School Teenagers Research Articles

Association between chronotype and sleep quality among high school teenagers: a pilot study

Association between chronotype and sleep quality among high school teenagers: a pilot study

Prayer and AI: Exploring the Impact on Orthodox Romanian Youth in a Confessional High School Context

The study’s main objective is to identify and analyze the attitude toward prayer of teenagers in a denominational school in Romania and the need to use AI-assisted tools. To find a satisfactory answer, we considered it necessary to identify how they pray, i.e., freely or by calling on the prayer book, and whether they questioned whether artificial intelligence could be an agreeable support. The research also takes into account the documents of the Romanian Orthodox Church from which the attitude of the Hierarchy towards new technologies in general and artificial intelligence in particular emerges. How attentive is the Church to these realities, and how open is it to incorporate them? Does it have any good reason to consider tools like e-rosary in the Catholic world or Alexa Pray in the Anglican world in the near future? The introduction addresses Romania’s socio-political, educational, and theological context, and the discussion focuses on how the literature on digital religion and its subchapters is received in the Romanian theological landscape. The research method includes qualitative, questionnaire, and textual analysis; it is an interdisciplinary approach, namely practical theology and the study of digital religions. The questionnaire was administered to 216 respondents, respecting all research ethics requirements. The results reveal that young people prefer to pray freely, use the prayer book moderately, and have not gathered information regarding artificial intelligence that could help them. However, they are open to a future offers from the Romanian Orthodox Church, including AI-assisted tools.

The Relationship between Social Support and Academic Stress to the Onset of Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents

Introduction: Psychological changes like emotional disorders often occur in adolescents that can cause pressure and stress when they cannot cope well. One way to reduce the psychological pain is to self-harm to suicidal thoughts. This study aims to explore the relationship of social support and academic stress to the onset of suicidal ideation in adolescents.
 Method: This research used a quantitative with cross-sectional design. The respondents were 219 high school teenagers aged more than or equal to 17 years who were selected using purposive sampling techniques. This research was conducted in a senior high school in Denpasar Bali from January to May 2023. Data collection used the MSPSS questionnaire to measure social support, the ESSA questionnaire to measure academic stress, and the SIS questionnaire to measure suicidal ideation. Data were analyzed using the Spearman's rank test because the data was not normally distributed (α≤0.05).
 Result: The results of this study indicate that there was a significant relationship between social support (family, friends, and special people) and suicidal ideation (p=0.002; p=0.000; p=0.000); however, in the academic stress variable, it was found that there was no significant relationship with suicidal ideation in adolescents (p=0.085).
 Conclusion: These findings emphasize the importance of social support as a protective factor in adolescents in reducing suicidal ideation. Nursing education can be provided to teachers and students in an effort to prevent early mental health problems.

Peran Orang Tua dalam Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Informasi Kesehatan Reproduksi pada Remaja

Adolescents' problems with their reproductive organs receive less attention because they are relatively young, still in educational status and as if teenagers are free from the possibility of facing complications and diseases related to their reproductive organs. Adolescents who are looking for self-identity will very easily receive information related to problems with the function of their reproductive organs which tend to lead to sexual intercourse. This is due to a lack of parental participation, because they are busy earning a living so they don't pay enough attention to it, as well as a lack of parental knowledge related to their education. This research uses a descriptive quantitative design with questionnaires and online interviews with respondents. 35 teenagers aged 15-17 years who were in high school were the respondents in this study. The results of research from 35 children showed that 80% of parents played a role, 14.2% played a very important role, and 5.7% played a less important role. The conclusion of the research is that parents play a very important role in fulfilling the reproductive health information needs of adolescents. It is hoped that there will be outreach from health workers or collaboration with universities in the health sector to provide education to teenagers in high school regarding reproductive health.

Self Love Pada Remaja SMA

In the era of digitalization like this, and in the realm of the process of finding the identity of a teenager, it is very easy for teenagers to be affected by many good and bad things by the surrounding environment. The problem that is often faced by teenagers is mental health where there are many causes and consequences that can trigger this to happen. Because of this problem, teenagers lack an understanding of self-love or love themselves. Self love has the meaning of a feeling where we feel confident and proud of our own abilities without attaching importance to the opinions of others by involving aspects of self-awareness, self-confidence, and caring for ourselves. Looking at the reality, this article uses qualitative methods and literature studies in answering these problems. In the interview that we have conducted to 7 existing resource persons and contain active high school teenagers based in the city of Surakarta. With the hope that the interview that has been done can help some and even all speakers about the importance of 'self love' for themselves. With the results we get in several existing aspects such as self awareness, self care, self esteem and in the 7th self worth aspect, the informant has a fairly good and high percentage. Even though in the aspect of self esteem at the same time it is still wrapped in a sense of insecurity.

Optimalisasi Edukasi Bahaya Napza pada Remaja di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 2 Kota Sorong

Adolescence is a period of change for a person both physically and psychologically because there is a transition from childhood to pre-adolescence to adulthood. Drugs or what is usually called narcotics is an abbreviation of narcotics, psychotropic subtances and other additives. Drug abuse among school teenagers reached 2.29 million according to research the total number including drugs in 2019, most of the first drugs users were between the ages of 17 – 19 years, which means they are still in the teenage category. Various efforts can be made to prevent drug abuse among Teenagers, including increasing activities with religious nuances, counseling and socializing the impacts and dangers that can be caused by drug abuse among students, communicating with students parents, and trying to be careful with serious about the problem of drug abuse. This service aims to increase students awareness and views about the dangers of drugs use and how to overcome them. This service was held on Wednesday, March 29 2023 at SMPN 2 Sorong City, Southwest Papua. The budget for this activity is capitalized by the activity implementers. Implementation was carried out in the form of counseling and question and answer discussion. Participants in this activity were students from class VII and VIII with a total of 30 people. This service activity was well organized and received a positive response, so that the expected goals could be achieved as evidenced by the enthusiasm of students asking questions in this activity

Famine exposure in early life increases risk of cataracts in elderly stage.

Epidemiological studies have shown that early-life nutritional deficiencies are associated with an increased risk of diseases later in life. This study aimed to explore the correlation between famine exposure during the early stages of life and cataracts. We included 5,931 participants from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) 2018 cross-sectional data in our study. Subjects were categorized into three groups by their age during the famine: adulthood group, school age famine exposure group, and teenage famine exposure group. Utilizing binary logistic regression models, we investigated the relationship between early-life famine exposure and cataracts. Compared to the adulthood group, both the school age exposure group (OR = 2.49, 95%CI = 1.89-3.27) and teenage exposure group (OR = 1.45, 95%CI = 1.20-1.76) had a heightened risk of developing cataracts in elderly stage. And the sex differences in the impact of famine during early years on elderly cataract risk were observed, particularly indicating a higher risk among women who experienced childhood famine compared to men with similar exposure. Famine exposure during the early stages of life is associated with a heightened risk of developing cataracts in old age. To prevent cataracts in elderly individuals, particularly in females, measures should be taken to address nutritional deficiencies in these specific periods.

Studies on Diagnostic Indicators of Overweight and Obesity in Teenager School Children

Studies on Diagnostic Indicators of Overweight and Obesity in Teenager School Children

THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON THE SELF-PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL RELATIONS OF TEENAGERS IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Objective study This study aims to determine the influence of social media use on adolescents' self-perception and social relationships in the digital era. The method used is a quantitative study with linear regression. As for the data, it was obtained through the researchers distribution of questionnaires to high school teenagers in Subang Regency and then analyzed using SPSS version 16. The result of the study, namely the deep F test, is equal to 0.000 0.05. As a result, we can conclude that variable simultaneous together influences variable Y1 and Y 2 and Based on the SPSS coefficients output table on Sig. variable X, which is equal to 0.00 < 0.05, the buffer concluded that there is an influence of variable X against variables Y1 and Y2. From this data, the research presents a comprehensive picture of the influence of social media use on teenagers' self-perception and social relationships in the digital era. Other factors, such as personality, family background, and social environment, can moderate the impact of social media on adolescent behavior and well-being.

The Influence of Emotional Demonstration on the Smoking Behavior of Junior High School (SMP) Adolescents in South Sinjai District, Sinjai Regency

Purpose: This research aims to determine the influence of emo demonstrations on smoking behavior among junior high school (SMP) teenagers in Sinjai Selatan District, Sinjai Regency (Theory of Planned Behavior Approach).
 Method: This research used a research method, namely quantitative research using a quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent control group design. The location of research and sampling was in the Sinjai Regency area. Samples were taken using the Accidental Sampling technique with as many as 250 respondents from the intervention and control groups. Analysis was carried out using the paired sample T test if the data was normally distributed and if the data was not normally distributed then the Wilcoxon test.
 Results: Show that knowledge (p=0.319 to p=0.689), attitude (p=0.032 to p=0.004), subjective norms (p=0.000 to p=0.087), and behavioral control (p=0.000 to p=0.003).
 Conclusion: It can be said that there is no change in knowledge and subjective norms in junior high school (SMP) teenagers in South Sinjai District regarding smoking behavior after being given emotional demonstration education and there is a change in attitude and behavioral control in junior high school (SMP) teenagers in Sinjai District South regarding smoking behavior after being given emotional demonstration education.

Behavioral Norms and School Climate Questionnaire

Socio-psychological characteristics of the school environment are a significant factor in the formation of students’ values, behavioral patterns, ways of relationships constructing, as well as expectations from the future. The paper describes the process of developing and validating the Behavioral Norms and School Climate Questionnaire, which allows to assess the subjectively perceived quality of the school environment from the perspective of students’ psychological safety and well-being. The questionnaire differs from the other resembling tools primarily by its creating procedure: the expertise of practicing psychologists working with teenagers in Russian schools was the basis for its development. The questionnaire includes 22 items that make up three scales: “Deviant Behavior”, “School Well-being” and “Subjective Unsafety”. The sample included 4,776 respondents. The survey involved schoolchildren aged 9 to 18 from more than 35 regions of Russia. Confirmatory factor analysis and convergent validity analysis have shown that the questionnaire has a three-factor structure and is characterized by reliability and validity, allowing it to be used for research in the field of educational psychology. It can be used in screening studies to assess the school climate and the subjective well-being of schoolchildren. Also, this tool can be used in the designing of preventive programs and interventions aimed at reducing anxiety and aggressive behavior and improving the quality of relationships within the school community, and to assess the effectiveness of the impact. The questionnaire is characterized by conciseness and ease of use. It expands the possibilities of studying the contribution of the school climate to the effectiveness of the educational process and the students’ social adjustment in the educational environment.

Relationship Between Halitosis Level and Oral Hygiene in High School Student

Halitosis, known as bad breath, is a condition in which many patients complain about that cause unpleasant odor that comes from the mouth, which can affect the quality of life both psychologically and social life. Knowledge of maintaining oral health plays an important role in oral health conditions. This research to discover whether there is correlation between halitosis and the level of oral hygiene in high school students at Letjen S.Parman school in Medan. Researcher used a descriptive observational method which then analyzed the data using SPSS bivariate analysis with Pearson measuring to analyze the correlation between halitosis and oral hygiene. Shapiro-Wilk test found sig.value amounting to 0.180 on the questionnaire score and 0.068 on the OHIS, both results are greater than 0.05 indicates the datas are normally distributed. Then bivariate analysis was carried out and the Pearson results obtained showed Sig (2 tailed) value of 0.421, where the significance value was Sig.(2 tailed) 0.004<0.05, so can be affirmed that there is a relation between halitosis and the level of oral hygiene. H1 is accepted, which defines that there is an association between halitosis and the level oral hygiene of high school teenagers at Letjen S. Parman Medan school.

Long-Term Effects Of Financial Education Initiatives In Shaping The Financial Capability Of Indian Adolescents.

In an endeavor to bridge the gap in financial literacy among Indian adolescents, I spearheaded a comprehensive survey and subsequent workshop aimed at high school teenagers. Over the course of two impactful days, our team engaged with students, imparting invaluable insights into the realm of finance

Holden with Jonah Complex: A Humanistic Psychoanalysis of The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye (1987) explores the inner world of a 16-year-old middle school teenager, Holden Caulfield, during the three days he spends wandering from school to New York City. The anger and anxiety displayed in the protagonist strike a strong chord among young readers. Jonah, a surprising prophet in the Old Testament, refuses to follow God’s behest to prophesy in Nineveh and instead flees in the opposite direction. Abraham Maslow, a 20th-century American psychologist, draws inspiration from this narrative and develops the concept known as Jonah Complex, which he defines as the fear of one’s own greatness and the evasion of one’s own best potential. This article aims to analyze the character of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye by drawing a comparison to the biblical story of Jonah and incorporating the psychological concept of Jonah Complex. By examining these elements together, it will be argued that Holden Caulfield exhibits symptoms of Jonah Complex, resulting in his fear of growth and his avoidance and disregard for his own prospect. Significantly, this study will draw from Abraham Maslow’s theories feasible solutions for addressing Holden’s Jonah Complex and ultimately achieving his self-actualization. Meanwhile, the paper will provide for teenagers like Holden with conducive significance as to one’s psychological health and personal growth.

Empowering Peer Counselors Through the Pik-R Program to Prevent Early Marriage Among Middle School Adolescents In Bima District

An estimated three million girls aged 15–19 years have unsafe abortions every year and complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among pregnant teenagers. Objectiveempowering peer counselors through the pik-r program to prevent early marriage among middle school teenagers in Bima district. This type of research is analytical research, the research method used in this research is a quasi experiment with a pre test and post test with control group design. The sample in this study was high school students in Woha District, Bima Regency and was in accordance with research criteria. The number of samples in this study was calculated using the sample size formula according to Slovin. The total sample in this study was 172 with a division of n1: 86 respondents and n2: 86 respondents. The tool used to measure the level of knowledge is in the form of a questionnaire to determine teenagers' knowledge and attitudes about reproductive health to prevent early marriage. Bivariate tests were carried out to determine the influence and differences in levels of knowledge and attitudes in the control group and treatment group. This research uses the Paired T-Test statistical test or the alternative Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. The study found that both intervention and control groups showed improved knowledge and skills through PIK-R training, with the intervention group showing more positive responses and the control group showing more negative responses, suggesting a potential improvement.

The Effect of Influencers on High School Students

The rise and thriving of the anchor industry introduced the concept of influencers to society. As the main group of people engaging in the online world, students in high school have become the main audience of the influencers. However, with this industry developing rapidly, different voices appeared, criticizing the negative impacts of the influencers on teenagers, causing conflicts or even family tension. Hence, this essay focuses on the question of what are the effects of influencers on high school students. This problem is related to the underlying reason for this argument, as most parents take the impacts as extremely negative. From previous essays, it can be seen that influencers are promoting consumers in purchasing, while more data focusing on teenagers themselves should be done. In the research, thirty-two teenagers studying in high schools were interviewed. Through analyzing the data, the result is influencers do have impressive impacts on high school teenagers, however, most of these impacts are positive and encouraging.

Investigation the Intervention Mitigating Problematic Social Media Engagement Among High School Students

Adolescents of 21st century mature in an advancing digital era, where their vulnerabilities are often exposed to a world driven by powerful algorithms. The present study proposes an innovative design scheme that potentially tackles problematic engagement with social media, from both motivational and neurobiological perspectives, with the aim of unveiling the underlying mechanisms regarding social media addiction. This design solution promotes transparency of individuals’ personal usage behaviours through a simple prompt, “why are you here?”, thereby activating individual’s deliberate decisionmaking system. In study I, we conducted a two-phase survey involving 92 high school teenagers and collected empirical data on the correlations between goal-oriented social media use and mental health variables. In addition, a practical design intervention was developed and assessed with 36 participants over ten days to validate its effectiveness. The consequences indicated notable reductions in actual social media engagement time, as well as a decrease in distractedness. This research offers a novel motivation-driven digital behaviour and contributes to the existing empirical database on social media addiction by providing both theoretical insights and practical applications.

Effect of Weekly Time Spent Learning and Practicing Musical Instruments on the Intensity of Jitteriness among High School Teenagers in Mainland China

Psychological disorders have become increasingly prevalent [Liang, 2021]. Among 875 cases, 33.03% of high school students in Mainland China possess some psychological problems [Liang, 2021]. Research has shown that successful musical engagement positively affects physical, social, educational, cognitive, and emotional health [Wang (2022).]. Unfortunately, Chinese teenagers aren't thoroughly studied the connection between musical training and mental health [Pang et al. (2017)]. Also, no statistically significant association between music playing and psychological well-being is seen in previous research [Wesseldijk et al. (2019)]. So, this study investigates how time spent practicing musical instruments influences the intensity of jitteriness among high school teenagers (15~18 years old) to provide insights about mental health-directed musical education in mainland China. A web-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience and snowball sample of 200 teenagers from mainland China across 11 provinces. Models were conducted hierarchically using linear regression. In the univariate model, time spent practicing musical instruments weekly was associated negatively with the intensity of jitteriness (β=-0.151, p-value=0.033). In the multivariant model, participants' time spent practicing musical instruments per week was significantly and negatively associated with the intensity of jitteriness (β=-0.312, p-value=0.001), adjusted for confounding variables: total time spent on playing musical instruments, positive emotion intensity, negative emotion intensity (other than jittery), and age. The model was built using simple linear regression with r2=0.267. This study shows a significant negative association between weekly time spent practicing musical instruments and the intensity of negative emotions.

Strengthening Nationalism in Students Through Scout Activities as an Effort to Prevent Brawls Among Medan 8 State High Schools

Nationalism is an embodiment of the love of the nation that a person has in a nation and state based on Pancasila. Problems that commonly occur among students are drug abuse, bullying, smoking addiction, and the most common problem is brawls. Brawls are often carried out by students, especially among high school teenagers. This can damage the younger generation and can reduce students' sense of nationalism, because brawls have many negative impacts both on the social, emotional and educational environment. Apart from that, brawls can cause divisions. This research uses qualitative research. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observable behavior. In qualitative research, researchers use interview, questionnaire and documentation methods. This research was conducted on Tuesday, October 24 2023 at SMA Negeri 8 Medan, Jl. Sampali No.23, Pandau Hulu II, sub-district. Medan Area, North Sumatra 20233. The results of this research are effective in reducing brawling activities among high school students.

PENGARUH MEKANISME COPING TERHADAP STRES REMAJA

Teenagers are vulnerable to experiencing stress due to various factors. The study aimed to identify the influence of coping mechanisms on stress among high school teenagers. This research was conducted at Frateran Catholic High School in Surabaya in October to January 2023. This research was a prospective study where the measurement of coping mechanisms and stress was carried out twice. The research sample was 46 teenagers in high schools in Surabaya using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection on coping mechanisms used the BriefCOPE instrument, and stress measurement used the perceived stress scale (PSS10). Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation statistical analysis and linear regression tests. There is a relationship between coping mechanisms and adolescent stress in measurement 1(p= 0.000; correlation coefficient ρ= -0.37), The correlation between coping mechanisms and stress scores in measurement 2 (p=0.02; Correlation coefficient (ρ)=-0 .34) with the degree of strength of the relationship being weak and the direction of the relationship being negative, meaning that the better the coping mechanisms, the lower the adolescent stress score. The regression test between coping mechanisms at measurement 1 and stress scores at time 2 shows R square value of 0.017, meaning 1.7% of adolescent stress is determined by coping mechanisms, other factors determine the rest. In conclusion, there was a relationship between coping mechanisms and adolescent stress in measuring the degree of strength of weak relationships and the direction of negative relationships. Recommendation for further research is to explore the role of social support on adolescent stress.