Background: The exponential growth of smartphones has afforded many users with ubiquitous access to socialization as seen in the various mobile apps used to communicate and connect with others. The present study employed mixed-method approaches to analyse the impact of phubbing on social connectedness among adolescents in Malaysia. Methods:</stron...

The three preceding chapters provide distinct yet overlapping perspectives on the relation between anger and aggression in children and adolescents. To integrate these perspectives, we divide this commentary into three broad sections designed to follow the overarching themes of this edited volume. In the first section, we focus on the relation between aggression and emotion in children and adol...

The separation-individuation, evolutionary, maturational, and expectancy violation-realignment perspectives propose that the relationship between parents and adolescents deteriorate as adolescents become independent. This study examines the extent to which the development of adolescents' perceived relationship with their parents is consistent with the four perspectives. A latent transition anal...

Decades of masculinity research have concluded that society places higher demands on males to adhere to norms for low emotional expression; yet, countless studies find that emotional expression is integral to well-being. Unfortunately, this contradiction places boys and men in a tenuous position as they must navigate a bombardment of societal messages about the importance of emotional stoicism ...

Research examining adolescents' understandings of cancer and cancer risk is limited. Accordingly, we conducted an ethnographic study that sought to extend our limited understanding of Canadian adolescents' perspectives of cancer and cancer prevention including how adolescents conceptualize and understand cancer risk. This article addresses findings specific to adolescents' perspectives of cance...

Introduction: Despite growing numbers of adolescents with chronic conditions, transition from paediatric to adult care has received little attention in the Netherlands. Aim: To identify gaps in transition to adult care of chronically ill adolescents from the perspectives of youth, parents and caregivers. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with 24 adolescents (aged 15–22, with various chronic c...

of a dissertation at the University of Miami. Dissertation co-supervised by Professors Jill Ehrenreich-May and Heather Henderson. No. of pages in text. (54) This study examined interpersonal predictors of early therapeutic alliance in a cognitive-behavioral treatment study for adolescents with anxiety and/or depressive disorders. Client, therapist, and observer rated measures of alliance were o...

The number of reports poor reproductive and sexual health in adolescents is enormous. Sexual education very critical for adolescent health. has shown more effective results when implemented collaboration with adolescents. Lack educational resources, issues considered taboo cultural boundaries, lack trust maintaining confidentiality cause ambiguity misconceptions about education. Implementing in...