{"title":"Validation of the psychological control disrespect scale with emerging adults: Psychometric properties and sex measurement invariance of the PCDS","authors":"Yosi Yaffe","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2276729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2276729","url":null,"abstract":"The current study is the first to describe the validation of the Psychological Control Disrespect Scale (PCDS; Barber etal., 2012) with a large age-range of emerging adults, in an attempt to broaden the usage of the scale to late and post-adolescence population. The sample consisted of 364 participants (184 females and 179 males; 1 unknown sex), whose age ranged between 18 and 29 (M = 24.38, SD = 3.03). Subject to the exclusion of one item, the PCDS exhibited acceptable to good model-fit indices when used with emerging adults reporting on their mothers, and its psychometric properties were found to be principally equal across child’s sex (i.e. respondent’s sex measurement invariance). The PCDS also displayed good reliability indexes, including the first evidence of the scale’s test–retest reliability. Finally, the PCDS was tested for convergent validity against conceptually corresponding parenting scales, which reinforced the scale’s validity as a measure of maladaptive parenting construct.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"5 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135934026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katri Lahti, Heidi Backman, Taina Laajasalo, Markus Kaakinen, Eeva T. Aronen
{"title":"Adolescent victimization and psychosocial well-being in a Finnish population-based sample","authors":"Katri Lahti, Heidi Backman, Taina Laajasalo, Markus Kaakinen, Eeva T. Aronen","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2273385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2273385","url":null,"abstract":"Potentially traumatizing events are common in adolescence, and these experiences have an impact on psychopathology. Furthermore, these events cumulate for certain individuals. More knowledge about the relationship between well-being and victimization experiences’ amount, type, and timing in adolescents is needed to understand the phenomenon of adolescent victimization. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated in a population-based sample of Finnish adolescents, whether victimization experiences associate with psychosocial well-being. The study sample comprised 5743 adolescents aged 15–16 years who filled in a questionnaire about 12 victimization experiences and psychosocial well-being. General Linear Model regression analyses were used for statistical analysis. A greater number of victimization experiences and recent timing, as well as type of victimization such as cyberbullying, were linked to problems related to psychosocial well-being. It is important to recognize current forms of youth victimization to identify the adolescents at risk for psychosocial distress and investigate on specific types of victimization.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136068098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lamees Abdullah Mohammed Ali, Salma M. Khaled, Nour Waleed Zuhair Alhussaini, Manar E. Abdel-Rahman
{"title":"Association between health information seeking and behaviour change related to physical activity among Qatari adolescents","authors":"Lamees Abdullah Mohammed Ali, Salma M. Khaled, Nour Waleed Zuhair Alhussaini, Manar E. Abdel-Rahman","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2273398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2273398","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to assess the influence of used information sources on behaviour change related to physical activity (PA). It analyses secondary data from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey conducted in 2017 among 1050 Qatari adolescents aged 13–19 years. Multivariable logistic regression accounting for survey design examined the association between the outcome (attempt to change PA) and interpersonal, online, traditional, and social media information sources. Adolescents who used information from interpersonal and online sources to attempt changing their behaviour had nine times (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.15–21.08) and nearly three times (95% CI: 1.50–4.27) higher odds of a change in PA behaviour, respectively. The estimated average marginal effects of using information from interpersonal and online sources were 46-percentage point and 16-percentage point increase in the probability of attempting PA behaviour change, respectively. Policymakers may benefit from this research in designing appropriate PA interventions that adapt multiple delivery approaches.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136068455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To explore the relationship between online social capital and future expectation among university students in Hong Kong","authors":"Wan Sang Kan","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2272616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2272616","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"10 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134908262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring voice and agency among adolescents in South Asia: a vignettes-based approach","authors":"Shikha Chandarana, Nitasha Nagaraj, Megan Landry, Amita Vyas","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2267647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2267647","url":null,"abstract":"The innovative use of vignettes in quantitative surveys offers a novel means of assessing attitudes, capturing individuals’ responses across diverse life domains to measure voice and agency more directly. Utilizing the use of scales and vignette-based inquiries, this study explores voice and agency on making marital decisions among 458 adolescents in India and Nepal. Regression analysis revealed that higher voice and agency scores correlated significantly with reduced odds of endorsing early marriage and increased support for continued education post-marriage. In vignette scenarios, greater voice and agency scores were linked to advocating against early sibling marriage and making independent choices for their own futures. These findings highlight that improved self-perception of agency empowers adolescents to assert independent decisions. Utilizing vignettes proved beneficial in this context as they enabled adolescents to understand community norms through storytelling, offering insights into their likely behaviour in specific situations, rather than drawing on abstract concepts.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"76 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136382194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Faezeh Taheri, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Masuood Mahdavianfar, Zohreh Fathian-Dastgerdi
{"title":"Social, emotional, and academic self-efficacy of adolescents in suburban areas: analysing interdependencies across socio-demographic factors","authors":"Faezeh Taheri, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Masuood Mahdavianfar, Zohreh Fathian-Dastgerdi","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2270042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2270042","url":null,"abstract":"This cross-sectional study of adolescents between 10 and 18 years old aimed to measure self-efficacy in different nationalities, gender, sex, parent education, and work history among adolescents. Analysis of Moris’ questionnaire of self-efficacy dimensions supplemented with socio-demographic data indicated significant differences in emotional, academic, and social self-efficacy across the father and mother’s education (p<0.01), nationality, and history of working as a child laborer (p<0.01). Children of families with more education had higher self-efficacy. In contrast, adolescents with a history of working and other nationalities showed a lower rate of academic, social, and emotional self-efficacy. Findings suggest the importance of self-efficacy training strategies in adolescents, based on their demographic status.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"67 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135273387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giti Setoodeh, Azam Karami, Mitra Edraki, Narjes Nick
{"title":"Investigating the effect of psychological empowerment on using coping strategies, stress, anxiety and depression in adolescents with haemophilia: a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Giti Setoodeh, Azam Karami, Mitra Edraki, Narjes Nick","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2270036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2270036","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the effect of psychological empowerment on using coping strategies, stress, anxiety and depression in haemophilic adolescents. A total of 60 adolescents with haemophilia aged 13–19 years old were recruited in a randomized clinical trial and randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. The instruments included Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Lazarus and Folkman’s Coping Strategies Questionnaire (LFCSQ). The intervention group underwent psychological empowerment. The control group received routine intervention. Data were analysed with Chi-square test and repeated measures analysis of variance. The findings showed a decrease in the mean scores of anxiety, stress and depression (p < .001), and an increase usage of the problem-focused coping strategies (p = .007), in the intervention group after the intervention, that were significantly different with those of the control group. Psychological empowerment could be effective in improving the use of coping strategies and decreasing stress, anxiety and depression in adolescents with haemophilia.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of self-esteem in the relationship between parental support and monitoring and adolescents’ social initiative among adolescents in mainland China","authors":"Weiyi Ding, Fanglei Gao, Anzhuo Wu, Kevin Bush","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2270021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2270021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"30 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135462334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of positive thinking training on academic stress of Muslim students in thesis writing: a quasi-experimental study","authors":"Fitriah M. Suud, Tri Na’imah","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2270051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2270051","url":null,"abstract":"Several studies show that many students experience high levels of stress when completing their thesis. This study aims to examine the effects of positive thinking on university students in reducing academic stress related to thesis writing. This research method is pursued through experimental design. Before undergoing positive thinking therapy, participants assessed their stress levels using an academic stress scale instrument adapted from the Student-Life Stress Inventory. The participants consisted of 48 Muslim students who were writing their theses for the Psychology study program. The results showed that training in positive thinking can reduce students’ academic stress when completing their thesis. Students are highly susceptible to academic stress due to the multitude of stressors they encounter. This study recommends positive thinking training because it can effectively reduce academic stress levels in students. Cognitive-oriented strategies are more beneficial for students as they can enhance personal factors.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma Carter, Pui Ki Patricia Kwok, Lydie Shima, Nidhi Singal
{"title":"‘A good teacher should…’: exploring student perceptions of teaching quality in Rwandan secondary education","authors":"Emma Carter, Pui Ki Patricia Kwok, Lydie Shima, Nidhi Singal","doi":"10.1080/02673843.2023.2261545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2261545","url":null,"abstract":"There have been significant efforts to enhance teaching quality in Rwandan secondary schools. Despite this focus, there has been little attention to understanding this construct, and especially what it means for students who are most affected by it. To address this gap, this study explored with students comprehensively what they valued in a ‘good’ teacher. Data drew upon 75 group discussions involving 419 students across 12 schools from six Rwandan districts. Through thematic analysis, findings revealed an understanding of ‘good’ teachers via multiple dimensions. Students highlighted the importance of teacher disposition and responsible behaviors. Teacher–student relationships were also strongly valued as was holistic learning including positive values and being influenced cognitively and affectively. These results provide important implications for teacher professional development and policies in response to the contextualized preferences.","PeriodicalId":46941,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}