Perspectives Of Adolescents Research Articles

Longitudinal qualitative perspectives of adolescents in an intensive interdisciplinary pain program

ObjectivesChronic pain in children and adolescents is often associated with functional, physical, and psychosocial challenges. Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) programs are effective at helping these youth regain functioning, but little is known about their perspectives prior to and during IIPT participation. This study sought to better understand how children and adolescents experience the process from evaluation to completion of the IIPT program.MethodsIndividual interviews (n = 7) were conducted at three time-points; (1) prior to initial evaluation in a pain clinic, (2) after pain clinic evaluation while considering IIPT, and (3) after completion of an IIPT program.ResultsParticipants ranged in age from 13–17 years. Across these time points, participants demonstrated changes in thoughts and perspectives. While Time 1 was associated with ambivalence, skepticism, and some hope, Time 2 was characterized by processing information about the program and resolution of some of their ambivalence. At Time 3, participants described their experience as “challenging” and “intense” and reported recognition that they had benefited from the program. Participants also wished to pass along lessons learned to future potential patients.DiscussionThis study provides information to help clinicians better approach adolescents with chronic pain who may be considering IIPT.

Why Should Developmental Scientists Engage in Research on Adolescent Suicide? The Case for Developmentally Informed Suicidology

Adolescent suicide is a critical and prevalent issue yet is rarely studied by developmental psychologists. We assert that developmentalists’ lack of engagement has stymied progress on adolescent suicide research and practice, and we demonstrate how developmental perspectives can contribute to the next decade of research and practice in suicidology. Specifically, we (a) review theories in suicidology (that are largely a-developmental); (b) discuss how developmental phenomena may explain findings regarding the epidemiology of adolescent suicide; (c) review the evidence on the etiology of adolescent suicide, where efforts to identify risk factors have not led to strong predictions, highlighting underutilized approaches from the developmental risk and resilience literature; and (d) review strategies and developmental gaps across the suicide prevention continuum from primary prevention to postvention, recommending an adolescent developmental perspective on the development and study of school- and community-based suicide prevention and postvention. In doing so, we propose a new subfield of Developmentally Informed Suicidology.

Developing an Educational Resource Aimed at Improving Adolescent Digital Health Literacy: Using Co-Design as Research Methodology.

Adolescence is a key developmental period that affects lifelong health and is impacted by adolescents regularly engaging with digital health information. Adolescents need digital health literacy (DHL) to effectively evaluate the quality and credibility of such information, and to navigate an increasingly complex digital health environment. Few educational resources exist to improve DHL, and few have involved adolescents during design. The co-design approach may hold utility through developing interventions with participants as design partners. This project aimed to explore the co-design approach in developing an educational resource to improve adolescents' DHL. Adolescents (12-17 years old) attended 4 interactive co-design workshops (June 2021-April 2022). Participant perspectives were gathered on DHL and the design of educational resources to improve it. Data generated were analyzed through content analysis to inform educational resource development. In total, 27 participants from diverse backgrounds attended the workshops. Insight was gained into participants' relationship with digital health information, including acceptance of its benefits and relevance, coupled with awareness of misinformation issues, revealing areas of DHL need. Participants provided suggestions for educational resource development that incorporated the most useful aspects of digital formats to develop skills across these domains. The following 4 themes were derived from participant perspectives: ease of access to digital health information, personal and social factors that impacted use, impacts of the plethora of digital information, and anonymity offered by digital sources. Initial participant evaluation of the developed educational resource was largely positive, including useful suggestions for improvement. Co-design elicited and translated authentic adolescent perspectives and design ideas into a functional educational resource. Insight into adolescents' DHL needs generated targeted educational resource content, with engaging formats, designs, and storylines. Co-design holds promise as an important and empowering tool for developing interventions to improve adolescents' DHL.

Assessment of indoor light-at-night exposure in children and adolescents during schooldays and weekends

Light-At-Night (LAN) is increasingly recognized and may has adverse health effects on children and adolescents, yet few studies have reported objective indoor LAN exposure levels for children and adolescents. In this study, we measured the indoor LAN exposure levels and duration among 897 children and adolescents aged 6–14 in Beijing, China, using portable photometers during both school days and weekends. Results indicate that the median indoor LAN exposure from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. was 5.1 lx, with 31.8% of the subjects experiencing an average exposure above 10 lx. Additionally, from the perspective of cumulative high exposure duration, children and adolescents were exposed to more than 10 lx for approximately 64 min from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. During the entire nighttime (from self-reported bedtime to wake-up time), the median exposure was 2.1 lx, with 16.6% averaging exposures above 10 lx. Exposure levels were significantly higher on weekends than on schooldays. Both girls and upper-grade students had higher levels of exposure and longer durations of high exposure. Girls in grade 7 (OR:2.56, 95%CI: 1.68–3.88) experienced the highest LAN exposure in our subjects compared to boys in grade 1–4. Our findings underscore the importance of promoting healthy light exposure behaviors among children and adolescents and reducing their light exposure environments to mitigate the potential health impacts of LAN.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE KARTINI FILM ON GENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVES: A CASE STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS AT SMAN 24 CENTRAL JAKARTA

In Javanese society, women are traditionally expected to embody qualities like gentleness, obedience, and loyalty. Indonesian culture dictates specific roles for men and women, with men typically occupying public spaces and women confined to domestic spaces. The film Kartini represents a modern resistance against patriarchal norms by showcasing women's equal capabilities and potential contributions in various sectors, challenging societal expectations. By portraying women as equally capable in domestic and public spheres, the film challenges the prevailing patriarchal culture in Indonesian society. The main focus of the current study will be to focus on the Kartini film in knowing the effect it produces on the perspective of gender equality. This research will be useful based on two aspects, namely academic benefits and practical benefits. The expected practical benefit is that the results of this study can be useful for students to change their perspective on gender equality, and academic benefits can also be taken, namely to make this research as a basis for students if they will conduct research that is in line with this discussion. In the context of the current research using quantitative methods by involving active respondents from SMAN 24 Jakarta students. The data collection process uses a questionnaire distributed through the Google Forms link and then processed using a simple linear analysis technique. The results showed that the Kartini film had a significant influence on the Gender Equality Perspective of Adolescents at SMAN 24 Jakarta.

Navigating the Moral World: Contrasting Adolescents’ Moral Dilemmas in Social Media and Reallife Environments

Moral dilemmas arise at the intersection of one's core moral beliefs. This descriptive qualitative study delves into the complex moral world of adolescents to examine and draw parallels between the context, conflict and content of their moral dilemmas in real life and social media environments. A purposive sampling method was employed with a total of 130 Slovenian adolescents (average age of 17.3 years). The data was analyzed using a deductive and inductive approach. Commonalities of moral dilemmas emerged in the context (largely involving friends) and content (primarily rooted in the care/harm foundation). However, when the conflicts were analysed, remarkable differences emerged, shaped by the unique dynamics of social media. As the realm of morality on social media remains largely unexplored from an adolescent perspective, our findings offer a novel perspective on this complex issue. Our study can also open the way for more effective moral education in the context of social media.

The experience of autism from the perspective of autistic adolescents

The aim of this study is to explore with autistic adolescents, their perspectives and experiences related to autism. Situated in Australia, the study uses a qualitative methodology and a narrative approach. The findings illustrate a rich and nuanced understanding of autism for adolescents. Autistic adolescents place greater emphasis on difference and diversity rather than difficulty and highlight the positives and strengths of autism characteristics. The findings encourage the framing and conceptualisation of autism in relation to adolescents’ strengths and abilities whilst acknowledging experiences of anger, stress, and anxiety. Most adolescents describe feeling disconnected, emotionally and physically from others. The findings of this study indicate a need for increased awareness and practice of a strengths use in autism. This is to enhance understandings of autism, improve upon the wellbeing and mental health of autistic adolescents and to promote greater connectedness and belonging for this group amongst family, peers, and wider society.

Let’s get them on board: Focus group discussions with adolescents on empowering leisure engagement in Fab Labs and makerspaces

Makerspaces and Fab Labs are growing in number all over the world, holding the potential to empower children and adolescents. They form an important pathway to provide young people with access to digital manufacturing technologies while fostering self-determination, collaboration, and creativity. We explore how the engagement in Fab Lab based leisure maker activities may be promoted, taking into account both the perspectives of adolescents and the potential of surrounding systems. For this, we conducted focus group discussions with N = 61 non-maker, adolescent girls and boys from 6th to 9th grade, to scrutinize hindering and promoting factors of their engagement in leisure maker activities, and to explore their preferences regarding the involvement of parents, teachers and peers while considering the ecological sustainability of the activities. A reflexive thematic analysis identified the hindering and promoting factors across different aspects of maker activities such as the purpose, location and setting, content, and learning processes. Implications for the promotion and design of maker activities, as well as implications for further research, are discussed.

Adolescent Experiences and Parental Perspectives of Food Insecurity at Home and at School Among Ghanaian Adolescents

Adolescent Experiences and Parental Perspectives of Food Insecurity at Home and at School Among Ghanaian Adolescents

Adolescents’ Online Risks and Parental Mediation in Nigerian Families: Gender in Focus

This study investigates the gender perspectives of adolescents’ online risk-taking and parental mediation in Nigerian families. Because the “the-one size fits all” relating to effective mediation of adolescents’ digital media may not apply to adolescent boys and girls in the same way. Accounting for gender differences in digital media use that lead to risky behavioral outcomes will enhance parents’ efforts in interceding their online media activities. The population for this study includes parents and students in public secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria. The sample size for this study was 1,050 parents and their children. The questionnaire was the data collection instrument to obtain information about adolescent online media activities and parental mediation practices. The study’s findings show that girls engage in chatting with strangers and social networking more than boys, and boys engage in online gambling, online gaming and pornographic content more than girls. The findings also show that the risky online behavior of adolescent girls correlates with increased time spent on online media activities. Interventions targeted at female adolescents relating to digital media use, online media activities and risky online behavior will enhance parental efforts in interceding in their risky behaviors.

Adolescent Perspectives on the Pharmacy-Based T-EVER (Teen E-Cigarette and Vaping Educational Resource) and Its Potential Impact on Youth Vaping.

While public health efforts have made tobacco smoking near obsolete among adolescents, vaping products are quickly taking their place. With the negative health consequences looming ahead of young vapers, there is a desperate need to curb youth vaping. Adolescents want to be actively engaged in their health which creates space to educate on vaping in this population segment. From January to May 2023, 35 adolescents aged 11-18 participated in interviews to assess the investigator-developed Teen E-cigarette and Vaping Educational Resource (T-EVER). All the interviews were recorded and transcribed for independent analysis by two study team members. The participants liked the T-EVER, indicating they were engaged in the content. However, some participants wanted more information. The participants wanted health professionals to educate them on vaping but were worried about the potential barriers facing the implementation in community pharmacy settings. Adolescents want to learn about vaping, but there are limited opportunities to do so. The T-EVER is designed to educate youth about vaping. This tool was well received and has the potential to be used by pharmacists as a vaping prevention and cessation intervention. More research is required to discern the true scope of the pharmacist's role in using an educational tool to address adolescent vaping.

Refugee youth’s perspective on the role that food insecurity plays in a healthy community: a photovoice project

PurposeFood insecurity is a major public health concern, especially for refugee families. Despite the growing population of refugee families in the USA and the harmful effects on youth’s health and well-being, there are limited qualitative studies exploring food insecurity among US refugee adolescents. The use of community-based participatory research and photovoice can highlight the strength of gathering and sharing underrepresented and disadvantaged group experiences. The purpose of this study was to understand adolescent refugee's food insecurity perspectives and experiences, with a nutrition and food access focus. Three main themes and nine subthemes emerged around the role that food security plays in a healthy, thriving community. The main themes included food must be more accessible in school; importance of food access in one’s community; and food access and creating a vibrant community. Implications regarding how to apply these results with community and school-based food programs are discussed.Design/methodology/approachThis study followed a phenomenological research approach to understand the experiences of refugee youth and what constitutes healthy food access in a community. Data analysis was conducted using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis to ensure that data saturation was met (Guest et al., 2006).FindingsThe thematic analysis of the photovoice methodological approach revealed three main themes and nine subthemes around the role that food security plays in a healthy and thriving community. These themes are as follows: food must be more accessible in school; importance of food access in one’s community; and food access and creating a vibrant community.Research limitations/implicationsFunding resources limited the duration of meeting in which we could meet and discuss the photo’s students were taking. Second, consistent with phenomenological studies, the sample size was small. However, common sample size for studies using a phenomenological approach ranged from 5 to 25 (Creswell et al., 2007), which is in alignment with this study. Next, while participants did receive training in the SHOWeD method, the photography training was limited to only one hour. Despite the limited training, participants felt they had sufficient knowledge and skills to take the necessary pictures.Practical implicationsThis study provides important policy implications for school-based food programs, such as food pantries and free or reduced school meals, and how it plays an important role in refugee youth’s well-being and education. Based on feedback from the study participants, many school-based food programs were considered not available or easily accessible, and that youth and their families were often unaware of programs available to them. This study revealed the important role schools can play in ensuring food security among refugee youth and their families as well as for refugee youth to reach their full potential equitably.Originality/valueThis study used a creative research approach that integrates photovoice as a means to elevate the voices of a marginalized populations. This approach has been identified as one of the most culturally appropriate method when working with refugee children and youth (Pieloch et al., 2016). Second, the study included having multiple meetings, that recruited from previously established partnerships. This form of community building and activism elevates participants voices (Catalani and Minkler, 2009). Finally, this study used a cycle of photography and discussion and held a final public photo exhibition for both the participant’s community and its influential leaders (Catalani and Minkler, 2009; Evans-Agnew and Rosemberg, 2016). The results of this study have important policy implications for schools and communities.

Hospitalized Adolescents' Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Discussions.

Experts recommend that providers discuss adolescent patients' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) at any health care encounter, including hospitalizations. The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insight into hospitalized adolescents' experiences and perspectives on SRH discussions (SHDs) to better inform patient-centered care. Private semistructured interviews were conducted with hospitalized adolescents aged 13 to 17 years. Interviews were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. Themes were developed through an iterative process with focus on the primary research aim. Twenty participants were interviewed with a median age of 15.4 years. Adolescents expressed a range of preferences related to SHDs with providers. Themes included (1) experiences discussing SRH with providers, (2) SHDs during hospitalization, (3) communication preferences, and (4) perceptions of why providers initiate SHDs. Viewpoints about SHDs during hospitalizations varied, including that they addressed unmet needs, as well as that they seemed irrelevant to some participants. Aspects that facilitate SHDs include brevity with relevant depth, nonjudgmental provider demeanor, and reassurance of privacy. Some participants believed providers could judge the depth of discussion needed on the basis of the adolescent's age or personality. This study highlights variation in adolescents' preferences around SHDs with health care providers. Providers should initiate SHDs with statements of purpose and confidentiality. Given the variation in adolescents' perspectives, tools to privately collect self-reported behaviors before an SHD may help providers frame the conversation to the adolescent's specific SRH needs and communication style preferences.

Peran Pendidikan Agama Dalam Membimbing Remaja Kristen Universitas Negeri Medan Untuk Menghadapi Pergaulan Bebas

Advances in technology and easy access to social media have influenced adolescent association. They are exposed to a variety of content that is often contrary to religious values. This causes a greater challenge in providing a strong understanding of religion to teenagers. This method is a qualitative method will provide a deep understanding of the experiences and perspectives of adolescents, as well as provide insight into how religious education can play an important role in guiding them to conduct interviews and observations. Based on the results of religious education research has a crucial role in guiding adolescents to deal with promiscuity. Through understanding of moral values, ethics, social responsibility, and spiritual values, adolescents can make wise, responsible, and positive decisions in their lives

Implementation of School-Based Sexual Health Curriculum in Tanzania: Perspectives of Secondary School Adolescents in Southern Highlands

Implementation of School-Based Sexual Health Curriculum in Tanzania: Perspectives of Secondary School Adolescents in Southern Highlands

Adolescents’ perspectives on a novel digital treatment targeting eating disorders: a qualitative study

BackgroundEating disorders in adolescence are associated with high psychological distress, impaired function and high comorbidity. Despite the severity, eating disorders remain highly underdiagnosed and untreated. Digital technology provides promising opportunities for treatment, however studies focusing on digital treatments for adolescents with eating disorders are lacking. The main aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of adolescents with lived experience of eating disorders on factors they deemed to be relevant in the development of a novel digital treatment.MethodsA qualitative intervention development study using semi-structured individual interviews. Data collection, coding and analysis were conducted using the principles of reflexive thematic analysis. Participants were adolescents aged 16–19 years, with a self-reported diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, currently in the final phase or completed psychological treatment for an eating disorder within the last five years.ResultsA total of 16 adolescents participated in the study, all females. Mean age was 17 ½ years (SD = 1.01). An in-depth understanding of the adolescents’ perspectives was developed into three themes: Facilitating self-awareness and readiness to change; Strengthening interpersonal relationships and decreasing social isolation; Ensuring feeling seen and motivating regular use.ConclusionsThis study provides a unique insight into the perspectives of adolescents with lived experience of eating disorders. The uptake and engagement can be optimized in a novel digital treatment for eating disorders by taking the adolescents perspectives into consideration.

Listen to the parents: Homeschooling and positive psychology

AbstractThe scope of homeschooling has increased significantly in recent years in several western countries. Studies of the subject have shed light on the perspective of parents who choose to homeschool–reasons for the choice, educational goals and actual results– from their point of view. The research literature also teaches us about the perspectives of kids and adolescents who were raised in homeschooling regarding the same questions. Understanding these points of view indicates certain aspects that those who are educated at home perceive as most central. Some of the subjects included in these aspects are also central to the research on positive psychology, a field that has developed over the same period. The present article presents the findings regarding these aspects in the study of homeschooling and suggests possible links between them and the development of research on positive psychology. The article indicates several similarities and examines the possible theoretical and methodological contributions of a broader perspective of the two fields, as well as the potential benefit to the study of homeschooling in identifying the reasons for homeschooling, examining the results of homeschooling, and understanding the practice of families that homeschool.

Perceived Family Functioning of Adolescents with Affective Disorders: A Multicentric Cross-Sectional Study.

This study aims to investigate the status of family functioning and dissatisfaction of family function from the perception of adolescents with affective disorders and explore associated factors. This was a multicentric cross-sectional study conducted from April 2022 to February 2023. Adolescents with affective disorders were surveyed in representative samples drawn from three hospitals in Sichuan province, China. Data were obtained from 235 participants regarding their demographic characteristics, family characteristics, disease-related characteristics, and family functioning. The study found family functioning and its' dissatisfaction both lower than national norms from the perspectives of adolescents. Younger age, single-parent family, and reconstituted family were predictors of not close of cohesion. Younger age, lower educational level of father, and reconstituted family were associated with less change of flexibility. Less times of hospitalizations, higher educational level of father, stem family were more satisfy with cohesion. Higher educational level of father, and stem family were also associated with greater satisfaction with flexibility. The study demonstrated that the family function of adolescents of affective disorders was poor, more attention should be paid to it. Age, family structure, number of hospitalizations and the educational level of father were influencing factors of family functioning. Therefore, it is important for medical worker to assess demographic and family characteristics of adolescents with affective disorders. Younger children, children of reconstituted family and single-parent family, children with repeated hospitalizations and fathers of lower level of education should be given emphasized in implementation of interventions. Based on the evaluation results, personalized family therapy has been proved to be an affective measure and could be used in clinical work.

Reading the signs in health visits-Perspectives of adolescents with migration experiences on encounters with school nurses.

To explore the experiences of health visits within the school health services from the perspective of adolescents with migration experiences. A descriptive qualitative study. Data were collected using focus groups and semi-structured individual interviews with adolescents with migration experiences aged 13-17 years old. Analysis was conducted using reflexive thematic analysis. The results described adolescents reading the signs in the guided interaction between them and the school nurses. Reading the signs illustrated the adolescents' continuous interpretation of the interaction with the school nurse, and their decisions on how to respond throughout the health visit. These interpretations influenced the adolescents' shifting willingness to talk about their health and how they adapted to the space of participation provided by the school nurse. The interpretation also influenced their experiences of health visits as focusing on their health without making them feel singled out. Although individual considerations might be warranted in health visits with adolescents with migration experiences, the results indicate that similarities in intrapersonal communication in various encounters between adolescents and health professionals might be greater than any differences. Healthcare encounters with adolescents with migration experiences might thus need to be conducted with an awareness that adolescents read the signs in the guided interaction and that similarities in this interaction are greater than any differences.

Developmental trajectories of mother-adolescent agreement on maternal autonomy support and their contributions to adolescents' adjustment.

Based on a multi-informant, longitudinal perspective on parent-adolescent relationships, this study examined patterns of convergence and divergence on maternal autonomy support. It had two aims: First, it sought to identify developmental trajectories of maternal autonomy support across adolescence from the perspectives of both mothers and adolescents. A second was to evaluate the longitudinal relation between self-reported and perceived maternal autonomy support by combining informants' trajectories. Data come from two 5-year longitudinal multi-informant studies (NS1 = 687 mother-child dyads; NS2 = 745 mother-child dyads). Each year, mothers and adolescents completed a questionnaire assessing maternal autonomy support. In both the samples, results of growth mixture modeling showed from mothers' perspective the presence of two distinct trajectories: high (91% of the sample) and moderate and relatively stable (9%) trajectories. From the adolescents' perspective, three trajectories were identified: high and relatively stable (75.7%), high and decreasing (11.8%), and moderate and increasing (12.5%). The normative mother-adolescent convergence pattern was one in which both adolescents and their mother reporting high levels of autonomy support. It was generally associated with more positive indices of adjustment, although academic achievement was highest when adolescents reported comparatively more autonomy support than their mother. The worst mother-adolescent convergence pattern tended to be one in which both reported initially moderate levels of autonomy support that remained relatively stable for mothers and increased for youths. Implications for parenting research and interventions are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).