Gulimire Isak, Yi Qin, Dongfang Wang, Yanqi Chen, Zhihong Ren
{"title":"Evolution and Drivers of Online Social Support Among Adolescents and College Students: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analytic Study.","authors":"Gulimire Isak, Yi Qin, Dongfang Wang, Yanqi Chen, Zhihong Ren","doi":"10.1002/jad.12528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This cross-temporal meta-analysis examined 16-year trends (2006-2022) in online social support among Chinese adolescents and college students, aiming to address an underexplored area in developmental and longitudinal research.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Analyses included 86 studies conducted in mainland China (N = 66,059; 41.68% male; Mage = 18.01 ± 2.4; data collected from 2006 to 2022). The Adolescent Online Social Support Questionnaire assessed informational, emotional, instrumental, and companionship support. Multilevel modeling evaluated associations with socioeconomic indicators (GDP, consumption, income), socio-educational indicators (education funding), and social network indicators (internet penetration, per capita weekly internet usage hours), with stratified analyses by gender, urban-rural residence, and only-child status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) Trends: Sustained increases in online social support were observed, with marked growth in informational and instrumental support, moderate increases in companionship, and stable emotional support. (2) Age disparities: College students showed faster increases in emotional and companionship support. (3) Gender patterns: Males showed consistent increases across all dimensions, while females experienced declines in emotional support. Gender differences favored males in instrumental and females in emotional support. (4) Demographics: Higher support levels were found among urban youth and only children. (5) Macro-level correlates: Societal indicators were positively associated with informational, instrumental, and companionship support, but negatively associated with emotional support.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings underscore age-specific developmental trajectories and highlight the role of socio-technological transformation in shaping online social support. Future research should integrate standardized longitudinal cohorts with digital behavioral traces.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180220","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}
Samira Mera, Melanie J Zimmer-Gembeck, Elizabeth Conlon
{"title":"Youth's Experience of Mindful Parenting: Associations With Dispositional and Interpersonal Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Ways of Coping With Academic and Social Stress.","authors":"Samira Mera, Melanie J Zimmer-Gembeck, Elizabeth Conlon","doi":"10.1002/jad.12524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Mindful parenting is associated with youth's better psychological adjustment, suggesting it could also relate to the ways youth cope with stress. This study investigated how youth's experience of their parents' mindful parenting (or their perceived mindful parenting) related to their ways of coping with academic and social stressors directly, while also estimating indirect associations via three interlinked skills of dispositional mindfulness, interpersonal mindfulness, and self-compassion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Australian university students (N = 636; aged 16-21 years) completed a survey to report their perceived mindful parenting, and their own dispositional and interpersonal mindfulness, self-compassion, perceived stress, and intentions to use adaptive and maladaptive ways of coping in response to four hypothetical stressful events (2 × academic and 2 × social).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Perceived mindful parenting was directly associated with more adaptive and less maladaptive coping intentions across both stressor domains. Further, mindful parenting was indirectly positively associated with adaptive coping through self-compassion and interpersonal mindfulness, and indirectly negatively associated with maladaptive coping through dispositional mindfulness. Self-compassion facilitated the negative link between mindful parenting and maladaptive coping with social, but not academic, stressors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Youth who perceive more mindful parenting are more mindful and self-compassionate, with these skills in turn playing unique roles in more adaptive (and less maladaptive) coping intentions. These findings could be applied to design support programs for students, helping them to understand and practice personal mindfulness and self-compassion in response to a range of stressors, with a special focus also placed on upskilling youth in interpersonal mindfulness.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162970","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}
Lauree C Tilton-Weaver, Sheila K Marshall, Ylva Svensson
{"title":"Examining the Methods Adolescents Use in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Multi-Wave Latent Profile Analysis.","authors":"Lauree C Tilton-Weaver, Sheila K Marshall, Ylva Svensson","doi":"10.1002/jad.12516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents is a health concern. Little is known about the patterns of methods adolescents use, in terms of how many and how often different methods are used.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used three annual waves of data from 630 Swedish adolescents (T1: age 12-18 years; 56% girls), who reported NSSI use at least once. Latent profile analysis was used to examine profile differences, with supplementary analyses focused on differences and change predicted by gender, internalizing, emotion dysregulation, interpersonal stressors, and severity of NSSI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three profiles consistently emerged over time: one very low in NSSI, another with higher frequencies of cutting/scraping skin, and one reporting multiple methods of NSSI, ranging from moderate (T1) to high (T3) frequency. Profile subgroups differed: low subgroups consisted of the fewest girls and reported the lowest levels of intra- and interpersonal issues. Additionally, subgroups differed in severity of NSSI, suggesting damage to the skin may not be the only reason medical attention is needed. Significant change in subgroup membership was also observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although most adolescents engaged in NSSI at very low rates, many used multiple forms, differing in both frequency and versatility. Few differences were found between subgroups characterized by higher frequencies, suggesting that it might be possible to identify adolescents most in need of treatment by attending to the methods most frequently used. Results also suggested that measuring the severity of each method may yield more accurate information than a priori groupings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162968","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}
Ilker Tasdemir Taşdemir, Muhammed Emin Boylu, Mehmet Dogan Doğan, Ahmet Safa Gurhan Gürhan
{"title":"Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations of Juvenile Sexual Offenses and Criminal Responsibility Assessments.","authors":"Ilker Tasdemir Taşdemir, Muhammed Emin Boylu, Mehmet Dogan Doğan, Ahmet Safa Gurhan Gürhan","doi":"10.1002/jad.12529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adolescent sexual offending is a complex and multifaceted issue; however, existing research is predominantly derived from Western contexts, leading to gaps in understanding these behaviors in underrepresented regions. Criminal characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, and cognitive factors, which are recognized to affect offending trajectories and reporting patterns, may differ in these underexplored contexts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The objective of the research is to categorize male adolescents with a history of perpetration of sexual offenses based on the age of their victims (peer/adult vs. child) and to conduct a comparative analysis of their psychiatric diagnoses, socio-demographic profiles, intelligence scores, and offense characteristics in a forensic setting in Türkiye.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study includes 119 male juveniles referred for criminal responsibility evaluations-43 with child victims and 76 with peer victims. Both groups displayed borderline to low-average IQ scores, with intellectual disability as a common diagnosis. The most common offence in both groups is qualified sexual assault. In the majority of cases, the initiation of judicial proceedings occurs as a result of the family complaints. Alcohol and substance use disorders were less prevalent than reported in Western samples, potentially reflecting cultural and religious influences. The majority of the perpetrators were school dropouts, suggesting that educational disruptions may have played a significant role in the perpetrators' backgrounds.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings highlight the importance of implementing tailored interventions that address cognitive impairments and social skills deficits. Identifying the factors that contribute to school dropout and implementing preventive measures may prove to be an effective strategy for preventing future criminal behavior and promoting healthier adolescent development.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144151690","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}
Aigerim Alpysbekova, Seo Woo Lee, Carolina Scaramutti, Elena Bochkina, Tae Kyoung, Cory Cobb, Pablo Montero-Zamora, Duyen H Vo, Sumeyra Sahbaz, Beyhan Ertanir, Lawrence Watkins, Evelyn O Gualdron, Maya Benish-Weisman, Hanit Ohana, Einat Elizarov, Seth Schwartz
{"title":"Navigating Cultural Stress and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Study of Parent-Adolescent Dynamics Among Former Soviet Union Families.","authors":"Aigerim Alpysbekova, Seo Woo Lee, Carolina Scaramutti, Elena Bochkina, Tae Kyoung, Cory Cobb, Pablo Montero-Zamora, Duyen H Vo, Sumeyra Sahbaz, Beyhan Ertanir, Lawrence Watkins, Evelyn O Gualdron, Maya Benish-Weisman, Hanit Ohana, Einat Elizarov, Seth Schwartz","doi":"10.1002/jad.12522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12522","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cultural stressors during migration can shape family dynamics and impact mental health outcomes. This study investigates the relationship between cultural stress, parent-adolescent communication, and psychological well-being among Former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrant families in Israel.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This longitudinal survey study collected data at three time points. The first wave of data collection occurred between June and August 2020, recruiting families across Israel through social media, word-of-mouth, and referrals. Analyses were conducted on a final sample of 160 FSU immigrant adolescents (aged 12-15) and their parents, after accounting for attrition across waves. We used maximum likelihood estimation so that cases with missing data could be retained in analysis. Surveys assessed cultural stressors, parent-adolescent communication, and mental health indicators (self-esteem, hope, anxiety, and depressive symptoms).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cultural distance was negatively associated with parental depressive symptoms but did not result in expected negative effects on adolescents. Parent-adolescent communication at Time 2 mediated the relationship between cultural stress and adolescent well-being. Additionally, discrimination experiences at Time 1 were positively associated with adolescents' hope at Time 3.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the challenges posed by cultural stress, parent-adolescent communication emerged as a protective factor, and was associated with lower levels of mental health issues. These findings highlight the importance of familial communication to support the well-being of immigrant adolescents during acculturation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144129249","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":"Identity Processing Strategies, Classroom Ethnic Diversity, and Attitudes Toward Ethnic Outgroups.","authors":"Markéta Spitzerová, Elisabetta Crocetti, Aleš Kudrnáč","doi":"10.1002/jad.12521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>According to the Intergroup Contact Theory, social interaction can foster positive attitudes toward outgroups. However, less is known about the role of social-cognitive strategies in navigating experiences that prompt identity reflection, such as interactions in ethnically diverse classroom environments. In this study, we examine the role of identity processing strategies (i.e., informational, normative, diffuse/avoidant) in the relationship between classroom ethnic diversity and attitudes toward ethnic outgroups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using nationally representative data from the first wave of the Czech Education Panel Survey (2023), which included 23,466 high school freshmen (49.3% males, 49.9% females, and 0.8% others; 37.5% have at least one university educated parent; mean age of 15.6 years, Czech majority 84.4% and ethnic minority 15.6%) from 249 schools, multilevel models were employed to examine the attitudes of the Czech majority toward minority groups, as well as the attitudes of ethnic minority members toward the Czech majority.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings show that there is a relationship between identity formation strategies and attitudes toward ethnic outgroups. Adolescents using informational and normative identity strategies are more positive toward outgroups. Diffuse/avoidant strategy is not associated with attitudes toward outgroups. Further, higher ethnic diversity in the classroom is associated with more positive attitudes toward outgroups among adolescents who use informational and normative identity strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study indicates that higher ethnic diversity in the classroom may facilitate the formation of positive attitudes toward other ethnic groups among adolescents. Thus, ethnicity should not be neglected when considering the composition of students in the classrooms.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121359","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":"Contact Experiences of Adolescents and Family Members Are Associated With Decrease of Personal Stigma But Increase of Perceived Stigma.","authors":"Sosei Yamaguchi, Shuntaro Ando, Atsushi Nishida, Kiyoto Kasai, Shinsuke Koike","doi":"10.1002/jad.12519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents' mental health-related public stigma, encompassing personal and perceived stigma, may vary according to family dynamics and personal or familial experiences. This study aimed to investigate the association between adolescents' and their family members' stigma, specifically whether adolescents' personal and perceived stigma are associated with other members' experiences, particularly contact experiences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From a population-based cohort of adolescents aged 17 years in Tokyo, 1,198 responses from 378 families (349 target adolescents, 364 mothers, 291 fathers, 194 siblings) were used in this study. Adolescents, their parents, and elder siblings responded to the self-report questionnaires. Personal and perceived stigma were assessed using the behavioral intention subscale of the Reported and Intended Behavior Scale and Perceived Stigmatizing Attitude Scale, respectively. The relationship between stigma and contact experiences with people with mental health problems was examined simultaneously among adolescents and their family members.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The stigma of adolescents and their siblings was lower than that of their parents. Personal stigma of adolescents is associated with that of their siblings. Overall, contact experiences with people with mental health problems were associated with reduced personal and increased perceived stigma. Mothers' contact experiences were associated with adolescents' personal stigma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The stigma toward people with mental health problems may be shared between adolescents and siblings. Mothers' contact experiences with people with mental health problems may be related to adolescents' stigma. Family members' stigma toward people with mental health problems and their contact experiences may play an important role in stigma formation among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121358","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":"Intersectional Impact of Allosexism Experiences on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Asexual Youth.","authors":"Zurong Liang, Yutian Chen","doi":"10.1002/jad.12518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Asexual youth encounter significant challenges concerning mental and behavioral health, including non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, limited research has examined how experiences of allosexism impact sexual and gender minority youth, their engagement in NSSI, and the mechanisms underlying these relationships. This study aims to investigate the intersectional effects of allosexism experiences on NSSI among asexual youth.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A moderated mediation analysis was conducted using data from the 2021 Ace Community Survey (N = 5559), an international online survey exploring allosexism experiences among asexual individuals. Sociodemographic characteristics and key variables were compared between cisgender and transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) subsamples. We also assessed indirect effects through emotional impairment and social isolation and examined whether TGNC identity moderated these associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Asexual TGNC youth reported significantly higher levels of allosexism experiences, emotional impairment, social isolation, and NSSI compared to cisgender respondents. Allosexism experiences positively influenced NSSI via emotional impairment and social isolation, with the indirect effect through social isolation moderated by gender identity. However, moderation effects regarding emotional impairment and NSSI were not significant.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Enhanced efforts are necessary to promote the mental health and overall well-being of asexual youth. Future research, practices, and policies should consistently incorporate intersectional perspectives to effectively address health disparities and advocate strongly for sexual and gender diversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102948","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 Longitudinal Relationship Between Parent-Adolescent Conflict and Adolescents' Bullying Perpetration: The Role of Self-Control and School Climate.","authors":"Yanzhen Song, Fan Hou, Qian Zhou, Ruiping Zhang","doi":"10.1002/jad.12514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Parent-adolescent conflict is associated with bullying perpetration among adolescents. However, few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms of these relationships. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for developing effective interventions to reduce bullying behaviors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study involved 899 Chinese adolescents (50.9% female, baseline Mage = 14.55 years, SD = 1.60) from ten middle schools in Henan Province, China. Data were collected in three waves between December 2017 and December 2019. Traditional and random intercept cross-lagged panel models were used to assessed the longitudinal relationships between parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration over time. Additionally, mediation analysis was conducted to examine the role of self-control, and moderation analysis was performed to explore the impact of school climate on the mediation effect of self-control.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both traditional and random intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed a significant longitudinal relationship between parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration. Mediation analysis showed that self-control mediated this relationship, indicating that higher levels of conflict were associated with lower self-control, which in turn predicted higher levels of bullying perpetration. Furthermore, the moderation analysis demonstrated that school climate moderated the effect of self-control on bullying perpetration, with a positive school climate weakening the negative impact of low self-control.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings contribute to understanding the dynamic relationship and underlying mechanisms between parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration, emphasizing the need for joint efforts from families and schools to reduce bullying perpetration. Interventions targeting self-control and improving school climate may be particularly effective in reducing bullying perpetration among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102951","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":"Exploring the Dose-Response Relationship Between Nature-Based Outdoor Activities, Nature Connectedness and Social Health In Adolescents: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Study.","authors":"Eun Yeong Choe, Jen Yoohyun Lee, Shimin Zhu","doi":"10.1002/jad.12515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nature-based outdoor activities have been recognised not only as educational means to raise awareness and sensitivity to environmental challenges but also as upstream health promotion interventions for adolescents. This study investigates the relationship between nature-based activity duration and adolescents' nature connectedness and social health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on a quasi-experimental design, 110 students (58 male and 52 female; 13-16 years) were recruited from Hong Kong secondary schools. We conducted a pre/post/follow-up survey on nature connectedness and social health with different durations of nature-based outdoor activities. Thirty-two students participated in a 1-day nature-based outdoor activity session, 33 participated in a 4-day nature-based outdoor activity programme, and 45 were not assigned any activities and served as the control group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The nature-based activities significantly and immediately improved the nature connectedness of the one- and 4-day groups, but this improvement continued only in the 4-day group at the 1-month follow-up. Increases in social connectedness, empathy and prosocial behaviour were also observed only in the 4-day group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that longer-term encounters with nature result in a greater sense of nature connectedness and more significant improvements in social health compared to a one-off visit. Maintaining a sustained exposure-response relationship with nature can help young people have a physically and socially healthy adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143991323","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}