathod, Ashwini, and Komal Muneshwar. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on menstrual hygiene among school-going adolescent students in the rural areas of Wardha district, Maharashtra: A cross-sectional study." F1000Research 12 (October 11, 2023): 1308. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.135158.1.
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Introduction: In many Indian studies, menstruation is considered a female subject because only girls and women are affected. Adolescent boys are excluded, demonstrating that menstruation is recognized as a social phenomenon with gender differences. Boys’ knowledge and attitudes about menstruation and socio-economic variables influencing their experiences related to menstruation must be investigated if boys are to play a substantial part in improving women's health. Boys’ participation in improving women’s health and reducing gender inequalities is where reducing gender inequalities in adolescent health must begin. We will study boys' knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about menstruation to understand the role of social determinants in their experiences. The study investigates the knowledge of menstruation, sources of knowledge, attitudes towards menstruation and menstrual hygiene management of adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study will be conducted on adolescent school-going students in government schools using a questionnaire, which includes questions on socio-economic variables, family, and education. The study population will include 154 students in the age group of 10–19 years. Both boys and girls are included in the study population. Results: The findings of the study will provide insights that can be used to improve the menstrual hygiene practices of the target population of adolescents group age 10–19 years old. The study finding will also show the knowledge of adolescents about menstruation. It also indicates how boys assist and emotionally support their menstruating family members and colleagues.
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Dishion, Thomas J., Deborah Capaldi, Kathleen M. Spracklen, and Fuzhong Li. "Peer ecology of male adolescent drug use." Development and Psychopathology 7, no. 4 (1995): 803–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579400006854.
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AbstractThis report represents the perspective that adolescent substance use is best understood as an adaptation to an ecology defined jointly by families and peers. Hypotheses were tested on a sample of 206 boys in the Oregon Youth Study. The analyses proceeded in four steps. First, it was found that the transition from middle to high school was a period of rapid growth in smoking for boys with a prior history of low sociometric status. Second, a structural equation model was tested showing that deviant peer association in early adolescence mediated the relation between peer and family experiences in middle childhood and later substance use. Third, an observational study of the boys with their best friends revealed that active support for rule breaking and substance use was associated with immediate escalation in substance use during the transition to high school. Finally, it was found that ineffective parental monitoring practices were highly associated with the boy's involvement in a deviant peer network. In fact, a high degree of similarity was found between boys and their best friends for substance use when parental monitoring was low. These analyses show that substance use in adolescence is embedded within the proximal peer environment, which in turn, emerges and is amplified within a context of low adult involvement and monitoring.
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Shams, Zahra, Najmeh Sedrpoushan, and Marieh Dehghan. "Development of a Psycho-Emotional Empowerment Training Package Based on the Lived Experiences of Single-Parent Adolescent Boys and Its Effectiveness on Parent-Child Interaction." Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies 5, no. 8 (2024): 48–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.61838/kman.jayps.5.8.6.
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Objective: This study aimed to develop a psycho-emotional empowerment training package based on the lived experiences of single-parent adolescent boys and to examine its effectiveness on parent-child interaction. Methods and Materials: The research method was qualitative, phenomenological-descriptive, and the method for the quantitative part was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, control group, and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population included single-parent adolescent boys studying in the first secondary school level in Abadeh city during the 2023-2022 academic year. The qualitative sample consisted of 15 single-parent adolescent boys selected through purposive sampling and subjected to in-depth interviews. The quantitative sample included 35 single-parent adolescent boys selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (18 adolescents in the experimental group and 17 adolescents in the control group). The adolescents in the experimental group received the psycho-emotional empowerment training package over 10 weeks in 10 90-minute sessions. The pre-test was conducted before the intervention, the post-test was conducted after the intervention, and the follow-up phase was conducted two months later. The questionnaire used in this study was the Parent-Child Interaction Questionnaire (Fine, Moreland, & Schwebel, 1983). Data obtained from the study were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance with SPSS23 statistical software. Findings: The results indicated that the psycho-emotional empowerment training package had sufficient content validity according to experts. Additionally, this training package had an impact on parent-child interaction (P<0.001; Eta=0.64; F=56.98) among single-parent adolescent boys. Conclusion: Based on the study's findings, it can be concluded that the psycho-emotional empowerment training package, by creating emotional competencies, gaining competence, autonomy, effectiveness, and establishing connections with others, empathy, and kind behavior towards others, can be used as an effective method to improve parent-child interaction in single-parent adolescent boys.
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Çatikkaş, Fatih. "Comparing Domain-specific Physical Activity Efficacy Level between Turkish Adolescent Girls and Boys." Journal of Education and Training Studies 5, no. 8 (July 12, 2017): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v5i8.2492.
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The adolescence period is a very critical developmental period for personality, socializing and promotion of physical activity. In this regard, the aim of this study was to compare domain-specific physical activity efficacy level between adolescent boys and girls. A total of 219 girls (body weight: 57.50± 10.44 kg, height: 160.30± 7.40 cm, age 16.15±0.96 years) and 145 high school boys (body weight: 63.45± 10.10 kg, height: 173.71± 5.49cm, age 16.20±3.49) participated in this study. Physical activity efficacy level was evaluated by the Domain Specific Physical Activity Efficacy Questionnaire (DSPAEQ) which was adapted into Turkish by Saygın et al. (2017). Statistical analysis has shown DSPAEQ score differences between girls and boys (p<0.05). Scores for the school activity (p<0.05), transportation activity (p<0.05) and leisure activity (p<0.05) sub-dimensions were higher in boys than in girls. However, the household activity sub-dimension score was higher in girls than in boys (p<0.05). The results from this study indicated that adolescent girls should be encouraged towards more physical activity both at school and out of school. However, comprehensive studies with larger samples are needed for a better understanding of the participation of adolescents in physical activity.
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Rodriguez, Alina, Katarzyna Korzeniowska, Kamila Szarejko, Hubert Borowski, Michał Brzeziński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Leszek Czupryniak, Per-Olof Berggren, Marcin Radziwiłł, and Piotr Soszyński. "Fitness, Food, and Biomarkers: Characterizing Body Composition in 19,634 Early Adolescents." Nutrients 14, no. 7 (March 25, 2022): 1369. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14071369.
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Adolescent obesity persists as a major concern, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, yet evidence gaps exist regarding the pivotal early adolescent years. Our objective was to provide a comprehensive picture using a holistic approach of measured anthropometry in early adolescence, including body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and reported lifestyle characteristics. We aimed to elucidate potential sex/gender differences throughout and associations to biomarkers of disease risk for obese adolescents. Methods: Trained nurses measured 19,634 early adolescents (12–14-year-olds), we collected parental reports, and, for obese adolescents, fasting blood samples in four major Polish cities using a cross-sectional developmental design. Results: 24.7% boys and 18.6% girls were overweight/obese, and 2886 had BMI ≥ 90th percentile. With increasing age, there was greater risk of obesity among boys (p for trend = 0.001) and a decreasing risk of thinness for girls (p for trend = 0.01). Contrary to debate, we found BMI (continuous) was a useful indicator of measured fat mass (FM). There were 38.6% with CRF in the range of poor/very poor and was accounted for primarily by FM in boys, rather than BMI, and systolic blood pressure in girls. Boys, in comparison to girls, engaged more in sports (t = 127.26, p < 0.0001) and consumed more fast food (t = 188.57, p < 0.0001) and sugar-sweetened beverages (167.46, p < 0.0001). Uric acid, a potential marker for prediabetes, was strongly related to BMI in the obese subsample for both boys and girls. Obese girls showed signs of undernutrition. Conclusion: these findings show that overweight/obesity is by far a larger public health problem than thinness in early adolescence and is characterized differentially by sex/gender. Moreover, poor CRF in this age, which may contribute to life course obesity and disease, highlights the need for integrated and personalized intervention strategies taking sex/gender into account.
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Moghaddasi, Mahsa, and Mahtab Moraveji. "Comparison of Early Maladaptive Schemas and Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Among Adolescent Boys and Girls With and Without Marijuana Use." Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies 5, no. 6 (2024): 124–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.61838/kman.jayps.5.6.14.
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Objective: Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by significant biological, psychological, and social changes. Consequently, it is associated with increased challenges and negative life events, which heighten adolescents' distress. This study aimed to compare early maladaptive schemas and difficulty in emotion regulation among adolescent boys and girls with and without marijuana use. Methods and Materials: This applied research employed a causal-comparative design. The study population consisted of all adolescent boys and girls attending counseling centers in District 2 of Tehran in 2022. A total of 100 participants were selected for the study (50 with marijuana use and 50 without marijuana use). The sample of marijuana users was selected using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected using the standardized Young Schema Questionnaire (2005) and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale by Gratz and Roemer (2004). Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and SPSS.22 software. Findings: The results indicated a significant difference in early maladaptive schemas and difficulty in emotion regulation among adolescent boys and girls with and without marijuana use (P<0.01). Furthermore, there was a significant difference in the mean components of early maladaptive schemas and difficulty in emotion regulation between boys and girls (P<0.01). Conclusion: Given the impact of early maladaptive schemas and difficulty in emotion regulation on the tendency towards addiction among adolescents and young adults, it is possible to increase public awareness about the risk of addiction and develop appropriate skills to cope with these problems.
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Parkhomenko, L. K., L. A. Strashok, S. I. Turchyna, Z. V. Yeloyeva, T. M. Klymenko, H. V. Kosovtsova, D. A. Kashkalda, et al. "Mechanisms of hepatic steatosis formation in adolescent boys with hypoandrogenism." Reproductive Endocrinology, no. 57 (March 31, 2021): 79–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18370/2309-4117.2021.57.79-83.
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There has been an increase the prevalence of andrological diseases in all age groups in recent decades, including those with comorbid conditions such as pathology of the cardiovascular system and liver, which are manifestations of metabolic syndrome.Research aim: to investigate the relationship between formation of hepatic steatosis and hypoandrogenism (HA) in adolescent boys.Materials and methods. The study involved 42 adolescent boys aged 14–18 years with laboratory confirmed HA in whom total testosterone levels were less than 12.0 nmol/l. Sex hormones, gonadotropins, insulin levels, biochemical parameters of liver function, the state of free radical oxidation and antioxidant protection were determined in patients. Based on ultrasound examination adolescents with HA were divided into 2 groups: group 1 – 15 adolescents with signs of liver steatosis; group 2 – 27 adolescents with normal ultrasound parameters of a liver. The control group consisted of 38 boys of the same age with normal indicators of physical and sexual development without signs of pathology of the hepatobiliary system. Results. Individual assessment of sexual development allowed to diagnose I degree of delayed sexual development in 44.7%, II degree in 38.3% and III degree in 17.0% of adolescents. HA negatively affects the physical development of most boys (78.7%), due to short stature (40.0%), weight deficiency (20.0%) and overweight (18.7%). Factor analysis allowed to build a factor model of hepatic steatosis formation in adolescents with delayed sexual development and HA, which describes 76.0% of the sample and consists of five factors. Conclusion. Atherogenic changes of the lipid profile, androgen deficiency, insulin resistance, activation of cytolytic processes in the liver and oxidative stress formation due to a decrease in the effectiveness of antioxidant protection are important in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis in boys with HA. A factor model of the hepatic steatosis development in adolescent boys with HA gives grounds for the development of therapeutic and preventive measures in adolescent boys with HA and comorbid liver pathology.
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Park, Woochul. "Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-esteem among Korean Pre- and Early Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Five-year Longitudinal Panel Study." Family and Environment Research 58, no. 2 (May 21, 2020): 163–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.6115/fer.2020.012.
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Longitudinal studies have shown mixed findings on the association between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem among adolescents. This study examined the longitudinal, reciprocal influences between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem among Korean pre- and early adolescents by using nationally representative longitudinal panel data from the Korean Youth Panel Study (KYPS). Analyses based on 2,230 participants indicated that girls’ body image dissatisfaction was significantly higher than boys’. The trajectory of body image dissatisfaction increased sharply during pre- and early adolescence, but stabilized afterwards for both boys and girls. Self-esteem deteriorated rapidly initially, but began to recover as adolescent girls and boys matured. Structural equation modeling showed that reciprocal influences between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem were detected for boys. Body image dissatisfaction among girls predicted self-esteem during the entire period, while the opposite direction from self-esteem to body image dissatisfaction emerged two years later. The present study found that, during pre- and early adolescence, body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem develop in a circular fashion by forming a vicious cycle. Implications for the development of intervention and prevention programs are discussed in consideration of age and gender.
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Knijff, Marthe, Airin Roshita, Julia Suryantan, Doddy Izwardy, and Jee Hyun Rah. "Frequent Consumption of Micronutrient-Rich Foods Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Anemia Among Adolescent Girls and Boys in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 42, no. 1_suppl (June 2021): S59—S71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0379572120977455.
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Background: Anemia is a global public health concern. Its devastating consequences include impaired cognitive and motor development, reduced work productivity, and adverse birth outcomes, all of which apply to adolescents, as well as adults and children. Objective: This study aimed to examine the determinants of anemia in Indonesian adolescent girls and boys from Klaten and Lombok Barat districts. Methods: A total of 2150 adolescents who participated in a cross-sectional household survey were included in the analysis. The dietary intake of adolescents was assessed using a 7-day food frequency questionnaire. The relationship between anemia status, dietary intake, and other hypothesized determinants was assessed for adolescent girls and boys on a separate basis, using complex samples Cox regression analysis. Variables were selected for inclusion in multivariate models if they were significantly associated with the dependent variable in univariate models ( P < .05). Results: The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls and boys was 19% and 5%, respectively. In multivariate analyses, frequent consumption of animal-based iron-rich foods was significantly associated with a lower risk of anemia (prevalence ratio [PR]: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.36-0.97) among adolescent girls, whereas a higher intake of vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables was associated with a reduced risk of anemia (PR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.20-0.85) among adolescent boys, after adjustment for all potential confounders. Conclusions: Increased consumption of iron- and vitamin A-rich foods through the implementation of gender-responsive Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) interventions is warranted. This should be coupled with improved coverage and quality of iron and folic acid supplementation programs in adolescents.
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T.R. Manjula, Nelcy Mariam Prasad, Durai Prakash Raj V, Manisha M, and Sajith S. "Parent–Adolescent Connectedness and Attitude to Communicate on Substance Abuseamong Parents of Adolescent Boys." International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 10, no. 1 (January 17, 2024): 29–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.37506/s1vgt092.
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Background/Aim: The youth drug epidemic is growing at an alarming rate in India among the adolescents. In India, a survey by non-governmental organizations revealed that 63.6% of patients who came for treatment were given drugs under the age of 15.It is important for the parents to talk with their adolescent boys regarding the ill effects of substance abuse. The study intends to explore whether the parents have an attitude to talk about substance abuse with their adolescent boys. Materials and Methods: A quantitative descriptive research design was used. 100 parents of adolescents were selected using purposive sampling technique. A validated study questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, extent of communication, and parental attitudes to communicate on substance abuse. Inferential and descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. Results: The projected outcome of the study was to create a statistical data on parent-adolescent communication, parental attitude to communicate on substance abuse and to create for awareness among parents of adolescent boys to take initiation to speak about ill effects of substance abuse and to lead a life free from substance use. Conclusion: Majority of samples had moderate level of communication and adequate level of parental attitude regarding talk on substance abuse.