of a dissertation at the University of Miami. Dissertation co-supervised by Professors Jill Ehrenreich-May and Heather Henderson. No. of pages in text. (54) This study examined interpersonal predictors of early therapeutic alliance in a cognitive-behavioral treatment study for adolescents with anxiety and/or depressive disorders. Client, therapist, and observer rated measures of alliance were o...

Engagement in school and self-concept are two main constructs to explain the school adjustment. To understand how engagement might change during adolescence, we analyzed early and middle adolescents’ engagement in school (cognitive, affective, behavioural, and personal agency) as a function of their level of self-concept. Participants were 685 adolescents, 296 males (43.2%) and 389 females betw...

Objective In the current study we investigated neurodevelopmental changes in response to social and non-social reinforcement. Methods Fifty-three healthy participants including 16 early adolescents (age, 10-15 years), 16 late adolescents (age, 15-18 years), and 21 young adults (age, 21-25 years) completed a social/non-social reward learning task while undergoing functional magnetic resonance ...

Despite increasing evidence of the role of the prefrontal cortex in providing the neural substrate of higher cognitive function and neurodevelopment, little is known about neuroanatomic changes in prefrontal subregions during human development. In this prospective study, we evaluated prefrontal gray and white matter volume in healthy infants, children, adolescents, and adults. Magnetic resonanc...

objective: to study knowledge about reproductive health among female adolescents and to assess their treatment seeking behavior regarding reproductive health problems in an urban slum of mumbai. materials and methods: cross sectional descriptive study was undertaken in an urban slum area of mumbai for period of 3 months. all adolescent girls from 10 - 19 years of age, who had attained menarche,...

Early adolescents are prone to develop an unhealthy lifestyle. Along with personal factors, the microsystem’s environment can influence individual development. This study aims examine whether a factor (spirituality) and microsystem (family cohesiveness) simultaneously contribute significantly healthy lifestyle among early adolescents. A quantitative approach was applied in this study, involving...

Early adolescents’ insufficient critical engagement with (online) news demands increased application of literacy, but it remains unclear which factors increase literacy application. To provide more insights, this survey study develops and tests a model in early adolescents (12‒15 y/o, N = 492). The comprehensive looks at the relationship between consumption, knowledge media production, skills, ...

BACKGROUND Physical activities among adolescents affects health during pubescence and adolescence and decrease in physical activities among adolescents has become a global challenge. The aim of the present study was to define the relation between the level of physical activity among adolescent girls and their health beliefs as personal factor and level of observational learning as environmental...

Background: Adolescence is a critical stage of growth and development. That is associated with changes in body shape and appearance. Issues such as irregular menstrual periods, amenorrhea, and menstrual cycle are major issues in women's health. The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of physical puberty health based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) among female adolescents. Me...