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{"title":"Educational Differences in Sexual Health among Adolescents in Europe: A Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Pascalle Heijligenberg, Margreet E de Looze, Marlies Maes, Kai J Jonas, Karlijn Massar","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02364-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-026-02364-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In European countries with stratified educational trajectories, in which adolescents are separated into vocational and academic tracks, studies have shown that there are educational differences in adolescent sexual health. However, due to heterogeneity of the existing literature in terms of national educational systems and dimensions of sexual health being studied, uncertainty remains about the strength of the association between educational track and adolescent sexual health. The current meta-analysis synthesizes the available evidence on educational differences in sexual health among adolescents in Europe. Further, it tests the extent to which findings vary according to the (sub)domain of sexual health being studied, and study and sample characteristics such as study quality, gender and ethnic background of participants. This meta-analysis included 47 studies, with 159 effect sizes, and 177,169 adolescents (M_age = 16.59, SD = 2.17). Results revealed a significant association between educational track and adolescent sexual health (g = 0.279, 95% CI[0.204, 0.354], p < 0.001). Associations were significantly stronger for certain (sub)domains of sexual health, with adolescents attending vocational tracks for example having less sexual knowledge, more often having had sex (at an early age) and more often experiencing teenage pregnancies, compared to adolescents attending academic tracks. Additionally, the association between educational track and adolescent sexual health was significantly stronger in studies in which more than 75% of participants did not have a migration background. However, there was high heterogeneity (Q(158) = 1960.297, p < 0.001; I² = 80.23%) across studies, which remained significant after adding the moderators, indicating substantial complexity in this relationship that warrants cautious interpretation. This meta-analysis confirmed that there are educational track differences in sexual health among adolescents in Europe, and clarified how this relationship varies according to sexual health (sub)domains and study and sample characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"1943-1963"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13442477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148198968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mother-Adolescent Discrepancies in Psychological Adjustment Using Latent Profile Analysis: Longitudinal Predictors of Reporter-Specific Relationship Quality.","authors":"Jiayi Ding, Yibing Li","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02374-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-026-02374-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mother-adolescent discrepancies in reports of adolescent psychological adjustment are meaningful and heterogeneous. Recognizing this heterogeneity advances the multi-informant theory by facilitating the interpretation of discrepancy patterns. Despite growing research on discrepancy magnitude and direction, their heterogeneity across adaptive and maladaptive adjustment and family-based predictors remain unclear. Guided by the Operations Triad Model, the present study identified discrepancy profiles that integrate discrepancy direction and problem predominance across internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial domains. It also examined the longitudinal predictions of mother- and adolescent-reported relationship quality on the profile membership. Using longitudinal dyadic data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, the sample comprised 6,056 mother-adolescent dyads (51.9% girls, M_{age-adolescent} = 16.67 years and M_age-mother = 46.64 years at Wave 7). Latent profile analysis identified four profiles. In three profiles, adolescents reported more problems than mothers (adolescent > mother) alongside differing problem predominance. The remain profile reflected mother-higher problem reporting (mother > adolescent) alongside elevated internalizing and externalizing problems. Hierarchical multinomial logistic regression revealed that higher closeness and lower conflict reported by both parties were most strongly associated with the profile involving adolescent-higher problem reporting (adolescent > mother) alongside overall low problems. When reporter effects were modeled simultaneously, mother-reported lower closeness and higher conflict, relative to adolescents' reports, showed stronger associations with the profile involving mother-higher problem reporting (mother > adolescent) alongside overall severe problems This finding suggests that predictive effects of relationship quality are report-specific, with maternal negative perceptions playing a more influential role in predicting mother-higher problem reports and great overall problems. The current findings highlight the heterogeneity of mother-adolescent discrepancies across adjustment contexts and the importance of accounting for reporter-specific effects in their links with relationship quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"2141-2158"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148226354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developmental Trajectories of Problematic Gaming among Chinese Migrant Children: Predictors and School Adjustment Outcomes.","authors":"Jianhua Zhou, Yuxin Luo, Jianghan Song, Xue Gong","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02375-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-026-02375-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Problematic gaming has become an increasingly prominent developmental concern among youth, yet little is known about its heterogeneous developmental course, predictors, and school adjustment outcomes among Chinese migrant children. The present study examined developmental trajectories of problematic gaming from Grade 3 to Grade 6, identified family-, school-, and individual-level predictors of trajectory membership, and tested whether distinct trajectories were associated with later school adjustment. A total of 1,313 Chinese migrant children (Mean age = 9.42 years, SD = 0.51; 48.7% girls) participated in a six-wave longitudinal study with six-month intervals between waves. Growth mixture modeling identified four qualitatively distinct trajectories: low-decreasing, high-onset decreasing, moderate-onset increasing, and high-increasing. Multinomial logistic regression revealed that specific variables-namely autonomy-supportive parenting, peer victimization, self-control, and internalizing symptoms-significantly differentiated trajectory membership, whereas harsh punishment, psychological control, teacher emotional support, teacher maltreatment, self-concept clarity, and externalizing problems did not show significant unique predictive effects. Further analyses indicated that children in the escalating or persistently high-risk trajectories reported lower school engagement and school well-being at Wave 6 than those in the low-decreasing group, even after adjusting for baseline levels. These findings highlight the developmental heterogeneity of problematic gaming among Chinese migrant children and suggest that interventions targeting peer victimization, internalizing symptoms, and self-control, while enhancing autonomy-supportive parenting, may help reduce high-risk gaming trajectories and promote school adjustment.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"2159-2176"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148226337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Am I Mexican or Mexican American? Longitudinal Changes in Ethnic Label Use from Ages 10 to 26.","authors":"Shayndel Jim,Ariane Desmarais,Joanne M Chung,Verònica Benet-Martínez,Richard W Robins,N Keita Christophe","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02392-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02392-z","url":null,"abstract":"Conversations surrounding ethnic identification are common for many minoritized individuals, and the seemingly simple act of endorsing a particular ethnic label has important implications for ethnic-racial identity, psychosocial adjustment, and wellbeing across the lifespan. While ethnic labeling is a key aspect of ethnic identity, as it can affirm and reflect one's self-identification, heritage and cultural values, little is known about how ethnic labeling choices change across time and developmental periods. Using data from the California Families Project, the current study examined the trajectory of Mexican-origin youth's propensity for identifying as Mexican or Mexican American across a 17-year timespan. The present study followed 674 youth from 5th grade (Mage = 10.86, SD = 0.50; 50% girls; 29% born in Mexico) to emerging adulthood (Mage = 26.13, SD = 0.67). Youth varied in their starting probability of identifying as Mexican American over Mexican, and the likelihood of endorsing the Mexican American label decreased from age 10-15 and increased from age 15-26. Nativity, English use, and Spanish use were associated with individual differences in starting probability and self-labeling patterns. Ethnic pride was associated with a lower likelihood of identifying as Mexican American during adolescence and early emerging adulthood (age 12-21), but not at ages 10, 23, or 26. Overall, results highlight that Mexican-origin youth's ethnic self-labeling choices evolve from childhood (age 10) through emerging adulthood (age 26), with nativity status and Mexican ethnic pride serving as the strongest, most consistent predictors of labeling across developmental stages.","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148552772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Dual Role of Executive Functioning in the Association Between Family Socioeconomic Status and Children's Problem Behaviors.","authors":"Xiaoliang Zhu,Yixin Tang,Jinen Zhao,Xin Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02390-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02390-1","url":null,"abstract":"Although prior research suggests that executive functioning may either mediate or moderate the association between family socioeconomic status (SES) and children's problem behaviors, examining these roles separately provides an incomplete account: mediation models may understate individual differences that are not attributable to the environment, whereas moderation models may understate the role of the environment in shaping personal characteristics. To integrate these perspectives, the present longitudinal study examined whether executive functioning simultaneously mediates and moderates the association between family SES and children's internalizing and externalizing problems. A total of 308 children in the early years of elementary school (MageT1 = 7.34 years; 138 girls) were assessed and followed up 39 months later. After controlling for children's gender, age, and grade, lower family SES at T1 significantly predicted higher levels of both internalizing and externalizing problems at T2. Executive functioning at T1 partially mediated these associations, indicating that differences in children's executive functioning partly accounted for socioeconomic disparities in problem behaviors. Executive functioning also moderated both associations: SES was negatively associated with problem behaviors among children with lower executive functioning but not among those with higher executive functioning. These findings highlight the dual role of executive functioning in the longitudinal association between SES and children's problem behaviors and suggest that executive functioning may be a promising target for efforts to reduce mental health disparities associated with socioeconomic disadvantage.","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148499138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does Timing Matter? Age of First Mobile Phone Acquisition and Psychological Outcomes in Middle and Late Adolescence.","authors":"Mireia Orgilés,Lucía Ruiz-Soria,Víctor Amorós-Reche,Jose P Espada","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02389-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02389-8","url":null,"abstract":"The age at which adolescents acquire their first smartphone has decreased markedly in recent years; however, evidence on its long-term effects on psychosocial adjustment remains limited. This study investigated whether age at first mobile phone acquisition is associated with psychosocial functioning in middle and late adolescence, including social integration and competence, emotion regulation difficulties, disordered eating behaviors and problematic social media use (PSMU). The sample comprised 1179 adolescents aged 15-17 years (53.8% female). Linear regression and generalized additive mixed models were used to examine both linear and nonlinear associations, adjusting for age, gender and school clustering. Earlier smartphone acquisition was linearly but weakly associated with greater emotion regulation difficulties, disordered eating and PSMU, even after adjustment for covariates. In contrast, associations with social integration and competence were nonlinear: acquiring a first smartphone between ages 6 and 10 or after age 13 was associated with lower social integration in adolescence, whereas acquisition between ages 11 and 13 was linked to higher social functioning. These findings suggest that the developmental timing of first smartphone access shows a modest association with subsequent psychosocial functioning during middle and late adolescence. Focusing on the timing of access, alongside other demographic and contextual factors, may contribute to a better understanding of digital influences on adolescent well-being.","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"264 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148462466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adolescents’ Daily Disclosure and Concealment and Their Associations with Functional Autonomy and Detachment from Mothers","authors":"Shisang Peng, Susan Branje, Yueqi Wang, Skyler T. Hawk","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02386-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02386-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148429179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Social Status Insecurity to Popularity: Testing Bullying as a Strategy and Classroom Norms as a Moderator.","authors":"Liu Yang,Xuan Wang,Jiahui Chen,Xidan Feng,Ping Ren","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02379-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02379-w","url":null,"abstract":"Gaining and maintaining popularity is a central concern during early adolescence, and adolescents experiencing social status insecurity may turn to bullying in attempts to improve their standing. However, it remains unclear whether bullying truly yields its intended social rewards and whether these associations differ across classroom popularity norms. This study investigated bullying as a potential mediator linking social status insecurity to popularity over time and examined classroom popularity norms as a contextual moderator. A total of 2,310 adolescents (51.6% boys at T1; Mage = 12.36, SD = 0.69) from 49 classes were assessed across five waves over two years. Random-intercept cross-lagged panel models showed that bullying did not mediate the association between social status insecurity and popularity, regardless of peer-nominated or self-reported measures. Multi-group analyses further indicated that popularity norms moderated within-person associations differently: in low-norm classrooms, associations were generally non-significant, whereas in high-norm classrooms, social status insecurity and bullying were positively associated, yet bullying did not increase subsequent peer-nominated popularity and even negatively predicted self-reported popularity. These findings highlight that bullying rarely produces the expected social benefits, providing insights for more targeted and effective interventions to reduce bullying.","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences and Youth Sports Participation: Variations Across Demographic Characteristics.","authors":"Melissa S Jones,Hayley Pierce,Lorres Wan Cheung Jensen,Mikaela J Dufur","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02383-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02383-0","url":null,"abstract":"Despite growing research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adolescent development, less is known about whether ACE exposure is associated with participation in organized sports and whether these associations vary across demographic groups. Using data from the 2020-2021 National Survey of Children's Health, this study examined associations between ACE exposure and organized sports participation among 33,705 U.S. adolescents ages 12-17 years (Mage = 14.7 ± 1.7 years; 49.7% female); 65.9% were non-Hispanic White, and 40.9% were at or above 400% of the federal poverty line. Logistic regression and predictive probability analyses showed that greater ACE exposure was generally associated with lower odds of sports participation, though associations varied by race/ethnicity. SES differences were modest and inconsistent, and gender differences were not significant. Findings contribute to developmental understandings of adolescence by showing that adversity may shape youth participation in organized sports, an important setting associated with positive adolescent development.","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Hidden Majority: Dual-Factor Mental Health Profiles Among Help-Avoidant University Students.","authors":"Yuhan Hu,Marloes Nederhand,Ruth Van der Hallen,Pauline W Jansen","doi":"10.1007/s10964-026-02380-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-026-02380-3","url":null,"abstract":"Many university students experience mental health difficulties, yet a large proportion do not seek professional psychological support. Although prior research has linked mental health status to help-seeking behavior, it remains unclear whether all help-avoidant students require professional support and how their mental health profiles compare with those of help-seeking students. To address this gap, this study employed a dual-factor model, which integrates subjective well-being and psychopathology to map mental health profiles, and explored demographic predictors of profile membership. Additionally, profiles of help-avoidant students were also compared with those of students currently seeking help or who had sought help previously. The sample included 8,679 university students from seven Dutch universities (Mage = 21.76, SD = 3.31; 69.3% female), including 2,023 students who experienced mental health difficulties but did not seek help (Mage = 21.43, SD = 3.21; 71.7% female). Most of these help-avoidant participants were bachelor's students (69.1%), freshmen (55.4%), and of Dutch origin (53.8%). Results supported the dual-factor model, identifying four distinct profiles: (1) \"Complete mental health\" (31.0%), characterized by high well-being and low psychopathology; (2) \"Symptomatic but Content\" (23.7%), with high-average psychopathology and relatively high well-being; (3) \"Vulnerable\" (27.7%), with low-to-average well-being and moderately low psychopathology; and (4) \"Troubled\" (17.6%), with low well-being and high psychopathology. Profile structures among help-avoidant students differed from those of current and past help-seeking group. Students in the \"Complete Mental Health\" Profile were more likely to be younger, female, domestic, master's students, and non-freshman. Furthermore, insomnia severity increased progressively from the \"Complete Mental Health\" profile to the \"Troubled\" profile. These findings highlight the heterogeneity of mental health profiles among help-avoidant students, underscoring the importance of comprehensive screening, which may provide insights for targeted intervention strategies.","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"446 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148372924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}