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Adolescents, Volume 5, Issue 2

2025 June - 18 articles

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Articles (18)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,735 Views
18 Pages

Influence of Service-Learning on Motivation, Prosociality, and Importance of Physical Education on Adolescents’ Students

  • Augusto Hoyo-Guillot,
  • María Luisa Santos-Pastor,
  • Eeva-Maria Hooli and
  • Pedro Jesús Ruiz-Montero

Social changes have significantly impacted the educational system at various levels, for example, through legislative reforms, and have consequently guided the teaching–learning process. One of the emerging methodologies is Service-Learning (SL...

  • Review
  • Open Access
885 Views
19 Pages

Visual Representations of Happiness in Portuguese Adolescents

  • Teresa Freire,
  • Andreia Ramos,
  • Beatriz Raposo and
  • Jenna Hartel

Background/Objectives: Happiness is a main topic of psychological research, and as a catalyst for transformative change, it is capable of inspiring growth and well-being. This study aims to identify and understand the themes that compose visual repre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,180 Views
29 Pages

(1) Background: Many mental health conditions either start or become apparent in childhood or adolescence. This paper reports on aspects of a study which explored the perspectives of 12 teachers from independent secondary schools in Western Australia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
10,360 Views
9 Pages

Passiflora Incarnata L. Herba in the Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms and Insomnia in Children and Adolescents with Feeding and Eating Disorders

  • Angela La Tempa,
  • Giulia Ferraiuolo,
  • Beatrice Pranzetti,
  • Jacopo Pruccoli and
  • Antonia Parmeggiani

Background: Feeding and Eating Disorders (FEDs) are severe mental health conditions often emerging during childhood or adolescence, with rising prevalence. They are frequently associated with psychiatric and organic comorbidities, including anxiety s...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
8,111 Views
15 Pages

School bullying is a pervasive issue with significant physical, mental, and social consequences for victims and bullies. Occupational therapy practitioners are uniquely positioned to address bullying due to their expertise in mental health, social pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,236 Views
16 Pages

Dietary Diversity and Its Associated Determinants Among Senegalese Adolescent Girls

  • Nafissatou Ba Lo,
  • Jérémie B. Dupuis,
  • Aminata Ndene Ndiaye,
  • El Hadji Momar Thiam,
  • Aminata Diop Ndoye,
  • Mohamadou Sall and
  • Sonia Blaney

Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development, yet research on dietary quality and its influencing factors among Senegalese adolescent girls is limited. This study aims to assess dietary quality, with a focus on dietary diversity (DD),...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,816 Views
15 Pages

(1) Background: Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIVs) experience significant challenges in adhering to treatment and remaining engaged in care as they transition from pediatric to adult HIV care programs. The aim of this qualitative evidence synthesis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,980 Views
18 Pages

Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale for Children and Adolescents (EES-CA)

  • Jonathan Martínez-Líbano,
  • Catalina Coronado Reyno,
  • Roberto Iturra Lara and
  • Guillermo Barahona-Fuentes

Emotional exhaustion in children and adolescents has become a significant concern in post-pandemic educational settings, with increased risks of anxiety, depression, and academic disengagement. Despite the growing prevalence of burnout symptoms in sc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,505 Views
22 Pages

Student Experiences with the Instructional Skill-Building Learning Approach: An Alternative to Exclusion

  • María Reina Santiago-Rosario,
  • Sara Izzard,
  • Alexandra Newson,
  • Tony Daza and
  • Rhonda N. T. Nese

Exclusionary discipline harms students, schools, and society at large. Students’ perceptions of prevention and countermeasures to this harm are imperative to improving equity in school discipline. This study examined eighth-grade students&rsquo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,089 Views
40 Pages

This study examines the dynamics of information dissemination and opinion formation in Indonesian social media through a comprehensive analysis of a high-profile youth violence case. Using social network analysis (SNA), we analyzed 264,155 activities...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,730 Views
19 Pages

Maternal Psychopathology and Family Functioning as Predictors of Externalizing Behavior in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece

  • Nikoletta Chronopoulou,
  • Foivos Zaravinos-Tsakos,
  • Gerasimos Kolaitis and
  • Georgios Giannakopoulos

Adolescent externalizing problems are commonly linked to maternal psychological distress and family functioning, but these associations remain underexplored in the Greek sociocultural context. This study examined how maternal symptoms of depression,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,202 Views
12 Pages

Predictive Markers and Self-Perceived Health in Adolescents: An Exploration Through a School-Based Public Health Survey

  • José Antonio Zafra-Agea,
  • Mireia Vilafranca-Cartagena,
  • Daniel García-Gutiérrez,
  • Estel·la Ramírez-Baraldes,
  • Anna Portabella-Serra and
  • Cristina García-Salido

Adolescence is a critical developmental stage marked by significant physical, emotional, and social changes that profoundly influence health behaviors. Public health plays a crucial role in promoting adolescent well-being, developing health education...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,416 Views
19 Pages

Adolescents’ health risk behavior may have a longstanding impact on their later adult life and health. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to report on health risk behaviors and sexual attitudes in a sample of Mongolian adolescents (N = 31...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,805 Views
17 Pages

A Comprehensive Model of Embodiment in Late Pubertal Female-at-Birth Adolescents: The Role of Body Awareness and Mental Health

  • Greta Riboli,
  • Luca Daminato,
  • Mattia Nese,
  • Marina Cassola,
  • Gabriele Caselli,
  • Gianni Brighetti and
  • Rosita Borlimi

Body awareness consists of aesthetic body image, functional body image, and interoception. Previous studies indicated a link between these components of body awareness and mental health. This study aims to clarify the relationship among these variabl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,708 Views
16 Pages

Exploring the Associations Between Systematic Engagement in Physical Activity, Dietary Habits and Body Composition in a Sample of Greek Adolescents

  • Anastasios Karaoglou,
  • Tzortzis Nomikos,
  • Ioanna Kontele,
  • Tonia Vassilakou,
  • Panagiotis Vlachos,
  • Theodosia Chatzopoulou and
  • Konstantinos Kotrokois

(1) Background: Adolescence is a critical period in human life, particularly in relation to the development of a healthy lifestyle. Physical activity, body composition and adherence to healthy dietary patterns are key indicators for preventing adoles...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,598 Views
13 Pages

This study employed Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC-22) software, a language analysis tool, to examine Spanish-language pro-NSSI Tumblr posts. Pro-NSSI, or “pro non suicidal self-injury”, refers to online content that normalizes o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,344 Views
15 Pages

Adolescent Development in Unprecedented Times: A Comparative Study of Theory of Mind Before and After COVID-19

  • Meghan L. Maynard,
  • Huma Khalid,
  • Zahra Karimi Valoojerdy,
  • Victoria Talwar and
  • Sandra L. Bosacki

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represented a significant global event that disrupted the typical social lives of adolescents. Studies show that the pandemic negatively impacted adolescent well-being. Very little is known about th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,455 Views
22 Pages

Background: Globally, approximately 65% of adolescents undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART) adhered to their treatment, whereas only 55% achieved viral suppression in 2023. The low rate of viral suppression is concerning, as elevated viral loads a...

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Adolescents - ISSN 2673-7051