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Osei Bonsu E, Afetor M, Munkaila L, Okwei R, Nachibi SU, Adjei BN, Frimpong E, Arimiyaw AW, Adu C, Peprah P. Association of food insecurity and sleep difficulty among 189,619 school-going adolescents: a study from the global in-school students survey. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1212254. [PMID: 37501946 PMCID: PMC10369053 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1212254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Introduction Adolescents' sleep disturbances are associated with chronic and dramatic physical, emotional, and mental development and school performance consequences. Although food insecurity could significantly contribute to these effects, few studies have explored the effect of food insecurity on sleep disturbances among adolescents. The study aimed to examine the relationship between adolescents' food insecurity and sleep disturbance. Methods Data on 189,619 adolescents were drawn from the cross-sectional global adolescent health surveys conducted between 2015 and 2018 in 35 countries and territories. Univariate and multivariable multinomial regression models were fitted to examine the hypothesized associations. Results Overall pooled prevalence of moderate [45.2% (95%CI = 43-47)] and severe [5.8% (95%CI = 5-6)] food insecurity levels were reported. About [52.6% (95%CI = 51-54)] moderate and [8.6% (95%CI = 8-9)] severe worry-induced sleep disturbances were found. Considering the fully adjusted multinomial logistic model, moderate food insecurity was significantly associated with moderate (AOR = 1.70 CI = 1.59-1.81; p < 0.0001) and severe (AOR = 1.63 CI = 1.42-1.87; p < 0.0001) sleep disturbances. Also, adolescents reporting severe levels of food insecurity had moderate (AOR = 1.88 CI = 1.68-2.11; p < 0.0001) and severe (AOR = 4.07 CI = 4.74-6.11; p < 0.0001) sleep disturbances. Females and those aged between 15 and 17 years and 18 or more were at higher risk of moderate and severe sleep disturbances in the context of food insecurity. Conclusion Reducing food insecurity could be an effective policy strategy for enhancing adolescent sleep quality.
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- Emmanuel Osei Bonsu
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Health Information, Ho Polyclinic, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Geography, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Audiology Unit, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Center for Social Research in Health, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Vijayakumar N, Whittle S. A systematic review into the role of pubertal timing and the social environment in adolescent mental health problems. Clin Psychol Rev 2023; 102:102282. [PMID: 37094393 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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- Nandita Vijayakumar
- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
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- Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Victoria, Australia
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Negriff S, Dilkina B, Matai L, Rice E. Using machine learning to determine the shared and unique risk factors for marijuana use among child-welfare versus community adolescents. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0274998. [PMID: 36129944 PMCID: PMC9491564 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study used machine learning (ML) to test an empirically derived set of risk factors for marijuana use. Models were built separately for child welfare (CW) and non-CW adolescents in order to compare the variables selected as important features/risk factors. METHOD Data were from a Time 4 (Mage = 18.22) of longitudinal study of the effects of maltreatment on adolescent development (n = 350; CW = 222; non-CW = 128; 56%male). Marijuana use in the past 12 months (none versus any) was obtained from a single item self-report. Risk factors entered into the model included mental health, parent/family social support, peer risk behavior, self-reported risk behavior, self-esteem, and self-reported adversities (e.g., abuse, neglect, witnessing family violence or community violence). RESULTS The ML approaches indicated 80% accuracy in predicting marijuana use in the CW group and 85% accuracy in the non-CW group. In addition, the top features differed for the CW and non-CW groups with peer marijuana use emerging as the most important risk factor for CW youth, whereas externalizing behavior was the most important for the non-CW group. The most important common risk factor between group was gender, with males having higher risk. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to examine the shared and unique risk factors for marijuana use for CW and non-CW youth using a machine learning approach. The results support our assertion that there may be similar risk factors for both groups, but there are also risks unique to each population. Therefore, risk factors derived from normative populations may not have the same importance when used for CW youth. These differences should be considered in clinical practice when assessing risk for substance use among adolescents.
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- Sonya Negriff
- Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Stenson AF, Michopoulos V, Stevens JS, Powers A, Jovanovic T. Sex-Specific Associations Between Trauma Exposure, Pubertal Timing, and Anxiety in Black Children. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:636199. [PMID: 34239425 PMCID: PMC8258149 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.636199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recent research has linked early life stress (ELS), such as trauma exposure, with early puberty. Early puberty has also been identified as a risk factor for poor mental health outcomes. However, these two paths have primarily been examined independently. In addition, more studies have examined these associations in girls than boys, and findings for boys remain mixed. We hypothesized that early puberty (relative to peers) would be positively associated with both prior trauma exposure and concurrent anxiety symptoms. We anticipated that these associations might differ by sex. We tested these hypotheses within a cross-sectional sample of 133 8- to 13-year-old Black girls and boys with trauma exposure. The association between trauma and accelerated pubertal timing was sex-specific: it was positive for girls and negative for boys. We stratified subsequent analyses by sex. Regression analyses indicated that early puberty relative to peers predicted more anxiety symptoms for girls but not boys, after accounting for trauma exposure. A statistical mediation analysis indicated that, for girls, the positive association between trauma exposure and anxiety was partially mediated by pubertal timing. These results indicate that trauma exposure may have sex-specific effects on pubertal timing and anxiety risk in Black children. We also found that, for girls, trauma may increase risk for adverse outcomes by prompting earlier puberty, which is linked to higher anxiety. These findings are consistent with cascading effects of trauma across development, and highlight the need for further study of sex-specific mechanisms.
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- Anaïs F. Stenson
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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The assumption that early stress leads to dysregulation and impairment is widespread in developmental science and informs prevailing models (e.g., toxic stress). An alternative evolutionary–developmental approach, which complements the standard emphasis on dysregulation, proposes that early stress may prompt the development of costly but adaptive strategies that promote survival and reproduction under adverse conditions. In this review, we survey this growing theoretical and empirical literature, highlighting recent developments and outstanding questions. We review concepts of adaptive plasticity and conditional adaptation, introduce the life history framework and the adaptive calibration model, and consider how physiological stress response systems and related neuroendocrine processes may function as plasticity mechanisms. We then address the evolution of individual differences in susceptibility to the environment, which engenders systematic person–environment interactions in the effects of stress on development. Finally, we discuss stress-mediated regulation of pubertal development as a case study of how an evolutionary–developmental approach can foster theoretical integration.
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- Bruce J. Ellis
- Department of Psychology and Department of Anthropology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Peer educator training program for enhancing knowledge on issues in the growth and development of adolescents and risk behavior problems in Indonesian context. FRONTIERS OF NURSING 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/fon-2018-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This article aimed to evaluate the effects of an educational intervention programme on improving peer educator (PE) knowledge in issues around growth and development and its risk behavior problems of adolescents in Indonesia.
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The study was conducted in 31 of PEs to evaluate their knowledge in adolescents. The PEs received health education and were assessed by individual work during the structured three-week programme. Data were collected before and after the training programme as pre- and post-tests.
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The PE demonstrated significant improvements in their knowledge after attending the three-week structured training programme. The post-test scores had significant effects on the dimensions of PE knowledge scores. The PE become knowledgeable to maintain and monitor adolescents health issues around growth and development and its risk behavior problems of adolescents.
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The PE become knowledgeable to respond to the adolescent problems and readiness to become PE during puberty.
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Developmental pathways from maltreatment to risk behavior: Sexual behavior as a catalyst. Dev Psychopathol 2017; 30:683-693. [PMID: 28925343 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579417001201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Although delinquency, substance use, and sexual activity are established to be highly intercorrelated, the extant research provides minimal evidence in support of one particular sequence of risk behavior or on the cascade effects from maltreatment. The present study tested a longitudinal model incorporating maltreatment, deviant peers, sexual behavior, delinquency, and substance use to elucidate the sequential pathway(s) from maltreatment to each specific risk behavior throughout adolescence. Data came from a longitudinal study on the effects of maltreatment on adolescent development (N = 454) with four study assessments from early (Time 1 M age = 10.98) to late adolescence (Time 4 M age = 18.22). Results from the cross-lagged model showed a sequence from maltreatment to sexual behavior (Time 1), to delinquency (Time 2), to sexual behavior (Time 3), to substance use and delinquency (Time 4). These findings support sexual behavior as the initial risk behavior that is the catalyst for engagement in more advanced risk behaviors across adolescence.
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Marceau K, Jackson K. Deviant Peers as a Mediator of Pubertal Timing-Substance Use Associations: The Moderating Role of Parental Knowledge. J Adolesc Health 2017; 61:53-60. [PMID: 28215580 PMCID: PMC5483198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Early perceived pubertal timing and faster maturation have been linked to increased risk of adolescent substance use (SU), particularly for girls, but the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. We sought to replicate and extend findings from Westling et al. (2008) showing that peer deviance mediates the link between early puberty and SU with stronger pathways in the context of low parental knowledge of adolescents' whereabouts and activities. METHODS Participants (n = 1,023; 52% female, 24% nonwhite, and 12% Hispanic) were recruited through middle schools. Pubertal timing and tempo were derived from repeated measures of perceived pubertal development. Specific sources of parental knowledge included child disclosure and parental solicitation. Two measures of peer deviance (problem behaviors and SU) were obtained. The use of any substances (alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and other illicit drugs) was coded from all assessments. RESULTS For girls, earlier pubertal timing was associated with higher likelihood of SU but only in girls who disclosed less. For boys, slower tempo predicted greater SU, equally across parental knowledge groups. Pubertal timing and tempo were generally not associated with peer deviance; however, we detected a significant indirect effect such that peer problem behavior mediated the association between girls' early pubertal timing and SU. Parental knowledge did not moderate this effect. CONCLUSIONS Peer deviance was not strongly supported as a mechanism underlying atypical pubertal risk for SU (supported in one of the eight models). Parental knowledge appears to serve as a contextual amplifier of pubertal risk, independent of peer influences.
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- Kristine Marceau
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana.
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Carter R, Leath S, Butler-Barnes ST, Byrd CM, Chavous TM, Caldwell CH, Jackson JS. Comparing Associations Between Perceived Puberty, Same-Race Friends and Same-Race Peers, and Psychosocial Outcomes Among African American and Caribbean Black Girls. JOURNAL OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0095798417711024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Susanto T, Saito R, Kimura R, Tsuda A, Tabuchi N, Sugama J. Immaturity in puberty and negative attitudes toward reproductive health among Indonesian adolescents. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2016; 30:/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2016-0051/ijamh-2016-0051.xml. [PMID: 27740920 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Complex factors influence adolescents' attitudes. Secondary sexual development and emotional changes are markers of puberty and affect attitudes toward reproductive health (RH). This is especially evident in the society and culture of Indonesia. This study examined the presence of immaturity at puberty and factors associated with negative attitudes toward RH among Indonesian adolescents. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study with 1040 students (aged 11-16 years) selected using multistage random cluster sampling. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that included the illustrative questionnaire for interview surveys with young people and the pubertal development scale (PDS), modified in accordance with the Indonesian context. Data analysis used descriptive and comparative statistics and logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Immature pubertal development was higher in boys [22.7%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 14.7%-30.7%] than girls (18.4%, 95% CI: 11%-25.7%). However, negative attitudes were higher in girls (40.6%, 95% CI: 34.3%-46.8%) than boys (37.1%, 95% CI: 29.9%-44.7%). Factors associated with negative attitudes toward RH in both boys and girls were age, RH communication with parents, and pubertal development. Smoking was an additional factor in boys, whereas living in an urban area was an additional factor in girls. High knowledge about RH was associated with less negative attitudes toward RH in both boys and girls. CONCLUSION Immaturity and factors that influence negative attitudes toward RH should be explored during puberty. Improving knowledge about RH may help to prevent negative attitudes toward RH, especially for girls in urban areas and boys with smoking habits.
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- Tantut Susanto
- Doctoral Course of Health Development Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan.,Family and Community Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing, University of Jember, Jl. Kalimantan 37 Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia68121, Phone/Fax +62331323450
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- Doctoral Course of Health Development Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan
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- Doctoral Course of Health Development Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Health Development Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Health Development Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Health Development Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan.,Wellness Promotion Sciences Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80, Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942,Japan.,Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno,Kanazawa, Japan, Phone/Fax: +81-76-265-2555
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Physical Appearance and Sexual Activity Mediate the Link Between Early Puberty and Sexual Harassment Victimization in Male Adolescents. SEX ROLES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-016-0619-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hendrick CE, Cance JD, Maslowsky J. Peer and Individual Risk Factors in Adolescence Explaining the Relationship Between Girls' Pubertal Timing and Teenage Childbearing. J Youth Adolesc 2016; 45:916-27. [PMID: 26769576 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0413-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Girls with early pubertal timing are at elevated risk for teenage childbearing; however, the modifiable mechanisms driving this relationship are not well understood. The objective of the current study was to determine whether substance use, perceived peer substance use, and older first sexual partners mediate the relationships among girls' pubertal timing, sexual debut, and teenage childbearing. Data are from Waves 1-15 of the female cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), a nationwide, ongoing cohort study of U.S. men and women born between 1980 and 1984. The analytic sample (n = 2066) was 12-14 years old in 1997 and ethnically diverse (51 % white, 27 % black, 22 % Latina). Using structural equation modeling, we found substance use in early adolescence and perceived peer substance use each partially mediated the relationships among girls' pubertal timing, sexual debut, and teenage childbearing. Our findings suggest early substance use behavior as one modifiable mechanism to be targeted by interventions aimed at preventing teenage childbearing among early developing girls.
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- C Emily Hendrick
- Health Behavior and Health Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd., UT Mail Code: D3700, Austin, TX, 78712-1415, USA
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- Health Behavior and Health Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd., UT Mail Code: D3700, Austin, TX, 78712-1415, USA.
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- Health Behavior and Health Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd., UT Mail Code: D3700, Austin, TX, 78712-1415, USA
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