OBJECTIVE To estimate trajectories of bullying and victimization in early to mid-adolescence, associations between the trajectories, and links with delinquency and self-harm. METHOD A total of 3,932 adolescents (50% boys) reported bullying (ages 14 to 16), victimization (ages 13 to 16), delinquency (age 16), and self-harm (age 16). RESULTS Two bullying trajectories (low/decreasing, high/inc...

BACKGROUND Social and emotional deficits were recently considered as inherent features of individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but only sporadic literature data exist on emotion recognition in adolescents with ADHD. The aim of the present study was to establish emotion recognition profile in adolescent boys with ADHD in comparison with control adolescents. METHODS...

BACKGROUND We examine models of the relationship between oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) in a community sample. Particular attention is paid to the generalisability of findings based on clinic-referred boys. METHODS The analyses were based on four waves of data from the Great Smoky Mountains Study covering children in the community aged 9-16 years. Child and pare...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of hypodontia in the permanent dentition in a sample of Turkish patients who referred to the Ankara Dental Hospital for orthodontic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS The pre-treatment orthodontic records of 2530 patients, 1382 girls (54.62%) and 1148 boys (45.38%) between the chronological ages of 7 and...

BACKGROUND The formative years of adolescence are a crucial time for developing eating habits which, amongst other factors, are determined by personality traits. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to estimate eating behaviour in a group of middle school pupils according to gender and locus of control (LOC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects were n = 200 boys and n = 200 girls, aged 14-16 livin...

OBJECTIVE Few data exist looking at vitamin D status and bone health in school-aged boys and girls from Saudi Arabia. The present study aimed to determine the extent of poor vitamin D status in school boys and girls aged 6-18 years and to examine if there was any difference in status with age, physical activity and veiling and concomitant effects on bone. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTI...