Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-09-27DOI: 10.1177/0044118x231201438
Natalie Grafft, Barbara Mendez-Campos, Danielle T. Walker, Summer Sherburne Hawkins
{"title":"Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors","authors":"Natalie Grafft, Barbara Mendez-Campos, Danielle T. Walker, Summer Sherburne Hawkins","doi":"10.1177/0044118x231201438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118x231201438","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known about the implications of cannabis legalization on adolescent health behaviors. This study sought to examine the relationship between recreational cannabis legalization and adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Data on 371,487 respondents who have ever had sexual intercourse from 41 states in the 2005 to 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey was linked with data on state-level cannabis policies. Difference-in-differences logistic regression models were conducted. Recreational cannabis legalization was associated with a reduced likelihood of respondents having 2+ sexual partners (adjusted OR [aOR] 0.63, 95% CI [0.47, 0.84]), but had no association with condom use (aOR 0.94, 95% CI [0.80, 1.11]). Changing social norms around cannabis is a potential pathway linking cannabis legalization to a reduction in sexual risk behaviors.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135538421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-09-27DOI: 10.1177/0044118x231199125
Ashley Cureton, Erick Aguinaldo
{"title":"Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: Muslim Refugee Youths’ Identity Development and Civic Engagement in School-Based Settings","authors":"Ashley Cureton, Erick Aguinaldo","doi":"10.1177/0044118x231199125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118x231199125","url":null,"abstract":"Schools have been considered critical institutions for refugee youth. However, Muslim refugee youth experience challenges navigating schools during an increasingly hostile sociopolitical climate for Muslim people. Drawing on the adolescent development framework, this phenomenological study explores how school-based experiences help to shape Muslim refugee youths’ identities. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 refugee youth who attended high schools in Chicago. Findings highlight how Muslim refugee youth expressed negative feelings of school and overall adjustment to their local communities due to stereotypes or perceptions of them being “terrorists” or “violent,” which often translated into discrimination and bullying directed at them at the school level. Second, Muslim refugee youth expressed a desire to be civically engaged in their schools and communities to demonstrate their capacity to be “good citizens” or active participants with a high moral compass. Recommendations are offered on how to support Muslim refugee youth in school settings.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"239 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135536910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/0044118X221085296
Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Luke McGuire, Channing Mathews, Adam J Hoffman, Fidelia Law, Angelina Joy, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Mark Winterbottom, Frances Balkwill, Grace Fields, Laurence Butler, Karen Burns, Marc Drews, Adam Rutland
{"title":"Preparing the Next Generation for STEM: Adolescent Profiles Encompassing Math and Science Motivation and Interpersonal Skills and Their Associations With Identity and Belonging.","authors":"Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Luke McGuire, Channing Mathews, Adam J Hoffman, Fidelia Law, Angelina Joy, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Mark Winterbottom, Frances Balkwill, Grace Fields, Laurence Butler, Karen Burns, Marc Drews, Adam Rutland","doi":"10.1177/0044118X221085296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221085296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers need both motivation and interpersonal skills in STEM disciplines. The aims of the study were to identify clusters of adolescents who vary in math and science motivation and interpersonal skills and to explore what factors are related to membership in a high math and science motivation and interpersonal skills cluster. Participants included 467 adolescents (312 female; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 15.12 to <i>SD</i> = 1.71 year) recruited from out-of-school STEM programs in the US and UK. Findings from latent class analyses revealed four clusters, including a \"High Math and Science Motivation and Interpersonal Skills\" group, as well as groups that exhibited lower levels of either motivation or interpersonal skills. STEM program belonging, and STEM identity are related to membership in the high motivation and skills cluster. Findings provide insight into factors that may encourage motivation and interpersonal skills in adolescents, preparing them for STEM workforce entry.</p>","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"55 6","pages":"1207-1230"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10350726/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10353117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-06-03DOI: 10.1177/0044118X231176852
Naomi C. Curran, L. Hilt
{"title":"Evaluating the Moderating Effect of Gender on Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms Throughout the First Wave of COVID-19","authors":"Naomi C. Curran, L. Hilt","doi":"10.1177/0044118X231176852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231176852","url":null,"abstract":"In 2020, COVID-19 began to affect adolescents’ mental health, particularly cisgender girls and transgender/gender diverse (TGD) adolescents, who previously experienced a greater risk for depression and anxiety disorders than their peers. The present study investigated the moderating effect of gender on internalizing symptoms among three community samples of adolescents (N = 5,487; Mage= 14.7, SD = 1.4) throughout the first wave of COVID-19 (pre-pandemic, mid-first wave, and post-first wave). Rates of internalizing symptoms were highest for TGD adolescents at all timepoints, followed by cisgender girls, who were significantly higher than cisgender boys. Gender moderated the effect of time on internalizing symptoms. Specifically, internalizing symptoms increased only for cisgender girls. These results suggest that during widescale disasters, intervention should focus on those with previous vulnerabilities to mental health symptoms such as cisgender girls and TGD adolescents.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42739343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-05-03DOI: 10.1177/0044118X231168439
Jody Samuels, Amanda L. Davis, Samuel D McQuillin
{"title":"Assessing Longitudinal Impacts of Mentor Role on Youth Outcomes","authors":"Jody Samuels, Amanda L. Davis, Samuel D McQuillin","doi":"10.1177/0044118X231168439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231168439","url":null,"abstract":"Youth who report prosocial relationships with natural mentors show increased social and academic success and life satisfaction. However, little research investigates how mentors impact aspects of youth identity such as athleticism or religiosity. The present study applies a Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) analysis model to data from a national longitudinal study (N = 15,701) to predict specific outcomes in educational, athletic, and religious domains. This analytic approach is uniquely well-suited for accurately drawing conclusions within highly collinear, high dimensional datasets. Analyses included demographic variables and childhood base rates of academic success, fitness, and religious beliefs as covariates. Findings indicate that the presence of an academic mentor during adolescence longitudinally predicts educational attainment, while athletic or religious mentors did not have significant impacts in terms of increasing athleticism or religiosity. These results suggest that academic mentors may have more longitudinal impacts on student success than other types of mentors.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"55 1","pages":"999 - 1025"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41876374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-04-19DOI: 10.1177/0044118X231169493
S. Eden, T. Heiman, D. Olenik-Shemesh, Yaacov B. Yablon
{"title":"Cyberbullying and PIU Among Adolescents Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Association With Adolescents Relationships","authors":"S. Eden, T. Heiman, D. Olenik-Shemesh, Yaacov B. Yablon","doi":"10.1177/0044118X231169493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231169493","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the role of adolescents-parents/teachers/peers relationships as explanatory variables of cyberbullying and problematic Internet-use (PIU) pre-and during COVID-19 pandemic. Questionnaires were delivered to 348 adolescents ages 13 to 18 years (M = 15.05) at two time-points, provided a rare opportunity for assessment the pandemic effect. A significant increase was found in Internet-usage and PIU from pre-pandemic to during the pandemic-lockdown, although no change was found in cyber-perpetrating/victimization, but a decrease in cyber-witnessing. An increase was found in adolescents-teachers/peers relationships, while adolescent-parent relationships remained unchanged and strong. Intensive Internet-use was a positive explanatory variable for stronger teachers/peers relationships. When adolescent-peer relationships were stronger, the cyber-perpetrating/victimization were lower. Also, reinforcements in adolescents-teachers relationships during the lockdown may have influenced the decrease in cyberbullying.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42458330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-03-31DOI: 10.1177/0044118X221099546
Sun-kyung Choi, Daeyeon Jang, Yujin Lee
{"title":"Smartphone Dependency, Happiness, and Social Class Awareness Among Middle School Students in South Korea","authors":"Sun-kyung Choi, Daeyeon Jang, Yujin Lee","doi":"10.1177/0044118X221099546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221099546","url":null,"abstract":"Smartphone dependency (SD) has been linked to decreased happiness; however, research has not yet explored potential mediating mechanisms such as social class awareness (SCA) in this relationship. This study examined the association between SD and happiness among middle school students and the mediating effect of SCA in this relationship. Data from the 11th Korea-Child Happiness Index 2019 Survey were used, which is a cross-sectional survey administered to children and adolescents residing in South Korea collected by the Korea Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA). A total of 2,296 Korean middle school students were selected for analysis. Findings suggest that higher levels of SD were associated with lower levels of happiness. SCA mediated the relationship between SD and happiness among middle school students. SD prevention and intervention approaches should consider the extent to which SCA impacts happiness of middle school students.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"55 1","pages":"730 - 748"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43379291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-03-21DOI: 10.1177/0044118X231162875
Mengting Sun, Shuxin Meng
{"title":"Short-Video Platform and Intrinsic Motivation of Rural Adolescents: A Comparative Case Study on Two Chinese Middle School Classes","authors":"Mengting Sun, Shuxin Meng","doi":"10.1177/0044118X231162875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231162875","url":null,"abstract":"In tracing two Chinese rural middle school classes for 3 years, this study found the positive impact of adopting the algorithm-based mobile short video platform Douyin on rural adolescents’ intrinsic motivation. The application’s broad adoption has reshaped the social processes supporting adolescent users’ intrinsic motivation and spontaneous pursuit of life possibilities. In the online interaction based on algorithms, the rural adolescents discover and govern themselves during the algorithms-driven exploration and expression; they also conduct informational and emotional reciprocity with an algorithmic collectivity emerging from clustering technologies. In the offline interaction with the living community, the platform-state digital economy agenda has intervened and coordinated the local cultural attitudes towards youth development with an entrepreneurial solutionism. This study adds to the previous less empirically addressed issue of the rising algorithmic short video service and intrinsic motivation, and puts forward an ecological explanation concerning the national policy, platform business, and the user’s self-consciousness.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"55 1","pages":"772 - 795"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47680429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2023-03-13DOI: 10.1177/0044118X231158138
Cristian Molla-Esparza, P. Nájera, Emelina López-González, J. Losilla
{"title":"Sexting Behavior Predictors Vary With Addressee and the Explicitness of the Sexts","authors":"Cristian Molla-Esparza, P. Nájera, Emelina López-González, J. Losilla","doi":"10.1177/0044118X231158138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231158138","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research is to examine associations of adolescent sexting with gender, being in a romantic relationship, and other online or offline sexual behaviors, using the adolescent sexting scale A-SextS as a standardized measure. Data were collected from a sample of 579 Spanish secondary school pupils (47.3% girls), between the ages of 11 and 18 (interquartile range: 13–15 years; median = 14 years). Multinomial regression models revealed that having had sexual intercourse was the most relevant predictor variable, especially for high-frequency sexting. Adolescents involved in a romantic relationship were more likely to engage in high-frequency sexting with someone known in person. Pornography consumption was mainly associated with high-frequency explicit sexting with someone known only on the internet. Lastly, females were more likely to engage in low-frequency, non-explicit sexting as well as high-frequency explicit sexting with someone known only on the internet.","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"55 1","pages":"749 - 771"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45142651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youth & SocietyPub Date : 2022-12-27DOI: 10.1177/0044118X221140929
Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, J. Distasio, Eric Latimer, J. Somers, V. Stergiopoulos, N. Kerman, Laurence Roy, T. Aubry
{"title":"Examining Risk Factors and Protective Resources as Predictors of Recovery Among Youth With Mental Illness and Lived Experience of Homelessness","authors":"Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, J. Distasio, Eric Latimer, J. Somers, V. Stergiopoulos, N. Kerman, Laurence Roy, T. Aubry","doi":"10.1177/0044118X221140929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221140929","url":null,"abstract":"High level of mental health problems are a critical concern among youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Using data from a randomized controlled trial on Housing First in Canada, this study examined the risk factors and protective resources associated with mental health recovery among 215 homeless youth with mental illness at baseline and at a 24-month follow-up. At study entry, higher levels of recovery were associated with a lower number of adverse childhood experiences, less frequent presence of mental health symptoms, higher level of satisfaction with social relationships, and a higher level of psychological integration at baseline. At 24-months, a lower frequency of experiencing mental health symptoms and a higher level of psychological integration were associated with a higher level of recovery. The study’s findings highlight the importance of protective resources, notably having supportive social relationships and a sense of belonging in the community as contributors to mental health recovery","PeriodicalId":47959,"journal":{"name":"Youth & Society","volume":"55 1","pages":"924 - 946"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46739301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}