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Adolescent Development is the study of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur during the transitional period from childhood to adulthood, typically encompassing ages 10 to 19. This field examines the influences of biological maturation, environmental factors, and individual experiences on the growth and identity formation of adolescents.
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Adolescent Development is the study of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur during the transitional period from childhood to adulthood, typically encompassing ages 10 to 19. This field examines the influences of biological maturation, environmental factors, and individual experiences on the growth and identity formation of adolescents.
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1. How can adolescent development be understood and promoted through biopsychosocial and cognitive maturation models?
This research area focuses on integrating biological, psychological, and social dimensions to comprehensively understand adolescent development trajectories. It emphasizes the dynamic interplay between brain maturation, personality growth, and contextual influences during adolescence. Researchers seek to model developmental changes in cognitive control, emotion regulation, and personality traits to predict behavioral outcomes and inform tailored interventions.
Adolescent Health Psychology
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Adina Eva
2018
Key finding: Introduces a biopsychosocial model framing adolescence as a period of extensive biological, psychological, and social transitions that uniquely shape health behaviors and outcomes. It highlights adolescence as a critical...
Key finding: Introduces a biopsychosocial model framing adolescence as a period of extensive biological, psychological, and social transitions that uniquely shape health behaviors and outcomes. It highlights adolescence as a critical window for primary, secondary, and tertiary health prevention, noting that intervention strategies must be developmentally tailored due to distinct morbidity and mortality patterns compared to adulthood. This model informs health psychology research and clinical practices targeted at adolescence.
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Introducing an adolescent cognitive maturity index
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Ashley S VanMeter
2024, Frontiers in Psychology
Key finding: Develops a novel Cognitive Maturity Index (CMI) derived from latent factors of inhibitory control, risky decision-making, and emotional processing that predicts cognitive age within ±10 months accuracy in adolescents aged...
Key finding: Develops a novel Cognitive Maturity Index (CMI) derived from latent factors of inhibitory control, risky decision-making, and emotional processing that predicts cognitive age within ±10 months accuracy in adolescents aged 11–18. The study elucidates how cognitive control and emotional processes mature concurrently but with individual variability, offering a quantitative scaffold for understanding differential trajectories of cognitive maturation crucial for timed interventions.
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The development of temperament and character during adolescence: The processes and phases of change
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Robert Cloninger
2023, Development and psychopathology
Key finding: Finds moderate rank-order stability of temperament and character traits through ages 12 to 16, with patterns of biphasic change: harm avoidance and persistence decreased, self-directedness and cooperativeness increased, while...
Key finding: Finds moderate rank-order stability of temperament and character traits through ages 12 to 16, with patterns of biphasic change: harm avoidance and persistence decreased, self-directedness and cooperativeness increased, while novelty seeking and reward dependence increased then decreased. It proposes a two-stage model of adolescence wherein identity internalization proceeds after initial social norm experimentation, advancing a nuanced developmental understanding that complements biopsychosocial models.
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2. In what ways do positive adolescent development models, including flourishing and moral development, contribute to understanding adolescent well-being and prosocial behaviors?
This research theme examines adolescence from a positive psychology and moral developmental perspective, emphasizing the conditions and characteristics that enable youth to thrive psychosocially and morally. Studies focus on flourishing as a multidimensional indicator of well-being integrating hedonic and eudaimonic aspects and explore how moral identity formation and social engagement during adolescence lay foundations for adult generativity and societal contribution.
Adolescent flourishing: A systematic review
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Shazly Savahl
2023, Cogent Psychology
Key finding: Synthesizes empirical evidence highlighting flourishing as an integrative construct involving meaning, positive relationships, engagement, competence, positive emotion, and self-esteem. It identifies adolescence as a critical...
Key finding: Synthesizes empirical evidence highlighting flourishing as an integrative construct involving meaning, positive relationships, engagement, competence, positive emotion, and self-esteem. It identifies adolescence as a critical period with a typical mid-adolescence dip in flourishing linked to developmental challenges, while reinforcing that fostering flourishing predicts academic success, creativity, resilience, and reduced psychopathology. The review advocates for flourishing-oriented interventions complementing traditional psychopathology reductions.
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Moral Development in Adolescence
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Sebastián Velásquez Munayco
2016
Key finding: Demonstrates that adolescence uniquely facilitates moral development by exposing youths to new social contexts and skills, such as peer influence and perspective-taking, beyond childhood experiences. The study underscores...
Key finding: Demonstrates that adolescence uniquely facilitates moral development by exposing youths to new social contexts and skills, such as peer influence and perspective-taking, beyond childhood experiences. The study underscores adolescence as foundational for adult moral character formation and civic engagement, influenced strongly by family, community, and peer relationships, thus guiding moral education interventions toward encouraging prosocial commitments during this developmental window.
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Approaches to Positive Youth Development: A View of the Issues
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Rainer Silbereisen
2024, Approaches to Positive Youth Development
Key finding: Advances the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework grounded in developmental systems theory, emphasizing the plasticity of adolescent development in the context of ecological interactions across biological,...
Key finding: Advances the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework grounded in developmental systems theory, emphasizing the plasticity of adolescent development in the context of ecological interactions across biological, psychological, and social levels. PYD research and intervention models highlight promoting strengths and competencies rather than deficit reduction, focusing on relational, contextual, and individual factors shaping adaptive outcomes, thereby reframing adolescence as a period of growth potential.
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3. What are the psychosocial and cultural influences on adolescent identity formation, mental health, and behavioral outcomes in diverse populations?
This theme investigates how cultural context, social structures, family dynamics, and individual psychological processes intersect to shape identity formation, mental health status, and risky behaviors in adolescents. It includes studies on differential perspectives between adolescents, parents, and specialists; the impact of attachment and maltreatment on Aboriginal youth development; spiritual transformation processes; and self-control's complex role in adolescent health within specific societal contexts.
A comparison of the psychological characteristics of adolescence and drawing its profile according to specialists and parents in Isfahan City (Iran)
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Asghar Aghaei
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Fershteh Afsar
2015
Key finding: Identifies significant discrepancies between parents' and specialists' perceptions regarding adolescents' psychological characteristics, highlighting cultural and social variations influencing adolescent development in...
Key finding: Identifies significant discrepancies between parents' and specialists' perceptions regarding adolescents' psychological characteristics, highlighting cultural and social variations influencing adolescent development in Isfahan. The study suggests that parental awareness and specialist evaluations should be harmonized for effective adolescent support, emphasizing the role of culturally sensitive frameworks in adolescent psychology.
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Adolescence: A Window of Opportunity for Positive Change in Mental Health
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Christine Wekerle
2022
Key finding: Emphasizes adolescence as a critical developmental crossroad, particularly for youth with a history of maltreatment, where effective interventions can markedly improve psychological and social functioning. The study details...
Key finding: Emphasizes adolescence as a critical developmental crossroad, particularly for youth with a history of maltreatment, where effective interventions can markedly improve psychological and social functioning. The study details how attachment models and culturally specific challenges, including those faced by Aboriginal youth under acculturation pressures, influence mental health trajectories, advocating targeted, culturally informed interventions during adolescence.
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The Association Between Self-Control and Health (Physical, Mental,and Social) Among Middle and High School Students in Saudi Arabia
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MARYAM HAWBANI
2025, The Association Between Self-Control and Health (Physical, Mental,and Social) Among Middle and High School Students in Saudi Arabia
Key finding: Reports significant associations between self-control and adolescent health in physical, mental, and social domains among Saudi students through categorical analyses, although linear models suggest a complex, non-linear...
Key finding: Reports significant associations between self-control and adolescent health in physical, mental, and social domains among Saudi students through categorical analyses, although linear models suggest a complex, non-linear relationship mediated by age. Findings underscore the need for culturally contextualized interventions emphasizing self-regulation as a factor in holistic adolescent health, given unique sociocultural pressures.
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Adolescent Identity Formation Versus Spiritual Transformation
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Calvin Chatlos
2023, Zygon®
Key finding: Critically reviews prevailing adolescent identity formation research through Eriksonian frameworks, proposing that an excessive focus on identity formation may obstruct spiritual transformation processes essential for...
Key finding: Critically reviews prevailing adolescent identity formation research through Eriksonian frameworks, proposing that an excessive focus on identity formation may obstruct spiritual transformation processes essential for positive adolescent development. The analysis draws attention to the conflict between identity achievement and openness to spirituality, suggesting a paradigm shift toward integrating spiritual development for enhanced adolescent well-being.
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Effects of Eight-Week Strength-Training Program on 20-m Sprint Acceleration in Novice University Athletes
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Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt
2026
The acceleration phase of sprinting is a significant element of performance in many sports, yet evidence from novice university athletes in developing sport settings remains limited. This study aimed to examine the Effects of an...
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The acceleration phase of sprinting is a significant element of performance in many sports, yet evidence from novice university athletes in developing sport settings remains limited. This study aimed to examine the Effects of an Eight-Week Strength-Training Program on 20m Sprint Acceleration in Novice University Athletes. A randomized controlled pretest-posttest design was used with 20 novice registered athletes from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (18-25 years), allocated to an experimental group (n = 10) and a control group (n = 10). Each group included five men and five women. The experimental group completed an 8week strength-oriented training intervention, three sessions per week, while the control group maintained usual physical activity. Sprint performance over 20 m was assessed with timing gates. Pretest and posttest data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 26), and appropriate parametric statistical tests were applied. Thus, the analysis indicated no significant change in the control group's sprint time from pretest to posttest (3.
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Perspective Chapter: Improving Health Budgeting and Management Practices in Low Middle Income Countries (LMIC): Using 3 Country Case Studies-Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania
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Sam Agbo
2026, IntechOpen - Economics of Health Care - Studies and Cases
This chapter examines the budgeting and management issues in health sectors of Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania, relating to their goal of achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Highlighting the World Health Organization's 2010...
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This chapter examines the budgeting and management issues in health sectors of Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania, relating to their goal of achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Highlighting the World Health Organization's 2010 report, it points out financial inefficiencies accounting for 30-40% of health spending, which obstruct progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.8. It identifies key obstacles including poor planning, corruption, inadequate skills, weak governance, and lack of social accountability. The text evaluates the effectiveness of budgeting tools and guidance provided by international organizations like the World Bank and WHO, finding them insufficient for national advancement. It discusses the benefits and limitations of budget reforms, such as Public Expenditure Reviews (PERs) and Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEF), emphasizing the importance of participatory and transparent practices. It notes political interference as a significant barrier to aligning health policies with resource allocation. Concluding, the chapter advocates for program-based budgeting reforms to enhance health spending alignment with sector priorities, flexibility in fund usage, and transparency. It suggests capacity building, improved community engagement, open government collaboration, and evidence-based practices as ways to advance towards UHC. These reforms are seen as critical for fostering transparent, high-quality budget management in the health sector.
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Understanding Youth Apostasy Through Christian Ethics and the Journey of Faith and Self-Discovery in the 21st Century
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Taiwo A D E B A Y O M I Adedeji
2026
Youth apostasy has become an issue raising deep theological, pastoral, and ethical concerns in the 21 st century. The article considers apostasy among youths through the lens of Christian ethics while also interpreting it as a journey of...
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Youth apostasy has become an issue raising deep theological, pastoral, and ethical concerns in the 21 st century. The article considers apostasy among youths through the lens of Christian ethics while also interpreting it as a journey of faith and self-discovery. The article argues that apostasy is not always a simple act of rebellion but a complex process shaped by identity formation, cultural influence, and personal experiences. The article further explores how secularism, media, technology, and institutional distrust contribute to the abandonment of faith among youths in the present age. In response, Christian ethics encourages a balanced approach that upholds truth while extending grace, emphasizing compassion, restoration, and relational engagement. By considering apostasy as a part of a larger spiritual journey, the article proposes a more empathetic pastoral response that recognizes the possibility of growth and renewal. The article argues that understanding youth apostasy requires both theological depth and pastoral sensitivity. The church should engage in deeper reflection and meaningful accompaniment in the journey of faith instead of viewing it only as failure.
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THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON STUDENTS' BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES: A NARRATIVE REVIEW (2016-2024
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Dr. Muhammad Rafiq-uz-Zaman
2026, JOURNAL ARTICLE
Social media has become an ubiquitous part of the lives of students, which affects both behavioral health and academic performance. Although these platforms open up possibilities of communication, collaboration and access to educational...
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Social media has become an ubiquitous part of the lives of students, which affects both behavioral health and academic performance. Although these platforms open up possibilities of communication, collaboration and access to educational resources, there is growing evidence regarding their multifaceted and sometimes contradictory impacts. This paper includes a narrative literature review that summarizes peer-reviewed articles published in the last four years (2016-2024) to explore the effects of social media on students. A search of major academic databases was organized, and studies that met the predefined inclusion criteria were selected based on the following aspects: student populations, use of social media, and related psychological and academic outcomes. The results show that uncontrolled and excessive use of social media is always linked to negative behavioral health effects, such as anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and emotional control. Such effects have been associated with processes like social comparison, fear of missing out, and compulsive patterns of engagement. Meanwhile, excessive use is linked to decreased academic concentration, procrastination, and poorer academic achievement. Nevertheless, the review also reports possible advantages of the intentional and controlled use of social media, such as improved collaboration, access to learning materials, and peer support. All in all, the evidence indicates that the effects of social media are not necessarily positive or negative but are influenced by the patterns of usage, personal traits, and situational factors. The paper highlights the importance of moderate online use and specific interventions to promote student health and achievement.
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The co-construction of adolescent narrative identity: Narrative processing as a function of adolescent age, gender, and maternal scaffolding
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Cade Mansfield
2026, Developmental Psychology
The current study aimed to situate the development of adolescent narrative identity in the context of past-event conversations between adolescents and their mothers, extending work on conversational contexts in early childhood to...
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The current study aimed to situate the development of adolescent narrative identity in the context of past-event conversations between adolescents and their mothers, extending work on conversational contexts in early childhood to adolescence. We examined a cross-section of 63 adolescents with 2 goals: (1) to examine how adolescent age and gender interacted with mothers' scaffolding behaviors and how those interactions were associated with adolescents' narrative processes of meaning-making, vulnerability, and resolution; (2) to examine mothers' behaviors in conversation and how the interactions between those behaviors and event type (important, sad, and happy themes) were associated with those narrative processes. We found that maternal behavior in the conversation was related to adolescent narrative processes, yet this link varied as a function of characteristics of the adolescent and type of event discussed. Overall results suggest that those with potentially less practice at narrating the self in elaborative ways-younger adolescents and boys-receive more supportive scaffolding, and that for those with likely more practice with elaborative narration-girls and older adolescents-mothers engage in more negation behavior. The role of these scaffolding behaviors in adolescent narrative identity development is discussed.
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Transforming the Future of Adolescent Health: Opportunities From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
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Elizabeth Hoffman
2026, Journal of Adolescent Health
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Gender-Based Victimization and Gender Norms Among Adolescent Girls: A Latent Profile Analysis
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Will Beischel
2026, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Distinct forms of gender-based victimization (e.g., sexist experiences, slutshaming, sexual harassment, and homophobic bullying) are often studied in isolation among adolescent girls, yet some girls are likely to experience multiple forms...
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Distinct forms of gender-based victimization (e.g., sexist experiences, slutshaming, sexual harassment, and homophobic bullying) are often studied in isolation among adolescent girls, yet some girls are likely to experience multiple forms simultaneously. Researchers have theorized that these forms of gender-based victimization can function to regulate culturally acceptable gendered expression and behavior, but more empirical work is needed to understand these linkages. We had two aims: (a) to identify profiles of gender-based victimization (i.e., sexist experiences, slut-shaming, sexual harassment, and homophobic bullying) among adolescent girls and (b) to understand how these profiles are associated with girls' relationships to gender norms (i.e., gender expression, internalized sexism, internalized sexualization, and sexual identity). We analyzed data from a larger study on adolescents' peer experiences and attitudes in Québec, Canada (n = 203 girls, M age = 15.4 years, 30% racialized minorities). We used latent profile analysis to identify patterns of gender-based victimization experiences, and then we used latent variable multinomial regression to test the association between the profiles of victimization and girls’ relationships to gender norms. The best model was a two-profile solution: High Victimization and Low Victimization. Compared to the Low Victimization group, participants in the High Victimization group were more likely to identify as sexual minorities and report higher levels of internalized sexualization. Our findings support intervention and prevention approaches that focus on the links between multiple forms of gender-based violence and that acknowledge sexualization and sexual minority status as risk factors. Ultimately, our results suggest that one function of gender-based victimization is policing gender norms.
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Ritualized into adulthood: the scarcity of youth-focused rites of passage in America
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Heather Burrow
2026, Discover Global Society
This paper compares the physical, social, psychological, and legal developmental milestones experienced by youth that demonstrate their gradual ‘passage’ into young adulthood to the existing communal rites that celebrate these milestone...
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This paper compares the physical, social, psychological, and legal developmental milestones experienced by youth that demonstrate their gradual ‘passage’ into young adulthood to the existing communal rites that celebrate these milestone transitions. This comparison shows the scarcity of such vital rite celebrations in contemporary America. Instead, there has been a switch to age-focused ritualization activities for youth becoming adults. This has led to an ineffective and unfulfilling coming-of-age experience for many. Self-oriented or group-oriented rites have emerged to meet the current felt need that are enacted by youth themselves. This has created a lack of a solid sense of adult identity and contributes to the formation of a new life-stage known as “emerging adulthood.” Considering the potential for transformative rites, I argue we need to construct new ways of acknowledging and ritualizing the important transitions youth experience, utilizing the already existing developmenta...
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Mental Health Challenges and Coping Mechanisms among Undergraduates of the University of Nigeria Nsukka
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Rita N Obi
2026, Journal of Family and Society Research 4(2)
Mental health is a crucial factor in overall well-being, affecting cognitive function, emotional stability, and social interactions. Globally, disorders like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are rising, significantly impacting...
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Mental health is a crucial factor in overall well-being, affecting cognitive function, emotional stability, and social interactions. Globally, disorders like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are rising, significantly impacting quality of life and productivity. University students, particularly in Nigeria, face stressors such as academic pressure, financial strain, and social adaptation, which contribute to mental health challenges. This study investigates mental health challenges and coping mechanisms among undergraduates of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It assesses students' mental health status, identifies contributing factors, and evaluates coping strategies for mental health challenges among undergraduates of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A cross-sectional survey design was used, with data collected from 367 students across three faculties. A structured questionnaire and two adapted questionnaires were employed for data collection. Data analysis was conducted using Statistical Products for Service Solution (SPSS, version 23.0). The findings of the study revealed moderate rates of anxiety (39.2%), depression (61%), panic disorder (58.9%), and social anxiety disorder (60.2%), with academic pressure (60.2%), family issues (51.8%), poor time management (54.5%), and stress (69.5%) exacerbating these problems. Eating disorders were relatively less prevalent among respondents than other conditions, as 66.2% reported low levels of the disorder. Strategies the respondents use to cope with mental health challenges include talking to friends and family (68.9%), meditation and mindfulness (62.4%), and engaging in hobbies (65.9%). The study underscores the need for mental health programs and support services to enhance student mental well-being.
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Mentorship, Eros, and their Biological Substrate
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Andrew Calimach
2026
…There is another kind of "reverse engineering" that I was thinking about. We know a good bit about the developmental curves of boys. The idealizing function of the young mind; The openness of emotion and its gradual reduction over time....
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…There is another kind of "reverse engineering" that I was thinking about. We know a good bit about the developmental curves of boys. The idealizing function of the young mind; The openness of emotion and its gradual reduction over time. The need for guidance. The awakening of erotic energy with the attendant biological need for release. All these plotted together must indicate an optimal range of time in the life of the developing male when a close bond with an older male is both possible and beneficial, if kept within the bounds of dikaios eros. This being primarily a biological and psychological window, rather than a cultural one. Culture merely facilitates the accomplishment of the function, which otherwise remains unfulfilled. This window could presumably be represented as a bell curve. Could such a bell curve be postulated? What would be its center, and its range within one and within two standard deviations?
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Integration of Technology in the Instructional Process for Students with Special Needs
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Refik Ramadani
2026, Human Research in Rehabilitation
Teachers are the main guides in supporting students’ physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Classrooms have diverse learners, including those with special needs; thus, appropriate instructional methods are highly needed...
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Teachers are the main guides in supporting students’ physical, social, emotional, and
cognitive development. Classrooms have diverse learners, including those with special needs;
thus, appropriate instructional methods are highly needed to support such environments.
Students with special needs experience difficulties in almost every avenue of life; hence,
especially in learning at school, they require special teaching approaches. Technology
has provided an avenue for reducing barriers and increasing inclusion during instruction.
The current study aims to establish whether technological tools and multimedia motivate,
engage, and support students with special needs in both learning and classroom integration.
A quantitative approach was adopted, in which 25 items of a questionnaire were completed
by teachers, assistants, and psychologists from rural and urban primary schools in Gjilan,
Kosovo. Results reveal that increased use of technology enhances both inclusion and
motivation for students with special needs and that limited staff training acts as an inhibitor
of effective implementation. The outcomes also demonstrated greater integration in
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Harmful Online Content and Cross-Cultural Challenges Faced by Adolescents: Findings From Focus Groups Conducted in Brazil and Australia
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Andrew J . Campbell
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Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa
2026, Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
Internet and social media content offers a psychological risk and protection challenge for the development of children and adolescents, depending upon the quality of supervision they receive. Moreover, understanding the levels of online...
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Internet and social media content offers a psychological risk and protection challenge for the development of children and adolescents, depending upon the quality of supervision they receive. Moreover, understanding the levels of online content risk between diverse cultures is an under investigated area of research. To address this, the current study presents partial findings from an ongoing research project involving researchers from Brazil and Australia. Phase I of the study aimed to identify the self-reported contemporary concerns and experiences of adolescents in Brazil regarding harmful online content, as well as the perceived concerns of parents, educators and health service professionals. Thirty-three people from Brazil participated: 13 adolescents; 11 parents or legal guardians of adolescents; and 9 professionals who work with adolescents in different services. Data collection included a questionnaire to characterize sociodemographic variables and separate Focus Groups (FGs) with the above-mentioned groups. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the sociodemographic variables, and qualitative data from FGs were analyzed through Thematic Analysis. 15 themes related to the risks and concerns raised by the participants were found, and 9 of them were similar among the three groups. This research may inform future interventions aimed at improving adults' guidance and supervision regarding adolescents' use of the internet and social media. Phase II will be replicating this study with an Australian population and will allow a cross-cultural analysis to determine whether there are any differences regarding concerns of the groups by country of origin of the participants.
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SUMIT KUMARENDRA
2026
for his invaluable guidance, whole hearted co-operation, constructive criticism and continuous encouragement in preparation of this dissertation without his support and guidance the present work would remain a dream. I take this...
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for his invaluable guidance, whole hearted co-operation, constructive criticism and continuous encouragement in preparation of this dissertation without his support and guidance the present work would remain a dream. I take this opportunity to thanks all my scholar friends and batchmates whose solidarity and empathy has been of vital importance and who have been helpful in the completion of this dissertation in one way or other. Also, I am grateful to Mr. Vikas Kumar, (Village
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ACCESS TO SAFE AND EQUITABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR COMMUNITY WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN NIGERIA
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Udukhomose Suleiman Omokhabi
2026, Benue Journal of Sociology (BJS).
Safe and equitable reproductive healthcare is essential for the health, autonomy, and well-being of women of reproductive age. Reproductive health services such as family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, prevention and treatment of...
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Safe and equitable reproductive healthcare is essential for the health, autonomy, and well-being of women of reproductive age. Reproductive health services such as family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, safe abortion services where legal, and reproductive health education play a vital role in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and promoting gender equality. Despite global and national commitments to improving reproductive health outcomes, many women at the community level continue to experience unequal access to these essential services. This study critically examines access to reproductive healthcare by exploring the range of available services, the determinants that influence access, the barriers that persist, and possible strategies to improve service utilisation. Access to reproductive healthcare is influenced by several factors, including socioeconomic status, level of education, place of residence (rural or urban), health system capacity, cultural norms, gender relations, and policy environments. Major barriers include financial costs, long distances to health facilities, inadequate infrastructure, stigma and concerns about confidentiality, limited decision-making power among women, and negative attitudes from healthcare providers. These challenges often cause women to delay or avoid seeking necessary care. The Health Belief Model (HBM) provides the theoretical framework for this study by explaining how individual beliefs and perceptions influence healthcare-seeking behaviour. Key components of the model are perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and selfefficacy help explain differences in the use or non-use of reproductive health services. These beliefs are shaped by broader social and health system contexts. Overall, improving access to safe and equitable reproductive healthcare requires a comprehensive and multi-level approach. Governments and health authorities should strengthen primary healthcare systems by providing adequate human resources, essential reproductive health commodities, and quality services, particularly in underserved communities, to enhance women's health outcomes and well-being.
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ACCESS TO SAFE AND EQUITABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR COMMUNITY WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN NIGERIA
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Abiola A Omokhabi
2026, Benue Journal of Sociology
Safe and equitable reproductive healthcare is essential for the health, autonomy, and well-being of women of reproductive age. Reproductive health services such as family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, prevention and treatment of...
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Safe and equitable reproductive healthcare is essential for the health, autonomy, and well-being of women of reproductive age. Reproductive health services such as family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, safe abortion services where legal, and reproductive health education play a vital role in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and promoting gender equality. Despite global and national commitments to improving reproductive health outcomes, many women at the community level continue to experience unequal access to these essential services. This study critically examines access to reproductive healthcare by exploring the range of available services, the determinants that influence access, the barriers that persist, and possible strategies to improve service utilisation. Access to reproductive healthcare is influenced by several factors, including socioeconomic status, level of education, place of residence (rural or urban), health system capacity, cultural norms, gender relations, and policy environments. Major barriers include financial costs, long distances to health facilities, inadequate infrastructure, stigma and concerns about confidentiality, limited decision-making power among women, and negative attitudes from healthcare providers. These challenges often cause women to delay or avoid seeking necessary care. The Health Belief Model (HBM) provides the theoretical framework for this study by explaining how individual beliefs and perceptions influence healthcare-seeking behaviour. Key components of the model are perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and selfefficacy help explain differences in the use or non-use of reproductive health services. These beliefs are shaped by broader social and health system contexts. Overall, improving access to safe and equitable reproductive healthcare requires a comprehensive and multi-level approach. Governments and health authorities should strengthen primary healthcare systems by providing adequate human resources, essential reproductive health commodities, and quality services, particularly in underserved communities, to enhance women's health outcomes and well-being.
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SONO, ESTRESSE E DESEMPENHO FUNCIONAL NA INFÂNCIA: UMA ABORDAGEM INTERDISCIPLINAR DA SAÚDE FÍSICA, MENTAL E SOCIAL
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Taiane Silva da Costa
2026, III Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde Física, Mental e Social
A infância é um período sensível do desenvolvimento, no qual a qualidade do sono e a exposição a estressores ambientais exercem impacto direto sobre o funcionamento cognitivo, emocional, comportamental e social da criança. Nesse...
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A infância é um período sensível do desenvolvimento, no qual a qualidade do sono e a
exposição a estressores ambientais exercem impacto direto sobre o funcionamento
cognitivo, emocional, comportamental e social da criança. Nesse contexto, a compreensão das relações entre sono, estresse e desempenho funcional torna-se fundamental para a promoção da saúde física, mental e social, bem como para a prevenção de desfechos negativos em idade escolar. Este trabalho tem como objetivo discutir, a partir de uma revisão narrativa da literatura, as inter-relações entre padrões de sono, níveis de estresse e desempenho funcional em crianças, destacando implicações para a prática interdisciplinar em saúde. Trata-se de um estudo de caráter teórico, baseado em busca de artigos, diretrizes e documentos técnicos nas bases de dados SciELO, PubMed e PsycINFO, além de materiais de órgãos nacionais em saúde da criança, publicados prioritariamente nos últimos oito anos. A análise foi realizada de forma descritiva, agrupando achados em eixos temáticos: características do sono na infância, estresse (agudo, crônico e tóxico), desempenho funcional (rotina diária, funções executivas, regulação emocional, participação escolar e social) e estratégias de intervenção. Os resultados indicam que dificuldades de sono e níveis elevados de estresse associam-se a prejuízos em atenção, memória, controle inibitório, humor, comportamento e participação em atividades acadêmicas e sociais, além de maior risco para sintomas ansiosos, depressivos e queixas somáticas. Evidenciam-se,
ainda, relações bidirecionais entre sono e estresse, mediadas por fatores familiares,
escolares e socioeconômicos. Conclui-se que a avaliação e o manejo do sono e do estresse devem integrar rotineiramente o cuidado em saúde da criança, com estratégias interdisciplinares que envolvam família, escola e serviços de saúde, incluindo ações de educação em saúde, psicoeducação, promoção de rotinas saudáveis e intervenções focadas em autorregulação e suporte psicossocial.
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Civilization and Its Discontented: Links Between Youth Victimization, Beliefs About Government, and Political Participation Across Seven American Presidencies
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Julie Kaplow
2026, The American psychologist
Promoting trust in public officials and active political engagement is vital to sustaining a well-functioning democracy. Developmental psychologists propose that youths' beliefs about government and participation in politics are...
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Promoting trust in public officials and active political engagement is vital to sustaining a well-functioning democracy. Developmental psychologists propose that youths' beliefs about government and participation in politics are rooted in personal experiences within their communities. Previous studies have focused on how positive experiences within youths' families, schools, and communities facilitate greater social trust and political participation. However, less is known about how negative interpersonal experiences-such as criminal victimization-intersect with youths' beliefs about the trustworthiness, competence, and knowledge of government officials, and their participation in political activity. Using data from 39 waves of the Monitoring the Future study, the current study examined associations among youth victimization, beliefs about government, and participation in various political activities. Adolescents (N = 109,574; 50.9% female) enrolled in 12th grade across ...
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Некоторые гипотезы о природе и возможных подходах к лечению половой инконгруэнтности
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Anna M . M . Yudin
2026, Некоторые гипотезы о природе и возможных подходах к лечению половой инконгруэнтности
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The International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on age determination in high-level young athletes
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alex sanchez
2026, British Journal of Sports Medicine
Dette er siste tekst-versjon av artikkelen, og den kan inneholde ubetydelige forskjeller fra forlagets pdf-versjon. Forlagets pdf-versjon finner du på bjsm.bjm.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
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Iftime Vlad-Ionut
2026, Sport and Society: Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports
At the middle school level, students' ability to make good decisions is considered fragile, due to their greater impulsivity, compared to other stages of human development. In contrast, at this age, students perform rapid perceptual and...
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At the middle school level, students' ability to make good decisions is considered fragile, due to their greater impulsivity, compared to other stages of human development. In contrast, at this age, students perform rapid perceptual and motor decision-making tasks as well as adults, for example recognizing a signal on a screen or reacting to an image. In general, when emotional elements are introduced, students' performance becomes weaker. Some authors believe that at this stage the most intense feelings take place, materializing in the desire for affirmation, self-confidence, adverse reactions to parents' wishes, stubbornness and impudence. Thinking is in full development, and is based on analysis, synthesis, comparison and generalization. Self-concern appears, interest in oneself awakens and the spirit of observation and criticism develops. Decision-making is an intrinsic factor of everyday life. Within school activities, students have to make decisions at every step. However, the school curricula of compulsory subjects in the gymnasium do not specify anything expressly regarding the development of decision-making capacity. In general, it is considered that this ability develops simultaneously with the cognitive and emotional development of the student. The aim of the article is to highlight the potential of school physical education, in order to develop decisionmaking capacity in students in middle school. Our main arguments refer to the infinity of practical situations offered to students in the practice of this discipline, situations that involve multiple variables.
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Beyond the Skin: The Psychological Impact of Dermatological Conditions on Adolescents and the Potential of Creative and Kindness-Based Interventions
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Ayona Jaswal
2026, Beyond the Skin: The Psychological Impact of Dermatological Conditions on Adolescents and the Potential of Creative and Kindness-Based Interventions
This paper addresses the question of how skin conditions affect preteens/teens' mental health and self-esteem. This paper is a synthesis review of findings from six recent studies, which address issues of adolescent skin disorders to...
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This paper addresses the question of how skin conditions affect preteens/teens' mental health and self-esteem. This paper is a synthesis review of findings from six recent studies, which address issues of adolescent skin disorders to highlight their impact and intervention in a person's life. Acne, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and psoriasis are skin conditions that are generally found in adolescence. Over 85% of teens have been frequently affected by acne throughout the years of teenage to adulthood. Skin conditions can lead adolescents to isolate themselves, causing emotional distress and poor quality of life. Increasing the rate of depression and anxiety, which is why it is important to raise awareness on such matters.
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Prenatal methyl mercury exposure in relation to neurodevelopment and behavior at 19years of age in the Seychelles Child Development Study
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Maria Mulhern
2026, Neurotoxicology and Teratology
Background-Fish are important sources of protein and contain a variety of nutrients, such as n-3 longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), essential for normal brain development. Nevertheless, all fish also contain methyl mercury...
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Background-Fish are important sources of protein and contain a variety of nutrients, such as n-3 longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), essential for normal brain development. Nevertheless, all fish also contain methyl mercury (MeHg), a known neurotoxicant in adequate dosage. Our studies of the Seychelles Child Development Study (SCDS) Main Cohort enrolled in 1989-1990 (n=779) have found no consistent pattern of adverse MeHg effects at exposures achieved by daily fish consumption. Rather, we have observed evidence of improved performance on some cognitive endpoints as prenatal MeHg exposure increases in the range studied. These observations cannot be related to MeHg and may reflect the role of unmeasured covariates such as essential nutrients present in fish. To determine if these associations persist into young adulthood, we examined the relationship between prenatal MeHg exposure, recent PUFA exposure and subjects' neurodevelopment and behavior at 19 years of age. Methods-We examined 533 participants using the following test battery: the Profile of Mood States-Bipolar (POMS-Bi); Finger Tapping; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT); measures of Fine Motor Control and Complex Perceptual Motor Control; and Visual Spatial Contrast Sensitivity. We collected the following covariates: maternal IQ, family life course stressors, socioeconomic status, and subjects' recent postnatal MeHg, sex, and computer use. Primary analyses (based on N=392-475) examined covariate-adjusted associations in multiple linear regression models with prenatal MeHg as the primary exposure measure. Secondary analyses additionally adjusted for total n-6 and fish-related n-3 PUFA measured in the subjects serum at the 19-year examination. Results-Study participants had a mean prenatal MeHg exposure of 6.9 ppm, and a mean recent postnatal exposure of 10.3 ppm. There were no adverse associations between prenatal MeHg and
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Puberty Predicts Approach But Not Avoidance on the Iowa Gambling Task in a Multinational Sample
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Nandita Chaudhary
2026, Child Development
According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors tested...
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According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors tested whether different underlying processes also drive age differences in reward approach and cost avoidance. Using a modified Iowa Gambling Task in a multinational, cross-sectional sample of 3,234 adolescents (ages 9-17; M = 12.87, SD = 2.36), pubertal maturation, but not age, predicted reward approach, mediated through higher sensation seeking. In contrast, age, but not pubertal maturation, predicted increased cost avoidance, mediated through greater impulse control. These findings add to evidence that adolescent behavior is best understood as the product of two interacting, but independently developing, brain systems.
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Puberty Predicts Approach But Not Avoidance on the Iowa Gambling Task in a Multinational Sample
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Nandita Chaudhary
2026, Child Development
According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors tested...
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According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors tested whether different underlying processes also drive age differences in reward approach and cost avoidance. Using a modified Iowa Gambling Task in a multinational, cross-sectional sample of 3,234 adolescents (ages 9-17; M = 12.87, SD = 2.36), pubertal maturation, but not age, predicted reward approach, mediated through higher sensation seeking. In contrast, age, but not pubertal maturation, predicted increased cost avoidance, mediated through greater impulse control. These findings add to evidence that adolescent behavior is best understood as the product of two interacting, but independently developing, brain systems.
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Puberty Predicts Approach But Not Avoidance on the Iowa Gambling Task in a Multinational Sample
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Nandita Chaudhary
2026, Child development
According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors tested...
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According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors tested whether different underlying processes also drive age differences in reward approach and cost avoidance. Using a modified Iowa Gambling Task in a multinational, cross-sectional sample of 3,234 adolescents (ages 9-17; M = 12.87, SD = 2.36), pubertal maturation, but not age, predicted reward approach, mediated through higher sensation seeking. In contrast, age, but not pubertal maturation, predicted increased cost avoidance, mediated through greater impulse control. These findings add to evidence that adolescent behavior is best understood as the product of two interacting, but independently developing, brain systems.
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School Engagement as Predictors of Academic Achievement of the Left-Behind Children in Henan Province, China
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Gurnam K A U R Sidhu
2026, Asian Social Science
With the expansion of industrialisation and rapid development of economy in China, migration of the rural population to the urban areas in seek of employment has resulted in changes in the family structure and increased number of...
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With the expansion of industrialisation and rapid development of economy in China, migration of the rural population to the urban areas in seek of employment has resulted in changes in the family structure and increased number of left-behind children (LBC) in China. Numerous studies on LBC have concluded the critical issues among the children related to their overall well-being and their performance at school. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of emotional, cognitive and behavioural engagement of the LBC on the academic achievement of the left behind children. Quantitative research method was used and the sample were 186 leftbehind children in Henan Province, China. To measure school engagement, the instrument developed by Finlay (2006) was used. Correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the various predictors and academic achievement. The findings concluded that emotional, cognitive and behavioural engagement of the LBC at school were significantly correlated with academic achievement. The hierarchical regression findings concluded that emotional engagement (β= .268; t= 3.593, p<0.000, cognitive engagement (β= .245; t= 3.284, p<0.000 and care takers (β= .132; t= 2.009, p<0.05) were significant predictors of academic achievement of the LBC.
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Educational well-being: validation of a questionnaire on well-being at school
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Anna V . Antonova
2026, ITALIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
L’articolo presenta una parte dei risultati della sperimentazione di un questionario per la rilevazione del Benessere educativo in alcuni studenti di scuola secondaria di primo grado delle citta di Roma e di Mosca. Il benessere educativo...
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L’articolo presenta una parte dei risultati della sperimentazione di un questionario per la rilevazione del Benessere educativo in alcuni studenti di scuola secondaria di primo grado delle citta di Roma e di Mosca. Il benessere educativo e definito come una percezione positiva dell’ambiente scolastico, che comprende il senso di soddisfazione per quanto avviene a scuola, la percezione positiva del clima scolastico, la sicurezza psicologica e la riduzione dei fattori di disagio. La ricerca e stata condotta su due campioni di giudizio italiano e russo. Vengono presentate le proprieta psicometriche dello strumento e parte dei risultati del campione italiano della ricerca.
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Langit Lupa, salin ng "Playing Pilgrims," unang kabanata ng nobelang Little Women ni Louisa May Alcott
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Michael Thomas Nelmida
2026, Dalumat E-Journal
May angking hiwaga ang pagsasalin at may iba't ibang tungkuling ginagampanan ang tagasalin na lumalagpas sa interdisiplinaryo, multidisplinaryo o transdisiplinaryo nitong pamantayan. Kaakibat nito ang pagiging dalubwika, ng tagasalin...
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May angking hiwaga ang pagsasalin at may iba't ibang tungkuling ginagampanan ang tagasalin na lumalagpas sa interdisiplinaryo, multidisplinaryo o transdisiplinaryo nitong pamantayan. Kaakibat nito ang pagiging dalubwika, ng tagasalin upang magagap ang tekstong nais isalin. Mula sa pag-aayos ng sintaksis sa dulog na linggwistik nito. Kailangan ding tumayo bilang literari kritik ang tagasalin, upang matasa at mataya ang literaturang kaniyang sinasalin. Nilalangkapan din ito ng pilosopikal at politikal na gawain sa naisaling teksto. Matagal ko nang inabanduna ang proyektong pagsasalin ng Little Women. Naniniwala ako na dapat isang babae ang magsalin ng nobelang ito. Magiging bilasa, o palabas na pananaw lamang ang magiging salin ko. Naging hamon sa akin, ang karanasan ng isang babae, taliwas sa kung anong naranasan ko bilang isang batang lalaki, labas sa kombensiyonalidad na itinakda ng heteronormatibong pananaw na pinalamon sa akin ng lipunan.
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Protecting and Promoting: An Integrative Conceptual Model for Healthy Development of Adolescents
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Melissa L Morgan
2026, Journal of Adolescent Health
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Parental Digital Mediation Strategies and Mental Health Outcomes in Pre-Teens: A Systematic Review with Public Health Implications for Low-and Middle-Income Settings
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Ayesha Zubair
2026, by ayesha zubair
The widespread adoption of social media among pre-teens (ages 8-12) has emerged as a major public health concern, with links to increased anxiety, depression, problematic use, and sleep disturbances. Parental digital mediation active...
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The widespread adoption of social media among pre-teens (ages 8-12) has emerged as a major public health concern, with links to increased anxiety, depression, problematic use, and sleep disturbances. Parental digital mediation active discussion, restrictive rules, co-use, and monitoring represents a modifiable protective factor. This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 28 studies published between 2021 and 2025 examining the relationship between parental mediation strategies and pre-teen mental health outcomes. Active mediation consistently shows the strongest protective associations with better emotional regulation and lower problematic social media use, while overly restrictive approaches without explanation can increase reactance, secrecy, and anxiety. Hybrid strategies (co-use and transparent monitoring) appear promising for building resilience. In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Pakistan, cultural norms of high parental authority interact with limited digital literacy, making culturally adapted interventions urgent. Public health implications include the need for low-cost family programs, school-based digital literacy initiatives, and policy support for parents in resource-limited settings. Gaps in longitudinal and Global South research are highlighted.
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LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ENHANCE TEACHER COMPETENCE IN NIGERIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM: TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
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Nathaniel SAMUEL, Ph.D.
2026, Journal of Theoretical and Empirical Studies in Education (Special Issue) September, 2025; ISSN: 2360-7172
Nigeria’s education system faces persistent challenges of teacher competence, inadequate digital infrastructure, and systemic inequities that limit effective teaching and learning. Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a transformative...
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Nigeria’s education system faces persistent challenges of teacher competence, inadequate digital infrastructure, and systemic inequities that limit effective teaching and learning. Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a transformative opportunity to address these gaps by supporting adaptive instruction, automating professional development, and enhancing pedagogical decision-making. However, its integration remains constrained by infrastructural limitations, low digital literacy, and sociocultural barriers. This study develops a conceptual framework for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Nigeria’s education sector, emphasizing its transformative potential in enhancing teacher competence and advancing systemic outcomes. The framework is structured around four interrelated constructs: technological and sociological readiness, teacher professional development, AI-enhanced teacher competence, and student and system outcomes. This study explored how AI can be inclusively positioned to strengthen teacher capacity. It adopts a dual-lens framework: the technological perspective, focusing on tools, platforms, and infrastructure; and the sociological perspective, emphasizing on teacher attitudes, equity of access, and systemic readiness. The research addresses a critical gap by contextualizing AI adoption within Nigeria’s unique educational realities, rather than relying on global models that may not align with local needs. The study found out that inclusive and context-sensitive AI strategies are essential to ensure teacher
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empowerment, reduce inequalities, and foster resilience within Nigeria’s education system. The study concludes that AI adoption in Nigerian education requires a holistic approach that balances technology, human expertise, and sociocultural realities. It recommends that investing in robust infrastructure, sustained professional development, and inclusive policies in Nigeria educational system can leverage AI to reduce educational inequalities and align with global innovations.
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Conceptions of Cross-Sex Friendships and Romantic Relationships in Early Adolescence
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Debra Pepler
2026, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Adolescents' conceptions of cross-sex friendships and romantic relationships were explored in a sample of 1755 adolescent boys and girls ranging in age from 9 to 14 years. These adolescents uniquely characterized romantic relationships in...
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Adolescents' conceptions of cross-sex friendships and romantic relationships were explored in a sample of 1755 adolescent boys and girls ranging in age from 9 to 14 years. These adolescents uniquely characterized romantic relationships in terms of passion and commitment whereas cross-sex friendships were largely characterized by affiliation. Even the youngest of the adolescents made these distinctions. Nonetheless, both age and experience were associated with changes in the use of descriptors. References to intimacy increased in both types of relationships, and references to passion and affiliation decreased. These age-and experience-related differences occurred independently of each other. The results are consistent with the view that even young adolescents who are lacking extensive experiences with cross-sex and romantic relationships would have an awareness of the core features of romantic relationships. Moreover their conceptions were consistent with adults' views of love and friendship suggesting a shared cultural base for conceptions of cross-sex friendship and romantic relationships.
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Youths' Perspectives on Their Relational Identity Development through Residential Treatment
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Debra Pepler
2026
The goal of this study was to examine youths' narratives of their identity development during a residential, wilderness, and family therapy program. A semistructured interview was conducted, and thematic analysis was used. Youth described...
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The goal of this study was to examine youths' narratives of their identity development during a residential, wilderness, and family therapy program. A semistructured interview was conducted, and thematic analysis was used. Youth described their identity in terms of who they learned to be in their relationships, which included being authentic, vulnerable, accepting of themselves and others, empathetic, and honest. They discussed a number of program elements that influenced their identity development, all of which involved relationships with staff, therapists, and other students. Results of this study have implications for staff training, program development, and program evaluation.
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Does Early Mathematics Intervention Change the Processes Underlying Children's Learning?
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Julie Sarama
2026, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
Early educational intervention effects typically fade in the years following treatment, and few studies have investigated why achievement impacts diminish over time. The current study tested the effects of a preschool mathematics...
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Early educational intervention effects typically fade in the years following treatment, and few studies have investigated why achievement impacts diminish over time. The current study tested the effects of a preschool mathematics intervention on two aspects of children's mathematical development. We tested for separate effects of the intervention on "state" (occasion-specific) and "trait" (relatively stable) variability in mathematics achievement. Results indicated that, although the treatment had a large impact on state mathematics, the treatment had no effect on trait mathematics, or the aspect of mathematics achievement that influences stable individual differences in mathematics achievement over time. Results did suggest, however, that the intervention could affect the underlying processes in children's mathematical development by inducing more transfer of knowledge immediately following the intervention for students in the treated group. Well-controlled correlational studies show a strong, and persistent, relation between children's early mathematics skills and their later achievement (
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Does Early Mathematics Intervention Change the Processes Underlying Children's Learning?
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Julie Sarama
2026, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
Early educational intervention effects typically fade in the years following treatment, and few studies have investigated why achievement impacts diminish over time. The current study tested the effects of a preschool mathematics...
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Early educational intervention effects typically fade in the years following treatment, and few studies have investigated why achievement impacts diminish over time. The current study tested the effects of a preschool mathematics intervention on two aspects of children's mathematical development. We tested for separate effects of the intervention on "state" (occasion-specific) and "trait" (relatively stable) variability in mathematics achievement. Results indicated that, although the treatment had a large impact on state mathematics, the treatment had no effect on trait mathematics, or the aspect of mathematics achievement that influences stable individual differences in mathematics achievement over time. Results did suggest, however, that the intervention could affect the underlying processes in children's mathematical development by inducing more transfer of knowledge immediately following the intervention for students in the treated group. Well-controlled correlational studies show a strong, and persistent, relation between children's early mathematics skills and their later achievement (
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Development and Evaluation of a Multimedia-Enhanced Virtual Learning Environment for Teaching Difficult Technical Drawing Concepts and Gender-Based Reactions in Nigerian Secondary Schools
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Nathaniel SAMUEL, Ph.D.
2026, Journal of Theoretical and Empirical Studies in Education Vol. 10 Issue 3; August, 2025; ISSN: 2360-7172
This study explored the effectiveness of a developed multimedia-based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in facilitating students' comprehension of complex concepts in Technical Drawing, with particular attention to perceptions,...
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This study explored the effectiveness of a developed multimedia-based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in facilitating students' comprehension of complex concepts in Technical Drawing, with particular attention to perceptions, gender-based reactions, and instructional design quality. Guided by the ADDIE model, the VLE addressed persistent challenges in teaching orthographic projection, sectional views, and assembly drawing in Nigerian secondary schools due to continued reliance on traditional and manual teaching methods. Quantitative analysis of students' perceptions (n = 54) revealed highly favorable responses, with itemised mean scores ranging from 3.3 to 3.8 and a grand mean of 3.5. Students found the VLE usable, pedagogically rich, and engaging, especially in its capacity to simplify difficult content and foster individualized learning. Regarding gender, male students reported slightly higher attitude scores (M = 3.38) than females (M = 3.23), though the difference was not statistically significant, t(52) = 1.67, p > .05. This suggests the VLE's inclusiveness across gender lines. Expert evaluation by educational technologists yielded a grand mean of 3.5, validating the platform's design as learnercentered, procedurally structured, and interaction-rich. Most notably, a paired samples ttest confirmed a significant improvement in academic performance post-intervention, t(53) = 28.41, p < .001, with a very large effect size (Cohen's d = 3.85). The findings collectively endorse the VLE as a highly effective, engaging, and inclusive instructional tool for Technical Drawing pedagogy in contemporary digital classrooms.
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Social odors (even when masked) make you more emotional: behavioral and neural insights
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Domenica Bueti
2026
 Social odors modulate neural activity during the processing of moral dilemmas  Social odors increase the recruitment of emotional areas during accidental dilemmas  Social odors do not affect the processing of congruent and...
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 Social odors modulate neural activity during the processing of moral dilemmas  Social odors increase the recruitment of emotional areas during accidental dilemmas  Social odors do not affect the processing of congruent and instrumental dilemmas  Social odors mediate high-level decision-making by increasing emotional experience
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Digital Begging and Moral Disorientation in Nigerian Youth Culture
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Jude O Iwuji
2026
This paper explores the rise of digital begging among Nigerian youths, popularly expressed through the phrase "urgent 2K," and its implications for morality and culture. Once stigmatized, begging has become normalized in online spaces,...
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This paper explores the rise of digital begging among Nigerian youths, popularly expressed through the phrase "urgent 2K," and its implications for morality and culture. Once stigmatized, begging has become normalized in online spaces, where anonymity and humour soften its perception. While poverty and unemployment contribute to this trend, its prevalence among youths from affluent backgrounds reveals a deeper moral disorientation. Drawing on Anomie Theory, Dependency Theory, Moral Theology, and African Traditional Moral Philosophy, the study argues that online begging reflects weakened social norms, entitlement, and distorted values rather than mere economic hardship. The practice undermines dignity, productivity, and communal responsibility, signalling institutional failures in families, schools, religious bodies, and governance. The paper concludes that addressing this crisis requires a holistic restoration of moral values, digital responsibility, and the dignity of labour, alongside structural reforms, to reorient Nigerian youth culture toward discipline and self-reliance.
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Surgimiento de las escuelas de educación estética en la provincia de Buenos Aires
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Gustavo Alfredo Larsen
2026
Existen hoy en la Provincia de Buenos Aires 68 Escuelas de Educación Estética, que dependen de la Dirección General de Escuelas. Son espacios que posibilitan la experimentación y el aprendizaje a través de diferentes lenguajes artísticos,...
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Existen hoy en la Provincia de Buenos Aires 68 Escuelas de Educación Estética, que dependen de la Dirección General de Escuelas. Son espacios que posibilitan la experimentación y el aprendizaje a través de diferentes lenguajes artísticos, que se estructuran para que los alumnos asistan a contra turno de las escuelas primarias. Producto de inquietudes y esfuerzos personales e institucionales, sus raíces se generan en dos distritos diferentes, con modalidades que no son idénticas. En este trabajo, que tiene por objeto comenzar a rescatar la historia de sus orígenes, se analiza la importancia que otras instituciones educativas, el IDOEI y el Gabinete de Estética, tuvieron como antecedentes de estas escuelas.Eje 11: Las corrientes pedagógicas y sus correlatos en la educación artística.Facultad de Bellas Arte
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Stosunek Polaków do innych narodów
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Jan Kujawski
2026
Komunikat z badania CBOS na temat stosunku Polaków do innych narodów zrealizowanego w lutym 2026 roku. W badaniu zapytano respondentów o stosunek do 21 narodów i grup etnicznych.
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Growth and endocrine disorders in thalassemia: The international network on endocrine complications in thalassemia (I-CET) position statement and guidelines
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Giuseppe Raiola
2026, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
The current management of thalassemia includes regular transfusion programs and chelation therapy. It is important that physicians be aware that endocrine abnormalities frequently develop mainly in those patients with significant iron...
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The current management of thalassemia includes regular transfusion programs and chelation therapy. It is important that physicians be aware that endocrine abnormalities frequently develop mainly in those patients with significant iron overload due to poor compliance to treatment, particularly after the age of 10 years. Since the quality of life of thalassemia patients is a fundamental aim, it is vital to monitor carefully their growth and pubertal development in order to detect abnormalities and to initiate appropriate and early treatment. Abnormalities should be identified and treatment initiated in consultation with a pediatric or an adult endocrinologist and managed accordingly. Appropriate management shall put in consideration many factors such as age, severity of iron overload, presence of chronic liver disease, thrombophilia status, and the presence of psychological problems. All these issues must be discussed by the physician in charge of the patient's care, the endocrinologist and the patient himself. Because any progress in research in the field of early diagnosis and management of growth disorders and endocrine complications in thalassemia should be passed on to and applied adequately to all those suffering from the disease, on the 8 May 2009 in Ferrara, the International Network on Endocrine Complications in Thalassemia (I-CET) was founded in order to transmit the latest information on these disorders to the treating physicians. The I-CET position statement outlined in this document applies to patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major to help physicians to anticipate, diagnose, and manage these complications properly.
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This paper discusses the relationship between alcohol consumption and suicidal behavior in Belarus
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Yury Razvodovsky
2026
S886 25th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 41S (2017) S847-S910 intra-psychic distress, and irresistable suicidality. AD symptoms overlapped with SSRI presentations. Eighty-one percent of the AD sample reported no...
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S886 25th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 41S (2017) S847-S910 intra-psychic distress, and irresistable suicidality. AD symptoms overlapped with SSRI presentations. Eighty-one percent of the AD sample reported no ideation; however, 96% made an attempt. For the SSRI group, 52% reported no ideation; however, 95% made an attempt. Sensitivity 80.3%, specificity 98.1%. Internal consistency 0.75 to 0.92. Test-retest scores 0.78 to 0.98, and neurodiagnostic correlations 0.70 to 0.98. Some scores correlated significantly with the "gold standard" Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale. Conclusion NIS is associated with alarmingly high rates of youth suicide attempt. The new neuropsychological measure demonstrates practical screening value in unobvious NIS proposed to represent a heretofore unrecognized neural mechanism. Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.
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The developmental trends of parental self-efficacy and adolescents’ rule-breaking behaviors in the Italian context: A 7-wave latent growth curve study
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Concetta Pastorelli
2026, PLOS ONE
Parental self-efficacy (PSE) captures parents' beliefs in their ability to perform the parenting role successfully and to handle pivotal issues of specific developmental periods. Although previous studies have shown that, across the...
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Parental self-efficacy (PSE) captures parents' beliefs in their ability to perform the parenting role successfully and to handle pivotal issues of specific developmental periods. Although previous studies have shown that, across the transition to adolescence, parents show decreasing levels of PSE while adolescents exhibit increasing engagement in rule-breaking (RB) behaviors, there is a paucity of studies investigating whether and how changes in PSE are related to late adolescents' RB behaviors across development. The present study examined the developmental trends of PSE among Italian mothers and fathers over seven waves (representing children's transition from late childhood to late adolescence; approximately from 9 to 18 years old) as well as the longitudinal associations between PSE and RB behaviors during late adolescence. Data were drawn from seven waves of the Parenting Across Cultures (PAC) project, a large-scale longitudinal, cross-cultural study, and included 200 Italian children (M AgeAtTime1 = 9.80, SD = 0.65; 50.5% girls) and their parents (200 mothers; 190 fathers). PSE was measured across all seven time-points (from T1 to T7), while adolescents' RB behaviors were measured at the first and last assessment (T1 and T7). Results of univariate latent growth models showed a cubic trend of mothers' PSE, which revealed a decreasing pattern characterized initially by a slight decline, followed by a rebound before continuously decreasing. By contrast, fathers' PSE followed a linear decrease over time. Finally, our findings evidenced that only the slope of mothers' PSE negatively predicted adolescents' RB behaviors at T7, implying that mothers who maintained higher levels of PSE over time had children who later engaged in lower RB behaviors. The study implications are discussed.
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Using Measurement Invariance to Study Social Withdrawal in Children With Developmental Language Disorders
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Joseph Olsen
2026, Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools
Purpose Teacher ratings were used to compare children with developmental language disorders (DLD) and their typically developing peers on 2 subtypes of social withdrawal (shyness and unsociability). Measurement invariance analysis was...
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Purpose Teacher ratings were used to compare children with developmental language disorders (DLD) and their typically developing peers on 2 subtypes of social withdrawal (shyness and unsociability). Measurement invariance analysis was utilized to determine if teachers rated the 2 groups using the same underlying construct for each of the rating scale items that have been designed to assess withdrawn behavior. Method The Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS; C. H. Hart & Robinson, 1996 ) was administered to the teachers of 173 children with DLD and 182 typically developing children (age range: 5;0-12;11 years;months) to compare 2 subtypes of withdrawal, shyness and unsociability. Measurement invariance analysis was used to establish an appropriate basis for comparing the latent group means and other structural parameters, and partial invariance models were used to compare the groups. Results For the TBRS, shyness and unsociability were measured by 4 and 5 items, respectively. The meas...
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Patterns of parenting across adolescence
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Joseph Olsen
2026, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
The parent-adolescent relationship has received considerable attention throughout the twentieth century because of developmental changes that occur in both children and parents during this period. Different renditions of the nature of the...
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The parent-adolescent relationship has received considerable attention throughout the twentieth century because of developmental changes that occur in both children and parents during this period. Different renditions of the nature of the parent-adolescent relationship have been offered. These range from the classic storm and stress characterizations to the currently popular, more modest estimates of "transformations" (Baumrind, 1991)but all posit change. Some research on change has assessed the quality of the relationship between parents and adolescents (for example, the level of closeness or conflict), grounding the work in psychoanalytic, sociobiological, or cognitivedevelopmental theories . Empirical evidence is mixed, depending in part on whether the focal aspects of the relationship are time spent together, types of conflicts, or levels of closeness. suggest that much of this inconsistency is due to methodological problems in the mix of studies, and they offer their own findings of gradual increases in conflict/ hostility and decrease in cohesion/warmth/supportiveness. An approach to examine change in the parent-child relationship during adolescence that has received less consistent attention has been the
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An ICET-A survey on occult and emerging endocrine complications in patients with β-thalassemia major: Conclusions and recommendations
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Salvatore Di Maio
2026, PubMed
In adult thalassemia major (TM) patients, a number of occult and emerging endocrine complications, such as: central hypothyroidism (CH), thyroid cancer, latent hypocortisolism, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) have emerged and been...
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In adult thalassemia major (TM) patients, a number of occult and emerging endocrine complications, such as: central hypothyroidism (CH), thyroid cancer, latent hypocortisolism, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) have emerged and been reported. As the early detection of these complications is essential for appropriate treatment and follow-up, the International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescent Medicine (ICET-A) promoted a survey on these complications in adult TM patients, among physicians (pediatricians, hematologists and endocrinologists) caring for TM patients in different countries. The data reported by 15 countries are presented.The commonest endocrine complications registered in 3.114 TM adults are CH and GHD (4.6 % and 3.0 %, respectively), followed by latent hypocortisolism (1.2%). In 13 patients (0.41%) a cytological papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma was diagnosed in 11 and 2 patients, respectively, and a lobectomy or thyroidectomy was carried out. Of 202 TM patients below the age of 18 years, the reported endocrine complications were: GHD in 4.5%, latent hypocortisolism in 4.4% and central hypothyrodisim in 0.5%. Transition phase was an area of interest for many clinicians, especially as patients with complex chronic health conditions are responding to new treatments extending their lifespan beyond imagination.. In conclusion, our survey provides a better understanding of physicians' current clinical practices and beliefs in the detection, prevention and treatment of some endocrine complications prevailing in adult TM patients. Regular surveillance, early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up in a multi-disciplinary specialized setting are recommended.
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An ICET-A survey on occult and emerging endocrine complications in patients with β-thalassemia major: Conclusions and recommendations
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Salvatore Di Maio
2026, Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
In adult thalassemia major (TM) patients, a number of occult and emerging endocrine complications, such as: central hypothyroidism (CH), thyroid cancer, latent hypocortisolism, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) have emerged and been...
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In adult thalassemia major (TM) patients, a number of occult and emerging endocrine complications, such as: central hypothyroidism (CH), thyroid cancer, latent hypocortisolism, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) have emerged and been reported. As the early detection of these complications is essential for appropriate treatment and follow-up, the International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescent Medicine (ICET-A) promoted a survey on these complications in adult TM
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Does testosterone replacement therapy promote an augmented risk of thrombotic events in thalassemia major male patients with hypogonadism?
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Salvatore Di Maio
2026, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Sir, Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is the most frequent endocrinopathy in transfused patients with thalassemia major (TM). Hypogonadism is likely to be caused by iron deposits in the gonads, pituitary gland, or both. The treatment of...
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Sir, Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is the most frequent endocrinopathy in transfused patients with thalassemia major (TM). Hypogonadism is likely to be caused by iron deposits in the gonads, pituitary gland, or both. The treatment of pubertal disorders in thalassaemia is a complex issue due to the frequent coexistence of other factors such as severity of iron overload, chronic liver disease, insulin-dependent diabetes, and/or the identification of a hypercoagulable state. In addition, splenectomy can contribute to, and increase, the risk of thrombosis.
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Current practice in treating adult female thalassemia major patients with hypogonadism: An International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescence Medicine survey from Italy
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Salvatore Di Maio
2026, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Hypogonadism in male thalassemia major patients: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment
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Salvatore Di Maio
2026, PubMed
Failure of pubertal growth, delay or absence of sexual development, infertility and sexual dysfunction due to hypogonadism and defective spermatogenesis are frequent and well recognized disturbances among male patients with transfusion...
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Failure of pubertal growth, delay or absence of sexual development, infertility and sexual dysfunction due to hypogonadism and defective spermatogenesis are frequent and well recognized disturbances among male patients with transfusion dependent (TD) thalassaemia major (β-thal). These problems are attributed mainly to the damage caused by chronic anaemia and the deposition of excess iron in the pituitary gland and testicles. This is a short review of male pubertal disorders in patients with β-thal written by pediatric endocrinologists and haematologists with an interest and active involvement, in the diagnosis and management of these complications in this group of patients. A vigilant clinical evaluation of growth and puberty, as well as an appropriate hormonal evaluation in poly-transfused (TD β-thal) patients is strongly recommended for early detection and treatment of endocrine dysfunction. Of crucial importance also, is the implementation of an efficient chelation regime from early life, to prevent severe iron load and permanent damage to the endocrine glands, particularly those responsible for gonadal function.
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