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Direct linkMertens, Esther C. A.; Dekovic, Maja; van Londen, Monique; Reitz, Ellen – Prevention Science, 2022
The aim of the present study was to examine whether early adolescents' positive development (i.e., resilience and psychological wellbeing) could be enhanced by stimulating three dimensions of self-awareness: emotional self-regulation, self-esteem, and self-reflection. An experimental field study (randomized controlled trial) was conducted. Seventh…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Resilience (Psychology), Well Being, Mental Health
Gee, Dylan G.; Hanson, Catherine; Caglar, Leyla Roksan; Fareri, Dominic S.; Gabard-Durnam, Laurel J.; Mills-Finnerty, Colleen; Goff, Bonnie; Caldera, Christina J.; Lumian, Daniel S.; Flannery, Jessica; Hanson, Stephen José; Tottenham, Nim – Developmental Science, 2022
Interactions between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex are fundamental to human emotion. Despite the central role of frontoamygdala communication in adult emotional learning and regulation, little is known about how top-down control emerges during human development. In the present cross-sectional pilot study, we experimentally manipulated…
Descriptors: Correlation, Diagnostic Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Emotional Response
Billingsley, Janelle T.; Rivens, Ariana J.; Charity-Parker, Bianka M.; Chang, Stephanie H.; Garrett, Shedrick L.; Li, Tianjiao; Hurd, Noelle M. – Youth & Society, 2022
This mixed method study explored whether and how familial mentor support may have influenced the parent-adolescent relationship, and whether the impact of familial mentor support on the parent-adolescent relationship may have differed across adolescents' developmental stage. Findings from analyses of survey data from 106 Black adolescents…
Descriptors: Mentors, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Developmental Stages
Download full textCardoso, Paulo; Duarte, Maria Eduarda; Pacheco, Lisandra; Janeiro, Isabel Nunes – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2022
This study examines the process and outcome of a life design group intervention with grade 9 students. In a sample of 139 participants (91 girls and 48 boys), a quasi-experimental design was applied to analyse the intervention's effectiveness at fostering vocational identity, career adaptability and career decision-making self-efficacy. Seventy…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Occupational Aspiration, Career Choice, Decision Making
Caitlyn Mytelka; Sarah C. Narendorf; Elizabeth Baumler; Chiara Acquati; Jeff R. Temple – Journal of Adolescence, 2025
Introduction: The rising prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents is a public health concern. Early adolescence is a key developmental period to reduce risks for internalizing symptoms through primary prevention programs, yet additional research is needed on modifiable factors, such as coping skills, to target to mitigate risk…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Coping, Self Destructive Behavior, Values
Mangesh Pandey; Krishna Dwivedi; Narayan Behera – Youth & Society, 2025
Emotional and behavioral problems represent a spectrum of issues that impact adolescents' optimal growth and development. This two-arm randomized trial assessed yoga's role in improving physical fitness, mindfulness, self-esteem, cognitive functions, and emotional and behavioral problems in 90 adolescents, aged 11 to 15, of both genders.…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Mental Health, Metacognition, Physical Activities
Daley-Carey, Ebony – Children's Literature in Education, 2018
Coming-of-age stories have conventionally constructed the development of subjectivity as a linear, cohesive, and ultimately empowering process. Narrative closure is thus typically contingent on the adolescent protagonist's ability to acquire an agentic form of self-knowledge and integrate productively into the adult world. In contrast, the failure…
Descriptors: Postmodernism, Adolescent Literature, Adolescent Development, Literary Genres
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2018
The Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed) is expanding its role as the premier policy and practice organization advocating for secondary school reform through its Science of Adolescent Learning (SAL) initiative. Learning and development research shows that adolescence is a time of great opportunity and risk. This unique stage of human…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Adolescent Development, Educational Practices
Guest, Andrew M.; Siamoo, Peter; Maige, Gerald – Cogent Education, 2021
School extracurricular activities are an important site for positive youth development in low-resource international contexts due to their relative accessibility and community relevance. Such activity programs can simultaneously illuminate local best practices and learn from research in other contexts where positive youth development research is…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Williford, Anne; Fite, Paula; Diaz, Kathleen; Singh, Mehar – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Given the significant negative impacts of peer victimization on youth development, studies have sought to understand what buffers against these consequences. To that end, the present study examined whether teacher attachment and perceptions of school safety moderated the associations between different forms of victimization and school absences…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Victims, Bullying, High School Students
Wadhwa, Mansi; Cook, Thomas D. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2019
This chapter highlights the key assumptions underlying Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) and illustrates them with regard to the practice of RCTs in the realm of child and adolescent development. Given the prominence of RCTs in policy research, we analyze the possible ways in which these assumptions might not be met by single randomized…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Evidence Based Practice, Child Development, Adolescent Development
Thoma, Stephen J.; Walker, David I.; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Frichand, Ana; Moulin-Stozek, Daniel; Kristjánsson, Kristján – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Context, Adolescent Development, Foreign Countries
McAndrew, Annamaria J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Maternal perinatal depression is not an uncommon experience, yet few mothers are identified and treated--a concerning fact, given the potential for negative impact on both maternal and infant well-being. In the present study, I review recent research in the field of maternal perinatal depression and highlight associated developmental outcomes…
Descriptors: Mothers, Prenatal Influences, Depression (Psychology), Infants
Antopolskaya, Tatyana A.; Baybakova, Olga Y.; Silakov, Alexander S. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
The article reveals the problem of the development of personal agency of adolescents in a socially enriched environment of additional education. It deals with the theoretical aspects of the problem. Attention is drawn to significant characteristics of personal agency, such as multileveledness, reflexivity, motivation, initiative and realization…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Individual Power, Adolescents, Adolescent Development
Lansford, Jennifer E.; Zietz, Susannah; Bornstein, Marc H.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Gurdal, Sevtap; Liu, Qin; Long, Qian; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Steinberg, Laurence; Tapanya, Sombat; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria; Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean; Alampay, Liane Peña; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario; Chang, Lei – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
This study tested culture-general and culture-specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural similarities and differences in problem behavior during adolescence. Adolescents from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Adolescent Development
