We describe GuysWork, a school-based healthy living program for adolescent boys, and share results from pilot evaluation in Nova Scotia, Canada, during COVID-19. The team hypothesized the would reduce loneliness, perceived stress, adherence to key traditional male gender role norms postprogram. A longitudinal cohort pre- postsurvey design was used. One-hundred fifty-two participants completed s...

Much remains to be learned about the adolescent outcomes of clinic-referred boys whose childhood conduct problems are serious enough to meet diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder (CD). Six structured diagnostic assessments were conducted over 7 years of 73 clinic-referred 7-12-year-old boys who met criteria for CD in Wave 1. There were substantial individual differences in the adolescent out...

OBJECTIVE Determining agreement between adolescent students' self-perceived weight and body mass index (BMI) in Bogotá, Colombia. METHOD This was exploratory research in which a group of 321 12-18 year-old (mean=14.4; SD=1.6) adolescent students participated: 206 girls and 115 boys. Agreement between self-perceived weight (0=low, 1=adequate and 2=high) and BMI was estimated using Spearman's c...

This longitudinal study examined bidirectional paths between perceived parent-adolescent relationship quality and depressive symptoms, as well as the moderating role of sex, age, and personality type. 1313 Dutch adolescents (51% girls) from two cohorts (923 12-year olds and 390 16-year olds at Wave 1) reported on their personality, depressive symptoms, and perceived relationship quality to pare...

The rate of growth in height and the timing of adolescent growth events are analyzed for two samples of Guatemalan children. One sample includes Mayan school children, 33 boys and 12 girls between the ages of 5.00 to 17.99 years, living under poor conditions for growth and development. The second sample includes ladino children, 78 boys and 85 girls of the same age range, living under favorable...

Abstract The co-occurrence between delinquency and depression in adolescence is well-documented. However, Psychology (Failure model Acting out Model) Criminology (Strain Theory) theories are divided on the potential longitudinal link these two behaviors empirical studies show mixed findings. present 3-wave study tested opposing theories, using cross-lagged panel modeling an ethnically socio-eco...

AIMS To study the associations between drunkenness frequency and adaptive functioning, psychopathology and service use among 18-year-old Finnish boys in a nation-wide population-based study. METHODS Information about drunkenness frequency within the previous six months was collected from the Finnish boys born in 1981 (n = 2306) at the boys' obligatory military call-up in 1999. Self-report que...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between weight concerns and weight control practices of adolescents and their mothers. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional study of 5331 adolescent girls and 3881 adolescent boys (age range, 11.8-18.4 years) in an ongoing cohort study and their mothers. Participants were included in the analysis if both the adolescent and his or her mother returned a qu...

School bullying victimisation is associated with poor mental health and self harm. However, little is known about the lifestyle factors and negative life events associated with victimisation, or the factors associated with self harm among boys who experience bullying. The objectives of the study were to examine the prevalence of bullying in Irish adolescent boys, the association between bullyin...

School bullying victimisation is associated with poor mental health and self harm. However, little is known about the lifestyle factors and negative life events associated with victimisation, or the factors associated with self harm among boys who experience bullying. The objectives of the study were to examine the prevalence of bullying in Irish adolescent boys, the association between bullyin...