background the choice of what parameters are needed for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (mets) has been criticized due to the lack of an actual “gold standard” diagnostic test even in adults. this problem seems to be greater in children and adolescents. objectives stability assessment of factor structure underlying metabolic syndrome (mets) components from childhood to adolescence in a pane...

conclusions we recommend interventional plans based gender aimed at improving adolescent health with regard substance abuse. objective for determining the prevalence of alcohol and other substance use as well as the factors associated with the experience of alcohol use in adolescents. patients and methods this is a population-based and cross-sectional study, which was conducted in august 2010 o...

background and purpose: personal identity is the sense of being distinct from other individuals, which is of paramount importance during adolescence. modern theories suggest that young adults perceive personal identity in different ways, and several factors affect this phenomenon. leisure time activities are a significant element during adolescence. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship...

conclusions the current study showed significant association between the rosenberg self-esteem test results and smoking, and illegal drug abuse like heroin, pills, alcohol, nas, and other substances. therefore, increasing self-esteem is essential for preventing the adolescents’ emotional and behavioral disorders. this fact could guide us to the new approaches for smoking and drug-abuse preventi...

conclusions female and older students are at higher risk of developing unhealthy lifestyle. consequently, healthcare providers, health instructors, schoolteachers, and families must pay more attention to these students. moreover, as most of lifelong healthy and unhealthy lifestyle habits are established during adolescence, developing effective health promotion and disease prevention strategies ...

one of the most sensitive problems, facing child psychiatry, is tire attempt to destroy oneself among children and adolescents. consideration of a child’s way of thinking in regards of self-destruction and parents understanding of the problem is of utmost importance. suicide constitutes the third most prevalent cause leading to untimely deaths among adolescents between 15 and 24 years of age, a...

background: as students' hookah use has become a widespread problem in the developing countries, it is time to understand the cognitive determinants of students' decisions to do so. this study aimed to investigate the roles of psychological and demographic factors associated with hookah use among male high school students. method s: this descriptive-analytical study was performed among 601 high...

background drug abuse in juveniles is one of the most serious problems which lead to different physical, social and educational damages and outcomes. objectives the aim of the present study is to predict the addiction potential in youths by their early maladaptive schemas. materials and methods the research sample included students of the university of sistan and baluchistan, zahedan, iran, wit...

extractthis study explored the grief of 26 adolescents after the death of a parent during the subjects' adolescent years. data collection involved a one-time semi-structured interview. in addition, the adolescents were asked to write and draw about death. the study identified variables and themes that appeared to have possible significance for how adolescents coped. the study conclusions w...