Adolescents who experience cybervictimization are at increased risk for suicidal ideation. However, not all adolescents suffer ideation, suggesting the importance of investigating protective factors that might potentially buffer and decrease these thoughts death. The present study focused on examining buffering effects core self-evaluation (CSE) in relationship between ideation among Spanish ad...

background: given the importance of adolescents’ health in establishing health in the newly thriving generation of every society, the first step for adolescents’ health promotion is health needs assessment. the present study was, therefore, conducted to design a valid and reliable scale for health needs assessment of male adolescents. methods: this is an exploratory sequential mixed method stud...

cigarette use and its predicting factors among male high school students moeini b* , allahverdipour h received: 25 april, 2010 accepted: 27 july, 2010 abstract background & aims: tobacco use among adolescents is one of the most important preventable problems that was known as a gateway drug to the use of other much more dangerous substances as marijuana and opium. etiology of tobacco use initia...

Three questionnaires that measure parenting style, adolescent-family connectedness, and mental health were administered to 351 Egyptian adolescents. Results show that in rural communities the authoritarian style is more predominant in the parenting of male adolescents, while the authoritative style is more predominant in the parenting of female adolescents. In urban communities, on the other ha...

Growth curve analyses were used to investigate parents' and peers' influence on adolescents' choice to abstain from antisocial behavior in a community-based sample of 416 early adolescents living in the Southeastern United States. Participants were primarily European American (91%) and 51% were girls. Both parents and peers were important influences on the choice to abstain from antisocial beha...

background osteoporosis and related fractures due to discomfort, disability, decreased quality of life and death is a major health problem in the world. according to the importance of recording and reporting osteoporosis, lifestyle in growth duration, during teenage, is the most risk factor that determines osteoporosis in adolescents and the elderly. the aim of this study was assessing adolesce...

CONTEXT Family planning programs and policies increasingly focus on the male partner's roles and responsibilities in contraceptive decision-making and use. To effectively tailor services for males, policymakers and providers must refine their understanding of men's psychosocial and reproductive health needs. METHODS Using self-administered questionnaires, 1,540 sexually active males aged 19 a...

Acne vulgaris may be improved by dietary factors that increase insulin sensitivity. We hypothesized that a low-glycemic index diet would improve facial acne severity and insulin sensitivity. Fifty-eight adolescent males (mean age ± standard deviation 16.5 ± 1.0 y and body mass index 23.1 ± 3.5 kg/m(2)) were alternately allocated to high or low glycemic index diets. Severity of inflammatory lesi...

BACKGROUND As adolescent tobacco smoking has become a widespread problem in developing countries, it is time to understand the cognitive determinants of adolescents' decisions to engage in tobacco smoking. This study aimed to investigate the predicting factors associated with tobacco smoking among male adolescents based on Prototype Willingness Model (PWM) as a theoretical framework. METHODS ...