Pub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-07-29DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2024.2384863
Esther Spindler, Susie Hoffman, Fred Nalugoda, Ivy S Chen, Goleen Samari, Tom Lutalo, Ying Wei, Man Luo, Rebecka Lundgren, John S Santelli
Few studies have sought to untangle the influence of social determinants and pregnancy on adolescent marriage declines. Using longitudinal data from 15- to 17-year-old girls in the Rakai Community Cohort Survey, we assessed how education, socio-economic status, orphanhood and pregnancy contributed to trends in adolescent marriage. We examined descriptive trends and logistic regressions of the associations between social determinants and adolescent marriage, and conducted causal mediation analysis to assess the extent that pregnancy mediated the effect of education on marriage. Between 1999-2018, adolescent marriages and pregnancies dropped substantially (24%-6% and 28%-8%). Girls' secondary schooling was strongly associated with lower marriage risk (aOR marriage=0.09; 95%CI=0.07-0.12), accounting for time. Lower pregnancy rates partially explained the effect of secondary schooling on lower adolescent marriage (aOR indirect effect=0.55; 95%CI=0.421-0.721). Findings affirm the importance of education in preventing adolescent marriages but call attention to the role of pregnancies in influencing adolescent marriages.
{"title":"What's driving girls' adolescent marriage decline in Rakai, Uganda? The interplay between adolescent pregnancies and social determinants, 1999 - 2018.","authors":"Esther Spindler, Susie Hoffman, Fred Nalugoda, Ivy S Chen, Goleen Samari, Tom Lutalo, Ying Wei, Man Luo, Rebecka Lundgren, John S Santelli","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2024.2384863","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02673843.2024.2384863","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies have sought to untangle the influence of social determinants and pregnancy on adolescent marriage declines. Using longitudinal data from 15- to 17-year-old girls in the Rakai Community Cohort Survey, we assessed how education, socio-economic status, orphanhood and pregnancy contributed to trends in adolescent marriage. We examined descriptive trends and logistic regressions of the associations between social determinants and adolescent marriage, and conducted causal mediation analysis to assess the extent that pregnancy mediated the effect of education on marriage. Between 1999-2018, adolescent marriages and pregnancies dropped substantially (24%-6% and 28%-8%). Girls' secondary schooling was strongly associated with lower marriage risk (aOR marriage=0.09; 95%CI=0.07-0.12), accounting for time. Lower pregnancy rates partially explained the effect of secondary schooling on lower adolescent marriage (aOR indirect effect=0.55; 95%CI=0.421-0.721). Findings affirm the importance of education in preventing adolescent marriages but call attention to the role of pregnancies in influencing adolescent marriages.</p>","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11412314/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2024.2371414
Helen Mebrahtu, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Jaco Dreyer, Nondumiso Mthiyane, Janet Seeley, Maryam Shahmanesh, Lorraine Sherr, Guy Harling
Pregnancy can place adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at risk of poor mental health. However, evidence linking youth pregnancy to mental health in resource-limited settings is limited, especially where HIV incidence is high. We analysed a population-representative cohort of AGYW aged 13-25 in rural KwaZulu-Natal to assess how adolescent pregnancy predicts subsequent mental health. Among 1851 respondents, incident pregnancy (self-reported past-12-month) rose from 0.7% at age 14 to 22.1% by 18. Probable common mental disorder (CMD; 14-item Shona Symptom Questionnaire) prevalence was 19.1%. In adjusted Poisson regression recent pregnancy was associated with slightly higher probable CMD (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 1.19, 95%CI 0.96-1.49), and stronger association among 13-15 year-olds (aPR 3.25, 95%CI 1.50-7.03), but not with HIV serostatus. These findings suggest a possible incremental mental health impact of being pregnant earlier than peers, pointing to the need for age-appropriate mental health interventions for AGYW in resource-limited settings.
{"title":"Incident pregnancy and mental health among adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: an observational cohort study.","authors":"Helen Mebrahtu, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Jaco Dreyer, Nondumiso Mthiyane, Janet Seeley, Maryam Shahmanesh, Lorraine Sherr, Guy Harling","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2024.2371414","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02673843.2024.2371414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pregnancy can place adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at risk of poor mental health. However, evidence linking youth pregnancy to mental health in resource-limited settings is limited, especially where HIV incidence is high. We analysed a population-representative cohort of AGYW aged 13-25 in rural KwaZulu-Natal to assess how adolescent pregnancy predicts subsequent mental health. Among 1851 respondents, incident pregnancy (self-reported past-12-month) rose from 0.7% at age 14 to 22.1% by 18. Probable common mental disorder (CMD; 14-item Shona Symptom Questionnaire) prevalence was 19.1%. In adjusted Poisson regression recent pregnancy was associated with slightly higher probable CMD (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 1.19, 95%CI 0.96-1.49), and stronger association among 13-15 year-olds (aPR 3.25, 95%CI 1.50-7.03), but not with HIV serostatus. These findings suggest a possible incremental mental health impact of being pregnant earlier than peers, pointing to the need for age-appropriate mental health interventions for AGYW in resource-limited settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-30DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2297572
N. G. Mfeka-Nkabinde, R. Moletsane, A. Voce
{"title":"‘There is a No that means Yes!’ – Coercive and aggressive sexual behaviours in adolescents’ heterosexual relationships in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa","authors":"N. G. Mfeka-Nkabinde, R. Moletsane, A. Voce","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2297572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2297572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139139933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-30DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2298087
Adugna Bersissa Merdassa
{"title":"Traditional masculinity, peer pressure, and sensation seeking as correlates of risky behaviours","authors":"Adugna Bersissa Merdassa","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2298087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2298087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":" 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139139716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-18DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2283563
Romain Brisson, F. G. Mendes, C. Catunda
ABSTRACT Research on gender differences in adolescents’ life satisfaction has reported inconsistent findings to date. The present study aimed to (a) ascertain whether a gender gap in life satisfaction exists in Luxembourg, (b) estimate the predictive power of gender when controlling for well-identified predictors of life satisfaction, and (c) assess potential gender differences in our predictors’ influence on life satisfaction. We used data from 2006 to 2022 pertaining to nationally representative samples of school attendees in Luxembourg (n = 46,937) to achieve our first research goal. We relied on data collected in 2022 (n = 9,432) to achieve our two other research goals. We found boys to consistently report higher life satisfaction than girls over time. However, gender did not predict life satisfaction when controlling for our other predictors. Moreover, the influence of most of the examined factors on life satisfaction did not vary with gender.
{"title":"Accounting for the gender gap in adolescents’ life satisfaction: evidence from nationally representative samples of school attendees in Luxembourg","authors":"Romain Brisson, F. G. Mendes, C. Catunda","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2283563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2283563","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Research on gender differences in adolescents’ life satisfaction has reported inconsistent findings to date. The present study aimed to (a) ascertain whether a gender gap in life satisfaction exists in Luxembourg, (b) estimate the predictive power of gender when controlling for well-identified predictors of life satisfaction, and (c) assess potential gender differences in our predictors’ influence on life satisfaction. We used data from 2006 to 2022 pertaining to nationally representative samples of school attendees in Luxembourg (n = 46,937) to achieve our first research goal. We relied on data collected in 2022 (n = 9,432) to achieve our two other research goals. We found boys to consistently report higher life satisfaction than girls over time. However, gender did not predict life satisfaction when controlling for our other predictors. Moreover, the influence of most of the examined factors on life satisfaction did not vary with gender.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"12 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139173864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-18DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2286249
Elona Krasniqi, A. Vazsonyi, Panajotis Cakirpaloglu
{"title":"Externalizing problems among Kosovar adolescents: pubertal correlates in girls and boys","authors":"Elona Krasniqi, A. Vazsonyi, Panajotis Cakirpaloglu","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2286249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2286249","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"94 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138965042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2292070
Jasmine Arora, V. Kumar
{"title":"Coping as a mediator in the relationship between Trait emotional intelligence and adolescent stress","authors":"Jasmine Arora, V. Kumar","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2292070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2292070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"24 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138590091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2292060
David Lansing Cameron, V. Kovač, M. O. Horverak
{"title":"Online chat-support for bullying prevention and follow-up: an analysis of the characteristics of chat-users and their experiences","authors":"David Lansing Cameron, V. Kovač, M. O. Horverak","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2292060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2292060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"31 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138594439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2287115
Sonia Carcelén-García, María-José Narros-González, María Galmes-Cerezo
ABSTRACT While the Internet is an important social environment, it can also be a devastating place with negative consequences for young people’s psychological well-being. This study examined associations among sociodemographic factors with patterns of participation in online activities such as gambling, betting, online shopping, videogames and eGames. A chi-square-test, Mann-Whitney U-test and multivariate correspondence analysis of an online survey administered to 1500 young people (aged 18 to 35) found gender differences with regard to digital vulnerability. Young women’s digital habits and emotional experience (insecurity, social pressure, helplessness, feeling empty and anxiety) contribute to increased risk. Younger men participate in leisure activities perceived to be less risky (videogames and eGames), while older men have a higher level of participation in activities perceived to be riskier (betting and gambling), which are associated with negative emotions. Younger subjects also experience emotions of insecurity and shame through most of their daily time on social media.
ABSTRACT 互联网是一个重要的社会环境,但同时也可能是一个对青少年心理健康产生负面影响的破坏性场所。本研究探讨了社会人口因素与参与赌博、博彩、网上购物、电子游戏和电子游戏等网络活动模式之间的关联。通过对 1500 名年轻人(18 至 35 岁)的在线调查进行卡方检验、曼-惠特尼 U 检验和多元对应分析,发现在数字脆弱性方面存在性别差异。年轻女性的数字习惯和情绪体验(不安全感、社会压力、无助感、空虚感和焦虑)导致风险增加。年轻男性参与被认为风险较低的休闲活动(电子游戏和电子游戏),而年长男性则更多参与被认为风险较高的活动(博彩和赌博),这些活动都与负面情绪有关。年轻受试者每天在社交媒体上的大部分时间也会产生不安全感和羞耻感。
{"title":"Digital vulnerability in young people: gender, age and online participation patterns","authors":"Sonia Carcelén-García, María-José Narros-González, María Galmes-Cerezo","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2287115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2287115","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT While the Internet is an important social environment, it can also be a devastating place with negative consequences for young people’s psychological well-being. This study examined associations among sociodemographic factors with patterns of participation in online activities such as gambling, betting, online shopping, videogames and eGames. A chi-square-test, Mann-Whitney U-test and multivariate correspondence analysis of an online survey administered to 1500 young people (aged 18 to 35) found gender differences with regard to digital vulnerability. Young women’s digital habits and emotional experience (insecurity, social pressure, helplessness, feeling empty and anxiety) contribute to increased risk. Younger men participate in leisure activities perceived to be less risky (videogames and eGames), while older men have a higher level of participation in activities perceived to be riskier (betting and gambling), which are associated with negative emotions. Younger subjects also experience emotions of insecurity and shame through most of their daily time on social media.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139228374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT Academic performance could have an impact on job trajectories and socioeconomic status for societies in the future. However, only a few studies have focused on the impact of time allocation on extracurricular activity strategies. Based on that observation, we recruited 91,161 school students from 451 primary, middle, and high schools in China, and used a cross-sectional compositional data analysis approach to investigate the linkage between extracurricular activities and time allocation strategies and academic performance. Our study found that, in general, a suitable daily sleep routine is of primary importance in improving students’ academic performance. Additionally, daily exercise appears to be able to significantly facilitate higher academic performance. it’s important to note that exercising while sleep-restricted may have adverse effects. The most effective way to improve student academic performance proves to be reducing the time spent playing video games and watching short videos and replacing it with hours of sleep or exercise.
{"title":"Beyond the bell: exploring the link between time allocation on extracurricular activities and academic performance in Chinese adolescents","authors":"Peng Zhang, Yifan Wang, Xuan Chen, Wei Yan, Yijie Zhu, Kaiping Peng","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2277379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2277379","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Academic performance could have an impact on job trajectories and socioeconomic status for societies in the future. However, only a few studies have focused on the impact of time allocation on extracurricular activity strategies. Based on that observation, we recruited 91,161 school students from 451 primary, middle, and high schools in China, and used a cross-sectional compositional data analysis approach to investigate the linkage between extracurricular activities and time allocation strategies and academic performance. Our study found that, in general, a suitable daily sleep routine is of primary importance in improving students’ academic performance. Additionally, daily exercise appears to be able to significantly facilitate higher academic performance. it’s important to note that exercising while sleep-restricted may have adverse effects. The most effective way to improve student academic performance proves to be reducing the time spent playing video games and watching short videos and replacing it with hours of sleep or exercise.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139229135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}