Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Triangulating School Climate: Areas of Convergence and Divergence in Multilevel Perspective
Jessika H. Bottiani, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Katrina J. Debnam, Catherine Bradshaw Introduction: School stakeholders, including students, staff, and parents, often differ in their perceptions of school climate, making a multiple informant...
Ungsinn (Young Mind) - An Online Journal to Promote Evidence Based Practice in Norway
Helene Eng, Monica Martinussen, Charlotte Reedtz, Joshua Patras, Simon-Peter Neumer Background: Although knowledge about effective interventions for children and adolescents is regularly made available through scientific journals, most...
Exploring the Associations Between Symptoms of Anxiety and/or Depression and Adaptive School Functioning in Young School Children
Marit Loetveit Pedersen, Solveig I Holen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Kristin Martinsen, Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Joshua Patras, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Anne Mari Sund Introduction: Several studies have shown a reciprocal...
Testing the Social Interaction Learning Model with Adolescent Substance Use Outcomes in a Prospective Australian Sample
Christopher Mehus, Jennifer L. Doty, Gary C. K. Chan, Adrian B. Kelly, Richard F. Catalano, John Toumbourou, Barbara McMorris Introduction: Parents and peer contexts both impact the development of adolescent substance misuse. The Social...
The Administration of Web-Based Questionnaires in UK Biobank, a Prospective Cohort Study of 500,000 UK Adults
Jo Holliday, Thomas Littlejohns, Naomi Allen, Nicola Doherty, Cathie Sudlow Introduction: In an increasingly digital environment, web-based questionnaires are a convenient and cost-effective way of collecting data from participants in large...
Effects on Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Conduct Problems at 6 Months: Familias Unidas in Ecuador
Lourdes Molleda, Yannine Estrada, Tae Kyoung Lee, Sofia Poma, Monica Bahamon, Ana Quevedo Teran, Cecilia Condo Tamayo, Hilda M. Pantin, Guillermo Prado Introduction: Familias Unidas, an evidence-based, parent-centered preventive...
Preventing Stress Related Ill-Health in Adolescence
Malin Anniko, Maria Tillfors Introduction: Stress and stress-related problems such as symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress and worry is a widespread and growing problem amongst Swedish adolescents, especially girls. Similar trends have...
But Who Does It Work for? Impacts of Executive Function on Healthy Relationships Program Efficacy
Deinera Exner-Cortens, David A Wolfe, J. Bruce Morton, Claire V Crooks Introduction: Promoting healthy relationships is increasingly recognized as key to violence prevention; however, evaluation of healthy relationships programs for youth...
Promoting Healthy Relationships and Masculinities among Adolescent Boys
Deinera Exner-Cortens, Debb Hurlock, Pam Krause Introduction: A large body of research demonstrates that adolescence is a key period for promoting healthy relationship skills as part of efforts to prevent bullying and dating violence...
Preventing Sleep Deprivation in a 24/7 Society: A Universal School-Based Intervention for Adolescents
Serena Bauducco, Ida Flink, Steven Linton Introduction: Growing evidence shows that adolescents are at risk for sleep deprivation, which has serious consequences on adolescents´ functioning, including emotional and physical health, and...