Group Of Female Adolescents Research Articles

Correlation between different intrusion force magnitudes and pain intensity in a group of adolescent females (A randomized clinical trial)

Correlation between different intrusion force magnitudes and pain intensity in a group of adolescent females (A randomized clinical trial)

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of adolescents receiving psychopharmacological medication in Austria

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of everyday life, including the (mental) healthcare system. An increase in depression and anxiety symptoms has been reported worldwide, and is particularly pronounced in females and young people. We aimed to evaluate changes in prescription rates for psychopharmacological medication, which is often used to treat depression and anxiety.MethodBased on data from the Austrian public health insurance institutions, we conducted an interrupted time series analysis of antidepressants and antipsychotics, comparing prescription rate developments before and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (2013 to 2021), with a special focus on adolescents (10–19 years) in comparison to the general population. Data were based on all public prescriptions in the outpatient sector nationwide. Age- and sex-stratified time-series models were fitted to the pre-COVID period (first quarter (Q1) of 2013 to second quarter (Q2) of 2020). These were used to generate forecasts for the period from the third quarter (Q3) of 2020 to the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, which were subsequently compared to observed developments in order to assess significant deviations from the forecasted development paths.ResultsFor the majority of the evaluated period, we found a significant excess of antidepressant prescriptions among both male and female adolescents (10–14 and 15–19 years) compared to the forecasted development path, while the general population was mostly within 97.5% confidence intervals of the forecasts. Regarding antipsychotics, the interrupted time series analysis revealed a significant excess in the group of female adolescents in almost all quarters, which was especially pronounced in the 15–19 age group. Prescription rates of antipsychotics in the general population only showed a significant excess in two quarters.ConclusionIncreased rates of adolescents receiving psychopharmacological treatment echo the epidemiological trends of an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms reported in the literature. This increase is especially pronounced in female adolescents.

Galectin 3 rs4644 gene polymorphism is associated with metabolic traits in Serbian adolescent population.

Among many genes which have been analyzed to understand obesity and related metabolic traits among children and adolescents, not many studies are conducted on LGALS3 gene, especially in population of children. A positive correlation of circulating galectin 3 serum levels with impaired blood glucose, high blood pressure and higher values of serum lipids and was found in general population. The aim was to investigate possible association of rs4644 with body mass index, glycaemia, and lipid profile in Serbian adolescents. The study included 72 boys and 79 girls, 14-15 years of age. Among boys 51 (67.1%) had normal values of BMI, 11 (14.5%) were overweight, and 14 (18.4%) were obese. Among girls, 53 (63.9%) had normal BMI, 16 (19.3%) were overweight, and 14 (16.9%) were obese. Diabetes type 1 or 2, genetic syndromes, generalized inflammation, cardiovascular and malignant diseases were criteria for exclusion. Genotyping was performed by Real time PCR.

Does Exposure to Health-related Information and Peer Effects Affect the Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Urban and Rural Areas?

BACKGROUND: The influence of health information exposure particularly from peer influences on the health and nutrition of adolescents and its effect on the nutritional status of female adolescents. AIM: The purpose of this research is to acknowledge the health information exposure and peer influences on female adolescents in urban and rural areas. METHODS: This study used a cross-sectional study design. The sample was 96 female adolescents with 44 from State Junior High School 1 Purwokerto representative of the urban area and 52 female adolescents from State Junior High School 1 Patikraja as representative from rural area. Exposure data and health information sources were collected using a questionnaire, peer influences measurement using Peer Influence Scale (PIS) questionnaire, and nutrition status measurement using Body Mass Index per age. The Statistics Test used in this study was Chi-square and Fisher Exact with 5% accuracy. RESULTS: No significant association was found between health information exposure and peer influences with nutrition status in female adolescents (p = 0.29; 0.77 > 0.05) and there was also no significant difference in acceptance source and health nutrition information topic of female adolescents in urban and rural areas. However, there was a significant difference between peer influences in female adolescents in urban and rural areas (p = 0.00 < 0.05). CONCLUSION: In both groups of female adolescents from urban and rural, there was comparable acceptance in their sources of information regarding health and nutrition. There was a significant difference in the effect of peer influences between female adolescents in urban and rural areas. However, peer influences does not have any effect on their nutrition status.

Клинико-физиологические характеристики учащихся профессиональных образовательных организаций в зависимости от гигиенических особенностей выбранной специальности

Against the background of an increase in the level of attention to future labor personnel receiving secondary vocational education, the deterioration of their health requires close attention. The most common and relevant method for assessing the health status of children and adolescents is to assess their physical development and the level of obesity, since an increased level of body fat can affect their health and ability to work. The rise in obesity in adolescents occurs against the background of a decrease in the level of active cell mass associated with a decrease in physical activity. According to the forecasts of the world health organization, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents will only increase. An increased level of body fat can negatively affect the state of the cardiovascular system, which is one of the most important indicators of the body’s health. The appearance of diseases such as arterial hypertension in children and adolescents can lead to the formation of pathologies of the cardiovascular system in them. A cross-sectional study was conducted of 141 female students enrolled in the Saratov College of Water Transport, Construction and Services. During the examination, an anthropometric study, a study of the structure of body mass, as well as a study of the state of the cardiovascular system were carried out. Body mass analysis found that seamstress and hairdresser-trained girls had lower body fat, but higher levels of lean body mass and active cell mass, while insurance-trained girls and cook-trained girls had increased levels of body fat but lower levels of lean body mass and active cell mass. At the same time, girls who studied insurance and cooks had a higher load on the cardiovascular system. In these two groups, there were higher mean values of blood pressure and heart rate, as well as higher values of the cardiac index, index «rhythm» and index «myocardium». Signs of latent obesity associated with a deficit in active cell body mass and excess body fat with normal body mass index are found in a significant number of girls entering various specialties of a vocational educational institution. Differences in clinical and physiological indicators are found between groups of female adolescents entering various specialties of a vocational educational institution, which can be regarded as signs of the effect of healthy / unhealthy hiring. Trends that arise already at the stage of formation of professional groups can continue in the course of work and affect the state of health in the future. English version of the article is available at URL:https://panor.ru/articles/clinical-and-physiological-characteristics-of-students-of-professional-educational-organizations-depending-on-the-hygienic-characteristics-of-the-chosen-specialty/78125.html

Indices of the body structure and activity of the cardiovascular system in female students in modern professional educational institutions

Introduction. The formation of professional groups occurs under the influence of numerous social, medical, and physiological factors. This phenomenon has been known for a long time, but special attention was drawn to it only in the middle of the last century when the term “healthy worker effect” or self-selection was introduced. Since people with various clinical and physiological indices go to various professions, which affects mortality and morbidity in the future and makes it difficult to assess the impact of professional factors objectively. Later, there were identified several reasons determining the state of health of professional groups, particularly the so-called. “Healthy / unhealthy hiring effect.” Moreover, when comparing different working populations, the health status of workers in some cases depended more on the initial indices of employment than on working conditions. The most common method for evaluating the health status of children and adolescents is the assessment of their physical development, particularly the degree of obesity. An increased level of body fat can negatively affect the health of the cardiovascular system. The choice of a future specialty upon admission of adolescents to professional educational institutions may depend both on hygienic features and the self-assessment of their adaptability to working conditions in future activities. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted of 141 female students enrolled in the Saratov College of Water Transport, Construction, and Services. During the examination, an anthropometric study, a study of the structure of body mass, and a study of the state of the cardiovascular system were carried out. Results. Body mass analysis found seamstress and hairdresser-trained girls to have lower body fat but higher levels of lean body mass and active cell mass. In contrast, insurance-trained girls and cook-trained girls had increased levels of body fat but lower levels of lean body mass and active cell mass. At the same time, girls who studied insurance and cooks had a higher load on the cardiovascular system. In these two groups, there were higher mean values of blood pressure and heart rate, as well as higher values of the cardiac index, index “rhythm” and index “myocardium”. Conclusion. Signs of latent obesity associated with a deficit in active cell body mass and excess body fat with normal body mass index are found in a significant number of girls entering various specialties of a vocational educational institution. There are found differences in clinical and physiological indices between groups of female adolescents entering various specialties of a vocational educational institution, which can be regarded as signs of the effect of healthy/unhealthy hiring. Trends that arise already at the stage of formation of professional groups can continue in the course of work and affect the state of health in the future.

Dairy product consumption is associated with a lowering of linoleic acid within serum TAG in adolescent females with overweight or obesity: a secondary analysis.

Dairy fat is rich in SFA such as palmitic acid (16:0) but low in linoleic acid (18:2n-6). The natural carbon 13 enrichment (δ13C) of 16:0 is higher in dairy fat than in most of the food supply. In adults, serum levels of pentadecanoic acid (15:0) and heptadecanoic acid (17:0) are recognised as biomarkers of dairy intake. In adolescents, no study has evaluated serum fatty acid levels or δ13C in response to chronic dairy consumption. The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether increased dairy product consumption can modulate (1) serum fatty acid levels and (2) 16:0 δ13C in adolescents with overweight/obesity who followed a 12-week weight management programme. This secondary analysis of a randomised control trial included two groups of adolescent females: recommended dairy (RDa; n 23) and low dairy (LDa; n 23). The RDa group was given 4 servings/d of dairy products while the LDa group maintained dairy intakes at ≤ 2 servings/d. Blood was sampled before and after the intervention. Lipids were extracted and separated, and fatty acids were quantified by GC. Isotope ratio MS was used to assess 16:0 δ13C. There were no group differences on serum changes of 15:0 or 17:0. Within TAG, 18:2n-6 was lowered by 7·4 % only in the RDa group (P = 0·040). The difference in delta 16:0 δ13C between the LDa and RDa groups did not reach statistical significance (P = 0·070). Reductions in serum 18:2n-6 by dairy consumption could have positive health implications, but more studies are needed to confirm this assertion.

Functional Cardiopathy Syndrome In Modern Adolescents

96 adolescents with functional cardiopathy were inspected. All children underwent clinical, laboratory, and instrumental examination. In all patients, the initial autonomic tone was assessed using a questionnaire, and autonomic reactivity was assessed using cardiac rhythmography. It was found that dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is involved in the pathogenesis of functional cardiopathy, which determines the clinical symptoms in these patients, and autonomic disorders in the group of female adolescents are more significant than in male adolescents. Cardiorhythmography quite accurately reveals the imbalance of the body's adaptive resources for physical and mental stress, in this regard, it can be used to determine risk groups for the formation of cardiovascular pathology.

Kepadatan tulang santriwati berhubungan dengan profil antropometri

Santriwati’s bone mass density was associated with the anthropometric profileBackground: One group of female adolescents who had nutritional problems was Islamic boarding school students, namely santriwati. Low intake was supported by a poor diet profile that had a risk of developing osteopenia. The problem of osteopenia in adolescents could affect long-term calcium deposits and had an impact on old age and a high risk of osteoporosis.Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between diet profiles and anthropometric profiles with bone density in female students.Methods: A cross-sectional study of 76 female students who were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Anthropometric profiles measured were body mass index, body fat percent, and waist circumference. Bone density was measured using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA). Nutrient intake profiles were obtained based on intake interviews used food recall form 6x24 hours. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlations.Results: Most female students had normal nutritional status, and 14 female students (18.4%) had low bone density. The intake of energy, macronutrients (protein, fat, and carbohydrate), and micronutrients (phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin D) of female students were insufficient. There was a relationship between body mass index (p=0.036; r=0.241) and percent body fat (p=0.027; r=0.254) with bone density. However, the nutrient intake factor has no relationship with bone density (p>0.05).Conclusions: Body mass index and body fat percent are positively correlated with female bone density.

Vaccination coverage rates and predictors of HPV vaccination among eligible and non-eligible female adolescents at the Brazilian HPV vaccination public program

BackgroundSince March 2014, the quadrivalent HPV vaccine has been incorporated into the Brazilian Unified Health Care System and began to be offered, without direct costs, for girls from 9 to 13 years of age. Older female adolescents would have the option to be vaccinated at private health care system being responsible for the payment of HPV vaccine. The present study aimed to evaluate the coverage rates and predictors of HPV vaccination in Brazil among two groups of female adolescents: eligible and non-eligible for the HPV vaccination public program.MethodsWe used data from the 2015 Brazilian National Adolescent School-Based Health Survey, which involved a probabilistic sample of 5404 female adolescents students at public and private schools. Using a questionnaire, we gathered information on sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behavior, and respondent perception of parental supervision and have been vaccinated for HPV. Age-specific vaccination rates were analyzed in girls aged 9 to 13 at the time of public vaccination (eligible for public policy), as well among those 14 to 17 years old not eligible by the Ministry of Health for vaccination. We used Poisson regression models to investigate associated factors.ResultsHPV vaccine coverage was 83.5 and 21.8% among eligible and non-eligible populations, respectively. In both populations, the chance of being vaccinated decreased with older age. In the eligible population there is a greater chance of being vaccinated among ethnic group “pardas” but not with other indicators of socioeconomic status. In the non-eligible population, there was a clear association between higher vaccine coverage and greater maternal education and living with the mother.ConclusionOur findings highlight the importance of public policies to minimize inequities in access to cancer prevention measures in vulnerable adolescents. A public policy of HPV vaccination for older female adolescents would increase coverage with possible reduction of HPV-related diseases in this group of women.

Obese Adolescents With PCOS Have Altered Biodiversity and Relative Abundance in Gastrointestinal Microbiota.

Alterations in gut microbiota relate to the metabolic syndrome, but have not been examined in at-risk obese youth with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Compare the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota and associations with metabolic and hormonal measures between 2 groups of female adolescents with equal obesity with or without PCOS. Prospective, case-control cross-sectional study. Tertiary-care center. A total of 58 obese female adolescents (n = 37 with PCOS; 16.1 ± 0.3 years of age; body mass index [BMI] 98.5th percentile) and (n = 21 without PCOS; 14.5 ± 0.4 years of age; BMI 98.7th percentile). Bacterial diversity, percent relative abundance (%RA), and correlations with hormonal and metabolic measures. Participants with PCOS had decreased α-diversity compared with the non-PCOS group (Shannon diversity P = 0.045 and evenness P = 0.0052). β-diversity, reflecting overall microbial composition, differed between groups (P < 0.001). PCOS had higher %RA of phyla Actinobacteria (P = 0.027), lower Bacteroidetes (P = 0.004), and similar Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. PCOS had lower %RA of families Bacteroidaceae (P < 0.001) and Porphyromonadaceae (P = 0.024) and higher Streptococcaceae (P = 0.047). Lower bacterial α-diversity was strongly associated with higher testosterone concentrations. Several individual taxa correlated with testosterone and metabolic measures within PCOS and across the entire cohort. Receiver operative curve analysis showed 6 taxa for which the %RA related to PCOS status and lower Bacteroidaceae conferred a 4.4-fold likelihood ratio for PCOS. Alterations in the gut microbiota exist in obese adolescents with PCOS versus obese adolescents without PCOS and these changes relate to markers of metabolic disease and testosterone. Further work is needed to determine if microbiota changes are reflective of, or influencing, hormonal metabolism.

‘Safe spaces’ and ‘bad’ girls: ‘child marriage victims’’ experiences from a shelter in Eastern India

This article interrogates the politics of safety that underpin rehabilitative practices in a state-funded shelter run by an anti-trafficking NGO in Eastern India. It focuses on the experiences of a group of female adolescents, categorised as ‘child marriage victims’, residing at the shelter. The analysis of in-depth life history interviews collected over a two-week period in October 2014 reveals that the adolescents contest the legislative victimhood imposed on them. For them, their marriages and pre-marital relationships are an expression of romantic and sexual agency, in contravention of familial norms. In this context, the adolescents perceive the shelter as a punitive space and interpret their enforced stay for ‘protection’ and ‘rehabilitation’ as an extension of familial control and regulation of their lives. The protectionism-as-safety discourse rewrites their agency as victimhood and transforms the shelter into a site where everyday forms of gendered power inequalities within social relations in the household are authorised and reproduced by the state and NGO. The adolescents perceive themselves as ‘bad girls’ and adopt various strategies to insist on their rehabilitation into ‘good girls’ to secure release from the shelter often by enacting the ‘victimhood’ expected of them. This allows for unique expressions of agency in an otherwise constrained context but hinders relationships of solidarity with other residents. Overall, the article highlights the need to challenge the ways in which patriarchal norms continue to spatially govern and discipline the expression of female sexuality and agency through 'safe spaces' in India.

Adolescent females with limited delinquency – At risk of school failure

During adolescence, risk behaviors (e.g., running away from home, truancy, alcohol/drug use, and delinquency) increase, and most individuals who at some point commit crimes do so during their teenage years. Since the crime rate is so high during adolescence, juvenile delinquency can be regarded as a normal rather than a deviant behavior. Delinquent females have historically been under-researched. However, the little research that is available indicates that low-risk female offenders (females with limited delinquency receiving community-based measures), may be at risk of suboptimal development. The objective of the present study was to provide a basic description of this group of offenders by using their self-reports on delinquency, drug and alcohol use, school, peers, family and mental health. The self-reports of 138 females between 15 and 20 years of age sentenced to youth service in Stockholm, Sweden, were compared to young females in residential care and to a reference group of adolescent females without known adjustment problems. The results showed that the youth service females did not have a higher number of accumulated problems than the reference group with regard to criminal acts, drug and alcohol use, peers, mental health, and in some regards also for family. However, the youth service group reported various school-related problems and failures, more in line with the residential group. This suggests that interventions aimed at helping the young females develop strategies for becoming more academically successful are important.

Influence of internet addiction on academic, sportive, and recreative activities in adolescents

Internet addiction (IA) is an increasing health problem worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the impact of IA on male and female adolescents and on their academic, sports, and recreative activities. The study was cross-sectional. Adolescents (N = 1291; mean = 16.2 ± 1.1 year) were questioned on the following factors: smart phone, iPad, and computer use; daily internet use time; academic success; success in sports activities. The IA ratio of the whole group was 25.2%, but it was significantly higher in the female group (35.5%; p = 0.00). When we divided the group according to gender, age (p = 0.002), smart phone use (p = 0.045), sports activity (p = 0.000), sports success (p = 0.000), and healthy eating (p = 0.000) were higher in males; duration of daily internet use (p = 0.00), recreative activity (p = 0.021), musculoskeletal pain (p = 0.000), morning stiffness (p = 0.017), difficulty concentrating (p = 0.000), headaches (p = 0.000), numbness in hands (p = 0.011), forgetfulness (p = 0.000), gastrointestinal problems (p = 0.021), dizziness/imbalance (p = 0.001), and IA (p = 0.000) were higher in females. Although the use of mobile phones was lower in the adolescent female group, daily smartphone use times, IA, IA scores, and somatoform symptoms were found to be higher, independent of body mass index. IA has adverse effects on mental and physical health in adolescents. It is necessary to raise awareness in this regard to ensure the transition into healthy adults.

Body image: An exploration of a group of Girlguides' thoughts and feelings about their appearance

The study was designed to explore body image in a group of adolescent females, who were all members of the Girlguiding community. The study used two focus groups, with a total of seven participants between the ages of 12 and 17, to conduct an exploratory thematic analysis of the participants' body image and the factors that they felt influenced it. Four themes were identified: ‘emotions and feelings’, ‘conversations and critiques’, ‘weight and size’ and ‘influences on body image’. The results of the study found that on the whole, the participants reported having a positive body image and feeling about their bodies; however, they also identified areas that made them feel more negatively about their appearance (e.g. social media and the media in general). Implications include the need for further education in schools and at home about body image and appearance.

A cephalometric morphometric study of age- and gender-dependent shape patterns of the sella turcica

The sella turcica is an important anatomic and radiologic entity. The shape of the sella turcica varies among normal individuals and can be influenced by local factors. The normal shape of sella turcica has been categorized as circular, oval, and flat, and several variants have been described. The sella turcica increases in size with age, but there is no agreement upon significance of gender-related differences. The main objective of this study is to build up a normative database of the shape of the sella turcica in the Jordanian population with reference to age and gender. For this purpose 509 computed cephalograms: 252 males and 257 females, aged 10 to 40 years old healthy Jordanians were collected and divided into adolescent and adult age groups in both genders. Viewbox 3 software was used to determine width and height, and shape of the sella turcica was accordingly assessed. Variants of shape were also documented. Our results showed that females exhibit higher percentage of overall normal shape but lower relative percentages of oval and flat shapes, as compared with males. In contrast to males, females also show decreasing trend of normal shape as age advances. Females and males change obviously in favor of oval shape. In terms of variants, as individuals advance in age, bridging and irregular dorsum clearly predominate. In terms of width and height, significant differences were evident between adult male group on one hand and adolescent female group and adult female group on the other hand. Between age categories and within male and female groups, sella linear dimensions were significantly different between adolescent and adult age groups. The significant increase of linear parameters of sella turcica across age groups indicates that there is significant degree of growth in sella turcica across the studied age groups. However, this growth does not affect the shape of sella turcica as the shape seems to be preserved across the studied age groups. The obtained data are discussed in terms of age- and gender-related growth and degenerative bone changes.

Social networks and sexual behaviour amongst adolescent females in one secondary school in Eastern Cape, South Africa

This paper explores the impact of social network sites on the group of adolescent females’ sexual behaviour attending one secondary school in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It aims at identifying the risks involved in online dating and deleterious effects on the psychological well-being among twelve adolescent females, aged 15 -20 years. This study adopts Spence’s Signaling Theory, Emmerson’ Sexual Exchange Theory and Ajzen and Fishbein’s Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) owing to their successful application in numerous studies on online communication and risky sexual behaviour. A qualitative approach was used in this study and ethical principles were adhered to, during data collection. The findings showed that dating strangers online by adolescents contributed towards being vulnerable to depression, cyberbullying, physical abuse, and sexually transmitted infections. Based on the findings, this study recommends parental emotional support and collaborative approach from the educators and government to curb online dating among female youth

The normal dimensions of the sella turcica in Jordanians: a study on lateral cephalograms.

The sella turcica is an important anatomic and radiologic entity. The dimensions of the sella turcica vary greatly in normal individuals and are influenced by genetic and local factors. The main objective of this study is to build up a normative database of the dimensions of the sella turcica in the Jordanian population. For this purpose 509 computed cephalograms of 252 male and 257 female healthy Jordanians aged 10-40 years were collected and divided into two adolescent and adult age-groups for both genders. Viewbox 3 software was used to determine linear dimensions and area of the sella turcica. Our results showed that the overall values for width, length, height, area, and aperture (interclinoid distance) were 8.72, 7.68, 6.25, 40.80, 3.92, and 8.67, 7.42, 6.38, 41.26, 3.68 mm (mm2) for males and females, respectively. Significant differences were found between adult male group on one hand and adolescent female group and adult female group on the other hand. Between age categories and within male and female groups, sella parameters were significantly different between adolescent and adult age-groups. Our data clearly confirm the classical notion of general trend of increase in parameters with age, irrespective of gender, with the area scoring the highest increase, and the height in females and length in males contributing most obviously to this trend. The aperture appears to decrease in females while it increases in males as adulthood is reached. This seems to reflect differential growth of the pituitary gland under neurohormonal effects.

Percepción de iniciación sexual, embarazo y aborto en adolescentes femeninas de tres culturas guatemaltecas

Objetivo: interpretar las percepciones sobre iniciación sexual, embarazo y aborto de un grupo de adolescentes femeninas pertenecientes a las culturas Maya (Kaqchikel), Ladina y Garífuna en Guatemala, de abril a mayo de 2016. Población y métodos: estudio con enfoque cualitativo modalidad etnográfica a través de la técnica de grupos focales, se recolectó información de 10 voluntarias de cada cultura, a través de una entrevista grupal cuya temática giro alrededor de las categorías previamente elaboradas (iniciación sexual, embarazo y aborto). Resultados: la iniciación sexual está asociada a embarazo y a madurar, también es una forma para “pasarla bien” y “hacer el amor”. El embarazo es crear una nueva vida, que surge como consecuencia del contacto sexual entre dos personas que pueden o no amarse, así también como una imposibilidad para seguir estudiando. El aborto es considerado un asesinato y una asociación a pecado, principalmente el aborto inducido. Conclusiones: La coacción, influencia de las amistades y la tecnología son factores desencadenantes para una iniciación sexual en la adolescencia. El embarazo es percibido como dar vida a un nuevo ser, la principal repercusión es no poder desarrollarse integralmente. Respecto al aborto coinciden que la hemorragia es la principal consecuencia física; el remordimiento y la depresión fueron las consecuencias emocionales más importantes. En la observación contextual, la cultura maya (kaqchikel) se relacionaba con individuos del mismo sexo, las ladinas en grupos mixtos y las garífunas utilizan la tecnología para comunicarse con sus parejas.

Modelling activity novelty and adolescent females’ subjective well-being during a winter holiday

ABSTRACTLeisure research on adolescent females’ holiday experiences, and how these experiences may contribute to their happiness is scarce. Recent work in the area of positive psychology has suggested that novelty within an experience may enhance positive emotions and life satisfaction which together comprise subjective well-being (SWB), a common conceptualization of happiness. The purpose of this paper was to test the direct influence of activity novelty and the mediating influence of emotion balance (the balance between positive and negative emotions) on life satisfaction for a group of adolescent females on a winter holiday. As part of a larger study, participants (n = 74) were German girls aged 12–17 years who completed a diary-based questionnaire for 21 consecutive days (before, during, and after their holiday). A conditional process analysis indicated that activity novelty may have a positive or negative influence on emotion balance depending on pre-vacation activity novelty patterns. Furthermore, while novelty does not have a direct influence on life satisfaction, it has a positive indirect influence through emotion balance. This study provides evidence that holiday experiences can contribute to young women’s SWB and highlights the important role of emotions during such experiences. In addition, results support the use of a positive psychology framework to understand adolescent vacationers’ experiences.