Pornography Consumption, Sexual Experiences, Lifestyles, and Self-rated Health Among Male Adolescents in Sweden (2013)

J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2013 Jul 29. Mattebo M, Tydén T, Häggström-Nordin E, Nilsson KW, Larsson M.   *Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; †Center for Clinical Research, Uppsala University Västmanland County Hospital Västerås, Sweden; ‡Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; §School of Health, Care and […]

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Adolescents’ health behaviours and its associations with psychological variables (2011) – 47% of 7th-9th graders use porn.

Comments: 47% of adolescents, grades 7-9, use porn. What would the percentage be if the subjects were all males? Or all 9th grade males? Cent Eur J Public Health. 2011 Dec;19(4):205-9. Kim Y. Source – Department of Sport Science, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 172 Ganglionic dong, Nowon gu, 139-743, Seoul, Korea. [email protected] […]

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Developmental Pathways into Social and Sexual Deviance (2010)

Journal of Family Violence February 2010, Volume 25, Issue 2, pp 141-148 John A. Hunter, Aurelio Jose Figueredo, Neil M. Malamuth Download PDF (169 KB) View Article Abstract Path analysis was used to assess the contribution of four exogenous developmental variables (sexual abuse, physical abuse, exposure to violence, exposure to pornography—each occurring prior to age […]

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Conducting research on sensitive topics with adolescents: ethical and developmental considerations. (2005)

J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2005 Feb;26(1):61-7. Caskey JD, Rosenthal SL. Source School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0319, USA. Abstract Promotion of adolescent health requires well-designed scientific studies that determine the prevalence of the problem of interest, identify risk and resilience factors, and […]

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Reward sensitivity for a palatable food reward peaks during pubertal developmental in rats (2010)

Front Behav Neurosci. 2010 Jul 13;4. pii: 39. Friemel CM, Spanagel R, Schneider M. Source Department of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University Mannheim, Germany. Abstract Puberty is a critical period for the initiation of drug use and abuse. Because early drug use onset often accounts for a more severe progression of addiction, […]

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Desperately driven and no brakes: developmental stress exposure and subsequent risk for substance abuse (2009)

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2009 Apr;33(4):516-24. Andersen SL, Teicher MH. Source Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. [email protected] Abstract Adverse life events are associated with a wide range of psychopathology, including an increased risk for substance abuse. In this review, we focus on the inter-relationship between exposure to adversity and […]

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Transitions into underage and problem drinking: developmental processes and mechanisms between 10 and 15 years of age (2008)

Pediatrics. 2008 Apr;121 Suppl 4:S273-89. Windle M, Spear LP, Fuligni AJ, Angold A, Brown JD, Pine D, Smith GT, Giedd J, Dahl RE. Source Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Room 520, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. [email protected] Abstract Numerous developmental changes occur across levels of personal organization (eg, […]

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(L) Teen brains over-process rewards, suggesting root of risky behavior, mental ills (2011)

 January 26th, 2011 in Medicine & Health / Neuroscience Enlarge  Each row represents the activity in a neuron at key times during the task. At the time of reward, nearly one-third of adolescent neurons became excited (shown in red) though the level of inhibition (in blue) changed marginally. Adult neurons registered much higher inhibitory activity […]

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