Adolescent Psychology - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Family factors, emotional functioning, and functional impairment in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.

13 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: Family factors and emotional functioning can play an important role in the ability of adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) to cope with their condition and function in their everyday lives. The primary ... Read more...

Development and psychometric evaluation of an Arab version of the Family Peer Relationship Questionnaire.

29 Sep 2008 Little is known about parent and peer relationships in immigrant adolescents due to a dearth of culturally sensitive measures. We adapted the Family Peer Relationship Questionnaire (FPRQ) for Arab immigrant mothers and their adolescents. Mothers ... Read more...

The stress-reducing effects of art in pediatric health care: art preferences of healthy children and hospitalized children.

30 Aug 2008 Art is assumed to possess therapeutic benefits of healing for children, as part of patient-focused design in health care. Since the psychological and physiological well-being of children in health care settings is extremely important in ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Adolescent Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Teen surgery. 30 Oct 2008
• Family factors, emotional functioning, and functional impairment in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. 13 Oct 2008
• Development and psychometric evaluation of an Arab version of the Family Peer Relationship Questionnaire. 29 Sep 2008
• [Adolescent health in question] 29 Sep 2008
• The stress-reducing effects of art in pediatric health care: art preferences of healthy children and hospitalized children. 30 Aug 2008
• Victimization of youth with type-1 diabetes by teachers: relations with adherence and metabolic control. 30 Aug 2008
• Working memory capacity moderates the predictive effects of drug-related associations on substance use. 30 Aug 2008
• Reflections of a high school student after observing in a neonatal ICU. 30 Aug 2008
• Household smoking bans and adolescent antismoking attitudes and smoking initiation: findings from a longitudinal study of a Massachusetts youth cohort. 11 Aug 2008
• Age at menarche and first pregnancy among psychosocially at-risk adolescents. 11 Aug 2008
• Predicting sexual risk behaviors among adolescent and young women using a prospective diary method. 30 Jul 2008
• Ethnic identity, intergroup contact, and outgroup orientation among diverse groups of adolescents on the Internet. 30 Jul 2008
• Mirror, mirror on the wall. 30 Jul 2008
• Screening for borderline personality disorder in outpatient youth. 30 Jul 2008
• The influence of adolescent mothers' breastfeeding confidence and attitudes on breastfeeding initiation and duration. 30 Jul 2008
• A community-based study of acne-related health preferences in adolescents. 30 Jul 2008
• Effect of partner relationship on motivation to use condoms among adolescent mothers. 30 Jul 2008
• Defining cyberbullying: a qualitative research into the perceptions of youngsters. 30 Jul 2008
• Pushed to the margins and pushing back: a case study of one adult's reflections on social interactions after a traumatic brain injury sustained as an adolescent. 30 Jul 2008
• Understanding the experience of living with spinal muscular atrophy: a qualitative description. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Adolescent Psychology'

Definition: Field of psychology concerned with the normal and abnormal behavior of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses.

Descriptor UI: D000297

Alternative terms: Adolescent Psychology; Psychology, Adolescent;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.096.628.065;

History Note: 67

Technical Notes: SPEC but also the way a normal adolescent thinks & acts; when SPEC, SPEC qualif; Manual 27.11; DF: ADOLESCENT PSYCHOL