The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) is a nationally representative study that explores the causes of health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades 7 through 12 and ...

One of the most recent examinations of the data, which has been collected since the 1990s, notes that adults in these girls’ ...

A recent study by the Medical University of Vienna shows that adolescents with a history of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSI) show increased attention to images of self-harm on social media.

This article discusses several ways to conceptualize, assess, and manage risky sexual behavior in adolescents from a psychological perspective. Adolescents, like adults, may be prone to engaging ...

My research examines the interplay of risk and protective factors in the development of behavioral and emotional problems in adolescence, including antisocial behavior, substance use, depression and ...

Statistically significant (albeit small) differences in CVH trajectory parameters by sociodemographic characteristics were also identified. This study provides insight into the trajectory of CVH early ...