One of many important objectives for teen services librarians is to develop a relevant and current collection of materials. This collection should be representative of the community in which the library resides and the teens in that community. It is important for teens to be able to see themselves in books as both characters and writers. The writing of this paper was triggered by a group of tee...

Teen childbearing can have negative health, economic, and social consequences for mothers and their children (1) and costs the United States approximately $9.4 billion annually (2). During 1991-2014, the birth rate among teens aged 15-19 years in the United States declined 61%, from 61.8 to 24.2 births per 1,000, the lowest rate ever recorded (3). Nonetheless, in 2014, the teen birth rate remai...

BACKGROUND Whereas the safety of teens in early licensing countries has been extensively studied, little is known about the safety of pre-license teens in late licensing countries, where these teens also may be at risk. This risk exists because of the combination of a) increasing use of travel modes with a high injury risk, such as bicycles and mopeds, b) inexperience, and c) teens' development...

The use of social media has been increasing among pre-teens, affecting body satisfaction and leading to the development a dualism between real virtual identities. It is also associated with low physical activity levels. This cross-sectional study aimed investigate influence levels on in male female pre-teens. A sample 2378 Italian pre-teens (Mage = 12.02 years, SD 0.82) was recruited. Two anony...

Atychiphobia, also known as fear of failure, is a prevalent dilemma throughout teens. Numerous studies discuss expectations, and decisionmaking it relates to However, there has been no research that examines the distinctive relationship which exists between those three factors. That main objective this paper: examine extent failure specifically caused by expectations influences teen’s decisionm...

Abstract Sleep studies suggest that exams, jobs, and technologies keep teens up at night, but little research exists to engage in reflecting on their own sleep. We designed a set of cards web-based app ‘SleepBeta’ support reflection by inviting ask questions, explore, track, experiment with sleep related technology lifestyle habits. Through card sorting, we invited identify habits they wished t...