{"title":"A Systematic Review Exploring the Effectiveness of Body Image Interventions Among Boys","authors":"Latika Ahuja, Jekaterina Schneider, Mahira Budhraja, Phillippa C. Diedrichs, Heidi Williamson","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00246-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00246-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Body image concerns significantly impact boys’ physical and mental health. While several reviews synthesize evidence on body image interventions for mixed-gender adolescents, a systematic review exclusively focusing on boys is currently missing. Thus, this systematic review synthesizes evidence on universal psychosocial interventions targeting body image among boys and identifies effective approaches for enhancing their body image. Searches were conducted across seven databases until February 2024. Forty-one studies were included and assessed for quality across domains such as selection bias, study design, and methods. Three studies exclusively targeted boys, while 38 involved mixed-gender groups. Multiple therapeutic approaches were used across the interventions, including media literacy, socio-cognitive approaches, combined cognitive dissonance and media literacy, positive body image, compassion and mindfulness, and other approaches, with no single approach proving universally effective. Some promise for interventions employing positive body image and embodiment techniques was noted. Few interventions showed effectiveness on boys’ body image but most benefited girls. Further, findings were inconsistent across outcomes, with lower-quality studies driving evidence of effectiveness. These findings highlight that the effectiveness of current body image interventions among boys is inconclusive, emphasizing the urgent need for improvement or development of new interventions tailored specifically to address boys’ body image concerns.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"10 1","pages":"97 - 143"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-024-00246-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521746","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":"Adolescent Social Media Use and Emotional Intelligence: A Systematic Review","authors":"Lidia Piccerillo, Simone Digennaro","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00245-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00245-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"86 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141818568","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":"The Relationship Between Parental Phubbing and Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Chen-xi Lin, Zai-hua Qing, Chu-han Yan, Shi-jiao Tang, Cheng-lei Wang, Xin-hua Yang, Xiao-qun Liu","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00244-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00244-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Phubbing refers to the act of engaging with a phone while ignoring others during interaction. When phubbing behaviors occur in the context of parent-child communication, it is defined as parental phubbing. Prior research indicated that parental phubbing positively predicted adolescents’ depressive symptoms. However, no meta-analysis has been conducted to investigate the association between parental phubbing and adolescents’ depressive symptoms and what factors moderated this association. After a systematic search for articles published before July 2023, 15 articles analyzing 22,478 participants were obtained in the meta-analysis. Specifically, the study sample sizes ranged from 293 to 4213, with a mean age of 14.460 years and an average proportion of female participants of 0.510. In addition, most of the samples were from middle and high schools, except for one study in the United States; all included studies were conducted in China. The random effects model was used to get reliable estimates of effect sizes and to examine a range of moderators. Results revealed a significant positive association (<i>r</i>=0.310), and this relationship was generally consistent across different moderating factors (i.e., gender, residency of birth, school year, measurements of parental phubbing or depressive symptoms, and the conception of phubbing). Consequently, the findings supported the detrimental effects of parental phubbing on adolescent mental health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"10 1","pages":"19 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141667209","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}
Mohammad Mousavi, Norman Chong, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Eric K. Layland
{"title":"LGBTQ+ Youth Identity Disclosure Processes: A Systematic Review","authors":"Mohammad Mousavi, Norman Chong, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Eric K. Layland","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00243-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00243-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141371876","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}
Molly E. Hale, Francisco X. Pelaez, Isabella R. Allen, Daisy J. Gallegos, Cynthia Suveg
{"title":"Friends’ Behavioral and Biological Synchrony in Relation to Youth Socioemotional Adjustment: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model","authors":"Molly E. Hale, Francisco X. Pelaez, Isabella R. Allen, Daisy J. Gallegos, Cynthia Suveg","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00242-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00242-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Youth friendship synchrony, the temporal linking of behavioral and biological processes between friends during an interaction, has been documented as a useful indicator of friendships with implications for socioemotional adjustment. Despite the utility of measuring friendship synchrony in relation to youth functioning, there has yet to be a systematic review synthesizing known friendship synchrony literature. To fill this gap, the present investigation conducted a comprehensive literature search, yielding 30 studies that met inclusion criteria. Youth from included studies ranged from 25-months- to 20-years-old. Friends were comprised of cisgender, boy-boy and girl-girl dyads. All data were collected in the United States (n = 26), Canada (n = 3), and Germany (n = 1). Behavioral synchrony differed by dyad-age, but not gender. Strong, positive behavioral synchrony of positive processes (BSPP; i.e., highly concordant dyadic coordination of adaptive behaviors) positively related to adaptive socioemotional adjustment (e.g., higher observed friendship quality). In one study, strong, positive behavioral synchrony of negative processes (BSNP; i.e., highly synchronized mutual resignation on a dyadic stress task) was positively associated with less dyadic cooperation. No clear pattern of effects was identified between friends? biological synchrony and socioemotional adjustment. Taken together, modeling, coaching, and promoting strong, positive BSPP between friends on the dyad-level is likely an effective tool for enhancing youth?s socioemotional adjustment across development. Such a tool may be especially important for adolescent populations, a developmental stage in which friends serve as a primary influence on youth?s socioemotional adjustment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"10 1","pages":"69 - 96"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521739","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}
Jolene A. Cox, Lia Mills, Daniel F. Hermens, Gemma J. M. Read, Paul M. Salmon
{"title":"A Systematic Review of the Facilitators and Barriers to Help-Seeking for Self-Harm in Young People: A Systems Thinking Perspective","authors":"Jolene A. Cox, Lia Mills, Daniel F. Hermens, Gemma J. M. Read, Paul M. Salmon","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00241-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00241-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Young people who self-harm require support and resources to address their self-harm. However, they are often reluctant to seek help for their self-harm. Despite efforts to increase help-seeking, the rates of self-harm in this population continue to increase. A better understanding of the factors that influence help-seeking for self-harm in young people is necessary. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the existing literature on the known facilitators and barriers to help-seeking for self-harm in young people. Across the 33 studies included in this review, the age range of young people was 11 to 30 years. Facilitators and barriers to help-seeking for self-harm were extracted and mapped onto a systems thinking framework. The synthesis indicated that there were 17 known facilitators and twice as many barriers across the help-seeking system hierarchy. Most of these facilitators and barriers were related to lower levels of the system (i.e., service delivery and the social environment, and young people who self-harm). There was limited consideration of broader systemic factors that influence help-seeking for self-harm and the interactions between these facilitators and barriers in influencing help-seeking. Future research should consider the use of systems thinking frameworks and methods in understanding and addressing this complex problem.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"9 3","pages":"411 - 434"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-024-00241-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141116206","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}
Franziska Reitegger, Igor Peras, Michaela Wright, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera
{"title":"Key Components and Content of Effective Evidence-Based Digital Prevention Programs for Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Umbrella Review","authors":"Franziska Reitegger, Igor Peras, Michaela Wright, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00237-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00237-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health problems in children and adolescents, and evidence-based digital programs may help in their prevention. However, existing reviews lack a detailed overview of effective program elements, including structural features and supporting content. This umbrella review synthesizes the main elements of effective, evidence-based digital programs which facilitate the prevention of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. Based on an analysis of 11 existing reviews that describe 45 programs, key components and content contributing to program effectiveness were identified. These included a focus on modular and linear structure, which means organizing the program in a clear and sequential manner. Additionally, approaches based on cognitive behavioral therapy and gamification to engage and motivate users, were identified as effective components. The findings provide a better understanding of what makes digital programs effective, including considerations for sustainability and content, offering valuable insights for the future development of digital programs concerning the prevention of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. Critically noted is that the differentiation between prevention and intervention in the program description is not always clear and this could lead to an overestimation of prevention effects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"9 3","pages":"367 - 410"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-024-00237-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125065","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}
Ashley A. Boat, Heather Poparad, Miray D. Seward, Peter C. Scales, Amy K. Syvertsen
{"title":"The Role of Organized Activities in Supporting Youth Social Capital Development: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis","authors":"Ashley A. Boat, Heather Poparad, Miray D. Seward, Peter C. Scales, Amy K. Syvertsen","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00235-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00235-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Social capital provides young people with a web of supportive relationships that can be leveraged in pursuit of education, career, and life goals. Organized activities, an umbrella term for extracurricular activities, after-school programs, and youth development programs, are important developmental contexts for building social capital. The purpose of this study was to illuminate the developmental pathway through which social capital development occurs in organized activities. A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted using 33 articles that met inclusion criteria across five databases (e.g., ERIC, PsycINFO) between June 2022 and May 2023. Thematic analysis was used to identify malleable organized activity features that act as levers for social capital promotion. Seven thematically aligned features were identified, including (1) organizational partnerships, (2) organizational supporting structures, (3) relationally strong climate, (4) staff mindsets and skills, (5) youth mindsets and skills, (6) increased social capital opportunities, and (7) increased social capital activation. These seven themes were used to construct an empirically-grounded model that posits a process through which organized activities support youth social capital development. Implications for intentionally strengthening organized activities’ capacity to support youth social capital are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"9 3","pages":"543 - 562"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-024-00235-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140994715","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}
Emma M. Kirwan, Annette Burns, Páraic S. O’Súilleabháin, Sarah Summerville, Máire McGeehan, Jennifer McMahon, Ashweeja Gowda, Ann-Marie Creaven
{"title":"Loneliness in Emerging Adulthood: A Scoping Review","authors":"Emma M. Kirwan, Annette Burns, Páraic S. O’Súilleabháin, Sarah Summerville, Máire McGeehan, Jennifer McMahon, Ashweeja Gowda, Ann-Marie Creaven","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00240-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00240-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Loneliness is prevalent during emerging adulthood (approximately 18–25 years) and is an important issue given it has been linked to poorer physical and mental health outcomes. This preregistered scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the literature on loneliness in emerging adulthood, including the (a) conceptualization and measurement of loneliness, (b) loneliness theories used, (c) risk factors and outcomes examined, (d) sex-gender differences observed, and (e) characteristics of emerging adult samples previously researched. Following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines, seven electronic databases were searched for articles focused on loneliness published from 2016 to 2021, where the mean age of participants was ≥ 18 and ≤ 25 years. Of the 4068 papers screened, 201 articles were included in the final review. Findings suggest the need for a clearer consensus in the literature regarding the conceptualization of loneliness for emerging adults and more qualitative work exploring emerging adults’ subjective experiences of loneliness. Results highlight an over-reliance on cross-sectional studies. Over two thirds of articles described their sample as university students and the median percentage of females was 63.30%. Therefore, fewer cross-sectional studies using convenience samples and more population-based, longitudinal research is needed to understand the factors predicting loneliness over time, and the downstream impact of loneliness for emerging adults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"10 1","pages":"47 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-024-00240-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140996578","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}
Jiaxuan Zhang, Wen Wen, Yayu Du, Yishan Shen, Kiera M. Coulter, Jinjin Yan, María Paula Yávar Calderón, Su Yeong Kim
{"title":"Parental Discriminatory Experiences and Ethnic Minority Adolescent Adjustment: A Systematic Review of Family Perspectives","authors":"Jiaxuan Zhang, Wen Wen, Yayu Du, Yishan Shen, Kiera M. Coulter, Jinjin Yan, María Paula Yávar Calderón, Su Yeong Kim","doi":"10.1007/s40894-024-00238-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-024-00238-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Parental experiences of discrimination can impact ethnic minority adolescents’ developmental outcomes. To explicate this link, this study reviewed 30 articles in which the research sample includes target adolescents in the age range of 10 to 18, examining the effect of parental discriminatory experiences on adolescent adjustment and how family factors (parenting, racial socialization, family relationships, parental mental health, familism, family economic factors) function in the association between parental discriminatory experiences and adolescent outcomes. Findings reveal that parental discriminatory experiences can have a direct effect on adolescent adjustment, most notably on psychological adjustment. Moreover, family factors (especially parenting, racial socialization, family relationships, and parental mental health) often function as mediators, and different family factors may work sequentially (e.g., from parental mental health to parenting) in the pathway from parental discriminatory experiences to adolescent outcomes. A few studies focused on the moderating role of family factors. When functioning as moderators, familism may be a protective factor and low family income may be a risk factor for ethnic minority adolescents whose parents experience discrimination. Study findings suggest that interventions focused on family factors may be effective at reducing the negative impact of parental discriminatory experiences on adolescent outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"9 4","pages":"587 - 620"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140689881","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}