Watching sex on television predicts adolescent initiation of sexual behavior (2004)

Rebecca L. Collins, Marc N. Elliott, +4 authors Angela Miu Published in Pediatrics 2004 DOI:10.1542/peds.2003-1065-L BACKGROUND Early sexual initiation is an important social and health issue. A recent survey suggested that most sexually experienced teens wish they had waited longer to have intercourse; other data indicate that unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases are more […]

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Adolescent Health Implications of New Age Technology (2016)

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;63(1):183-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.09.001. Jacobson C1, Bailin A1, Milanaik R1, Adesman A2. Abstract This article examines the health implications of new age technology use among adolescents. As Internet prevalence has increased, researchers have found evidence of potential negative health consequences on adolescents. Internet addiction has become a serious issue. Pornography is […]

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Differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers: developmental antecedents and behavioral comparisons (2011)

J Child Sex Abus. 2011 Jan;20(1):77-93. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2011.541010. Burton DL1, Duty KJ, Leibowitz GS. Abstract This study compares sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers on a number of variables. Self-report measures were administered to 325 male sexually abusive youth (average age 16) in six residential facilities in the Midwest, 55% of whom […]

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Part II: differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers and delinquent youth: further group comparisons of developmental antecedents and behavioral challenges (2012)

J Child Sex Abus. 2012;21(3):315-26. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2012.675421. Leibowitz GS1, Burton DL, Howard A. Abstract In a recent paper published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, we assessed the differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers ( Burton, Duty, & Leibowitz, 2011 ). We found that the sexually victimized group had […]

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A high-fat high-sugar diet in adolescent rats impairs social memory and alters chemical markers characteristic of atypical neuroplasticity and parvalbumin interneuron depletion in the medial prefrontal cortex (2019)

Food Funct. 2019 Apr 17;10(4):1985-1998. doi: 10.1039/c8fo02118j. Reichelt AC 1, Gibson GD , Abbott KN , Hare DJ . Abstract Brain plasticity is a multifaceted process that is dependent on both neurons and extracellular matrix (ECM) structures, including perineuronal nets (PNNs). In the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) PNNs primarily surround fast-spiking parvalbumin (PV)-containing GABAergic interneurons […]

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Internet Addiction and its Relationships with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Urban Adolescents of Kamrup District, Assam (2019)

J Family Community Med. 2019 May-Aug;26(2):108-112. doi: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_93_18. Saikia AM1, Das J1, Barman P2, Bharali MD1. Abstract BACKGROUND: In these modern times of digitization, the use of Internet has become an integral part of everyday life, especially the lives of adolescents. At the same time, Internet addiction has emerged as a serious affliction. However, the […]

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Effectiveness of an early intervention program for adolescents with Internet Gaming and Internet Use Disorder: Medium-term effects of the PROTECT+ Study (2019)

Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2019 May 16:1-12. doi: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000673. [Article in German; Abstract available in German from the publisher] Szász-Janocha C1,2, Vonderlin E1, Lindenberg K1,2. Abstract in English, German Effectiveness of an early intervention program for adolescents with Internet Gaming and Internet Use Disorder: Medium-term effects of the PROTECT+ Study Abstract. Objective: Internet Gaming and […]

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Why and how to include parents in the treatment of adolescents presenting Internet gaming disorder? (2019)

J Behav Addict. 2019 May 31:1-12. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.27. Bonnaire C1,2, Liddle HA3, Har A4, Nielsen P5, Phan O2,4,6. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Clinicians and researchers are increasingly interested in investigating excessive use of video gaming recently named Internet gaming disorder (IGD). As is the case with extensively researched adolescent problem behaviors such as substance use […]

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Food Addiction in Adolescents: Exploration of psychological symptoms and executive functioning difficulties in a non-clinical sample (2019)

Appetite. 2019 May 27. pii: S0195-6663(19)30084-4. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.034. Rodrigue C1, Gearhardt AN2, Bégin C3. Abstract Recent studies on food addiction (FA) provided a better understanding of this condition in various populations. Indeed, authors have shown that FA was nearly as prevalent in adolescents as in adults, and similar correlates were observed in both populations (disordered […]

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Parenting styles, perceived social support and emotion regulation in adolescents with internet addiction (2019)

Compr Psychiatry. 2019 Apr 3. pii: S0010-440X(19)30019-7. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.03.003. Karaer Y1, Akdemir D2. Abstract AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate parental attitudes, perceived social support, emotion regulation and the accompanying psychiatric disorders seen in adolescents who, having been diagnosed with Internet Addiction (IA), were referred to an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric […]

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