The present study (a) tests main and moderational effects of neighborhood and family risk, and adolescent impulsivity on the development of male and female antisocial behavior (ASB) and (b) examines the extent to which these effects work indirectly through parental knowledge. Adolescents (N = 4,597; 51% male) reported on informal social control in their neighborhoods, their family types, and im...

Parents are likely to be key influences on children's physical activity behaviors, although it is not clear how. This study was designed to explore parents' roles in Iranian adolescent girls' physical activity habit development. A qualitative study was conducted by means of semistructured one-to-one interviews with 25 participants, including 16 adolescent girls (10-19 years of age), seven mothe...

objective: the present study was carried out to investigate the effects of group narrative therapy on enhancing self-esteem and self-efficacy of 20 iranian male orphan adolescents (13-18 years of age). methods: participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. then, a 10-week group therapy was performed. outcome measures included the rosenberg selfesteem inventory and t...

PURPOSE Relatively little is known about the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adolescents who come into contact with the criminal justice system. METHODS We undertook screening for TBI among newly admitted adolescents in the New York City jail system using a validated TBI screening tool. A convenience sample of 300 male and 84 female screenings was examined. RESULTS Screenin...

(2014) Should different marketing communication strategies be used to promote healthy eating among male and female adolescents?, HMQ healthy eating final with cover.doc Should different marketing communication strategies be used to promote healthy eating among male and female adolescents? Abstract A study was conducted to examine how interpersonal norm, media norm, attitude, perceived behaviora...

INTRODUCTION Although numerous studies have examined the association between playing video games and cognitive skills, aggression, and depression, few studies have examined how these associations differ by sex. The objective of our study was to determine differences by sex in association between video gaming or other nonacademic computer use and depressive symptoms, suicidal behavior, and being...