As the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) evolves, further discussion and documentation of national policy and aspects of its implementation is needed to ensure effectiveness of interventions. Further research is required to foster beneficial shifts in policy advocacy, including resource allocation, and in the prioritization of adolescent programs in health and education ...

Previous studies have confirmed that Facebook, the leading social networking site among young people, facilitates social connections among college students, but the specific activities and motives that foster social adjustment remain unclear. This study examined associations between patterns of Facebook activity, motives for using Facebook, and late adolescents' social adjustment to the college...

It is essential that research be conducted regarding both the needs of and the outcomes for children placed outside of their biological homes. According to AFCARS (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Report), approximately 408,425 children in the United States were in foster care in 2010 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2011a). In addition to the large nu...

School motivation is key to promoting optimal educational pathways. Some studies suggest that parental monitoring behaviors foster school among adolescents; however, they did not examine the potential role of adolescents’ in shaping behaviors. This longitudinal study aimed bidirectional associations between three types (autonomous, controlled, and amotivation) two perceived (solicitation contro...

BACKGROUND The fields of mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice are jointly faced with the challenge of reducing the prevalence of antisocial behavior among adolescents. In the last 20 years, conduct disorders have moved from being considered intractable difficulties to having complex but available solutions. The treatments for even long-standing offending behavior among adolescents...

BACKGROUND Preventive quality measures for the foster care population are largely untested. The objective of the study is to identify healthcare quality measures for young children and adolescents in foster care and to test whether the data required to calculate these measures can be feasibly extracted and interpreted within an electronic health records or within the Statewide Automated Child W...

In recent years, there has been a rapid proliferation of novel tobacco and nicotine products in the market, which have gained popularity among adolescents. The prevalence ever users electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) Europe those aged 10–24 ranges from 5.5% to 56.6%, with significant variations across countries. Adolescents reported several reasons for e-cig use initiation, including low harm perce...