Teenage Children Research Articles

Underlying Causes of Intergenerational Conflict Between Parent-Child Age Bands in Multan City, Pakistan: A Comparative Study

The present study was designed to find out the underlying causes of intergenerational conflict between parents and their teenage children in Multan city, Pakistan. The escalated dispute between the Boomer and X generations originated due to abridged connectivity, inadequate emotional ties, and modified socialization patterns. A cross-sectional survey research design was used to determine the comparison of opinions between the parent-child age cohorts. A sample size of n1=202 parents and n2=410 unmarried teenage children from n=120 families were selected from the two towns of the study vicinity. The data was analyzed through simple linear regression analysis in SPSS version-21. From the results, it was evident that inadequate appreciation and affection induced the highest magnitude of parent-child conflict i.e. 50.3%. Furthermore, three other significant indicators of the intergenerational conflict between the two generations were i) lack of time spent (44.2%) ii) ineffective communication (49.1%) and iii) devaluing each other and non-fulfillment of commitment (36.1%). The concluding remarks unveiled that the parents and children were bound by the unbending and inflexible ideology of “Me on the right path.” This stubborn approach unable these two generations to understand and respect each others “privacy” “new normative trends” and “emerging needs of the modernized world.” The solidarity and relational ties between the two age allies could be augmented through understanding, forgiveness, acceptance, appreciation, commitment, adequate time spent, effective communication, and cognitive restructuring.

Designing Creative Learning Media About Processing of Used Milk Boxes into DIY Art and Craft

Waste materials are things in the environment that can be used or returned into something good and useful. One of the results of used good processing is a work of art, which can be made DIY by all people, both adults and children. Creating or customize DIY art and crafts can be an opportunity and the beginning step for children, particularly teenage children, to develop creativity. Children’s creativity needs to be developed in early age, so that one day they have special skills that will be useful in the future. Seeing their ambitions, children can learn anything autodidactically, because there’s social media that support their activity in finding education and entertainment. Instagram and YouTube can become a learning media that will be used to get public support for a creative movement as example. From Instagram and YouTube, teenagers can get many tutorials for them to follow, so they can understand step by step and practice. On Instagram, teenagers will get basic materials up to the steps of making, reviews from random people about the art works that has been made. Also, Instagram will be the media that share events, challenge, giveaway, etc. which is also good for get public attention. And about YouTube, YouTube will become a back-up platform if the education content duration is too long. It will be great for teenagers as the study’s subject if Instagram and YouTube merge as creative learning media that can bring out creative young generations, that can create what they want, and become whom they want in their future.

Voice and Mental Health Support for Trans Teens and Their Parents: A Workshop Model.

Providing parents and their teenage children with an opportunity to experience voice modification techniques and discussions about mental health issues could alleviate some of their tremendous minority stress. Speech-language pathologists and counselors can use experiential learning and a multidimensional family approach to support parents and their trans teenagers to build connections and learn individual perspectives on their personal phases of transitioning. Participants of the 3-hour webinar included nine dyads of parents and youths across the United States. Topics on voice modification and mental health strategies were presented. Only parents completed the pre- and post-surveys to measure confidence in their knowledge to support their youth's voice and mental health needs. There were 10 Likert scale questions (5 voice, 5 mental health). The Kruskal-Wallis H-test results revealed that the median responses to the pre and post voice survey did not show a statistically significant change (H = 8.0, p = 0.342). Similarly, the mental health surveys did not reach significance (H = 8.0, p = 0.433). However, the growth trend shows strong promise for developing effective future experiential training workshops as a viable service provision for increasing parents' knowledge in supporting their trans child's voice and mental health needs.

Elite Collaboration Model in Prevention and Handling of COVID-19 in DKI Jakarta

Now many teenage children have participated in pig hunting activities in Nagari Anduring District 2X11 Kayutanam. Such teenage children are highly motivated towards hunting pigs. The high motivation of adolescent children towards pig hunting lacks the support of adult pig-hunting participants. This study describes the motor activities of adolescents, pig hunting recreational activities for adolescents, adolescent social activities in pig hunting, and motivation of adolescents to participate in pig hunting. This research uses a qualitative approach, the data collection methods used are observation, interviews, and documentation. The sampling technique uses total sampling. The population in this study was all adolescent children and participants who participated in pig hunting in Nagari Anduriang, District 2X11 Kayutanam, Padang Pariaman Regency, which consisted of 15 adolescent children and 25 adults. The data collection of this study was obtained using observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The results showed that the motivations of adolescents to participate in the traditional sport of pig hunting in Nagari Anduring are: 1) Motor activities of adolescents in pig hunting activities. 2) Make pig hunting activities recreational activities for adolescents. 3) Social activities of adolescents in pig hunting activities. 4) Very high motivation of adolescent children in pig hunting activities.

Non-hormonal treatments of menopausal symptoms

Menopause is a natural ageing process that affects all women. It is caused by the gradual reduction in ovarian follicular function, leading to a reduction in oestrogen production. Menopause can have a variety of direct symptomatic effects – with many women affected by vasomotor (hot flushes and sweats), cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, urogenital and psychological symptoms. It is important to recognise that despite it being a natural process, menopausal symptoms can significantly affect quality of life, often co-existing with career or caring responsibilities, for example, senior roles at work or teenage children and ageing parents. The goal of this review is to aid clinicians in providing care for patients with these problems and unable to, or choosing not to, undergo hormone replacement therapy.

ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MOTHER AND A TEENAGE CHILD

Determining the internal mechanisms of the influence of the relationship with the mother on the process of mental development of a person requires special psychological research. Most of these studies are aimed at examining how the mother's attitude is reflected in the mental development of the child. At the same time, the question of what kind of psychological basis the content of the mother's attitude leading to certain positive or negative consequences in the field of the child's mental development remains open in many cases. From this point of view, it is important to study the compatibility of mother and child relations. In the article, the mother's expressive attitude towards her child and how it is reflected in the teenage child's eyes are comparatively studied and the results of empirical analysis are presented.

Representation of Moral Messages in Little Mom Film (Roland Barthes' Semiotic Analysis)

This research wants to see and examine the meaning (moral message) shown through a film, through the signs in each scene (story scene). The sign in question can be in the form of scenarios, images, text, scenes and so on. These signs are studied using semiotic analysis to find out the hidden meaning of a sign. The film that is of concern to the writer is the film Little Mom. The film Little Mom is based on a 2018 health organization (WHO) journal about the lives of teenage girls who become pregnant out of wedlock. This film tells the story of teenage children by showing the twists and turns of teenage problems between love, dreams and also the future. This study aims to determine the form of the moral message in the film Little Mom and to understand the meaning of the moral message contained in the film Little Mom. This research is a descriptive qualitative research, where this research will analyze, record, describe and interpret the meanings, symbols contained in the film Little Mom related to the meaning of moral messages using the theory of semiotic analysis by Roland Barthes.

The Predictive Role of Parents' Marital Relationship Quality on The Adolescents' Psychological Capital

Background and Aim: Family problems are considered an essential problem for children's growth and this tension often plays a role in children's lives. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive role of the quality of parents' marital relationship on the psychological capital of adolescents. Methods: The current research is considered applied research in terms of its purpose. This research is a descriptive-correlation study investigating the relationship between two variables. The statistical population of the present study included couples referring to 15 counseling centers and their teenage children in Tehran and Isfahan in 2022. Therefore, 150 couples with children aged 13 to 17 were selected in a targeted way. Then, couples responded to Busby et al.'s Marital Relationship Quality Questionnaire (1995) and children responded to Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire (2007). The final sample size was 520 people, which included 150 couples (300 people) and 220 of their teenage children. Results: The regression analysis showed that the marital relationship quality variable can significantly predict psychological capital. Considering that the value of R2 = 0.388 was obtained, it can be concluded that the quality of the parents' marital relationship predicts about 39% of the children's psychological capital. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that the quality of parents' marital relationship can have significant psychological effects on children.

Analysis of Single Mother Parenting

A single parent is a parent who alone raises their children without the presence, support or responsibility of their spouse. Mothers must play a major role in the growth and development of children, because mothers are the first teachers who can have a very big influence on their children. Being a single parent with teenage children is a great gift entrusted by the creator, having teenage children means having a big responsibility in guiding them to adulthood. This study aims to describe the model of single mother parenting. The subjects in this study consisted of 2 single mothers, the sample in this study used the snowball sampling technique and met the following criteria: 1) single mothers 2) domiciled in Taman, Sidoarjo. This study uses qualitative research methods with a case study approach. The data collection technique used by the researcher is interviews. The results of this study stated that the two subjects applied the democratic parenting model to their teenage children..
 Highlights: 
 
 Single-parenting challenges: The study focuses on the unique experiences and challenges faced by single mothers in raising their teenage children alone.
 Democratic parenting: The research highlights the application of the democratic parenting model by single mothers as an effective approach in guiding their teenage children.
 Qualitative case study: The study employs qualitative research methods, using interviews as the primary data collection technique, to gain in-depth insights into the experiences and parenting practices of the single mothers in the sample.
 
 Keywords: single parent, teenage children, democratic parenting, qualitative research, case study

Hubungan Antara Mindful Parenting dengan Literasi Baca-Tulis Remaja di Kampung Cisanggarung Kecamatan Cimenyan Kabupaten Bandung Jawa Barat

Literacy is an inseparable part of human civilization that can help measure societal strata and how the society in a nation interpretes time development as well as how far they can survive in it. In this study, we specifically wanted to look at the relationship between Kabat-Zin mindful parenting (a conscious parenting style) and the reading and writing literacy of teenagers in Kampung Cisanggarung, Cimenyan District, Bandung Regency, West Java. This study used a quantitative research method with a correlational design. From a total population of 488, 24 adolescents aged 10-19 years old were purposively chosen from 24 families who have teenage children. The reading and writing literacy of Kampung Cisanggarung youths was measured by using the Ministry of Education and Culture literacy scale . Meanwhile, the mindful parenting pattern was investigated by using a scale derived from Duncan and Zinn’s 5 dimensions of mindful parenting. Pearson Product Moment formula was implemented to determine the magnitude of the correlation coefficient between the two variables: whether or not the relationship is significant. The correlation coefficient found was r = 0.450 with a significance probability value of 0.027 indicating that there is a significant positive correlation between mindful parenting and literacy (r = 0.450; p <0.5). Several factors were assumed to be the influential reasons for such a medium correlation level category. Parent’s low level of education may prevent adequate knowledge in parenting. Another possible cause found was lack of example given by parents to their children in the literacy aspect.

Hubungan Antara Mindful Parenting dengan Literasi Baca-Tulis Remaja di Kampung Cisanggarung Kecamatan Cimenyan Kabupaten Bandung Jawa Barat

Literacy is an inseparable part of human civilization that can help measure societal strata and how the society in a nation interpretes time development as well as how far they can survive in it. In this study, we specifically wanted to look at the relationship between Kabat-Zin mindful parenting (a conscious parenting style) and the reading and writing literacy of teenagers in Kampung Cisanggarung, Cimenyan District, Bandung Regency, West Java. This study used a quantitative research method with a correlational design. From a total population of 488, 24 adolescents aged 10-19 years old were purposively chosen from 24 families who have teenage children. The reading and writing literacy of Kampung Cisanggarung youths was measured by using the Ministry of Education and Culture literacy scale . Meanwhile, the mindful parenting pattern was investigated by using a scale derived from Duncan and Zinn’s 5 dimensions of mindful parenting. Pearson Product Moment formula was implemented to determine the magnitude of the correlation coefficient between the two variables: whether or not the relationship is significant. The correlation coefficient found was r = 0.450 with a significance probability value of 0.027 indicating that there is a significant positive correlation between mindful parenting and literacy (r = 0.450; p <0.5). Several factors were assumed to be the influential reasons for such a medium correlation level category. Parent’s low level of education may prevent adequate knowledge in parenting. Another possible cause found was lack of example given by parents to their children in the literacy aspect.

Parenting practices and adolescent delinquency: COVID-19 impact in the United States

Many past studies found parental monitoring and involvement were associated with reductions in delinquency and substance use among adolescents. However, we do not yet fully understand how the COVID-19 crisis affected parenting practices, nor the corresponding effects for juvenile delinquency and substance use. The study incorporated a repeated cross-sectional design with data drawn from two samples of Pennsylvania parents with teenage children. The first sample completed a web survey about parental monitoring in late 2019. The second completed a similar web survey with additional questions about COVID-19 in February 2021. The results indicated little association between COVID-related financial hardship and parental depression, nor between COVID-related financial hardship and parenting practices. While parents reported high levels of depressive symptoms during the pandemic, these appeared largely unrelated to parenting practices. There were few changes in parenting practices, on average, from before to during the pandemic. Most parents reported that their child’s behavior had not worsened during the pandemic.

Parenting Patterns in Improving Adolescents' Religious Understanding

Adolescence is a period of transition or change from children to adults. There will be many things they can learn from the people around them. If teenagers get good parenting or social relationships, they will survive various mental stresses. As adolescence goes on, the role of parents is very important to equip children's growth and development to be in accordance with what is expected. Because parents are the first education for their children in the family environment. The family can also sometimes be called the first education for children in their environment, because from everything that parents or families do, their children will see and practice it. Therefore, the role of parents and families is very important for increasing children's religious understanding in adolescence. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to determine parenting patterns in the religious understanding of adolescents. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research and participatory action research. This research is a community study for families who are Muslim and have teenage children aged 10 to 20 years. Data collection was carried out by holding religious activities at the mosque through the Ar-Rahmah Mosque Youth Association (IRMAR).

Pengaruh Penggunaan Alat Komunikasi Digital Terhadap Komunikasi Personal Orang Tua Dan Anak

Parental interaction and communication with children and how parents treat their teenage children have an influence on the attitude of adolescents which, if sustained, will develop into characters that are formed in children. Likewise, teenagers with the use of internet technology, the attitude of parents towards the activities of these teenagers will have an influence on the formation of characters that can filter the impact of internet technology so that teenagers do not fall into addiction which will make their positive character decline. The interaction between parents and children in dealing with the impact of technology is a powerful medium for education for children, and should be a top priority. But what happened was just the opposite. The media tends to reduce moral values, such as violence and pornography. Families are expected to be able to fortify their sons and daughters, therefore families must be smart in interacting with the media. The aim is to prevent deviant behavior that is not in accordance with moral norms and moral values ​​in children. The research method uses a literature study approach, by reviewing a number of 26 journals related to research variables. As a result, the process of interaction between parents and children to support physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual development takes place from a child in the womb to adulthood. In conclusion, children need to be protected from a family with positive, good and true things so that they can develop well in the next life and be able to control themselves in dealing with the destructive influences of the digital era. The family as one of the tricenters of education is the first and foremost place of education for the formation of children's character.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Alat Komunikasi Digital Terhadap Komunikasi Personal Orang Tua Dan Anak

Parental interaction and communication with children and how parents treat their teenage children have an influence on the attitude of adolescents which, if sustained, will develop into characters that are formed in children. Likewise, teenagers with the use of internet technology, the attitude of parents towards the activities of these teenagers will have an influence on the formation of characters that can filter the impact of internet technology so that teenagers do not fall into addiction which will make their positive character decline. The interaction between parents and children in dealing with the impact of technology is a powerful medium for education for children, and should be a top priority. But what happened was just the opposite. The media tends to reduce moral values, such as violence and pornography. Families are expected to be able to fortify their sons and daughters, therefore families must be smart in interacting with the media. The aim is to prevent deviant behavior that is not in accordance with moral norms and moral values ​​in children. The research method uses a literature study approach, by reviewing a number of 26 journals related to research variables. As a result, the process of interaction between parents and children to support physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual development takes place from a child in the womb to adulthood. In conclusion, children need to be protected from a family with positive, good and true things so that they can develop well in the next life and be able to control themselves in dealing with the destructive influences of the digital era. The family as one of the tricenters of education is the first and foremost place of education for the formation of children's character.

Environmental chemical risk factors of breast cancer in Nigeria II: Adolescent hormonal contraceptives use

Globocan’s 2018 cancer statistics show increasing rates of breast cancer in Nigeria. There is sufficient evidence in humans that hormonal contraceptive is a breast cancer risk factor particularly among African American women who begin use before 20 years of age or before first pregnancy. Nigerian breast cancer patients have identical subtypes as African Americans i.e triple negative tumors, early age of onset, clinically aggressive, and poor prognosis. Data from Nigeria show that 37.4% adolescent girls engage in high-risk sexual behaviour. For adolescent girls, dual use of condom and other hormonal contraceptives have been recommended to prevent pregnancy and acquisition of STI/HIV. Adolescents in Nigeria have uncensored access to all the contraceptive mix including hormonal contraceptives. There are also some ethical concerns. There are extremely harmful socio-cultural and socio-economic determinants that promote early sexual debut, Teenage Pregnancy, and Child Marriage. There are also grave health related, social and economic consequences for mother and child, and the community. Both Teenage Pregnancy and Child Marriage undermine nearly every Millennium Development Goal. The notable reason given by some fathers for embracing Child Marriage was to protect daughters from what was perceived as “unwholesome” Western values that permit loss of virginity, pre-marital sex and high adolescent sexual networking, necessitating the use of contraceptives. Hormonal contraceptive is a modifiable risk factor of breast cancer. Appropriate early pre-adolescent and adolescent parental care and nurturing before the crisis stage in godly principles is the gold standard for preventing adolescents’ use of contraceptives. Adolescent pregnancy and Child Marriage are not safe options.

USE OF ART TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT TEENAGER AGGRESSION IN MODERN CONDITIONS

The article discloses the problem of younger teenagers’ aggressiveness prevention in current challengeable times. The purpose of the article is to determine the benefits of using art therapy during a crisis period, as well as highlight using art techniques in the prevention of aggressiveness among younger teenagers in general secondary education institutions. Theoretical (analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization) and empirical (survey of children aged 11-12) methods were used to prepare the article.The prevention of aggressiveness among younger teenagers is defined as a direction of socio-pedagogical activity, which involves a set of measures aimed at preventing, limiting, and localizing the phenomenon of aggressiveness among younger teenage children in the social environment. According to the results of the survey, the causes of aggressive behavior of teenagers were revealed (injustice; unpleasant situations and circumstances that provoke them; bullying, insults from classmates; comments from elders, teachers, parents, etc.). Methods of teenagers self-control in cases of strong angry emotions (such as conflict avoidance, communication with friends who keep spirits up, wishful thinking, relaxation, breathing techniques, constructive expression of resentment, etc.) are summarized.It is substantiated that art techniques is an effective method of preventing rising aggression in younger teenagers. It is noted that art therapy is a multifaceted technological tool that is attractive to children and easy to use. The key advantages of using art therapy during and after armed conflicts are highlighted. It was determined that such types of art therapy as video therapy, music therapy, photo therapy, etc., have particular importance now. The specified types are characterized, the advantages of their use in war conditions are outlined. Key considerations of art therapy application in institutions of general secondary education are disclosed.

Association between parents’ country of birth and smoking risks in South Korean adolescents

This study aimed to determine whether significant associations exist between multicultural families and adolescent smoking risks in South Korea. Data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based survey from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. Participants were classified into four family types (South Korean mother–foreign father, South Korean father–foreign mother, both foreign parents, and both South Korean parents) according to their parents’ country of birth and smoking was assessed using a self-reported questionnaire. A logistic regression analysis was used to examine the significance of the associations. Overall, 194,259 participants (boys: 94,793, girls: 99,466) enrolled in this study. Adolescents whose parents were born overseas were more likely to smoke than native South Korean adolescents (boys: odds ratio [OR] = 2.61, confidence interval [CI] = 1.79–3.81, girls: OR 3.94, CI 2.42–6.43). When the mother’s country of birth was a developing country, there was an increased likelihood of girls smoking, and there was an increased likelihood of smoking among boys when the mother’s country of birth was North Korea. When both parents were born abroad, and the mother’s country of birth was a developing country, the likelihood of smoking risks among their multicultural teenage children increased. Policies and interventions need to be established and implemented to lower the smoking rate among multicultural teenagers.

ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ДЕТЕРМІНАНТИ ПОВЕДІНКОВИХ ЗМІН У ДІТЕЙ УНАСЛІДОК ТРАВМАТИЧНОГО СТРЕСУ ВІЙНИ В УКРАЇНІ

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of psychological traumatization of children of different age groups as a result of military aggression in Ukraine. A special category that suffers psychotrauma is children, whose stress can be aggravated by the behavior of adults who feel fear, anxiety and helplessness in the realities of war. The author draws attention to the fact that parents can become a source of transmission of psychotrauma to their unborn children due to imperceptible but hereditary shifts in the genome and under the influence of constant anxiety caused by the experience of war. In this way, suffering can be passed down through the generations. Emotional response to military events in the east of the country can be traumatic stress for children and adults. The author identified and described five main types of traumatic events, which are especially often responsible for mental and physical suffering in the future: emotional neglect, emotional and physical violence, sexual aggression and sexual violence. The patterns of early psychological traumatization, negative changes in behavior due to a break in the relationship with a close adult are analyzed. The article highlights the peculiarities of the behavioral manifestations of children who have experienced a traumatic experience, taking into account their age, namely preschool children, children of primary school age and teenagers. The main types of immediate or delayed reactions demonstrated by children as a result of experiencing a traumatic situation are considered: expressive reactions, controlling reactions, shock reactions. Particular attention is paid to psychological defense mechanisms, with the help of which the child tries to cope with the traumatic situation. The results obtained by the author prove the need for further study of resources for overcoming the stress of war in children and adolescents, formation of their stress resistance at different levels: individual, social, cultural. Key words: children and adolescents, war, stress, psychological trauma, traumatic events, early psychological traumatization, psychological defense mechanisms.

Martha Sharp Joukowsky, 1936–2022

Martha Sharp Joukowsky, 1936–2022