Introduction Although associations between Blatt's personality dimensions of self-criticism and dependency adolescents' depressive symptoms are well-established, only few studies have examined these variables at the level daily, within-person fluctuations. Moreover, our understanding mechanisms underlying this vulnerability to is limited. Therefore, we studied (a) daily fluctuations in both ove...

Background: Identifying and investigating the factors influencing self-efficacy and eventually health related quality of life (HRQoL) can be an important step toward the prevention and treatment of the obesity. The aim of the study was to compare weight self-efficacy and HRQoL among normal-weight, overweight and obese Iranian adolescents. Materials and Methods In this case-control study, 118 ob...

abstract background: one of the most critical periods of the life of a person is adolescence. during this period, individuals face many problems such as low self‑esteem. self‑esteem can be influenced by many factors such as school, friends, and inner personality, but it seems that the family has a crucial role in shaping self‑esteem. therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relations...

Sung Hun Hong a, Min Woo Lee a, Dae Sung Lee b,∗∗, Jong Moon Park a,∗ a Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea b Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sa...

Hyun Jung Oh, M.S., June-Key Chung, M.D., Ph.D., Joo Hyun Kang, Ph.D., Won Jun Kang, M.D., Dong Young Noh, M.D., Ph.D., In Ae Park, M.D., Ph.D., Jae Min Jeong, Ph.D., Dong Soo Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Myung Chul Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Tumor Biology, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Therapy of Cancer Research Institute, Departments of Surgery, Pathology, Seoul National Uni...

BACKGROUND Adolescence is the period of stress and strain. Researchers have shown that adolescents without strong social supports would have tendency towards smoking and drug abuse. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between low self-esteem and illegal drug abuse. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants were 943 grades nine to 12 high school students, from Sarakhs during 20...

BACKGROUND Co-occurrence of problem behaviors, particularly across internalizing and externalizing spectra, increases the risk of suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideation and attempt) among youth. METHODS We examined differences in psychosocial risk factors across levels of suicidality in a sample of 77 school-based adolescents engaging in both nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and repeated firesett...