• Since adolescence is a critical period in developing sound psychological and behavioural patterns and adolescent markers of SES were seldom used, we determine if family SES in adolescence predicts later mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These findings underscore the roles of reserve capacity and school achievement during adolescence as likely causal or modifying factors in SES-health inequalities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Physiological and psychological maturation during adolescence alters cognitive, emotional, and motivational processes, and these developmental changes interact with other processes that influence adolescents' mental and behavioral health, including individual traits, family and social environments, and the broader social and economic climate ( National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Into this gap comes research from a new study that tracked the psychosocial effects of early puberty beyond adolescence and into adulthood to look at how long the psychosocial effects of early puberty may last. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • For example, the study found that compared with a girl with an onset of menarche at age 12 years, girls with early menarche at age 10 years had a 5% greater chance of displaying antisocial behavior in adolescence that persisted into their 20s (although only marginally significant). (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • I use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, or Add Health, as an example of an integrative approach to health and of the importance of adolescence and the transition to adulthood years for setting health trajectories into adulthood. (dukeupress.edu)
  • Evidence is also presented on the linkages between health trajectories during adolescence and the transition to adulthood and social stratification in adulthood. (dukeupress.edu)
  • In this prospective cohort study, we used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a nationally representative sample of US adolescents from whom data were collected during adolescence (ages 11-18 years) and adulthood (ages 24-32 years). (nih.gov)
  • However, higher femininity in adolescence was negatively associated with self-rated good health in adulthood. (nih.gov)
  • It often begins during adolescence, especially for females, may continue or recur in adulthood and tends to become a lifetime chronic health condition. (theconversation.com)
  • Recently we were interested in understanding how mental health changes from adolescence through mid adulthood. (theconversation.com)
  • We were interested to know whether the mental health benefits of close and cohesive family relations in adolescence last into young adulthood, and so we used longitudinal data from a nationally-representative sample to address this question. (theconversation.com)
  • Some small cross-sectional studies with clinical and community samples suggest that being part of a close and cohesive family in adolescence helps alleviate depression symptoms for teenagers. (theconversation.com)
  • A study , which we published on Oct. 7 in JAMA Pediatrics is, so far as we know, the first to examine this topic in a nationally representative sample by tracking individuals over a 30-year life course from early adolescence to midlife. (theconversation.com)
  • The CogBIAS longitudinal study of adolescence: cohort profile and stability and change in measures across three waves. (lu.se)
  • General references Although it is sometimes assumed that childhood and adolescence are times of carefree bliss, as many as 20% of children and adolescents have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder that causes distress. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In the first wave of the study, the questionnaire was administered to about 20,000 adolescents, making it one of the largest longitudinal surveys of adolescents ever conducted. (wikipedia.org)
  • Add Health is a nationally representative longitudinal study of over 20,000 adolescents. (newswise.com)
  • The data we used come from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health , a nationally-representative study that has followed over 20,000 adolescents starting in 1995 into adulthood. (theconversation.com)
  • After-school programs can improve adolescents' behavior, performance, and health (6). (cdc.gov)
  • Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality. (breakthecycle.org)
  • This chapter reviews how theorists and policymakers portray the state's capacity to alter the behavior and beliefs of low income parents and then highlights findings from a study of two women's experiences in their efforts to find jobs and supportive resources. (fatherhood.gov)
  • Conducted between 1994 and 2008, Add Health is a national survey study that assessed adolescent health and risk behavior in a large socioeconomically, ethnically, and racially diverse cohort. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we find that adolescent boys engage in more delinquent behavior if there is no father figure in their lives. (nber.org)
  • However, adolescent girls' behavior is largely independent of the presence (or absence) of their fathers. (nber.org)
  • There is also a link between adult delinquent behavior and adolescent family structure that cannot be explained by fathers' involvement with their adolescent sons and is only partially explained by fathers' involvement with their adolescent daughters. (nber.org)
  • Finally, the strong link between adolescent family structure and delinquent behavior is not accounted for by the income differentials associated with fathers' absence. (nber.org)
  • Understanding sociodemographic differences in the family environments of adolescent girls can inform the development of obesity prevention programs and reduce disparities in adolescents' weight status, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and healthful dietary intake. (cdc.gov)
  • More than one-third of adolescent girls are overweight or obese, and large sociodemographic disparities have been observed both in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among girls and in girls' participation in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and healthful diet ( 1 - 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the role of the family environment in adolescents' weight and weight-related behavior ( 4 - 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A small number of studies have identified differences in the family environment relevant to adolescents' physical activity, television use, and dietary behavior by sociodemographic characteristics ( 7 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Parents' report of their own behavior and the resources available in their home may be more accurate than adolescents' report ( 8 , 11 ) and can be informative for the development of interventions targeting parents. (cdc.gov)
  • Our findings show that the prevalence of suicide ideation varied from 7.0% to 23.8% among adolescents 15 years of age and was highest among adolescents in high-risk samples. (bmj.com)
  • However, one study identified a population of African children who had a high prevalence of overweight/obesity at the time of arrival, 5 and other data have identified overweight/obesity and associated medical consequences in the newly arriving Iraqi population. (cdc.gov)
  • The high prevalence of T vaginalis infection globally and the frequency of coinfection with other STIs make trichomoniasis a compelling public health concern. (medscape.com)
  • ABSTRACT This descriptive study determined the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among 752 high-school girls aged 14-18 years in Sistan va Baluchistan province, Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
  • In Study 2, we calculate a Disproportionality Representation Index (DRI) - a ratio of sample prevalence relative to the general population - to estimate whether sexual minority youth were overrepresented in child welfare and out-of-home care. (umd.edu)
  • This study is the first to meta-analyze all available studies to estimate the prevalence of disclosure, to whom people disclose, and examine factors that influence disclosure. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Significant sociodemographic disparities exist in the prevalence of obesity among adolescent girls, and in girls' participation in physical activity, sedentary activity, and healthful dietary intake. (cdc.gov)
  • Summary: Despite lower prevalence rates of adolescent substance use within racial/ethnic groups, rates of negative consequences due to substances are far greater compared to White adolescents. (bvsalud.org)
  • Aim: To identify the prevalence of dental caries in inland Brazilian adolescents, and to analyze the influence of socio-demographic and clinical variables, and access to dental service on caries experience. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusions: Although the prevalence of caries was slightly below the national mean, polarization of the disease was clearly observed. (bvsalud.org)
  • Based on a pilot study, with a tions [ 7 ] while underweight is a manifestation prevalence of obesity of 12%, 95% confi- of malnutrition that can lead to malfunction dence interval and d = 0.024 the sample size of a variety of body systems [ 8 ]. (who.int)
  • The prevalence of infant, childhood and adolescent obesity is rising around the world. (who.int)
  • Methods: Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we have used analytic approaches ranging from descriptive statistics to advanced modeling techniques, including Structural Equation Modeling (www.umiamiorg.com). (nlsinfo.org)
  • METHODS: For Study 1, we use adjusted logistic regression models to test differences in lifetime foster care involvement between sexual minority and heterosexual youth. (umd.edu)
  • Although some behavioral and pharmacotherapy studies report modest success, additional research into accessible and effective methods for preventing and treating pediatric obesity is needed. (medscape.com)
  • METHODS: We did a nationwide, prospective, non-randomised controlled study of adolescents (aged 13-18 years) with severe obesity undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at three specialised paediatric obesity. (lu.se)
  • If future studies pan out, measuring brain iron with advanced MRI methods such as magnetic field correlation imaging could be done routinely, as the acquisition time is clinically feasible (~7 minutes) and requires minimal postprocessing. (medscape.com)
  • Methods: This study had a non-probabilistic sample comprising 504 adolescents aged 12 years, attending public schools in the city of Nova Friburgo, mountain region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cependant, on en sait peu concernant cet impact Methods . (bvsalud.org)
  • The current study represents one of the largest studies of Croatian adolescents to date, and aimed to examine associations between school and family factors linked to PYD, and mental health outcomes experienced by Croatian youth. (frontiersin.org)
  • Breakfast and School-Related Outcomes in Children and Adolescents in the US: A Literature Review and its Implications for School Nutrition Policy. (constantcontact.com)
  • This thesis is a compilation of three papers that study how various factors influence educational outcomes. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Evidence suggests that endogenous factors such as health, which influence both development and outcomes, can not explain the varying relationship between age at menarche and education across race. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Young workers were examined by age, occupational and industry sector groupings and a range of health and psychosocial outcomes. (nlsinfo.org)
  • The strong effect of family structure is not explained by the lack of paternal involvement that generally comes with fathers' absence, even though adolescents, especially boys, who spend time doing things with their fathers usually have better outcomes. (nber.org)
  • Previous research has documented differences in health behaviours between men and women, with differential risks and health outcomes between the sexes. (nih.gov)
  • Although some sex-specific differences in health outcomes are caused by biological factors, many others are socially driven through gender norms. (nih.gov)
  • We therefore aimed to assess whether gender expression as an adolescent, determined by the degree to which an individual's behvaiours were typical of their gender, were associated with health behaviours and outcomes in adulthood. (nih.gov)
  • Individuals who are highly masculine or feminine seem to be at greatest risk of adverse health outcomes and behaviours. (nih.gov)
  • The number who apparently stayed with the study, but whose outcomes are not described in the summary. (boxturtlebulletin.com)
  • Objective Prior research has found disclosure of concealable stigmatized statuses, including suicide attempt survivorship, to be associated with positive mental health outcomes. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Long-term benefits of conservative treatments in adolescents are known to be modest, whereas short-term outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery are promising. (lu.se)
  • We aimed to compare 5-year outcomes of adolescent surgical patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with those of conservatively treated adolescents and of adults undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, in the Adolescent Morbid Obesity Surgery (AMOS) study. (lu.se)
  • We compared clinical outcomes in adolescent surgical patients with those of matched adolescent controls undergoing conservative treatment and of adult controls undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (lu.se)
  • 80 matched adolescent controls and 81 matched adult controls were enrolled for comparison of outcomes. (lu.se)
  • A longitudinal study was designed by linking baseline data on 12 to 18 year-old Finns in 1985-95 ( N = 41,833) from the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Surveys with register data on mortality and SES from Statistics Finland. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Because these surveys produced such unexpected results, similar studies were soon replicated all over the Western world. (thepublicdiscourse.com)
  • I use panel data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth-1997 (NLSY97) to evaluate the accuracy of responses to retrospective questions about first stable employment from three surveys that interview respondent retrospectively about their first substantial employment. (nlsinfo.org)
  • In later surveys, the Add Health project collected data on teen and young adult binge drinking and incarceration rates. (wgbh.org)
  • In spite of the trend towards a reduction in dental caries, it is still considered a priority disease, especially in developing countries such as Brazil, and this has been demonstrated in the latest national epidemiological surveys 4-5 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Using 2008-2013 Medicaid files, this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the effect of Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs on emergency department utilizations among youth with autism spectrum disorder. (rand.org)
  • These six studies capture samples of normative adolescents as well as a sample of high-risk youth defined as youth who have been processed through the Child Welfare System and a sample of youth who have been adjudicated. (bmj.com)
  • Obesity prevention should be public health in action at its broadest and most inclusive level, as is true for the ongoing efforts to prevent youth from smoking. (nationalacademies.org)
  • For example, local communities are passing ordinances that ban or limit cigarette vending machines, schools and community youth organizations are discouraging or banning smoking, states are passing excise taxes to raise tobacco prices, the federal government is providing national leadership and the resources for research and programs, and the private sector is restricting smoking in workplaces ( Box 4-1 ) (Economos et al. (nationalacademies.org)
  • A framework for understanding the interrelationship of individual and environmental factors that influence adolescent health and well-being, as well as opportunities for policy-level interventions, is known as Positive Youth Development (PYD). (frontiersin.org)
  • Recent literature has examined adult perceptions of adolescents, finding that when asked to estimate a youth's age, youth of color are perceived as older than their age, whereas their white counterparts are perceived to be their true age. (allacademic.com)
  • Utilizing existing nationally-representative data, we examined multiple aspects of young worker health and future impacts of youth employment. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we find that being interviewed in jail/prison does not increase the survey respondent's likelihood of being classified as black, and avoiding incarceration during the survey period does not increase a person's chances of being seen as white. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Logistic regression analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and General Social Survey indicates that despite the addition of the color guide, the race of the interviewer matters for the assessment of respondent skin tone. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Using data from The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, logistic regression analyses indicated that darker skin tone significantly increased the odds of suspension for African American adolescents. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Drawing on data from the 1997 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I find that criminal justice contact is associated with coresidence with parents during young adulthood in a fairly consistent manner across different dimensions of family context (although parental education may play a role). (emerald.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: Using a two-study design, we test whether sexual minority youth are overrepresented in child welfare, foster care, and out-of-home placement using nationally representative data from the United States. (umd.edu)
  • RESULTS: Study 1 results indicate that sexual minority youth are nearly 2.5 times as likely as heterosexual youth to experience foster care placement (aOR = 2.43, 95% CI 1.40, 4.21, p = .002). (umd.edu)
  • Results from Study 2 show that sexual minority youth were largely overrepresented in child welfare services (DRI = 1.95-2.48) and out-of-home placement (DRI = 3.69-4.68). (umd.edu)
  • Background: Youth experiencing homelessness are at risk for sex trafficking and mental health concerns. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). (lu.se)
  • Arch Environ Health, Massachusetts youth cohort. (who.int)
  • Behavioral Health Barometer (Vol. 5) (2019). (kidsdata.org)
  • A 45% drop in diarrhea cases was observed in the service des urgences de l·h pital p diatrique de pediatric emergency department between the study periods in Kalembe-Lembe, entre les 1er janvier et 31 juillet 2019 and 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • The majority of patients were entre la période du confinement de la pandémie admitted with moderate dehydration in 2019 than in 2020 (p en 2020 et la période équivalente en 2019. (bvsalud.org)
  • Public health interventions are needed to majorité des patients ont été admis avec une promote an ambulatory healthcare system during future déshydratation modérée en 2019 qu'en 2020 (p crises. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study examined the proportion of adolescents and young adults who had an opioid-related problem and who also had a personal opioid prescription drug claim or had a family member with an opioid prescription drug claim prior to the diagnosis. (rand.org)
  • Widening educational differences in overall health and recent stagnation in cardiovascular disease mortality rates highlight the critical need to describe and understand educational disparities in cardiovascular health (CVH) among U.S. young adults. (nih.gov)
  • Although it is common for adolescents and young adults to try psychoactive substances, it is important that this experimentation not be condoned, facilitated, or trivialized by adults," notes the introduction to an updated screening protocol by the American Academy of Pediatrics. (wgbh.org)
  • KiGGS cohort longitudinal study on the health of children, adolescents and young adults in Germany. (lu.se)
  • risk in relation to active cigarette smoking and young adults in Ukraine: a cross-sectional household exposure to secondhand cigarette study. (who.int)
  • These rates were similar to the ones obtained using World Health Organization, First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and International Obesity Task Force criteria. (who.int)
  • Ces taux étaient similaires à ceux obtenus sur la base des critères de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé, de la première étude NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) et de l'International Obesity Task Force. (who.int)
  • Now, two University at Buffalo sociologists have used a new wave of data from a survey launched in 1994 to further extend the geometry linking educational attainment and health that demonstrates another dimension of the intergenerational effects of completing college. (newswise.com)
  • Their findings published recently in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences suggest that adult children's educational attainment has an impact on their parents' mental and physical health. (newswise.com)
  • The current study addresses this gap in the literature by making use of a monozygotic twin difference scores approach to explore the association between IQ and a variety of outcome measures, including general health, substance use, relationships, sexual behaviors, educational attainment, economic well-being, and criminal justice contacts. (bvsalud.org)
  • We examined differences and similarities in the weight-related family environments of adolescent girls by race/ethnicity, parental educational attainment, and US nativity. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity can affect a child's immediate health, educational attainment and quality of life. (who.int)
  • Childhood is generally defined as the period of life between birth and adulthood, but children can also be characterized by their stage of development, including prenatal, infant, toddler, school-age, pre-pubescent, and teen or adolescent. (rand.org)
  • This study extended work on the consequences of incarceration for families by linking parents' incarcerations to their material support of children entering adulthood. (fatherhood.gov)
  • We address these issues by examining group-based trajectory models of residential neighborhood disadvantage among white, Black, and Latino individuals in a multi-cohort longitudinal research design of over 1,000 children from Chicago as they transitioned to adulthood over the last quarter century. (researchgate.net)
  • However, higher masculine gender expression in adult men was negatively associated with diagnosed depression and high cholesterol in adulthood, and masculine gender expression in adolescent and adult men was negatively associated with high blood pressure in adults. (nih.gov)
  • Although feminine gender expression in adolescents was predictive of adult recreational and prescription drug and marijuana use and experience of sexual violence, feminine gender expression in adulthood was negatively associated with adult substance use and experience of sexual violence, suggesting that expressions of femininity typical of adolescents impart risks that expression of femininity as an adult does not. (nih.gov)
  • We found compelling evidence that adolescent gender expression is correlated with health in adulthood independently of gender expression as an adult. (nih.gov)
  • But does this protective effect last long into adulthood when adolescents move out of their parent's house and embark on their independent lives? (theconversation.com)
  • Among school factors, increased school attachment was found to be significantly associated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress for female adolescents, and with decreased depression and stress for male adolescents. (frontiersin.org)
  • Increases in family communication were significantly associated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress only for male adolescents, while increased family satisfaction was significantly associated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress for female adolescents and with decreased depression and stress for male adolescents. (frontiersin.org)
  • To assess depressive symptoms, participants completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) during the first and last time periods of the study. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • Clearly, a greater understanding of how changes in the mood of adolescents are affected by the mood of their friends would be beneficial in informing interventions tackling adolescent depression. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • The World Health Organisation has estimated that depression affects 350 million people across the world, impacting on individual's abilities to work and socialise and at worse leading to suicide. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • This study's findings emphasise the need to also consider those who exhibit levels of depressive symptoms just below those needed for a diagnosis of actual depression when designing public health interventions. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • The study also helps confirm that there is more to depression than simply low mood. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Co-author, professor Frances Griffiths of Warwick Medical School said: "The results found here can inform public health policy and the design of interventions against depression in adolescents. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Sub-threshold levels of depressive symptoms in adolescents is an issue of great current concern as they have been found to be very common, to cause a reduced quality of life and to lead to greater risk of depression later on in life than having no symptoms at all. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • High femininity (vs low femininity) in adolescent or adult women was positively associated with high cholesterol and blood pressure (both adult gender expression only), depression, migraines (adult gender expression only), and physical limitations (ie, health problems that limited their daily activities). (nih.gov)
  • The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, also known as Add Health, is a multiwave longitudinal study of adolescents in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for the next 5-year cycle of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to include a sixth wave of data collection (Wave VI). (nih.gov)
  • Dennison and Lee have both used the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) in their previous research. (newswise.com)
  • The present study examines this relationship using longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. (allacademic.com)
  • This hypothesis was tested using weighted, clustered logistic regression with data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. (cdc.gov)
  • To examine the associations of age at menarche with development and duration of depressive symptoms and antisocial behaviors, Mendle and colleagues collected and analyzed data on 7802 female participants taken from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • The team analysed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health which incorporates the moods and friendship networks of US adolescents in schools. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • The researchers looked at data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( Add Health ), which has interviewed a nationally representative group four times, beginning in the 1994-1995 school year, when the participants were in seventh through 12th grades. (wgbh.org)
  • Pediatric obesity remains an ongoing serious international health concern affecting ~17% of US children and adolescents, threatening their adult health and longevity. (medscape.com)
  • Add Health is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of individuals primarily born from 1976 through 1982 who were first interviewed as adolescents in grades 7-12 (ages 12-19) in 1994-1995. (nih.gov)
  • To uncover the data underlying their conclusions, the researchers analyzed an ongoing survey-known as the "Add Health" study-of 10,000 black, white, and Hispanic students in grades 7-12 who attended 134 schools across the country. (edweek.org)
  • A lthough the general public has become increasingly aware of the personal health consequences of obesity, what may not yet be generally apparent is the public health nature of the obesity epidemic and the consequent need for population-based approaches to address it. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Parallel and synergistic efforts to prevent adult obesity, which will contribute to improvements in health for the U.S. population at all ages, are also beginning. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Grassroots efforts made by citizens and organizations will likely drive many of the obesity prevention efforts at the local level and can be instrumental in driving policies and legislation at the state and national levels (Economos et al. (nationalacademies.org)
  • A policy analysis by Kersh and Morone (2002) shows that three of the seven common triggers for strong public action in response to a public health problem are beginning to be activated with respect to the U.S. obesity epidemic: social disapproval that shifts the social norm, evidence-based medical research, and self-help movements for overweight and obese individuals. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Centering Lived Expertise in Nutrition Promotion and Obesity Prevention Research and Evaluation: Case Study and Developing Positionality Statements. (constantcontact.com)
  • Identifying differences in adolescent girls' weight-related family environments by sociodemographic characteristics can help guide the targeting and tailoring of obesity prevention efforts to specific populations. (cdc.gov)
  • The psychological toll of pediatric obesity on the individual and family necessitates screening for mental health issues and counseling as indicated. (medscape.com)
  • Adolescents undergoing lifestyle therapy, medication regimens, or bariatric surgery for obesity will need cohesive planning to help them effectively transition to adult care, with continued necessary monitoring, support, and intervention. (medscape.com)
  • Despite a significant increase in research on pediatric obesity since the initial publication of these guidelines 8 years ago, further study is needed of the genetic and biological factors that increase the risk of weight gain and influence the response to therapeutic interventions. (medscape.com)
  • INTERPRETATION: Adolescents with severe obesity undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had substantial weight loss over 5 years, alongside improvements in comorbidities and risk factors. (lu.se)
  • The Director-General has the honour to transmit to the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly the report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (see Annex). (who.int)
  • The overarching goals of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity are to provide policy recommendations to governments to prevent infants, children and adolescents from developing obesity, and to identify and treat pre-existing obesity in children and adolescents. (who.int)
  • Among the noncommunicable disease risk factors, obesity is particularly concerning and has the potential to negate many of the health benefits that have contributed to increased life expectancy. (who.int)
  • 180 online comments (see Appendix 1), the Commission has developed a set of recommendations to successfully tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in different contexts around the world. (who.int)
  • A multi-site survey study was conducted among adolescents ( N = 9,655) residing in the five most populous cities in Croatia, with the aim of examining cross-sectional associations of family and school factors with adolescent mental health. (frontiersin.org)
  • National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. (breakthecycle.org)
  • The Commonwealth Fund Survey for the Health of Adolescent Girls," November 1997. (breakthecycle.org)
  • K is for Kindness: A National Survey on Kindness and Kids. (fatherhood.gov)
  • The most comprehensive study of sexuality to date, the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey , found that, without any intervention whatsoever, three out of four boys who think they are gay at sixteen don't think they are gay by the age of twenty-five. (thepublicdiscourse.com)
  • No epidemiological survey has ever been conducted to obtain data on the oral health of adolescents in the city Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Scotland: national cross sectional survey. (who.int)
  • Findings suggest that interventions for mental health promotion and prevention of internalizing problems should address both school and family contexts, and may be more effective when accounting for differing developmental experiences of female and male adolescents. (frontiersin.org)
  • We present findings from a program designed to address physical activity and health education needs among inner-city adolescent girls living in public housing developments in Boston, Massachusetts. (cdc.gov)
  • Partner Violence Among Adolescents in Opposite-Sex Romantic Relationships: Findings From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. (breakthecycle.org)
  • In addition to working papers , the NBER disseminates affiliates' latest findings through a range of free periodicals - the NBER Reporter , the NBER Digest , the Bulletin on Retirement and Disability , the Bulletin on Health , and the Bulletin on Entrepreneurship - as well as online conference reports , video lectures , and interviews . (nber.org)
  • Those findings resulted in "Protecting Teens: Beyond Race, Income, and Family Structure," a paper co-authored by Mr. Blum and published in the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health. (edweek.org)
  • The team's findings were based on 7 days which is shorter than similar studies conducted over 28 days. (sciencedaily.com)
  • If our findings of significantly lower brain iron in medication-naive ADHD patients are confirmed in a larger study, then lower brain iron may serve as a physiological biomarker for ADHD that can help inform clinical diagnosis, particularly in borderline cases," she added. (medscape.com)
  • By analyzing these data we arrived at the conclusion that it was detrimental to parents' self-reported health and depressive symptoms if none of their children completed college," says Christopher Dennison, PhD, assistant professor of sociology in UB's College of Arts and Sciences, and a co-author of the paper with UB colleague Kristen Schultz Lee, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology. (newswise.com)
  • Poor mental health and depressive symptoms may also be associated with the recent increase in midlife premature deaths of despair due to suicide, alcohol and drugs. (theconversation.com)
  • A Cochrane review [ 21 ] of the effectiveness of universal alcohol abuse prevention programs for children and adolescents found that less than half of the included studies (43.4%) reported significant beneficial results. (springer.com)
  • RAND research on children covers the prenatal period to age 18 and spans multiple research areas, including health, education, criminal justice, and safety. (rand.org)
  • For children younger than 2 years of age, growth indicators should be compared to WHO standardized growth references while Center for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS) references may be used for those over 2 years of age. (cdc.gov)
  • 3 , 4 Poor growth and nutrition have also been reported in refugee children arriving in the United States, although studies suggest that most refugee children experience catch-up growth and reach normal weight within 6-24 months of arrival in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • It's this latter data set that provided the researchers an opportunity to look at the intergenerational relationship between parents and children over time, while statistically balancing factors that could influence an aging parent's health. (newswise.com)
  • Children Now/Kaiser Permanente "National Poll on Kids Health and Safety," December 1995. (breakthecycle.org)
  • Children's Defense Fund, Child Welfare and Mental Health Division, "Domestic Violence and its Impact on Children. (breakthecycle.org)
  • What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners? (emerald.com)
  • Despite much scholarly attention to 'neighborhood effects' on children, no study to date has measured the cumulative exposure of children to neighborhood poverty and affluence. (researchgate.net)
  • One finds that parents who set limits in a warm and supportive environment reduced the risk that their adolescent children would binge drink. (wgbh.org)
  • The other study reports on the potential of a home-based program that educates parents and children about alcohol prevention. (wgbh.org)
  • In the same issue, another study finds that a home-based prevention program given by parents to their elementary school-aged children made the kids less inclined to drink four years after the start of the program. (wgbh.org)
  • The Motorik-Modul (MoMo) Longitudinal Study-physical fitness and physical activity as determinants of health development in German children and adolescents (Int J Epidemiol 2021 Mar 8;50(2):393-394. (lu.se)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) examines mental health indicators and trends, conducts surveillance of mental health concerns, and supports programs to address the mental health needs of men, women, and children (www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm). (cdc.gov)
  • Naomi Steiner, MD, pediatrician and ADHD researcher with the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, who was not involved in the study, said, "It should be made clear that there were no differences between groups in serum iron indices. (medscape.com)
  • Like adults, children and adolescents vary in temperament. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Social Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents Social anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of embarrassment, ridicule, or humiliation in social settings. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Treatment Many behaviors exhibited by children or adolescents concern parents or other adults. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine relations of interest among female and male adolescents. (frontiersin.org)
  • conversely, an increase in school commitment was associated with an increase in anxiety and stress for male adolescents. (frontiersin.org)
  • Enrich measures in domains that may elucidate mid- and later-life health and disparities therein (e.g., cumulative stress, discrimination, work-life balance, caregiving). (nih.gov)
  • and for understanding health disparities among the young as both causes and consequences of social stratification. (dukeupress.edu)
  • due to the complex interactions of societal, social, and individual factors, interventions to prevent or reduce adolescents' substance consumption are difficult to design, implement and evaluate [ 19 , 20 ]. (springer.com)
  • 22 ] that included 12 randomized controlled trials not assessed in Foxcroft and Tsertsvadze's study, 7 of these 12 additional reviewed interventions were more effective than control groups. (springer.com)
  • Although more research is needed to identify causal mechanisms, our results suggest that those designing health behaviour interventions should carefully consider integrating gender transformative components into interventions. (nih.gov)
  • We cannot make predictions with any degree of accuracy [about youths' risky behaviors] based on the color of their skin or size of their parents' bank account," said Dr. Robert W. Blum, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and the lead investigator for the federally financed study. (edweek.org)
  • Re-interview Add Health cohort members in a combination of web-based and in-person modes, including aggressive non-response follow-up and oversamples of race/ethnic-minority and low-socioeconomic-status individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Re-visit cohort members for an in-home health exam that includes venous blood collection. (nih.gov)
  • The group of adolescents who started in the cohort have been re-interviewed five times, adding valuable knowledge about development over the course of life. (theconversation.com)
  • The Tokyo Teen Cohort study (TTC). (lu.se)
  • The Puberty Cohort in the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC). (lu.se)
  • Clean, document, disseminate, archive (including storage of biological specimens for future study), and promote the Wave VI data to the scientific community for aging research. (nih.gov)
  • This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to investigate if family characteristics (i.e., socioeconomic status, structure, parental supervision, and parent--child communication and interaction) explain generational extracurricular activity participation for four racial/ethnic groups (Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians). (ed.gov)
  • The CIS report questions the accuracy of the 2000 Census data used in two studies which dispel the myth of immigrant criminality-one from the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) and another from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). (immigrationimpact.com)
  • However, CIS ignores not only the many other sources of data in these two studies, but also the myriad studies from other researchers which have reached the same conclusion. (immigrationimpact.com)
  • In other words, numerous researchers drawing upon numerous sources of data have reached the same conclusion that the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform reached in its 1984 report-which also happens to be the conclusion reached by the Industrial Commission of 1901, the Dillingham Immigration Commission of 1911, and the Wickersham National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement of 1931: that immigration is not associated with higher crime. (immigrationimpact.com)
  • This research uses data from Add Health, a program project directed by Kathleen Mullan Harris and designed by J. Richard Udry, Peter S. Bearman, and Kathleen Mullan Harris at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and funded by grant P01-HD31921 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, with cooperative funding from 23 other federal agencies and foundations. (nber.org)
  • Information on how to obtain the Add Health data files is available on the Add Health website (http://www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth). (nber.org)
  • In this scoping review, the five stages identified by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) were used including identifying the research question, identifying relevant studies, study selection, charting data, collating, summarising and reporting results. (emerald.com)
  • Yet, no study to date has been able to test this hypothesis with national data. (umd.edu)
  • The team, led by Professor Ruth Striegel-Moore from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, studied data taken from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health for over 10,000 men and women with a average age of 22. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This study relies on data prior to 1997, however, after which broader sociodemographic change has occurred, and it focuses on the individual's predicted duration of time in neighborhood poverty rather than focusing on identifying the trajectories of neighborhood poverty themselves. (researchgate.net)
  • We used data from this final wave and from baseline, and our study represents a secondary analysis of these data. (nih.gov)
  • We use a life course perspective in our research, meaning that we use longitudinal data to follow individuals as they move through various stages of life and examine how the social contexts they experience influence their health. (theconversation.com)
  • This cross-sectional study used data from the baseline assessment of adolescent girls in Minnesota who participated in the New Moves intervention during either the 2007-2008 or 2008-2009 school year. (cdc.gov)
  • We created a measure of gender expression that was based on the degree to which male and female adolescents and adults behave in stereotypically masculine (for men) or feminine (for women) ways relative to their same-gender peers. (nih.gov)
  • Although physical inactivity is a concern for all adolescents, physical activity levels are especially low among minority adolescents and minimal among girls from low-income families. (cdc.gov)
  • This study aimed to document the change of water use and to identify factors associated with safe water use in 1997 compared to that in 1994. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO, 1997) criterion was used by previously calibrated examiners to report dental caries. (bvsalud.org)
  • The purpose of Wave IV, conducted when almost all participants were aged 24 to 32, was to assess developmental and health trajectories over the lifespan. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aim of this study was to assess and compare the periodontal status of adult Sudanese habitual miswak and toothbrush users. (who.int)
  • We used multilevel mixed-effect regression models to assess longitudinal changes. (lu.se)
  • The objective of this study was to assess CVH among non-Hispanic Asian Americans (NHAAs) and to compare these estimates to those of non-Hispanic white (NHW) participants. (cdc.gov)
  • Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, "Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States," March 2003. (breakthecycle.org)
  • Yet, empirical study explaining generational differences in extracurricular activities across different racial/ethnic groups is limited. (ed.gov)
  • Racial/ethnic minority adolescents are less active than are white adolescents, and girls from low-income families are particularly inactive (1-4). (cdc.gov)
  • Although we have no comparative studies among subgroups, the ethnic/racial variety implies pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences for psychotropic medications. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Prior research has established the greater exposure of African Americans from all income groups to disadvantaged environments compared to whites, but the traditional focus in studies of neighborhood stratification obscures heterogeneity within racial/ethnic groups in residential attainment over time. (researchgate.net)
  • We replicate and reexamine Saperstein and Penner's prominent 2010 study which asks whether incarceration changes the probability that an individual will be seen as black or white (regardless of the individual's phenotype). (nlsinfo.org)
  • This scoping review aims to adopt an international perspective to comprehensively examine the extent range and nature of literature both published and grey relating to parental incarceration and the potential impact on children's emotional and mental health. (emerald.com)
  • A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • and the US National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (National Institutes of Health). (lu.se)
  • An integrative approach bridges biomedical sciences with social and behavioral sciences by understanding the linkages between social, behavioral, psychological, and biological factors in health. (dukeupress.edu)
  • The aim of this study was to examine the link between emotional dysregulation and a behavioral measure of distress tolerance among individuals with AUD. (bvsalud.org)
  • The purpose of Waves I and II was to examine factors associated with health behaviors among adolescents. (wikipedia.org)
  • We further extend the reserve capacity framework to include health behaviour since psychosocial resources underlie these factors and operate through them [ 20 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One study of teenage girls found that factors such as safety, privacy, and cultural issues contribute to low rates of participation in physical activity outside school (5). (cdc.gov)
  • All of those factors, supported by extensive research, help draw a direct line connecting higher education and health. (newswise.com)
  • As does the risk for mental illness, the incidence of these health risk factors seems to increase with level of acculturation and length of stay. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Factors negatively impacting children's emotional and mental health are interrelated and complex. (emerald.com)
  • In the eating disorder field this type of epidemiological study has lagged behind other research, but now we have a foundation to study the distribution of eating disorders and identify psychological risk factors in Native American populations. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Studies have also examined the factors that explain variation in IQ measures in general. (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore, our goal was to examine how weight-related factors in adolescent girls' family environments differ by girls' race/ethnicity, US nativity, and parental education, a commonly used indicator of SES ( 9 , 12 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Also needed are more studies to better understand the genetic and biological factors that cause an obese individual to manifest one comorbidity vs another or to be free of comorbidities. (medscape.com)
  • Comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescent surgical patients showed improvement over 5 years and compared favourably with those in adolescent controls. (lu.se)
  • In addition to the socio-economic determinants, there has been a welcome emphasis on studies that have pointed out the influence of other factors, both material and symbolic, such as the conditions of the physical, political and cultural environment, aspects related to social behaviors, selfperception and social interaction, on the development of dental caries 8 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Thus, there has been a continuous endeavor to reach broader understanding of the factors involved in the caries process, in order to achieve the desired improvement and technological development focused on care and attention to oral health, based on the planning and adoption of ethical and equitable public policies for the entire society. (bvsalud.org)
  • Longitu- by detecting sequence types (STs) concordant for the dinal studies of these factors are needed to inform treatment ompA genotype, a single-locus typing standard. (cdc.gov)
  • Much of our understanding of the nutritional and developmental status of newly arrived refugees in the United States is based on studies of specific ethnic cohorts during defined periods. (cdc.gov)
  • 2020). California Dept. of Public Health, Office of Health Equity. (kidsdata.org)
  • 2020). Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. (kidsdata.org)
  • The Healthy People 2020 objectives (www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/mental-health-and-mental-disorders) and National Prevention Strategy (www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/disease-prevention-wellness-report.pdf) offer examples of public health objectives that can improve mental health through prevention by ensuring access to appropriate, quality mental health services. (cdc.gov)
  • In comparison, in the nationally representative Add Health, 3.6% of participants had attempted suicide. (bmj.com)
  • From July 2002 through October 2005, at each of 2 public housing sites, the GirlStars program participants met each week for two 2-hour sessions, 1 dedicated to physical activity and 1 dedicated to health education. (cdc.gov)
  • Participants in the GirlStars program increased their health knowledge, self-confidence, and decision-making skills, but rates of participation were low. (cdc.gov)
  • The study included 27 healthy control participants and 22 patients with ADHD ― 12 who had never taken stimulant medication, and 10 with a history of stimulant use ― aged 8 to 18 years. (medscape.com)
  • The first wave of the study, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, involved administering a questionnaire to a nationally representative sample of 7th- through 12th-graders during the 1994-95 school year. (wikipedia.org)
  • Possible designs for a targeted nationally-representative study of young workers are proposed. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Scientists in Connecticut have carried out one of the first psychological studies into eating disorders in Native American (NA) populations. (sciencedaily.com)
  • While this research was one of the first into the psychological effect of eating disorders in NA populations it can now lead to further, longer studies. (sciencedaily.com)
  • J Epidemiol health of bar workers in Ireland: before and and current practices. (who.int)
  • The study also found that how often parents drank was predictive of teen and young adult binge drinking. (wgbh.org)
  • Background Asian Americans are the fastest growing population in the United States, but little is known about their cardiovascular health (CVH). (cdc.gov)
  • Purpose of Review: This review summarizes theories and empirical work regarding socialization contexts contributing to substance use across marginalized adolescents. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of the study was to address the lack of evaluations of school-based substance use prevention programs and to conduct a quasi-experimental evaluation of the alcohol use part of the Triad intervention. (springer.com)
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (kidsdata.org)
  • Research has extensively demonstrated the relationship between health and socioeconomic status (SES), often measured through income, education or occupation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The source cited for this bold statement is a 2009 report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)-a deeply flawed report which attempts to overturn a century's worth of research demonstrating that immigrants are less likely than the native-born to commit violent crimes or end up behind bars. (immigrationimpact.com)
  • We conducted an operational research project that provided free access to a program of regular, organized physical activity combined with health education sessions for adolescent girls in 2 public housing developments in Boston, Massachusetts. (cdc.gov)
  • The GirlStars program was the core research project of the Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center (PHH-PRC). (cdc.gov)
  • The mission of the PHH-PRC is to engage public housing residents in community-centered research programs and activities that improve their health and well-being. (cdc.gov)
  • During a Skeptic magazine interview, he recalled research by the psychologist Alexander Luria on the reasoning abilities of Russian peasants a century before: "The illiterate Russian peasants Luria studied were not willing to take the hypothetical seriously. (reason.com)
  • This study contributes to the research literature on colorism-discrimination based on skin tone-by examining whether skin darkness affects the likelihood that African Americans will experience school suspension. (nlsinfo.org)
  • UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. (kidsdata.org)
  • Part of this research was conducted while Erdal Tekin was a visiting professor at the Australian National University. (nber.org)
  • The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. (nber.org)
  • Visit PD&R's website, www.huduser.gov , to find this report and others sponsored by PD&R. Other services of HUD USER, PD&R's Research and Information Service, include listservs, special interest and bimonthly publications (best practices, significant studies from other sources), access to public use databases, and a hotline (1-800-245-2691) for help with accessing the information you need. (huduser.gov)
  • 20 (25%) of 81 adolescent controls underwent bariatric surgery during the 5-year follow-up. (lu.se)
  • Aug. 24, 2023 Women with ME/CFS tend to have more symptoms and co-occurring conditions than men, according to initial results from the world's largest study of the disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • How teenagers perform in school, and the peers they hang out with after classes, have more influence than their race or family-income level on whether they will drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, or carry weapons, a national study released last week suggests. (edweek.org)
  • The group encourages doctors to ask adolescents about drug and alcohol use during routine visits. (wgbh.org)
  • When adolescents drink, they tend to do so excessively, making the most of their limited access to alcohol. (wgbh.org)
  • Parenting style, drinking frequency, and expectations influence whether adolescents will binge drink, according to results of a study published in the July issue of Prevention Science . (wgbh.org)
  • The number of subjects who dropped out of the study and did not report their results. (boxturtlebulletin.com)
  • These results may contribute to planning of oral health actions directed towards this target population for the control of caries. (bvsalud.org)
  • World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, "Violence Against Women: A Priority Health Issue. (breakthecycle.org)
  • According to information from the World Health Organization (WHO), 20% of the world's population consists of teenagers, 84% of whom live in developing countries [4]. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as those between 10 and 19 years of age. (who.int)
  • Although it is known that extracurricular activities contribute to adolescent development and overall well-being, it is also clear that participation varies across immigrant generations. (ed.gov)
  • 4 Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. (nih.gov)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Gender Equality, Integrated Delivery, HIV, Nutrition, Family Planning, and Water Sanitation and Hygiene Program Strategy Teams (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). (nih.gov)
  • With this in mind, the development of studies focused on investigating the influence of social inequalities on the caries process have become the basic line of approach to a broader understanding of the multifactorial dynamics of the disease, identification of the most vulnerable groups and making the best decisions, based on identifying these groups and directing care towards them 6-7 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Perceived health and social support predicted that in girls. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A study of African American and Latina middle school girls found that fun activities, body image concerns, and social support motivated them to be physically active (9). (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately one in five adolescent girls report being physically or sexually hurt by a dating partner. (breakthecycle.org)
  • The study found that the onset of menarche was about 12 years for most of the girls (31%) followed by age 13 (24%) and age 11 (19%), but ranged from 7 to 24 years. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • A "few concerns" regarding the study include the fact that there are more girls than boys in the control group, she said. (medscape.com)
  • Although these studies identified differences between families by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES), all examined a limited number of family environment characteristics and all but 1 used adolescents' report of the family environment rather than the parents' report. (cdc.gov)
  • High masculinity (vs low masculinity) in adolescent and adult men was positively associated with smoking in the past month, use of marijuana and recreational drugs, prescription drug misuse (adult gender expression only), and consumption of fast food and soda (adolescent gender expression only) in the past week. (nih.gov)
  • health-care consumption (hospital attendances and admissions) was higher in adolescent surgical patients compared with adolescent controls. (lu.se)