The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether social relationship factors are associated with trajectories depressive symptoms from adolescence into emerging adulthood.Specifically, adolescent-parent communication mothers and fathers, peer support, sibling warmth hostility were examined in relation for girls boys.Adolescents (N = 372; M age 16.09;SD .69;55% female) the Mid-Atlantic United States completed surveys spring 2007, 2008, 2009 again fall 2014 when they adults.Growth...

Early onset of alcohol use has been linked to later problems in adulthood. Currently, it is not clear whether early marijuana and tobacco similarly predicts problems. Moreover, most studies examining the effect substance on only have followed youth into their 20s. Therefore, primary goal this study was examine alcohol, marijuana, beyond transition adulthood.The sample included 225 15-19-year-old (60% girls; 62% Caucasian) who were surveyed three time periods: 1993-1998 (Time 1), 1998-2003...

In this study, we compared the time perspectives of runaway and nonrunaway adolescents by examining relationships among perspective, psychological outcomes, risky behavior within runaways. Participants included 163 581 who completed a self-report survey. Several dimensions perspective were measured including positive negatives attitudes, orientations, perceived regarding past, present, future. Psychological outcomes optimism, self-esteem, hope; was assessed with composite scale. Results...

This study's purpose was to examine whether school‐based health centers ( SBHC s) support mental indicators among sexual minority youth SMY ). Data came from the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey with 13,608 11th graders in 137 public high schools Oregon. Regression results revealed significant by status interactions indicating relative reductions likelihood of depressive episodes (30%), suicidal ideation (34%), and suicide attempts (43%) s. students reported lower a past‐year episode,...

Background. Despite a growing trend in community-based research, studies investigating the influence of multi-level community factors on individual-level outcomes remain relatively sparse. Objective. The current study aimed to extend this literature by association between disadvantage measured at level, and adolescents' substance use over time. Additionally, also investigated parental support belonging association. Methods. Data were drawn from Waves I III National Longitudinal Study...

Abstract Aims To examine whether daily exposure to tobacco outlets within activity spaces is associated with cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked by youth that day. Design The study used geographic ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) data combined surveys global positioning systems (GPS) using information (GIS) allow for real‐time collection participants' environments behaviors. Setting Eight mid‐sized California (USA) city areas. Participants analytical sample included...

To evaluate combined individual- and community-level interventions to reduce underage drinking by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youths on rural California Indian reservations.Individual-level included brief motivational interviewing psychoeducation for Tribal youths. Community-level community mobilization awareness activities, as well restricting alcohol sales minors. test effects, we compared 7 waves of Healthy Kids Survey data (2002-2015) 9th- 11th-grade AI/AN non-AI/AN students in...

Objective: The current study aimed to examine (1) gender differences in college students' knowledge of sexual and reproductive health care (K-SRHC) service access points, (2) the relationship between demographic psychosocial factors overall K-SRHC points. Methods Participants: Self-report online surveys were administered 18- 19-year-old students from a northern California public university (N = 183; 39.9% men; 32.2% Latino). Results: Women reported higher point scores than men. Findings...

We examined relationships between general and specific anxiety symptoms time perspective among adolescents how these varied by gender. Time was conceptualized as a multidimensional construct assessed with the following dimensions: frequency, attitudes, orientation, relation. Multiple regression analyses indicated that participants (N = 771; Mage 15.82, SD 1.23; 54% female) more (a) felt less positively about present; (b) negatively past, present, future; (c) thought past important than...

Examining underage drinking contexts can advance the field of adolescent substance use prevention by supporting and informing interventions that target adolescents in specific contexts. The current study examines how concurrent lagged situational (i.e., alcohol availability adult supervision), social number people presence friends), location home vs other location) context characteristics change risks for over night course.

Time perspective is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct that assesses individuals' feelings and thoughts about the past, present, future. The current study examined relationships between (time attitudes) orientation) time substance use behaviors across three adolescent samples. Participants included high-risk sample of adjudicated youth (N=124; M age =15.54, SD=1.69; 51.61% female) two general population school samples (N=777; =15.82, SD=1.23; 53.41% female; N=1873; =15.87,...

Background Few studies have examined associations between perceived and objective exposure to tobacco marketing cigar use, which is the second most commonly used product by youth. Methods We Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment data over 14 days from youth aged 16–20 years (n=83 participants, n=948 observations; 34% past month users of any product) in eight city areas California. Tobacco outlets study cities were visited trained observers record outlet Global Positioning System (GPS)...

This study investigated whether the presence of school-based health centers (SBHCs) was associated with six substance use behaviors among sexual minority youth (SMY) and their heterosexual peers. Data from 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, including 13,608 11th graders in 137 schools (26 SBHCs) were used current study. Multilevel logistic regression analyses performed. Results revealed significant SBHC by SMY status interactions indicating a relatively lower likelihood past 30-day alcohol...