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Liao Z, Francis N, Brooks K. Adult-onset asthma morbidity and related economic costs in middle age due to intentional chronic absenteeism in high school: An epidemiologic study using the national longitudinal survey of youth 1979 data. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0306451. [PMID: 39093840 PMCID: PMC11296655 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Many authors examined the individual and societal impact of school absenteeism. Nevertheless, no empirical study has looked at the potential direct correlation between deliberate school absences and chronic illnesses in mid-adulthood. Our goal is to investigate any potential direct links between purposeful school absences and adult-onset asthma in middle age, as well as measure any associated costs of asthma. METHODS Data were sourced from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, a nationally representative survey. The outcome measure was self-reported asthma in mid-adulthood. School records of absenteeism from grades nine through twelve were the key explanatory variables. Logistic regressions were performed with controls for demographic, economic and health variables. Predicted probabilities from the regressions were used to quantify costs of adult-onset asthma in middle age due to intentional high school absenteeism. RESULTS More years of chronic absenteeism in high school were associated with higher risk of adult-onset asthma in middle age. Four years of chronic absenteeism in high school during the late 1970s through the early 1980s could potentially have incurred between $817 million to $1 billion of asthma related costs in 2002, when these students were in their mid-adulthood. These potential asthma related costs due to high school absenteeism are sizeable considering that this high school cohort only accounted for six percent of the U.S. population. CONCLUSIONS Reducing high school absenteeism could lower the incidence of adult-onset asthma in middle age, and its associated future economic burden.
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- Zongqiang Liao
- Institute for Health Policy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Institute for Health Policy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Shattuck D, Ramos MM, Richard BO, Hall JL, Sparks R, Willging CE. School Nurse Leadership and the Implementation of School-Based Support for LGBTQ+ Students. J Sch Nurs 2024:10598405241265706. [PMID: 39042884 DOI: 10.1177/10598405241265706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
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In 2021, the National Association of School Nurses published an updated position statement affirming the unique position of school nurses to support the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) students who are faced with a variety of health disparities rooted in experiences of stigma, discrimination, and bias. The 5-year cluster randomized controlled trial "Reducing LGBTQ+ Adolescent Suicide" leveraged school nurses as leaders to facilitate the uptake of six evidence-informed, LGBTQ-supportive practices in New Mexico high schools. We analyzed 5 years of interview data from 24 school nurses in 13 intervention schools to examine what factors impacted their ability to serve as an effective leader for this initiative. Several factors including job characteristics, leadership and organizational skills, relationships and reputation, and personal commitments emerged from analysis. Contextual factors, such as working in urban or rural school, and the size of the school also influenced nurses' leadership.
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- Daniel Shattuck
- Southwest Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Louisville Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Southwest Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- New Mexico School Nurse Association, Clovis, NM, USA
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- Southwest Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Peng Y, Xia M, Chi X. Age-varying associations of parent-adolescent relationship and school connectedness with adolescent self-compassion: Differences by gender. J Adolesc 2024. [PMID: 39015021 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Parent-adolescent relationships and school connectedness are critical promotive factors for adolescent self-compassion. However, little is known about how the magnitude of the associations between these protective factors and self-compassion changes across continuous age groups and whether gender differences exist in the age-varying associations. This study aims to investigate (1) the age-varying associations of parent-adolescent relationships and school connectedness with self-compassion using time-varying effect modeling and (2) how their age-varying associations may differ by gender. METHODS A total of 14,776 adolescents aged 10-18 (mean age = 13.53 ± 2.08, 52.3% males) from Shenzhen, China participated in this study. All adolescents completed the online questionnaires in the school computer rooms. RESULTS The results showed that both parent-adolescent relationships and school connectedness were positively associated with adolescent self-compassion, and the magnitudes fluctuated with age. Specifically, the association between parent-adolescent relationships and self-compassion peaked for adolescents in early adolescence, with the key timing for girls (age group of 10 years old) being slightly earlier than boys (age group of 11 years old). The association between school connectedness and self-compassion was stronger for boys in the early years of adolescence (in the age group of 12.7 years), while stronger for girls during middle adolescence (in the age group of 14.0 years). Overall, girls were more sensitive to connections with parents and schools than boys during most age groups. CONCLUSIONS The findings demonstrated differential key timing for boys and girls regarding family- and school-based intervention to cultivate self-compassion and highlighted the importance of maintaining strong connections with families and schools for cultivating adolescent self-compassion, particularly for girls.
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- Yujia Peng
- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Bamalan OA, AlSharit MA, Sabbagh KI, Abuzaid AH, Aljubran HJ, Alzahrani WA, Alosaimi NM, Menezes RG. School violence in Saudi Arabia: A scoping review. MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND THE LAW 2024; 64:224-235. [PMID: 38082558 DOI: 10.1177/00258024231216550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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School violence comprises a broad spectrum of physical, psychological, and sexual acts that impact children and adolescents physically, psychologically, and academically. The aim of this article is to provide a scoping review of school violence in Saudi Arabia. The adversities of school violence and related forensic, legal, and social aspects from a Saudi Arabian perspective are discussed. The articles were extracted through the Medline, Embase, and Web of Science databases in a comprehensive criteria-based search strategy using relevant MeSH terms to identify papers related to school violence in Saudi Arabia from inception to October 6, 2022, and a total of 14 studies have been extracted and discussed. There were indicates that male students tend to engage in physical violence while females tend to engage in verbal violence. The consequences included having a significant impact on students' mental wellbeing, followed by a decrease in academic performance. Therefore, this study will identify the risk factors and present the preventive methods that can guide local institutions to establish new policies to increase awareness and implement culturally acceptable, community-based programs against school violence in Saudi Arabia.
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- Omar Abdulqader Bamalan
- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Knight L, Atuhaire L, Bhatia A, Allen E, Namy S, Anton-Erxleben K, Nakuti J, Mirembe A, Nakiboneka M, Seeley J, Weiss HA, Parkes J, Bonell C, Naker D, Devries K. Violence outcomes in later adolescence with the Good School Toolkit-Primary: a nonrandomized controlled trial in Uganda. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1532. [PMID: 38849782 PMCID: PMC11157797 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19024-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND We sought to determine whether the Good School Toolkit-Primary violence prevention intervention was associated with reduced victimisation and perpetration of peer and intimate partner violence four years later, and if any associations were moderated by sex and early adolescent: family connectedness, socio-economic status, and experience of violence outside of school. METHODS Drawing on schools involved in a randomised controlled trial of the intervention, we used a quasi-experimental design to compare violence outcomes between those who received the intervention during our trial (n = 1388), and those who did not receive the intervention during or after the trial (n = 522). Data were collected in 2014 (mean age 13.4, SD 1.5 years) from participants in 42 schools in Luwero District, Uganda, and 2018/19 from the same participants both in and out of school (mean age 18, SD: 1.77 years). We compared children who received the Good School Toolkit-Primary, a whole school violence prevention intervention, during a randomised controlled trial, to those who did not receive the intervention during or after the trial. Outcomes were measured using items adapted from the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Child Abuse Screening Tool-Child Institutional. We used mixed-effect multivariable logistic regression, with school fitted as a random-effect to account for clustering. RESULTS 1910 adolescents aged about 16-19 years old were included in our analysis. We found no evidence of an average long-term intervention effect on our primary outcome, peer violence victimization at follow-up (aOR = 0.81, 95%CI = 0.59-1.11); or for any secondary outcome. However, exposure to the intervention was associated with: later reductions in peer violence, for adolescents with high family connectedness (aOR = 0.70, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.99), but not for those with low family connectedness (aOR = 1.07, 95% CI 0.69 to 1.6; p-interaction = 0.06); and reduced later intimate partner violence perpetration among males with high socio-economic status (aOR = 0.32, 95%CI 0.11 to 0.90), but not low socio-economic status (aOR = 1.01 95%CI 0.37 to 2.76, p-interaction = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Young adolescents in connected families and with higher socio-economic status may be better equipped to transfer violence prevention skills from primary school to new relationships as they get older. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01678846, registration date 24 August 2012. Protocol for this paper: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2020/12/e20940 .
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- Louise Knight
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda, Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit , Plot 51-59 Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe, Uganda
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
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- Raising Voices, Plot 16, Tufnell Drive, Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda
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- Raising Voices, Plot 16, Tufnell Drive, Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda
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- Raising Voices, Plot 16, Tufnell Drive, Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
- Medical Research Council/Uganda, Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit , Plot 51-59 Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe, Uganda
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- MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
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- Raising Voices, Plot 16, Tufnell Drive, Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK.
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Preston AJ, Rew L, Spees J. Social Determinants of Health and Psychological Capital Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness. West J Nurs Res 2024:1939459241253150. [PMID: 38824395 DOI: 10.1177/01939459241253150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Social determinants of health affect health behaviors and outcomes. Youth experiencing homelessness suffer significant deprivation of resources such as inadequate housing, reduced education, poor health care, and decreased economic stability. Inner resources, such as psychological capital, may also be related to health behaviors and health outcomes. OBJECTIVE In this study, we sought to describe and explore associations among selected determinants of health and self-reported scores on indicators of psychological capital among youth experiencing homelessness. METHODS This cross-sectional secondary analysis was conducted with a randomized subsample of 148 youth. We calculated chi-square frequencies to describe the data, classical item analyses to evaluate responses, and correlation tests to examine significance of associations. RESULTS Youth in this sample demonstrated that they possess inner resources associated with determinants of health. Education, health care, and social support were significantly associated with attributes of psychological capital (hope, efficacy, resilience, optimism). Sexual minority groups had high representation in this subsample (25.7%), indicating a need for more study and equitable services for this population. CONCLUSION More research should be conducted to better understand the associations between determinants of health, psychological capital, and health behaviors among disadvantaged youth to advance health equity initiatives.
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- Angela J Preston
- The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
- The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
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Miller CR, Gajos JM, Cropsey KL. School Connectedness and Risk for Sexual Intercourse and Nonconsensual Sex in Adolescence. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2024; 25:661-672. [PMID: 38282051 PMCID: PMC11111563 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01635-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The CDC reports that 30% of high school students have engaged in sexual intercourse. Evidence suggests biological, personal, peer, societal, and family variables affect when a child will initiate sex. The school environment plays an important role in a child's development. Evidence suggests that greater attachment to the school community can modify sexual risk-taking activity in adolescents. Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) comprises a cohort of approximately 4,700 families of children born in the U.S. between 1998-2000, over-sampled for non-marital births in large U.S. cities. Adolescents (N = 3,444 of 4,663 eligible) completed the wave six teen survey at approximately age 15. School connectedness was self-reported with four items measuring inclusiveness, closeness, happiness, and safety felt by the adolescent in their school environment. Sexual intercourse and nonconsensual sex were self-reported by the adolescent. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted examining sexual intercourse, nonconsensual sex, risk factors, and school connectedness. In this sample of adolescents (48% female, 49% Black, 25% Hispanic, ages 14-19), school connectedness appears to reduce boys' risk of nonconsensual sex (OR = 0.29, p < 0.01), and reduce girls' risk of engaging in sexual intercourse (OR = 0.55, p < 0.01). Findings suggest gender differences in the association between school connectedness and sexual practices in adolescents. School connectedness may confer protection for boys' risk of nonconsensual sex, and for girls' risk of engaging in sexual intercourse. Further exploration of the relationship between school connectedness may allow for recommendations into preventative measures for teenage sexual behaviors.
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- Chelsea R Miller
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 7th Ave S, Office 909, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1670 University Blvd., Volker Hall, Suite L107, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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Giugliano D. A Dimensional Analysis of School Connectedness in Adolescents Newly Diagnosed With Cancer. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY NURSING 2024; 41:188-198. [PMID: 38523330 DOI: 10.1177/27527530231214534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Background: Adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer must navigate medical, psychosocial, and educational issues when confronting this life-threatening illness. Frequent hospitalizations and intense therapy disrupt attendance at school and social events. Research supports that school connectedness is a protective factor associated with improved adolescent health, psychological, and academic outcomes. However, this phenomenon is understudied in adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer. Method: This qualitative inquiry used a dimensional analysis method to uncover the nature of school connectedness in adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer prior to school reentry. Semistructured interviews with 19 adolescents explored school relationships and experiences at the time of cancer diagnosis. Data collection and inductive analysis occurred simultaneously. Results: Analysis revealed four key dimensions: "School Days and Ways," "The Boom," "The Pause," and "Connection Reconciliation: Me, You, and Learning." Additionally, "Social Scenes," "Shared Experiences," and "Seeing and Being With" emerged as subdimensions of "School Days and Ways." All adolescents in this study described being negatively impacted by the cancer experience with universal disruption in school relationships and diminished school connections. However, the desire to restore unraveled or broken relationships and reconcile connections with self, others from the school, and learning were highly salient. Discussion: This research uncovers the meaning and context of school connectedness prior to and following a cancer diagnosis, illuminating a deeper understanding of the impact of a cancer diagnosis on adolescents, school relationships, and learning. The findings provide direction in supporting adolescents as they confront the physical, psychosocial, and educational disruptions caused by their cancer.
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- Debra Giugliano
- Stony Brook University School of Nursing, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Michael SL, Li J, Sliwa S, Cornett K, Hertz M. Association Between Adolescent Self-Reported Physical Activity Behaviors and Feeling Close to People at School During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Lifestyle Med 2024; 18:364-375. [PMID: 38737878 PMCID: PMC9941458 DOI: 10.1177/15598276231157324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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The disruption of school operations and routines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affected students' physical and emotional well-being. Providing physical activity opportunities in schools can encourage students to positively engage with each other. Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. high school students from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (January to June 2021), we examined the association between physical activity behaviors and feeling close to people at school using sex-stratified and race/ethnicity-stratified multiple linear regressions models. Participating in team sports, being more physically active, and attending physical education (PE) during an average week were all associated with higher levels of feeling close to people at school, with variation by sex and race/ethnicity. These associations were also significant when the physical activity behavior variables were categorized to reflect national recommendations. Daily physical activity (i.e., ≥60 minutes all 7 days), daily PE (i.e., attended all 5 days), and the number of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) components implemented were associated with higher levels of feeling close to people at school. These findings suggest that opportunities for physical activity before, during, and after school are associated with increased levels of feeling close to people at school during crises like COVID-19.
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- Shannon L. Michael
- Division of Population, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Population, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Population, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Gittings L, Malama K, Logie C, Lys C, Taylor SB, McNamee C, Mackay KI, Admassu Z. Peer and land-based approaches for fostering empowering and healthy relationships with Indigenous and northern young people in the Northwest Territories. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298166. [PMID: 38578820 PMCID: PMC10997059 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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Indigenous and Northern women in Canada experience high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV), and this is particularly true in the Northwest Territories (NWT). Adolescents are also at increased risk of IPV, which has far-reaching, lifelong effects. Indigenous youth are particularly vulnerable to IPV due to ongoing effects of intergenerational trauma caused by colonialism, racism and residential school legacies. We explored attitudes towards IPV and the healthy relationship knowledge, skills, and experiences among participants of Fostering Open eXpression among Youth (FOXY) and Strength, Masculinities, and Sexual Health (SMASH) Peer Leader Retreats in the NWT. Multi-method approaches included quantitative surveys youth completed before and immediately following retreats. Quantitative analysis from retreats (2018-2021) included 240 participants aged 12-19 (mean age 14.5) who reported ever having an intimate partner. Most were from the FOXY program (64.2%), Indigenous (69.6%) and heterosexual (66.4%). Qualitative methods included Focus Group Discussions (FGD) (n = 69) conducted with peer leaders and apprentices (n = 311) and youth and adult staff (n = 14 FGDs, n = 165 participants). We thematically analysed FGDs to explore healthy relationship knowledge and skills, alongside paired t-tests to examine pre/post retreat changes in attitudes towards IPV. Qualitative findings suggest that leadership and embodied learning were effective in equipping youth with violence prevention and healthy relationship skills. While young women were committed to sharing knowledge and skills about healthy relationships in their communities, young men resonated with values of respect and appreciated support to identify and express emotions. Participants across programmes demonstrated their belief that healthy intimate relationships have communal, relational and intergenerational benefits. Quantitatively, we found a statistically significant reduction in attitudes accepting of IPV among young women, but no changes were noted among young men. Findings contribute to emergent evidence on strengths-based, culturally-responsive IPV prevention programming. Components of effective IPV prevention programming with young men merit further exploration.
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- Lesley Gittings
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Health Studies, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- University of Cape Town Centre for Social Science Research, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Children’s Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Fostering Open eXpression Among Youth (FOXY), Yellowknife, NT, Canada
- Aurora College, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
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- SExT: Sex Education by Theatre, Toronto, Canada
- Faculty of Environment and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pavarini G, Reardon T, Mawdsley G, Singh I. Online peer-led intervention to improve adolescent wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomised controlled trial. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2024; 18:36. [PMID: 38500188 PMCID: PMC10949785 DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00723-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures have posed a major risk to young people's wellbeing, which might be ameliorated by peer-led programmes. Using a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN registry, number ISRCTN77941736 https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77941736 ), we tested the short-term efficacy of an online peer-led intervention designed to equip young people with skills to support their mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Through schools and social media ads, we recruited one hundred young people (aged 16-18) in the UK, focusing on areas with the highest incidence of COVID cases. In December 2020, participants were randomly allocated (1:1) to immediate 5 day Coping during COVID course (n = 49) or a wait-list (n = 51) through a survey software automated randomisation tool. Our primary outcome was self-reported mental wellbeing, and secondary outcomes included self-reported social connectedness, coping skills, sense of purpose, self-esteem, and self-compassion. We also collected qualitative reports of participants' perceived impact of the course and intentions to use what they have learnt from the course in their life moving forward. Assessments were completed at baseline, 1 week post randomisation (primary endpoint), and 2-weeks post-randomisation. RESULTS Young people allocated to the peer-led intervention reported significantly greater wellbeing, social connectedness, coping skills, sense of purpose, self-esteem, and self-compassion 1 week and 2 weeks post-randomisation (medium-large effect sizes). Specific benefits to mental health, sense of purpose and connectedness were also emphasised in qualitative reports. CONCLUSIONS An online, peer-led intervention targeting youth wellbeing during the context of the COVID-19 pandemic brought benefits across a range of outcomes, suggesting that structured programmes that incorporate peer-to-peer support can be a valuable approach to promote young people's wellbeing and foster psychological resources during a health crisis.
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- Gabriela Pavarini
- Ethox Centre, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX37LF, UK.
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Clore L, Agrawal RM, Kolm P, Rethy JA. Social Connectedness as a Determinant of Health in African-American Low-Income Families with Young Children: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2024; 45:e143-e149. [PMID: 38452045 PMCID: PMC11017831 DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the level of social connectedness (SC) in African-American low-income families with young children attending a pediatric primary care clinic and examine its relationships with food insecurity and parental well-being. METHODS This cross-sectional analysis used data from the Healthy Children and Families program, a cohort intervention study addressing food insecurity, conducted by an urban pediatric clinic serving low-income predominantly African-American families. Twenty-seven families completed baseline screening tools, including the Social Provisions Scale five-question short form (SPS-5) to measure SC, a modified version of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Food Security Survey Module six-item short form to assess food insecurity, and the Parental Stress Index Short Form to measure parental stress. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and partial correlations were conducted to analyze the data. RESULTS The average SPS-5 composite score was 14.5 on a scale of 5 to 20. Moderate negative correlations were identified between SC and food insecurity, weaker when controlled for parental stress. Strong negative correlations were identified between SC and parental stress that held when controlled for food insecurity. CONCLUSION In this study, we propose a conceptual framework highlighting the complex interplay of social connectedness with other social determinants of child health. The findings align with the 2023 Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic on the healing effects of social connection and provide insight into the value of incorporating SC assessments into routine screenings in pediatric primary care settings. Further research is needed to explore causal relationships and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to enhance SC in diverse populations.
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- Lauren Clore
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington, DC
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- MedStar Health Research Institute; Center for Biostatistics, Informatics and Data Science; and
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- MedStar Health Research Institute; Center for Biostatistics, Informatics and Data Science; and
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington, DC
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Division of Community Pediatrics, Washington, DC
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Rose ID, Lesesne CA, Sun J, Johns MM, Zhang X, Hertz M. The Relationship of School Connectedness to Adolescents' Engagement in Co-Occurring Health Risks: A Meta-Analytic Review. J Sch Nurs 2024; 40:58-73. [PMID: 35477342 DOI: 10.1177/10598405221096802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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School connectedness is an important factor in the lives of youth and are a leverage point for optimizing youth's social, emotional, and physical health. This study presents a meta-analysis examining the relationship between school connectedness and four health domains that are prevalent in adolescence, have implications for adult health, and often co-occur: mental health, sexual health, violence, and high-risk substance use. Ninety articles published between 2009 and 2019 were included in the analysis. The study found that school connectedness had a protective average effect size across all health domains (Hedges' g = -0.345, p-value<0.001). When examined separately, school connectedness had a significant protective relationship with substance use (g = -0.379, p < 0.001), mental health (Hedges' g = -0.358, p < 0.001), violence (Hedges' g = -0.318, p < 0.001), sexual health (Hedges' g = -0.145, p < 0.001), and with co-occurring risks (Hedges' g = -0.331, p < 0.001). These results provide strong evidence that school connectedness has the potential to prevent and mitigate multiple health risks during adolescence.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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James C, Corman H, Noonan K, Reichman NE, Jimenez ME. Chronic health conditions and adolescents' social connectedness. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY 2024; 94:235-245. [PMID: 38300587 PMCID: PMC11098705 DOI: 10.1037/ort0000712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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This study investigated associations between chronic developmental/behavioral and physical health conditions and social connectedness of adolescents using rich population-based data from a national U.S. birth cohort study. Potentially disabling health conditions were reported by caregivers and categorized by our team as developmental/behavioral or physical. Social connectedness was assessed using a validated scale that measured adolescents' reports of positive social connectedness across relevant contexts (family, friends, school). Of the 3,207 adolescents included, over one third had at least one chronic health condition. Unadjusted and adjusted linear and logistic regression models of associations between the presence of chronic health conditions (any developmental/behavioral health condition and any physical health condition, compared to no conditions) and adolescents' social connectedness outcomes were estimated. Compared to those with no chronic health conditions, adolescents with developmental/behavioral health conditions had lower odds of high positive social connectedness scores (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.80; CI [0.67, 0.94]), having friends they really care about (AOR: 0.76; CI [0.61, 0.94]), having people who care (AOR: 0.65; CI [0.50, 0.84]), and having people with whom to share good news (AOR: 0.77; CI [0.63, 0.94]). Adolescents with chronic physical health conditions had lower odds of reporting having people who care about them (AOR: 0.72; CI [0.55, 0.94]). The findings point to the need for interventions designed to foster the development of positive interpersonal relationships, reduce loneliness, and increase positive social identity among adolescents with chronic health conditions, particularly those with developmental/behavioral health conditions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Economics, Rider University
- National Bureau of Economic Research
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- Division of Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science, Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University
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- Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
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Young E, Demissie Z, Szucs LE, Brener ND, Waheed F, Jasani S. Trends in diversity-related learning among secondary schools in 35 US states, 2014-2018. HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNAL 2024; 83:52-64. [PMID: 38481968 PMCID: PMC10936395 DOI: 10.1177/00178969231221000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Objective School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a national surveillance system operated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A school-based system of surveys, Profiles monitors school health policies and practices in US states and other jurisdictions through questionnaires completed by school principals and lead health education teachers. This study used the Profiles principal survey to identify trends in US schools' implementation of diversity-related learning opportunities (i.e., opportunities to learn about people who are different from them) in secondary classroom and extracurricular settings. Methods Logistic regression models using data from three cycles of School Health Profiles from 35 US states examined trends in the percentages of secondary schools offering students diversity-related learning opportunities in the following settings, each measured by using dichotomous yes/no response options: a) clubs; b) lessons in class; and c) special events (e.g., multicultural week, family night) sponsored by the school or community organisations. Results During 2014-2018, no states experienced decreases in opportunities for students to learn about people who are different from them; most states demonstrated no significant change. Conclusion Findings suggest efforts are needed to strengthen capacity for and prioritisation of policies, programmes, and practices promoting diversity and culturally relevant education in schools, and in turn, promote positive health and educational outcomes for youth.
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- Emily Young
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Atlanta, GA, USA
- U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Austin, TX, USA
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Park SY. Predictive factors of substance misuse and abuse in South Korean adolescents: a secondary data analysis of the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. CHILD HEALTH NURSING RESEARCH 2024; 30:67-74. [PMID: 38302273 PMCID: PMC10834305 DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2023.056] [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: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the general characteristics and health behaviors of students with non-therapeutic substance use. METHODS This secondary data analysis used data from the 17th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (2021). Analyses of the 54,848 adolescents used descriptive statistics, the Rao-Scott χ2 test, and logistic regression. RESULTS The risk factors for substance use among students were anxiety, loneliness, living separately from family, suicidal ideation, e-cigarette use, and high stress. CONCLUSION The findings help identify the risk factors for non-therapeutic drug use among adolescents. Since South Korea does not have a drug prevention program for its adolescent population, an educational plan based on these findings could help prevent adolescent substance abuse.
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- So Yeon Park
- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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Marr C, Webb RT, Yee N, Dean K. A Systematic Review of Interpersonal Violence Perpetration and Victimization Risk Examined Within Single Study Cohorts, Including in Relation to Mental Illness. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2024; 25:130-149. [PMID: 36737885 DOI: 10.1177/15248380221145732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Rates of both violent victimization and violence perpetration are known to be elevated among individuals with mental illness compared with those in the general population, though the relative risk of each outcome is less well established. In this systematic review, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Criminal Justice Abstracts were searched for articles published any time before October 2021 that reported the prevalence or incidence of both violent victimization and perpetration. We performed two searches to identify studies using samples or cohorts of (1) persons with mental illnesses and (2) persons in the general population. A total of 25 studies (9 examining persons with mental illnesses, 13 examining persons in the general population, and 3 examining both sample/cohort types) were identified and data was extracted to describe the type and size of cohort or sample, definitions and terminology (i.e., mental illness, violence victimization, violence perpetration), data source(s), observation period, prevalence/incidence of victimization, and prevalence/incidence of perpetration. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Studies Reporting Prevalence Data was used to conduct a quality assessment of all included studies. Due to marked study heterogeneity, results were presented using a narrative synthesis approach. Across studies, findings were mixed, and the methodological approaches varied greatly. Broadly, the review provides evidence for (1) higher rates of victimization than perpetration for both individuals with mental illness and those in the general population and (2) higher rates of both victimization and perpetration for those with mental illness compared to those in the general population.
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- Carey Marr
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
- University of Manchester, UK
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, NSW, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, NSW, Australia
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Halladay J, Ogrodnik M, Farag Alla J, Sunderland M, Gardner LA, Georgiades K. Playing for more than winning: Exploring sports participation, physical activity, and belongingness and their relationship with patterns of adolescent substance use and mental health. Drug Alcohol Depend 2024; 254:111039. [PMID: 38043225 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Promoting adolescent sports participation and physical activity may be effective low-barrier prevention strategies for co-occurring adolescent substance use (SU) and mental health symptoms (MH). The objectives of this study were to: 1) explore associations between profiles of SU/MH and sports participation; and 2) determine whether physical activity and belongingness account for these associations. METHODS Data came from a representative sample of 11,994 grade 9-12 Ontarian students (ages ~14-18) previously grouped into five SU/MH profiles based on patterns of use and symptoms. A series of multinomial logistic regressions, adjusted for socio-demographics and school clustering, were used to predict the risks of students belonging to SU/MH profiles based on: 1) school sports participation (>=weekly), 2) sports and physical activity (>=60minutes; 0-7 days), and 3) sports, physical activity, and school belongingness. RESULTS Greater school sports participation, physical activity, and belongingness were each associated with reduced risks of belonging to most profiles with elevations in SU and/or MH symptoms relative to the low SU/MH profile (Relative Risk Ratios: sports=0.62-0.87, physical activity=0.78-0.98, belonging=0.75-0.83). Frequency of physical activity accounted for ~32-60% of the associations between sports and SU/MH profiles, while school belongingness accounted for the remaining associations. Physical activity and belongingness remained independently associated with SU/MH profiles. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest possible indirect associations between school sports participation and SU/MH profiles through physical activity and school belongingness, which may be promising prevention targets that have independent associations over and above sports. School sports participation may be one of a number of ways to achieve these goals.
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- J Halladay
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Australia.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada
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- Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Canada
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- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Australia
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- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Canada
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Mygatt MG, Smith MC, Opalinski A. Adolescent Relatedness Through the Lens of Unitary Caring Theory. Nurs Sci Q 2024; 37:48-55. [PMID: 38054313 DOI: 10.1177/08943184231207372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Caring as a central focus within nursing has evolved into a relational ontology to guide practice and enhance well-being. Caring praxis has the potential to address the complexities of adolescent development and to allow for authentic engagement, breaking down the barriers of resistance to care. It is clear from the alarming statistics related to the prevalence of anxiety and depression in adolescents that teens are in distress. The authors in this article examine the construct of relatedness in adolescence through the lens of the theory of unitary caring and propose a trans-theoretical transdisciplinary model of relatedness that informs adolescent practice.
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- Marla G Mygatt
- Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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La Charite J, Khan M, Dudovitz R, Nuckols T, Sastry N, Huang C, Lei Y, Schickedanz A. Specific domains of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) associated with improved adult health: A nationally representative study. SSM Popul Health 2023; 24:101558. [PMID: 38034480 PMCID: PMC10685007 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Background Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are supportive relationships and environments associated with improved health when aggregated into composite scores. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), a reciprocal measure to PCEs, are associated with worse health in aggregate scores and when disaggregated into measures of specific ACE types (hereafter domains). Understanding the associations between specific PCE domains and health, while accounting for ACEs, may direct investigations and intervention planning to foster PCE exposure. Methods We analyzed data from the nationally representative United States longitudinal Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Five PCE domains were examined: (i) peer support and healthy school climate, (ii) neighborhood safety, (iii) neighborhood support, and nurturing relationships with (iv) maternal and (v) paternal figures. Survey weighted logistic regression models tested associations between each PCE domain measure and adult general health rating, controlling for demographic covariates and nine ACE exposures: physical, emotional, or sexual abuse/assault; emotional neglect; witnessing intimate partner violence or household substance use; having a parent with mental illness; any parental separation or divorce; and/or having a deceased or estranged parent. Secondary outcomes included adult functional status and mental and physical health diagnoses. We also tested for statistical interactions between PCE domain and ACE score measures. Results The sample included 7105 adults. Higher scores for the "peer support and healthy school climate" and "neighborhood safety" domain measures showed the most protective relationships with the adverse health conditions tested, most notably for mental illness. The relationship between PCE domain measures and health outcomes was attenuated, but not statistically moderated by ACE exposure. Conclusion Experiencing childhood peer support, a healthy school climate, and neighborhood safety were especially protective against multiple adult health conditions, including for ACE exposed individuals. Interventions that promote PCEs may yield population health gains.
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- Jaime La Charite
- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 1100 Glendon Ave. Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Fielding School of Public Health at University of California, 650 Charles E Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 10833 LeConte Ave., 12-358 CHS, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 8700 Beverly Blvd Ste 113 Los Angeles, California, 90048, USA
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- Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 10833 LeConte Ave., 12-358 CHS, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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Li SM, Zhang C, Bi K, Chen MS. Longitudinal impacts of adverse childhood experiences on multidimensional health outcomes: Predicting trajectories in mental, physical, and behavioral health. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2023:106543. [PMID: 37980177 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) elevate the risk of poor health later in life. OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide a more comprehensive investigation of the multidimensional health risks associated with ACEs, to address a gap in the understanding of their longitudinal impact on mental, physical, and behavioral health domains. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING This study included 6, 504 participants (51.61 % females) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (1994-2018). METHODS We utilized latent class growth analysis to identify trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in three health domains: depression (Mental Health, MH), self-report physical health (SRH), and binge drinking frequency (BDF). Binary logistic regression was then used to assess the unique contributions of different types of ACEs to these longitudinal health trajectories. RESULTS Three to four trajectories were identified for MH (consistently low, decreasing, increasing), SRH (consistently low, decreasing, increasing, consistently high), and BDF (consistently low, decreasing, moderate). Regression results showed that experience of emotional abuse and witnessed community violence elevated the risk associated with unfavorable trajectories in the mental health and behavioral health domains, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Individual ACEs differentially predicted mental, physical, and behavioral health trajectories, potentially through various pathways. Prevention of ACEs could mitigate health risks for adolescents and young adults across these domains.
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- Simon M Li
- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
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- Center of Student Mental Health, Wuhan, Institute of Design and Science, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Sattler VP, Courtney KE, McCray CJ, Burlingham BS, Casanova NL, Klos BJ, Ghaffar R. Innovative Strategies to Address Systemic Inequities in Youth Sexual Health Programs: A Preliminary Program Evaluation. FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH 2023; 46:S74-S79. [PMID: 37696018 DOI: 10.1097/fch.0000000000000381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Disparities in sexual health outcomes between racial and ethnic groups throughout the state of Washington suggest the presence of systemic inequities impeding young people's experience with and access to sexual health care and education. Emerging innovations in sexual health look to center young people, particularly those who have been historically excluded, in the design and implementation of programs that aim to serve them. The Washington Youth Sexual Health Innovation and Impact Network (WYSHIIN) and 11 grant-funded partners engaged communities of youth across the state of Washington, including Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and/or asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) youth, with the goal of equitably engaging participants and stakeholders to broaden services in schools and community settings. Evaluation staff from the Washington State Department of Health conducted virtual interviews with community partners for preliminary program evaluation purposes and identified 6 strategies for engaging youth. WYSHIIN partners highlighted strategies for centering youth voice and needs at all levels of program development and implementation, embracing holistic and culturally relevant approaches, and 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. These themes, reflective of wisdom across multiple Washington communities, offer strategies to address systemic issues that negatively impact youth access to and experience with sexual health care.
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- Victoria P Sattler
- Washington State University College of Nursing, Spokane (Dr Sattler); Department of Translational Medicine & Physiology, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane (Dr Courtney); Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, Oregon (Ms McCray); and Office of Family and Community Health Improvement, Surveillance and Evaluation Unit (Ms Burlingham and Mr Klos) and Office of Family and Community Health Improvement, Adolescent and Young Adult Health Unit (Ms Casanova and Ghaffar), Division of Prevention and Community Health, Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater
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Zhang M, Xu X, Jiang J, Ji Y, Yang R, Liu Q, Li S, Li Y, Liu Q. The association between physical activity and subjective well-being among adolescents in southwest China by parental absence: a moderated mediation model. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:493. [PMID: 37430260 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04982-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Built on the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework, this study examined how physical activity affected the subjective well-being of adolescents in the multi-ethnic area of southwest China. The mediating role of school connectedness as an external development asset and the moderating role of resilience as an internal development asset were specified and tested within the framework of sport-based PYD. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 3143 adolescents (47.2% boys with mean age = 12.88 and SD = 1.68) was conducted in 2020. A structural equation model (SEM) was developed to estimate the direct effect of physical activity, the mediating effect of school connectedness, and the moderating effect of resilience on adolescents' subjective well-being. Multi-group comparison was made to investigate differences and similarities across three parental absence subgroups: (1) both parents present, (2) one parent absent, and (3) both parents absent. RESULTS As surmised, physical activity, school connectedness, and resilience all positively and significantly affected adolescents' subjective well-being. SEM analyses revealed that school connectedness mediated the effect of physical activity on subjective well-being. Moreover, resilience moderated both the direct and indirect effects of physical activity (through school connectedness) on subjective well-being. Finally, the multi-group comparison revealed a moderating effect of parental absence on the moderated mediation model. LIMITATIONS This study is a cross-sectional survey, so inference of causal associations among the study variables is impossible. CONCLUSIONS Healthy lifestyle behaviors, school-supportive settings, and positive individual development assets can enhance the subjective well-being of adolescents in southwest China, especially those whose parents were absent. Physical activity interventions informed by the PYD framework should be incorporated into public health programs designed to foster the physical and mental health of left-behind adolescents in southwest China.
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- Ming Zhang
- Department of Health Behavior and Social Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West, Research Center for Palliative Care, China Fourth Hospital, West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
- Department of Sociology and Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Palliative Care, West China School of Public Health and West, Research Center for Palliative Care, China Fourth Hospital, West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Nosocomial Infection Management Department, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Health Behavior and Social Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West, Research Center for Palliative Care, China Fourth Hospital, West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Health Behavior and Social Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West, Research Center for Palliative Care, China Fourth Hospital, West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Sociology and Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Health Behavior and Social Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West, Research Center for Palliative Care, China Fourth Hospital, West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
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Wilkins NJ, Verlenden JMV, Szucs LE, Johns MM. Classroom Management and Facilitation Approaches That Promote School Connectedness. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2023; 93:582-593. [PMID: 36464639 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND When children and youth feel connected to their school, family, and others in their community, they are less likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience negative health. Disruptions to school operations during the COVID-19 pandemic have led many teachers and school administrators to prioritize finding ways to strengthen and re-establish a sense of connectedness among students and between students and adults in school. METHODS We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed literature that reported on US-based research and were published in English from January 2010 through December 2019 to identify classroom management approaches that have been empirically tied to school connectedness-related outcomes in K-12 school settings. FINDINGS Six categories of classroom management approaches were associated with improved school connectedness among students: (1) teacher caring and support, (2) peer connection and support, (3) student autonomy and empowerment, (4) management of classroom social dynamics, (5) teacher expectations, and (6) behavior management. IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY, PRACTICE, AND EQUITY Prioritizing classroom management approaches that emphasize positive reinforcement of behavior, restorative discipline and communication, development of strong, trusting relationships, and explicitly emphasize fairness has potential to promote equitable disciplinary practices in schools. CONCLUSIONS Classroom management approaches most linked to school connectedness are those that foster student autonomy and empowerment, mitigate social hierarchies and power differentials among students, prioritize positive reinforcement of behavior and restorative disciplinary practices, and emphasize equity and fairness.
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- Natalie J Wilkins
- Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA, Atlanta
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA, Atlanta
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA, Atlanta
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA, Atlanta
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Eugene DR, Blalock C, Nmah J, Baiden P. Suicidal Behaviors in Early Adolescence: The Interaction Between School Connectedness and Mental Health. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2023; 15:444-455. [PMID: 38186858 PMCID: PMC10768848 DOI: 10.1007/s12310-022-09559-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Previous research has identified mental health symptoms such as depression and aggression as contributing factors associated with suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescence. However, much of this work has focused on older adolescents (ages > 14) resulting in a dearth of knowledge about early adolescents under 12 years. Moreover, much less is known about school connectedness as a protective factor in the relationship between mental health symptoms and suicidal behaviors. This study examined the interaction effect between school connectedness and mental health symptoms on suicidal behaviors among early adolescents aged 9-12 years. Data were drawn from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study and yielded an analytic sample (n = 2826) that was majority male (52%), Black (53%), and with an average age of 9.3 years. Data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Among participants, 2% experienced suicidal ideation, and 2% experienced suicide attempts. Black adolescents were more than five times more likely to experience a suicide attempt compared to their White peers (AOR = 5.37; 95% CI = 1.71-16.95; p = .004). There was a significant interaction effect between withdrawn depressed symptoms and school connectedness (AOR = .95; 95% CI = .91-98; p = .006), and between aggressive behavior and school connectedness (AOR = 1.02; 95% CI = 1.01-1.03; p = .001) on suicide attempts. School connectedness did not moderate the relationship between mental health symptoms and suicidal ideation. The findings have important practical implications, which are discussed.
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- Danielle R. Eugene
- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- School of Social Sciences and Education, California State University, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Mail Stop: 22 EDUC, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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Hoots BE, Li J, Hertz MF, Esser MB, Rico A, Zavala EY, Jones CM. Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021. MMWR Suppl 2023; 72:84-92. [PMID: 37104552 PMCID: PMC10156154 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.su7201a10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Adolescence is a critical phase of development and is frequently a period of initiating and engaging in risky behaviors, including alcohol and other substance use. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated stressors might have affected adolescent involvement in these behaviors. To examine substance use patterns and understand how substance use among high school students changed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC analyzed data from the nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Survey. This report presents estimated prevalences among high school students of current (i.e., previous 30 days) alcohol use, marijuana use, binge drinking, and prescription opioid misuse and lifetime alcohol, marijuana, synthetic marijuana, inhalants, ecstasy, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and injection drug use and prescription opioid misuse. Trends during 2009-2021 were assessed using logistic regression and joinpoint regression analyses. Changes in substance use from 2019 to 2021 were assessed using prevalence differences and prevalence ratios, stratified by demographic characteristics. Prevalence of substance use measures by sexual identity and current co-occurring substance use were estimated using 2021 data. Substance use prevalence declined during 2009-2021. From 2019 to 2021, the prevalence of current alcohol use, marijuana use, and binge drinking and lifetime use of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine and prescription opioid misuse decreased; lifetime inhalant use increased. In 2021, substance use varied by sex, race and ethnicity, and sexual identity. Approximately one third of students (29%) reported current use of alcohol or marijuana or prescription opioid misuse; among those reporting current substance use, approximately 34% used two or more substances. Widespread implementation of tailored evidence-based policies, programs, and practices likely to reduce risk factors for adolescent substance use and promote protective factors might further decrease substance use among U.S. high school students and is urgently needed in the context of the changing marketplaces for alcohol beverage products and other drugs (e.g., release of high-alcohol beverage products and increased availability of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl).
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Motivated to compete but not to care: The fundamental social motives of risk-taking behaviors. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Ford CA, Pool AC, Kahn NF, Jaccard J, Halpern CT. Associations Between Mother-Adolescent and Father-Adolescent Relationships and Young Adult Health. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e233944. [PMID: 36943264 PMCID: PMC10031392 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Studies linking the quality of parent-adolescent relationships with young adult health outcomes could inform investments to support these complex relationships. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether consistently measured, modifiable characteristics of parent-adolescent relationships are associated with young adult health across multiple domains. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study used data from waves I (1994-1995; ages 12-17 years) and IV (2008-2009; ages 24-32 years) of the US National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Of 20 745 adolescents enrolled in wave I, 15 701 of 19 560 who were eligible completed wave IV (response rate, 80.3%). Data analyses were conducted from February 2019 to November 2020. EXPOSURES Parental warmth, parent-adolescent communication, time together, relationship and communication satisfaction, academic expectations, and maternal inductive discipline as reported at wave I by adolescent participants. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Wave IV participant-reported self-rated health, depression, stress, optimism, nicotine dependence, substance abuse symptoms (alcohol, cannabis, or other drugs), unintended pregnancy, romantic relationship quality, physical violence, and alcohol-related injury. Separate regression models were run for mother-adolescent and father-adolescent relationships while controlling for age, biological sex, race and ethnicity, parental educational level, family structure, and child maltreatment experiences. RESULTS A total of 10 744 participants (mean [SD] age at wave IV, 28.2 [1.8] years; 52.0% female; 67.3% non-Hispanic White) and 8214 participants (mean [SD] age at wave IV, 28.2 [1.8] years; 50.8% female; 71.9% non-Hispanic White) had valid sampling weights and complete data for mother-adolescent and father-adolescent relationship characteristics, respectively. Adolescents who reported higher levels of mother-adolescent warmth (β = 0.11 [95% CI, 0.06-0.15]), communication (β = 0.02 [95% CI, 0.00-0.04]), time together (β = 0.07 [95% CI, 0.05-0.09]), academic expectations (β = 0.05 [95% CI, 0.02-0.08]), relationship or communication satisfaction (β = 0.07 [95% CI, 0.04-0.10]), and inductive discipline (β = 0.03 [95% CI, 0.01-0.05]) reported significantly higher levels of self-rated general health in young adulthood. Adolescents who reported higher levels of father-adolescent warmth (β = 0.07 [95% CI, 0.03-0.11]), communication (β = 0.03 [95% CI, 0.01-0.05]), time together (β = 0.06 [95% CI, 0.03-0.08]), academic expectations (β = 0.04 [95% CI, 0.01-0.06]), and relationship satisfaction (β = 0.07 [95% CI, 0.04-0.10]) also reported significantly higher levels of self-rated general health in young adulthood. Adolescents reporting higher levels of all exposures also reported significantly higher levels of optimism and romantic relationship quality in young adulthood (β coefficient range, 0.02 [95% CI, 0.00-0.04] to 0.24 [95% CI, 0.15-0.34]) and lower levels of stress and depressive symptoms (β coefficient range, -0.07 [95% CI, -0.12 to -0.02] to -0.48 [95% CI, -0.61 to -0.35]). Higher levels of parental warmth, time together, and relationship or communication satisfaction were significantly associated with lower levels of nicotine dependence (odds ratio range, 0.78 [95% CI, 0.72-0.85] to 0.89 [95% CI, 0.81-0.98]) and substance abuse symptoms (incidence rate ratio range, 0.60 [95% CI, 0.50-0.73] to 0.94 [95% CI, 0.89-0.99]), as well as lower odds of unintended pregnancy (odds ratio range, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.74-0.88] to 0.93 [95% CI, 0.86-0.99]). Patterns were less consistent for physical violence and alcohol-related injury. Characteristics of mother-adolescent and father-adolescent relationships were similarly associated with young adult outcomes. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The findings of this cohort study suggest that adolescents' positive perceptions of their relationships with their mothers and fathers are associated with a wide range of favorable outcomes in young adulthood. Investments in improving parent-adolescent relationships may have substantial benefits for young adult population health.
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- Carol A Ford
- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Silver School of Social Work at New York University, New York
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Doty JL, Lynne SD, Yourell JL, Smith SJ, Fogarty K, Pracht DW, Taliaferro LA. Adolescent risk and protection profiles for violence perpetration: Insights for family- and community-based prevention. Aggress Behav 2023. [PMID: 36842143 DOI: 10.1002/ab.22077] [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: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Youth violence continues to be a major developmental and health concern. Preventative resources at individual, family, and community levels may reduce risk, yet the extent to which youth violence perpetration differs by patterns of risk and protective factors remains unknown. Using data from the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey (N = 4630; 49% female; Mage = 14.69), we conducted person-centered, latent profile analyses to identify four patterns for risk of violence perpetration among middle and high school youth. Youth in the Low Risk-High Protection profile (37%) had low likelihood of violence perpetration. Youth in the Low Risk-Low Protection profile (4%) were characterized by poor family functioning, low school belonging, and low community protection. These youth had similar odds of violence perpetration as youth in the Moderate Risk-Moderate Protection profile (44%), which were elevated compared to the Low Risk-High Protection profile. Youth in the High Risk-Low Protection profile (15%), which had the highest levels of risk factors and lowest levels of protective factors, had the highest likelihood of violence perpetration. The High Risk-Low Protection profile was expected based on past research, but the emergence of the Low Risk-Low Protection profile is a unique contribution to the research. Findings contribute to the literature by going beyond a cumulative risk model, identifying subgroups with various patterns of risk and protection in the population, and highlighting the importance of selected prevention for subgroups of youth with high risk or challenging family and community environments.
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- Jennifer L Doty
- Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Iyer P, Parmar D, Ganson KT, Tabler J, Soleimanpour S, Nagata JM. Investigating Asian American Adolescents' Resiliency Factors and Young Adult Mental Health Outcomes at 14-year Follow-up: A Nationally Representative Prospective Cohort Study. J Immigr Minor Health 2023; 25:75-85. [PMID: 35821295 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-022-01373-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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There is scant research on how Asian American adolescents' resiliency relates to mental well-being in adulthood. The objective of this study was to determine the prospective associations between resiliency factors (individual, family, and school community) in adolescence and mental health outcomes in adulthood, among a national sample of Asian Americans. We analyzed data from 1020 Asian American adolescents who were followed for 14 years in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Of the resiliency factors, individual self-esteem (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 0.54, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.37-0.79) and family connectedness (AOR 0.78, 95% CI 0.65-0.93) in adolescence were found to be protective against adult mental health outcomes in logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic factors and baseline mental health. Our study identified individual and family resiliency factors which can be leveraged to help Asian American adolescents and families in cultivating better mental health.
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- Puja Iyer
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0110, 550 16th St, 4th Floor, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0110, 550 16th St, 4th Floor, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0110, 550 16th St, 4th Floor, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1079848. [PMID: 36710839 PMCID: PMC9880325 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1079848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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COVID-19 resulted in mass quarantine measures early in the pandemic. This disruption of daily life widened inequities and made children one of the most vulnerable populations during the crisis. This national, cross-sectional "COVID-Kids" study collected data from almost 500 parent-child dyads using standardized measures to better understand the effects of COVID exposure and impact on children's quality of life and loneliness. Data were collected via social media from May to July 2020. According to parent proxy and child self-report, United States children experienced worse quality of life (p < 0.0001; d = 0.45 and 0.53) and greater child-reported loneliness (p < 0.0001) when compared to normative, healthy samples (i.e., children who do not have a chronic medical condition). Older children (r = 0.16, p = 0.001) and female children (r = 0.11, p = 0.02) reported greater loneliness. Higher child-reported family functioning scores were associated with better quality of life (r = 0.36, p < 0.0001) and less loneliness (r = -0.49, p < 0.0001). Moderated mediation analyses indicated the indirect effect of parent COVID impact on the association between COVID exposure and child quality of life was weaker in the context of better family functioning. Results of this study raise concern for the short-and long-term sequelae of the pandemic on the physical and mental health of children. Healthcare providers and researchers must find new and innovative ways to protect the well-being of children. Strengthening family functioning may buffer the effects of the pandemic and improve overall quality of life in our "COVID Kids."
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- Micah A. Skeens
- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States,*Correspondence: Micah A. Skeens, ✉
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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Blakeslee JE, Kothari BH, Miller RA. Intervention development to improve foster youth mental health by targeting coping self-efficacy and help-seeking. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2023; 144:106753. [PMID: 36712385 PMCID: PMC9879089 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study articulates the iterative development of an intervention called Strengthening Youth Networks and Coping (SYNC), which is designed to target coping self-efficacy and help-seeking intentions and behaviors among youth in foster care. The overarching goal is to design an intervention that will be a feasible and acceptable enhancement to existing child welfare services, and that will address modifiable determinants among adolescents involved in child welfare system that are related to elevated risk for mental health challenges, limited support network capacity, and service disengagement after exiting foster care. In this paper, we describe our initial needs assessment, explain how we selected proximal intervention mechanisms (i.e., intermediate outcomes) to target, and outline the preliminary intervention development process, including ongoing insights we received from a research advisory group including members with lived experience. Next, we report and discuss the initial acceptability pre-testing data collected from youth (N = 30) as well as feasibility data collected from providers (N = 82), results from which were used to refine the SYNC intervention framework prior to robust efficacy testing. Findings highlight the need and importance of targeting youth coping and help-seeking, integrating programming within existing transition services, delivering this content in a group-based format that includes near-peer mentors and facilitators with lived experience, and developing options that work for the heterogeneous population of young people in foster care. The results also highlight the key objective of capturing youth's interests prior to enrolling in the program (e.g., language used in recruitment materials), holding their interest throughout the program (e.g., creating opportunities for youth to engage with other youth with similar experiences), and suggestions to encourage youth's engagement and participation. This paper articulates the value of this intervention development approach, and the sequential phases of this intervention development process as well as the results, which may be useful to applied researchers and practitioners working with youth in foster care and other priority populations.
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Wolfson PE, Andries J, Ahlers D, Whippo M. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in adolescents with multiple psychiatric diagnoses. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1141988. [PMID: 37065886 PMCID: PMC10098148 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1141988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a promising new treatment for a variety of mental disorders of adolescence. There is currently an adolescent mental health crisis, with a high prevalence of disorders, diagnostic complexity, and many adolescents failing to respond to conventional treatments. While there is strong evidence for the use of ketamine in adults for a variety of treatment-refractory mental illnesses, research in adolescents is in its early stages. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) has been described in adults with promising results and here we present the first published cases of the use of KAP in adolescents. The four cases include adolescents aged 14-19 at the initiation of treatment, each with a variety of comorbid diagnoses including treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, anxiety, panic, and trauma-related symptoms. They each initially received sublingual ketamine, followed by sessions with intramuscular ketamine. Their courses varied, but each had symptomatic and functional improvements, and the treatment was well-tolerated. Subjective patient reports are included. Rapid resolution of symptomatology and suffering often occurs within months as the result of the application of KAP to adolescent psychiatric care but is not inevitable. Family involvement in the treatment process appears to be essential to success. The development of this modality may have a singularly positive impact that will expand the psychiatric toolbox and its healing potency.
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- Philip E. Wolfson
- The Center for Transformational Psychotherapy, San Anselmo, CA, United States
- Ketamine Research Foundation, San Anselmo, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Philip E. Wolfson
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- The Center for Transformational Psychotherapy, San Anselmo, CA, United States
- Ketamine Research Foundation, San Anselmo, CA, United States
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- The Center for Transformational Psychotherapy, San Anselmo, CA, United States
- Ketamine Research Foundation, San Anselmo, CA, United States
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- The Center for Transformational Psychotherapy, San Anselmo, CA, United States
- Ketamine Research Foundation, San Anselmo, CA, United States
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Lutz TM, Ferreira KE, Noel JK, Bruder MB. Secondary analysis of one State's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data by Individualized Education Program (IEP) status. Disabil Health J 2023; 16:101393. [PMID: 36372653 DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101393] [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: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with disabilities may be at increased risk for engaging in health risk behaviors compared to their peers without disabilities. OBJECTIVE This secondary analysis aims to assess if Individualized Education Program (IEP) status, a proxy for having a disability, is a risk factor for youth to engage in health risk behaviors such as alcohol use, marijuana use, other substance use, bullying or cyberbullying victimization, and sexual activity. METHODS Data from Connecticut Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 were combined for a representative sample of 9243 students, 850 reporting having an IEP. Having a disability was measured by an item that asked if participants received special education services as part of an IEP. Logistic regression that accounted for the YRBSS sample design was used to assess main effects. RESULTS Having an IEP significantly predicted the likelihood of being bullied (OR = 1.81), cyberbullied (OR = 1.49), and other drug use (OR = 1.65), but did not predict engaging in sexual activity. CONCLUSIONS Students with disabilities in CT, as defined by the receipt of special education services as specified on an IEP, are at increased risk to engage in health risk behaviors than are students without disabilities during their high school years. Further analyses and comparisons across sites, years, and type of disability are limited as there is no current item on the national YRBSS questionnaire that measures a participant's special education status or disability status.
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- Tara M Lutz
- University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., MC 6222, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
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- University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., MC 6222, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA; Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, CT, 06106, USA
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- Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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- University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., MC 6222, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA
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Verlenden J, Kaczkowski W, Li J, Hertz M, Anderson KN, Bacon S, Dittus P. Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Pandemic-Related Stress and the Impact on Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA 2022; 17:1-15. [PMID: 36532141 PMCID: PMC9747542 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00502-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Vulnerabilities of adolescents during times of crisis have been previously identified, but little research has investigated the compounding effects of lifetime adversities and pandemic-related stress on adolescent mental health. This study uses adolescent self-report data to model relationships between stress exposures and indicators of poor mental health from the longitudinal COVID Experiences (CovEx) Surveys. These surveys were administered online in English to U.S. adolescents ages 13-19 using the NORC AmeriSpeak® panel, a probability-based panel designed to be representative of the U.S. household population. Two waves of data were collected (Wave 1: October-November 2020, n = 727; Wave 2: March-May 2021, n = 569). Measures included demographics, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs, 8 items), pandemic-related stress (Pandemic-Related Stress Index [PRSI], 7 items), and depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents [PHQ-A], 9 items). Path analyses were conducted to examine pathways between Wave 1 ACEs, Wave 1 PRSI, and Wave 2 PHQ with covariates of sex and race/ethnicity. Females had higher ACEs, PRSI, and PHQ scores than males. The PRSI score at Wave 1 was positively associated with the PHQ at Wave 2 (b = 0.29, SE = 0.14, p < 0.001). ACEs at Wave 1 were positively associated with PRSI at Wave 1 (b = 0.31, SE = 0.03, p < 0.001) and with PHQ at Wave 2 (b = 0.32, SE = 0.12, p < 0.001). The direct effect of ACEs on PHQ (b = 0.23, SE = 0.12, p < 0.001) remained significant even after accounting for the indirect effect of pandemic-related stress (b = 0.09, SE = 0.05, p < 0.001). Pandemic-related stress had a direct, adverse impact on adolescent depressive symptoms and demonstrates a compounding effect of childhood adversity and pandemic-related stress on depression. Findings can aid the design of interventions that promote mental health and support adolescent coping and recovery. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40653-022-00502-0.
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- Jorge Verlenden
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention (CDC/NCIPC/DVP), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Office of Strategy and Innovation (CDC/NCIPC/OSI), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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An Illustrative Review of Substance Use-Specific Insights From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:S6-S13. [PMID: 36404020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this illustrative, thematic review was to demonstrate the utility of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) for substance use research and to describe substance use-specific insights gained from Add Health research over the past 2 decades. METHODS We searched multiple electronic databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, and Web of Science) and selected an illustrative sample of 40 articles that used Add Health data and longitudinally examined a measure of alcohol, marijuana, or illicit drug use or prescription drug misuse as the exposure or outcome in association with diverse domains of additional factors assessed (social, emotional, behavioral, contextual, biological, and genetic). RESULTS Included articles identified several key associations between substance use behaviors and additional factors from a wide range of domains. For example, results from several studies indicated that experiences of sexual violence, adolescent dating violence, and intimate partner violence are associated with an increased likelihood of later prescription opioid misuse, heavy drinking, and marijuana use, with some differences by biological gender and race/ethnicity. Results from other studies showed that bidirectional associations between substance use and mental health differ by specific type of substance and mental health condition. DISCUSSION Existing research using Add Health data has provided valuable insights regarding substance use by leveraging the study's longitudinal design, the prospective nature of data collection, the breadth and depth of substance use questions assessed from adolescence to adulthood, the size and diversity of the cohort, and the wide range of additional factors measured over time.
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Gittings L, Malama K, Logie CH, Lys CL, Taylor SB, Mackay KI, Kanbari A, Parker S, McNamee C. "Every day I grew stronger and stronger being there".: empowerment through land-and art-based Peer Leader retreats with Indigenous and Northern young people. Int J Circumpolar Health 2022; 81:2125489. [PMID: 36203399 PMCID: PMC9553163 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2125489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Indigenous adolescents in Canada are among those shouldering the impacts of colonialism and racism. Peer approaches and art-and-land-based programming have demonstrated promise to support empowerment and well-being, yet little is known about their efficacy with Northern and Indigenous adolescents in Canada or of how this group conceptualises empowerment. Fostering Open eXpression among Youth (FOXY) and Strength, Masculinities, and Sexual Health (SMASH) conduct land-and-arts-based Peer Leader Retreats with adolescents from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon Territories. Retreats (2017–2019) included 286 participants (n=196 women [trans-inclusive], n=84 men [trans-inclusive], n=5 non-binary), aged 12–19, the majority of whom (n=235) were Indigenous. Participants completed surveys immediately before and following retreats and 6 months after. Focus group discussions (FGDs) (n=24) were conducted with participants (peer leaders and apprentices) (n=232) following the retreat, and youth staff members (peer facilitators) (aged 14–21, n=7 FGDs). Applying thematic analysis, we explored retreat experiences (FGDs), and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests to examine pre/post retreat changes in leadership, empowerment, and self-confidence (surveys). Quantitatively, there were statistically significant increases in leadership and empowerment in post-retreat scores compared to pre-retreat. Qualitatively, findings demonstrate how Peer Leader Retreats premised on land-and-art-based approaches can support empowerment, confidence, leadership, and social-connectedness.
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- Lesley Gittings
- School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,University of Cape Town Centre for Social Science Research, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Fostering Open eXpression among Youth (FOXY), Yellowknife, NT, Canada.,Aurora College, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
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- SExT: Sex Education by Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Fostering Open eXpression among Youth (FOXY), Yellowknife, NT, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Geiger JM, Okpych NJ. Connected After Care: Youth Characteristics, Policy, and Programs Associated With Postsecondary Education and Employment for Youth With Foster Care Histories. CHILD MALTREATMENT 2022; 27:658-670. [PMID: 34311552 DOI: 10.1177/10775595211034763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recent federal laws and state policies reflect the government's investment in improving education and employment outcomes for youth with foster care histories. However, little research has assessed the roles of these programs using national data. Drawing on data from the National Youth in Transitions Database (NYTD) (n = 7797), this study examines the roles that state-level policies and programs, youth-level participation in programs and services, and youth characteristics play in youths' connection to employment and education ("connectedness") at age 21. Results from multilevel regression analyses find that foster youth in states with widely available tuition waiver programs increases the odds of connectedness to school. The amount of time youth spend in extended foster care, as well as receipt of postsecondary education aid and services, also increases connectedness. Study findings underscore the importance of material and relational supports in supporting foster youths' connection to employment and education in early adulthood.
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- Jennifer M Geiger
- Jane Addams College of Social Work, 14681University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Approaches to youth development that enhance connectedness and opportunities for young people are key to adolescent health and wellbeing argue Robert Blum and colleagues
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- Robert W Blum
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef), New York, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Stepanchak M, Katzman K, Soukup M, Elkin E, Choate K, Kristman-Valente A, McCarty CA. Youth-Reported School Connection and Experiences of a Middle School-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Initiative: Preliminary Results From a Program Evaluation. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:S49-S56. [PMID: 36122969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed (1) to evaluate the feasibility of a school-based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program that expands on traditional SBIRT to support the mental health and well-being of middle school students and (2) to assess its effects on students' connection with adults at school. METHODS Focus group discussions were conducted with 26 students in grades 6-8 to understand student perspectives about an innovative school-based SBIRT program. A subset of middle school students from the SBIRT program who received a brief intervention (BI) after screening (n = 116) were asked to rate their experience meeting with the interventionist in terms of feeling comfortable, feeling listened to, and talking about their goals. Additionally, these students' ratings of connection to adults at school was compared from the time of screening (baseline) to following BI using two-sided paired t-tests. RESULTS Students who participated in focus groups expressed favorable opinions about universal screening and this school-based SBIRT model and noted that relationship building with adults at school was an important factor for open communication and motivating behavior change for students. Nearly all students who completed the post-BI survey rated their experiences with interventionists during BI as "Excellent," "Very Good," or "Good" in all categories (98%). Students' reported mean school connection scores significantly higher after participation in school-based SBIRT than at baseline (5.9/8 vs. 7.0/8, p < .001). DISCUSSION Middle school students were satisfied with the school-based SBIRT model and participation in the program resulted in increased student connection with adults at school. These findings improve our understanding of the experience of SBIRT intervention with middle school students and on school connection in particular.
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- Maria Stepanchak
- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- King County Department of Community and Human Services, Seattle, Washington
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- Reclaiming Futures, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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Li J, Timpe Z, Suarez NA, Phillips E, Kaczkowski W, Cooper AC, Dittus PJ, Robin L, Barrios LC, Ethier KA. Dosage in Implementation of an Effective School-Based Health Program Impacts Youth Health Risk Behaviors and Experiences. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:334-343. [PMID: 35660127 PMCID: PMC9947940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE This study is part of a larger evaluation of a multilevel, multistrategy federal program to reduce high school students' risk for HIV/sexually transmitted infection and unintended pregnancy. Local education agencies supported schools in implementing three strategies: delivering exemplary sexual health education, increasing student access to quality sexual health services, and enhancing safe and supportive school environments (SSE). We examined how levels of school implementation of these strategies moderated program effects on targeted student outcomes. METHODS The Youth Risk Behavior Survey was implemented in participating local education agencies in 2015 and 2017 to assess student behaviors and experiences, whereas the School Health Profiles surveys assessed school policies and practices in 2014 and 2016. We used these surveys to measure student-level outcomes and school-level program delivery, respectively, which were analyzed using multilevel modeling in a difference-in-differences framework. RESULTS Levels of SSE implementation significantly moderated program effects on multiple student outcomes, including ever having sex, having four or more lifetime sexual partners, being sexually active, using hormonal birth control, dual use of a condom and hormonal birth control, ever being forced to have sex, missing school because of safety concerns, and lifetime and current marijuana use. However, we found few moderating effects of exemplary sexual health education and sexual health services dosage. DISCUSSION We found a significant relationship between incremental increases in implementation of activities to increase the safety and supportiveness of school environments and enhanced program effects in improving multiple student health outcomes. These findings suggest that school implementation of SSE activities contributed to intended program effects.
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- Jingjing Li
- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Wong D, Allen KA, Gallo Cordoba B. Examining the Relationship Between Student Attributional Style, Perceived Teacher Fairness, and Sense of School Belonging. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Patil SJ, Tallon E, Wang Y, Nayyar M, Hodges K, Phad A, Rodriguez E, Gefter L. Effect of Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches' Program on Youth and Adults in Diverse Communities. FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH 2022; 45:178-186. [PMID: 35385435 PMCID: PMC9156535 DOI: 10.1097/fch.0000000000000323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches' Program (SYDCP) trains high school students to become diabetes coaches for friends and adult family members. The objective of this study was to assess effects of SYDCP participation on youth and adults from a rural and urban underserved high school community. We used a mixed-methods approach. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures for Pediatric Sense of Meaning and Purpose were measured in high school students. PROMIS Adult Global Health and Self-Efficacy was measured in coached adults. Paired t tests compared pre- and postintervention and 6-month follow-up scores. Thematic analysis was used to analyze focus group discussion of adults. Twenty-five students participated, 15 students coached adults with diabetes or prediabetes. Students' sense of meaning and purpose significantly improved postintervention compared to preintervention. Diet and physical activity behaviors improved. Adolescent-adult relationships mediated participation benefits. Our study showed SYDCP improved adolescents' sense of meaning and purpose. In addition, youth and adult relatedness led to improved health behaviors. These findings have important implications, as a sense of purpose and youth-adult connectedness are associated with health behaviors and psychological well-being. Further larger studies of health education programs that engage related youth-adult dyads and assess long-term behaviors and health outcomes are needed.
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- Sonal J Patil
- Departments of Family and Community Medicine (Drs Patil, Wang, and Hodges) and Endocrinology (Dr Nayyar), University of Missouri, Columbia; University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia (Ms Tallon); University of Missouri Institute for Data Science & Informatics, Columbia (Ms Tallon); Center for Diabetes Translation Research, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri (Ms Phad); Department of Pediatrics, Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center (Dr Rodriguez), and Division of Primary Care and Population Health (Dr Gefter), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. Dr Patil is now at the Department of Wellness & Preventive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, Cleveland, Ohio
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Orth Z, van Wyk B. Discourses of Mental Wellness Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2022; 15:1435-1450. [PMID: 35702635 PMCID: PMC9188805 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s360145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Adolescence is a unique period of development where individuals transition from childhood to adulthood, and where they are at heightened risk for developing mental health problems and engaging in risky behaviours. In addition, adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) must learn to cope with challenges related to the biological impact of a chronic condition, adhering to lifelong treatment, and managing HIV-related psychological and social challenges. Mental wellness as a precursor to mental wellbeing, is vital to facilitate persistent adherence and engagement in care for optimal treatment outcomes for ALHIV. However, little is known about how ALHIV understand and talk about mental wellness in the context being on HIV treatment. Methods We conducted a photovoice study with 12 groups, consisting of 43 ALHIV, aged 15–19 years, and receiving HIV treatment at three public primary health care facilities in the Western Cape Metropole in South Africa. Results Through discourse analysis, we identified six themes that depicted mental wellness concepts that were prominent in their experiences, namely, connectedness, spirituality and mindfulness, social coherence and awareness, self-esteem, self-acceptance, and sense of coherence. In addition, the adolescents gave accounts of six mental wellness behaviours namely, self-efficacy, coping, resilience, life purpose, engagement in enjoyable life activities and physical functioning. Discussion These concepts and behaviours are similar to those identified in targeted interventions aimed at ALHIV. These mental wellness concepts and behaviours are critical to improving health outcomes for ALHIV and should be targeted in the delivery of youth friendly services and integrated HIV care in public healthcare facilities in South Africa and the sub-Saharan African continent.
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- Zaida Orth
- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, 7535, South Africa
- Correspondence: Zaida Orth, Tel +27728718490, Email
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- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, 7535, South Africa
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Too EK, Chongwo E, Mabrouk A, Abubakar A. Adolescent Connectedness: A Scoping Review of Available Measures and Their Psychometric Properties. Front Psychol 2022; 13:856621. [PMID: 35664205 PMCID: PMC9159472 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Adolescent connectedness, a key component of positive youth development, is associated with various positive health outcomes. Several measures have been developed to assess this construct. However, no study has summarized data on the existing measures of adolescent connectedness. We conducted this scoping review to fill this gap. We specifically aimed to: (i) identify the existing measures of adolescent connectedness, (ii) determine the most frequently used measures among the identified measures, and (iii) summarize the psychometric properties of these measures with a keen interest in highlighting their cross-cultural utility and validity. Methods We searched CINAHL, Embase, PsycInfo, PubMed, and Web of Science databases for relevant articles published since database inception to 7th February 2021. Our search structure contained the key words "Adolescents", "Connectedness", and "Measures". We also searched Open Gray for potentially relevant gray literature. Results We identified 335 measures from 960 eligible studies assessing various domains of adolescent connectedness, including school, family, community, peer, ethnic, racial, cultural, religious/spiritual, and self-connectedness. Most of the included studies (72.1%) were from North America and Europe. Most of the measures (n = 132, 39.4%) were measures of school connectedness among adolescents. Of the identified measures, 60 of them met our criteria of frequently used measures (i.e., the top five most used measures per domain of connectedness). These frequently used measures were used across 481 of the included studies with 400 of them reporting their psychometric properties. The reported reliability of these measures was adequate (Cronbach's alpha ≥ 0.70) in 89.8% of these studies. These measures also appeared to be valid in terms of their face, content, construct, criterion, convergent, discriminant, concurrent, predictive, measurement invariance, and cross-cultural validity. Conclusions There exists a wide array of measures of adolescent connectedness. Sixty of these measures have been frequently used across studies and appear to be reliable and/or valid. However, this evidence is mostly from North America and Europe. This is a reflection of the limitation of this review where only studies published in English were considered. It might also reflect the paucity of research in other regions of the world. More research is needed for clearer insights.
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- Ezra K. Too
- Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Kehusmaa J, Ruotsalainen H, Männikkö N, Alakokkare AE, Niemelä M, Jääskeläinen E, Miettunen J. The association between the social environment of childhood and adolescence and depression in young adulthood - A prospective cohort study. J Affect Disord 2022; 305:37-46. [PMID: 35231482 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Good social relationships with parents and peers protect children and adolescents from developing mental disorders in adulthood while several negative experiences increase the risk of depression in later life. METHODS We used population-based cohort data from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort (NFBC) 1986. Participants (n = 6147), their teachers and parents reported factors associated with the social environment of children and adolescents. Diagnoses of depression of cohort members were derived from Finnish nationwide registers. We conducted regression analyses to assess which factors of the social environment of childhood and adolescence were associated with depression in young adulthood. RESULTS Bullying victimization in adolescence was the strongest predictor of depression in young adulthood among girls (OR 2.23: 95% CI 1.47-3.39) and boys (OR 2.44: 95% CI 1.49-4.00). Loneliness and bullying behavior in childhood were associated with depression in boys only. Loneliness in adolescence (OR 1.63: 95% CI 1.30-2.04) was associated with depression among both genders. Spending with the family seemed to protect against the negative impact of bullying and loneliness. LIMITATIONS We used single-item study questions to measure social relationships. These questions do not necessarily describe the phenomena as accurately as the measures validated for them. CONCLUSION Problems in social relationships with peers in childhood and adolescence are associated with depression in young adulthood. Time spent with the family is emphasized in situations in which adolescents have problems in peer-relationships.
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- Johanna Kehusmaa
- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- School of Health and Social Care, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finland
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- School of Health and Social Care, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finland; Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Krause KH, Mpofu JJ, Underwood JM, Ethier KA. The CDC's Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey - Using Intersectionality and School Connectedness to Understand Health Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Health 2022; 70:703-705. [PMID: 35461653 PMCID: PMC8849860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Kathleen H. Krause
- Address correspondence to: Kathleen H. Krause, Ph.D., 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS: US8-1, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
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Wilkins NJ, Rasberry C, Liddon N, Szucs LE, Johns M, Leonard S, Goss SJ, Oglesby H. Addressing HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pregnancy Prevention Through Schools: An Approach for Strengthening Education, Health Services, and School Environments That Promote Adolescent Sexual Health and Well-Being. J Adolesc Health 2022; 70:540-549. [PMID: 35305791 PMCID: PMC9260911 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Adolescents' health behaviors and experiences contribute to many outcomes, including risks for HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy. Public health interventions and approaches addressing risk behaviors or experiences in adolescence have the potential for wide-reaching impacts on sexual health and other related outcomes across the lifespan, and schools are a critical venue for such interventions. This paper describes a school-based program model developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health for preventing HIV/sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, and related health risk behaviors and experiences among middle and high school students. This includes a summary of the theoretical and evidence base that inform the model, and a description of the model's activities, organized into three key strategies (sexual health education, sexual health services, and safe and supportive environments) and across three cross-cutting domains (strengthening staff capacity, increasing student access to programs and services, and engaging parent and community partners). The paper also outlines implications for adolescent health professionals and organizations working across schools, clinics, and communities, to address and promote adolescent sexual health and well-being.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalie J. Wilkins
- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329,b Corresponding author: , 770-488-1392
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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- Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS US8-1 Atlanta, GA 30329
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Jones SE, Ethier KA, Hertz M, DeGue S, Le VD, Thornton J, Lim C, Dittus PJ, Geda S. Mental Health, Suicidality, and Connectedness Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January-June 2021. MMWR Suppl 2022; 71:16-21. [PMID: 35358165 PMCID: PMC8979602 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.su7103a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Disruptions and consequences related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including school closures, social isolation, family economic hardship, family loss or illness, and reduced access to health care, raise concerns about their effects on the mental health and well-being of youths. This report uses data from the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, an online survey of a probability-based, nationally representative sample of U.S. public- and private-school students in grades 9–12 (N = 7,705), to assess U.S. high school students’ mental health and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also examines whether mental health and suicidality are associated with feeling close to persons at school and being virtually connected to others during the pandemic. Overall, 37.1% of students experienced poor mental health during the pandemic, and 31.1% experienced poor mental health during the preceding 30 days. In addition, during the 12 months before the survey, 44.2% experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 19.9% had seriously considered attempting suicide, and 9.0% had attempted suicide. Compared with those who did not feel close to persons at school, students who felt close to persons at school had a significantly lower prevalence of poor mental health during the pandemic (28.4% versus 45.2%) and during the past 30 days (23.5% versus 37.8%), persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness (35.4% versus 52.9%), having seriously considered attempting suicide (14.0% versus 25.6%), and having attempted suicide (5.8% versus 11.9%). The same pattern was observed among students who were virtually connected to others during the pandemic (i.e., with family, friends, or other groups by using a computer, telephone, or other device) versus those who were not. Comprehensive strategies that improve feelings of connectedness with others in the family, in the community, and at school might foster improved mental health among youths during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sheehan K, Bhatti PK, Yousuf S, Rosenow W, Roehler DR, Hazekamp C, Wu HW, Orbuch R, Bartell T, Quinlan K, DiCara J. Long-term effects of a community-based positive youth development program for Black youth: health, education, and financial well-being in adulthood. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:593. [PMID: 35346129 PMCID: PMC8962150 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13016-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Childhood poverty is known to be associated with poor health. For youth living in extreme poverty, community-based programs focused on youth development are one strategy to improve health and well-being outcomes. However, very few evaluations of the long-term effectiveness of youth development programs have been conducted.
The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effectiveness of a positive youth development program (PYD), serving a segregated housing project with a history of community violence, to improve the health, education, and financial well-being of its alumni.
Methods
A quasi-experimental causal comparative study design was used to study the effectiveness of the Cabrini-Green Youth Program (CGYP). CGYP alumni (mean: 16.8 +/- 7.4 years after program participation) were surveyed. For comparison, participants from the same housing project who were eligible to participate in the CGYP but did not, were identified.
Results
In total, 246/417 (59%) eligible alumni were located. 221 alumni were available to be interviewed; 191/221 (86%) completed the interview survey along with 143 in the comparison group. Both groups self-identified as being Black, African American, and of Other race. Alumni were younger (34.6 vs. 38.1 years, p < .001), less likely to be female (62% vs. 74%, p =.03), and more likely to have been abused as a child (26% vs. 11%, p = .001). The majority in both groups reported to be in good to excellent health (83% of alumni vs. 74% of comparison group). After adjusting for comparison group differences, alumni were more likely to have completed college, 24% vs. 12% (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.47, 95% CI, 1.25–4.86), and to end up with some money at the end of the month, 35% vs. 19% (aOR 2.16, 95% CI, 1.17, 3.97).
Conclusions
Participation in a PYD program starting at a young age may be associated with reduced poverty in adulthood, possibly aided by higher educational attainment and resultant increased income. PYD may be an effective strategy to supplement evidenced-based poverty reducing policies. This study of a voluntary, community-based PYD program is unique in its up to 33-year follow-up and an outcome assessment that measures more than knowledge change.
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