Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
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...
Feasibility Study of a Cell Phone Intervention to Promote Mental Health among Deported Mexican Migrants
Ietza Bojorquez, Rosa M Aguilera-Guzman, Adrian Aguilera, Silvia Mejia Introduction: Deportations of Mexican migrants who had been living in the United States for extended periods of time increased during the past decade. As an event of non...
A Web-Based Group Course Intervention for 15-25 Year Olds Whose Parents Have Substance Use or Mental Health Problems
Tobias H. Elgan, Anna K Strandberg, Johanna Gripenberg Introduction: Depending on how the problem is defined, between 5-20% of all Swedish children grow up with parents having substance use and/or mental health problems, which puts the...