Journal of Research on Adolescence最新文献

{"title":"Studying positive youth development among diverse youth in global contexts: On the importance of an idiographic approach.","authors":"Roya Abbasi-Asl, Richard M Lerner","doi":"10.1111/jora.70190","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We explain the importance of using youth-specific (idiographic) measurements, intensive longitudinal designs, and dynamic approaches for understanding how mutually influential individual <math> <semantics><mrow><mo>⇔</mo></mrow> <annotation>$$ iff $$</annotation></semantics> </math> context coactions shape idiographic developmental pathways in global contexts. We review data from two international positive youth development (PYD) studies illustrating how idiographic developmental pathways reflect meaningful variability in young people's coactions with their community settings, thereby illuminating diverse potentials for personal and societal thriving and contributing importantly to their families and communities. These studies demonstrate that idiographic trajectories are not represented by average data or, especially, by norms derived from conventionally designed longitudinal studies of individuals unlike them or from cultural settings unlike theirs. We believe the empirical findings presented in diverse global contexts provide a compelling foundation for formulating empowering and noncolonialist policies and programs for PYD around the globe.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70190"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148031825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ethnic-racial discrimination, peer support, and internalizing problems: A two-wave daily diary study of Asian university students in Canada from late adolescence to young adulthood.","authors":"Qi Huang, Yijie Wang, Yao Zheng","doi":"10.1111/jora.70206","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Developmental changes in daily ethnic-racial discrimination and its influence on mental health among ethnic-racial minority young adults remain understudied. Using two waves (30 days at each wave) of daily diary data from 165 Asian university students in Canada (67% women; M_age = 18.11 years, SD = 0.94 at Wave 1), this study investigated changes in the daily associations between ethnic-racial discrimination and internalizing problems, as well as the moderating role of daily peer support (cultural socialization, preparation for bias, and general social support), during the first and third years of university. Multilevel structural equation modeling showed that, at the within-person level, daily ethnic-racial discrimination was significantly associated with increased internalizing problems on the same day at Wave 1 (B = 1.35, 95% CI [0.99, 1.71]) but not at Wave 2 (B = 0.57, 95% CI [-0.05, 1.19]). Daily peer cultural socialization (B = -0.84, 95% CI [-1.65, -0.03]) and preparation for bias (B = -1.21, 95% CI [-2.09, -0.27]) buffered the association between discrimination and internalizing problems at Wave 1; however, these patterns were not observed at Wave 2. These findings underscore the first year of university as a vulnerable period when daily exposure to ethnic-racial discrimination can compromise mental health among ethnic-racial minority students. Peer cultural socialization and preparation for bias can serve as effective buffers during this time. Higher education institutions should prioritize interventions that foster culturally sensitive peer support systems that help create an inclusive and affirming environment for first-year ethnic-racial minority students.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70206"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148005764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health and academic performance in adolescence-Reciprocal links or not?","authors":"Cristian Bortes, Björn Högberg","doi":"10.1111/jora.70208","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research shows that academic performance and adolescent mental health are associated, but it remains unclear whether, and in what ways, they reciprocally influence each other over time. This study aimed to examine reciprocal longitudinal associations between academic performance and mental health in adolescence, focusing on internalizing and externalizing problems; and to test whether associations vary across school years or by gender. Self-reported data were obtained from 3473 pupils (48.3% boys) followed annually from grade 7 to grade 9 in Swedish lower secondary school (ages 13-16), with mental health reassessed again in grade 10, the first year of upper secondary school. Academic performance was measured by end-of-year subject grades, and internalizing and externalizing problems were measured with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). We estimated conventional cross-lagged panel models (CLPMs) and random-intercept CLPMs (RI-CLPMs) and used multigroup models to examine gender differences. CLPMs and RI-CLPMs yielded similar substantive conclusions. Externalizing problems showed clear bidirectional within-person links with grades: higher-than-usual externalizing predicted lower subsequent grades, and lower-than-usual grades predicted subsequent increases in externalizing. In contrast, internalizing symptoms showed no within- or between-person associations with grades. Associations did not differ systematically across school years or by gender. We conclude that, across lower secondary school, links between academic performance and mental health are reciprocal yet domain-specific. Behavior appears to be more tightly coupled with grades than mood, indicating that not all facets of mental health, nor all aspects of performance, are equally responsive to one another.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148138497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From peers to partners: The peer-context origins of adolescent heterosexual romance.","authors":"Cassie McMillan, Derek A Kreager, René Veenstra","doi":"10.1111/jora.70187","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Romantic partnerships are highly influential for adolescent development, but many questions remain as to how and with whom such relationships emerge. By adopting a dynamic social network perspective, this study furthers our understanding of the peer-related precursors to heterosexual adolescent romance. Multivariate statistical network models are applied to unique longitudinal data on 1919 Dutch adolescents' (M_age = 14.9, SD_age = 1.6; 52% girls, 12% non-Western migration background) romantic relationships and other social ties (e.g., friendships, popularity nominations, \"crushes\"). Results indicate that peer-related processes at the individual-, couple-, and network-level increase the probability that a different-gender pair will form a romantic partnership. Adolescent pairs are more likely to begin heterosexual romantic partnerships if they were previously friends, shared the same school or classroom context, had mutual friends, or were friends with the respective members of another couple. These findings emphasize the value of recognizing how adolescents' intimate romantic relationships are embedded in broader peer contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13106105/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147774944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Profiles of parental response, intersectional microaggressions, and mental health problems among sexual and gender minority youth of color.","authors":"Shixin Fang, Meg D Bishop, Cara L Exten, Hongjian Cao, Samantha L Tornello, Ryan J Watson","doi":"10.1111/jora.70219","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual and gender minority youth of color (SGM YOC) face compounded mental health disparities due to oppression experienced at the intersection of racism, cissexism, and heterosexism. Parental responses to youth's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) are critical in shaping youth mental health outcomes, yet prior research has often simplified these responses into a unidimensional acceptance-rejection continuum. Using data from the 2022 LGBTQ National Teen Survey (n = 3187 SGM YOC), this study challenged such an oversimplified conceptualization by exploring heterogeneous patterns of parental responses to children's SOGI among SGM YOC. Further, we also examined the distinct implications of each identified profile for SGM YOC's mental health problems and how the association between intersectional microaggressions and mental health problems might vary across the identified profiles. Three distinct SOGI-specific parental response profiles were found: High Rejection Low Acceptance Response (24.10%), Low Rejection Low Acceptance Response (50.30%), and Low Rejection High Acceptance Response (25.60%). Profile membership varied by race/ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, gender identity, sexual orientation, and caregiver education level. Youth in the High Rejection Low Acceptance Response profile reported significantly higher levels of mental health problems compared with those in the Low Rejection Low Acceptance Response and Low Rejection High Acceptance Response profiles. SOGI-specific parental response profile membership moderated the association between intersectional microaggressions and mental health problems. Intersectional microaggressions were more strongly associated with mental health problems among youth in the Low Rejection Low Acceptance Response profile than among those in the High Rejection Low Acceptance Response profile, with higher overall mental health problems in the latter profile. By identifying diverse patterns of SOGI-specific parental responses and the differential consequences for understanding how SGM YOC's intersectional minority stress relates to mental well-being, our findings underscore the importance of culturally responsive interventions that engage parental figures as active agents of affirmation, support, and socialization, ultimately fostering SGM YOC's positive development amid intersecting systems of oppression.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70219"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13285007/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148295493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bidirectional relations between early adolescents' moral judgment of aggression and defending behaviors: The moderating role of victimization experiences.","authors":"Xueqi Zeng, Huiguang Ren, Junsheng Liu, Yujing Zhao, Jiaying Yue, Biao Sang, Zixuan Wang","doi":"10.1111/jora.70209","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This three-wave longitudinal study examined the relations between moral judgment of aggression and defending behaviors, with a focus on the moderating effects of self-reported and peer-nominated victimization. Participants included 1183 elementary-school students (M_age = 10.88 years, SD = 0.86; 43% girls, 57% boys). Results from random intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed reciprocal effects between moral judgment of aggression and defending behaviors at the within-person level, moderated by self-reported victimization. Specifically, stronger-than-usual moral judgment of aggression more strongly predicted higher-than-usual subsequent defending behaviors when adolescents self-reported higher-than-usual victimization. In contrast, higher-than-usual defending behaviors predicted stronger-than-usual subsequent moral judgment of aggression only when adolescents self-reported lower-than-usual victimization. Peer-nominated victimization and gender did not show moderation effects. These findings emphasize the importance of fostering a positive cycle between moral judgment of aggression and defending behaviors, especially when supporting victimized adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148143727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Against omission bias: Adolescents prefer commissions in vaccination decision-making.","authors":"Yanwei Wang, Zonghua Shi, Jiatai Li, Yanjie Su","doi":"10.1111/jora.70218","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People prefer choosing omission rather than commission when the risks of negative outcomes are similar, which is known as omission bias. While adults exhibit omission bias in various contexts, whether adolescents exhibit omission bias in decision-making remains a matter of debate. The present study examined the choice between commission and omission of early-to-middle adolescents (n = 123) and young adults (n = 131) in a classic vaccination decision-making context. The results revealed that adolescents were more inclined to commission, especially when the risks of negative outcomes for both choices were equal. Drift diffusion model analysis revealed that compared to young adults, adolescents had a similar drift rate but a much lower threshold separation. These findings suggest that adolescents had a preference for commission in decision-making, which might motivate adolescents to engage in positive risk-taking and gain social experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70218"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148283909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developmental Shifts in Latinx Immigrant-Origin Adolescents' Activity Spaces, Sense of Belonging, and Ethnic-Racial Identity.","authors":"Guadalupe López Hernández, Juliana Karras, Danieli M Mercado Ramos, Brian Boleaga","doi":"10.1111/jora.70178","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latinx immigrant-origin (IO) youth in the U.S. are developing their ethnic-racial identity (ERI) and sense of belonging while also contending with the sociopolitical climate shaped by racism and xenophobia, which have been shown to influence their neighborhood context. This qualitative study examined semi-structured interviews with 29 Latinx immigrant-origin (IO) youth (M_age = 18.65) to understand how neighborhood context relates to their sense of belonging and ERI development as they navigate the suburban Midwest. Results highlight developmental changes and the various activity spaces they engage with, examining how the ethnic-racial composition of these spaces, both inside and outside their neighborhood, relates to their sense of belonging and ERI. The findings provide insight into demographic changes in the suburban Midwest, how Latinx youth navigate and challenge whiteness, and the inclusive activity spaces they use, offering a lens for promoting inclusive practices in suburban schools and communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13084214/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147690582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The two faces of victimization: A Cross-lagged panel network analysis of adolescent bullying victimization, self-stigma, and moral disengagement.","authors":"Yang Xu, Aitao Lu, Lihong Ao, Xiaoya Li, Shengping Xue, Wanyi Chen, Xiaoqing Wang, Thung Kwan","doi":"10.1111/jora.70198","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to employ cross-lagged panel network (CLPN) analysis to longitudinally explore the intricate and dynamic relational patterns both within and between the systems of self-stigma and moral disengagement in adolescents who have experienced various forms of bullying. Adopting a two-wave longitudinal design with a four-month interval, the study involved 559 adolescents (39.54% female, 60.46% male; M_age = 13.46, SD = 0.92). The network analysis revealed that, at both T1 and T2, emotional self-stigma, blaming/dehumanizing the victim, and verbal bullying exhibited the highest expected influence (EI), indicating the establishment of a stable and central core within the adolescent psychological pathology network. The CLPN results further highlighted that verbal bullying displayed the strongest out-EI, while cognitive self-stigma demonstrated the strongest in-EI. Additionally, two distinct pathological pathways emerged: relational bullying at T1 significantly predicted cognitive self-stigma at T2 (internalizing pathway), while verbal bullying at T1 predicted cognitive restructuring at T2 (externalizing pathway). The study also illuminated the self-sustaining nature of self-stigma and moral disengagement, revealing a reciprocal feedback loop between these constructs. Notably, minimizing agency at T1 was found to negatively predict cognitive self-stigma at T2, suggesting it serves as a temporary defense mechanism protecting victims from self-depreciation. Overall, the findings underscore that bullying victimization triggers a complex, interconnected psychological system, emphasizing the importance of interventions grounded in psychological mechanisms, sequential strategies, and individualized approaches tailored to the specific types of bullying encountered by victims.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70198"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147964096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A latent profile analysis of ethnic-racial socialization strategies among Latinx families experiencing discrimination.","authors":"Jordan L Mullins, Cecilia S Cheung, Cecilia Ayón, Kalina J Michalska","doi":"10.1111/jora.70196","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jora.70196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Among Latinx families in the United States, experiences of ethnic-racial discrimination frequently predict elevated anxiety symptoms. In response to these experiences, Latinx caregivers employ a variety of ethnic-racial socialization strategies to help their children understand and practice responding to discriminatory treatment. Whether specific socialization strategies are more protective for mental health than others remains unclear. The current study aimed to address this gap through a latent profile analysis of caregiver ethnic-racial socialization, testing potential buffering effects of profile membership on the association between caregiver experiences of ethnic-racial discrimination and both child and caregiver anxiety symptoms in a sample of Latinx families. The primary caregivers of 158 predominantly Mexican-identifying Latina girls (M_age = 10.71, SD = 1.68) reported their ethnic-racial discrimination experiences and ethnic-racial socialization practices, in addition to their own and their daughters' anxiety symptoms. Latent profile analyses tested two through six-profile solutions of caregiver ethnic-racial socialization strategy use, from which a single dominating profile of ethnic-racial socialization emerged. Post hoc exploratory analyses independently testing the protective effect of each strategy revealed that educating children about issues related to immigration buffered the link between ethnic-racial discrimination and child anxiety symptoms, and normalizing discriminatory experiences buffered the link between ethnic-racial discrimination and caregiver anxiety symptoms. Our findings suggest that the current sample of caregivers utilizes relatively homogeneous patterns of ethnic-racial socialization strategies and that specific strategies may be particularly valuable in protecting against the deleterious effects of ethnic-racial discrimination on the mental health of Latinx families.</p>","PeriodicalId":17026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research on Adolescence","volume":"36 2","pages":"e70196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147973330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}