Deviant Behavior Volume 36, Issue 7, pages 565-580. DOI:10.1080/01639625.2014.951569 Abstract This study examines if graffiti initiation leads to greater deviant behavior. Swedish students (N = 1,010) co

Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01298-8 Abstract Homophobic attitudes and behavior are a widespread problem among adolescents, but what the role of peer relationshipN

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Volume: 45 issue:3, pp.244-252. doi.org/10.1177/1403494816680784 Abstract Aims:This study explored the sex-specific associations between friendship trust and the p: The findings suggest that young people do not benefit from trustful social relations to the same extent as adult populations. Young women who express impaired well-being run a greater risk of being members of networks characterized by low friendship trust over time.

Social Science & Medicine – Population Health, 15, 100873 Abstract Mental health problems are associated with a greater risk of being Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) during young adu

Child Development Abstract Religious decline, often observed among North American Christian youth, may not apply universally. We examined this and whether religiosity is associated with well-being, risk

SSM - Population Health, Volume 15, 2021 AbstractMental health problems are associated with a greater risk of being Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) during young adulthood. Yet evidence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, First online, DOI 10.1007/s10964-017-0747-8 Abstract There is limited knowledge on the impact of economic resources on adverse peer relations during adolescence. This st

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49(9), 1767–1782. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10964-020-01206-0 Abstract Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents experience elevated levels of inteN

Substance Use & Misuse, doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1517172. AbstractBackground: Alcohol use in adolescence predicts future alcohol misuse. However, the extent to which different patterns of adol This study investigated how adolescent trajectories of alcohol consumption during the school years predict alcohol misuse at age 19 years. Data were drawn from 707 students from Victoria, Australia, longitudinally followed for 7 years. Five alcohol use trajectories were identified based on the frequency of alcohol use from Grade 6 (age 12 years) to Grade 11 (age 17 years). At age 19 years, participants completed measures indicating Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED), dependency – Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and social harms. At 19 years of age, 64% of participants reported HED, 42% high AUDIT scores (8+), and 23% social harms. Participants belonging to a steep escalator trajectory during adolescence had twice the odds at 19 years of age of high AUDIT scores and social harms, and three times greater odds of HED than participants whose alcohol use slowly increased. Stable moderate consumption was also associated with an increased risk of HED compared to slowly increasing use. Abstinence predicted a reduced likelihood of all forms of misuse at 19 years of age compared to slowly increased alcohol use. Trajectories of drinking frequency during adolescence predict alcohol misuse at age 19 years. Although rapid increasing use presents the greatest risk, even slowly increasing drinking predicts increased risk compared to abstinence. The findings indicate that alcohol policies should recommend nonuse and reduced frequency of use during adolescence.

School Psychology International, vol. 36,  no. 3,  pp. 283-300. Abstract This study examined how psychosocial conditions at school are associated with prosocial behaviour, a key indicator of positive me