<h3>Importance</h3> Exposure to nicotine in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is becoming increasingly common among adolescents who report never having smoked combustible tobacco. <h3>Objective</h3> To evaluate whether e-cigarette use 14-year-old have tried tobacco associated with risk of initiating 3 products (ie, cigarettes, cigars, and hookah). <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> Longitudinal repeated assessment a school-based cohort at baseline (fall 2013, 9th grade, mean age =...

Abstract Concurrent and 2-year longitudinal relations were investigated between two indicators of children's ( n =60; mean age = years 11 months) executive function, inhibitory control sequencing ability, behavior problem symptomatology. Dependent measures parent teacher reported internalizing externalizing behavior. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses demonstrated few significant concurrent associations either or symptoms. In contrast, baseline predicted decreased externalizing,...

Objective-Most research on the interplay of affective and physical feelings states with activity in children has been conducted under laboratory conditions fails to capture intraindividual covariation.The current study used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) bi-directionally examine how feeling are related objectivelymeasured taking place naturalistic settings during course children's everyday lives.Methods-Children (N = 119) (ages 9-13 years) (52% male, 32% Hispanic) completed eight days...

This study evaluated the adolescent tobacco-use trajectories that predict nicotine dependence in early adulthood and when these start to diverge. As part of a follow-up large prevention trial, present 1,017 individuals from adolescence (age 12) 28). Participants were recruited eight middle schools Kansas City, Missouri. Students entering 6th grade or 7th at baseline. Smoking was baseline, 6 months, annual follow-ups through high school, every 18 months thereafter until age 28. The goals...

Investigated were relations among executive cognitive function (ECF), food intake, and physical activity in 184, fourth grade children. It was hypothesized that self-reported ECF proficiency would predict greater fruit/vegetable intake activity, but less "snack food" intake. Structural models demonstrated significantly correlated with concurrent snack not activity. Baseline also predicted four months later, One implication is to promote as a correlate predictor of children by providing...

Little is known about influences on e-cigarette use among early adolescents. This study examined that have been previously found to be associated with gateway drug in adolescents: demographic (age, gender, ethnicity, free lunch), social contextual of parents and peers, executive function deficits (EF).A cross-sectional survey was administered 410 7th grade students from two diverse school districts Southern California (M age;=12.4years, 48.3% female, 34.9% lunch (low socioeconomic status),...

Using cannabis to reduce psychological and physical distress, referred as self-medication, is a significant risk factor for use disorder. To better understand this high-risk behavior, sample of 290 young adults (ages 18-25; 45.6% female) were recruited from two U.S. universities in January February 2020 complete survey about their self-medication. Results: seventy-six percent endorsed using problems such anxiety, sleep, depression, pain, loneliness, social discomfort, concentration. When...

We used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify heterogeneous subgroups with respect behavioral obesity risk factors in a sample of 4th grade children (n = 997) residing Southern California. Multiple dimensions assessing physical activity, eating and sedentary behavior, weight perceptions were explored. A set 11 indicators the analysis. The final model yielded five-class solution: "High-sedentary, high-fat/high-sugar (HF/HS) snacks, not conscious," "dieting without exercise, "high-sedentary,...

A common factor related to both substance use and obesity is neuropsychological function. Executive cognitive function (ECF) an overarching construct that represents individual neurocognitive skills involved in self-regulated, problem-solving, goal-directed health behavior. The current study investigates cross-sectional associations among ECF use, food intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior fourth grade children. Participants included 1,587, children assessed at baseline of a...

Resilience can be defined as establishing equilibrium subsequent to disturbances a system caused by significant adversity. When families experience adversity or transitions, multiple regulatory processes may involved in equilibrium, including adaptability, regulation of negative affect, and effective problem-solving skills. The authors' resilience-as-regulation perspective integrates insights about the individual development with that regulate family systems. This middle-range theory...

Organized after-school activities promote positive youth development across a range of outcomes. To be most effective, organized need to meet high-quality standards. The eight features quality developed by the National Research Council’s Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth have helped guide field in this regard. However, these standards largely been defined terms universal developmental needs, and do not adequately speak growing ethnic racial diversity within United States, which...

Anhedonia-a transdiagnostic psychopathological trait indicative of inability to experience pleasure-could lead and result from adolescent marijuana use, yet this notion has not been tested. This study aimed estimate the association of: (1) anhedonia at age 14 with rate change in use over an 18-month follow-up, (2) follow-up. Secondary aims were test whether gender, baseline history peer moderated these associations.Observational longitudinal cohort repeated-measures design, (age years),...

The overall aim of the two school-based pilot studies was to evaluate whether an approach prevention that focused on changing child impulse control, decision making, and social competence can be effective in attitudes toward food intake physical activity as risk factors for obesity. strategy used translate specific components one evidence-based program violence (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies: PATHS) into elementary school curriculum obesity prevention. Both demonstrated...

Results are presented from two pilot studies examining the potential influence of community-based after-school programs (ASPs) on regionally diverse Latino youth varying ages. Study 1 examined relations between dimensions ASP attendance and content, ethnic identity development, self-worth in urban adolescents. In this study, higher ratings ASP's emphasis socialization were associated with a more developed identity, while greater intensity participation perceptions quality levels self-worth....

Objective Social network analysis was used to examine whether peer influence from one's social networks moderates obesity prevention program effects on obesity-related behaviors: healthful and unhealthful. Methods Participants included 557 children residing in Southern California. The survey assessed health-promoting behaviors (i.e., physical activity at school, outside of fruit vegetable intake), as well unhealthful (high-calorie, low-nutrient intake sedentary activity), exposure calculated...

Abstract School disengagement is a critical factor that will likely exacerbate long-standing racial inequities in educational outcomes during the aftermath of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to their training and contact with at-risk students, school social workers other school-based mental health professionals (SMHP) are an ideal position understand impact COVID-19 virtual learning on K–12 students. To end, this study reports findings from survey SMHP about differential...