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{"title":"A Vicious Cycle of Psychological Distress and Problematic Mobile Phone Use in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Test of a Dual Metacognitive Pathway","authors":"Xuan Xu,&nbsp;Haide Chen,&nbsp;Xiaoru Zhu,&nbsp;Shuming Tong,&nbsp;Lingfeng Gao,&nbsp;Zongkui Zhou","doi":"10.1002/jad.70206","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70206","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The relationship between psychological distress and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) is a significant concern for adolescent mental health. However, the longitudinal dynamics of this relationship and the specific cognitive mechanisms driving it remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to examine the bidirectional relationship between psychological distress and PMPU, and to test the parallel mediating roles of positive and negative metacognitive beliefs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A two-wave longitudinal study was conducted over a 6-month interval in 2023 with 830 Chinese adolescents (48.6% boys; <i>M</i>_age = 15.18, SD = 1.92) in Zhejiang Province, China. Participants completed self-report measures of psychological distress, PMPU, and metacognitive beliefs. A latent cross-lagged panel model (L-CLPM) was used to test for bidirectional effects. The mediating pathways were tested using a longitudinal path model with bootstrapping.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The L-CLPM confirmed a significant bidirectional relationship between psychological distress and PMPU. The mediation analysis revealed that the pathway from T1 psychological distress to T2 PMPU was significantly and simultaneously mediated by both T2 positive and negative metacognitive beliefs. The direct effect was nonsignificant in the presence of the mediators, and the strengths of the two mediation pathways did not statistically differ.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Psychological distress and PMPU showed reciprocal prospective associations in adolescents. The pathway from distress to PMPU was accounted for by parallel positive and negative metacognitive beliefs, which may promote engagement and hinder disengagement. Interventions may therefore need to address both emotional distress and these metacognitive beliefs to disrupt this cycle.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"2095-2105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148260240","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":"Positive Peer Group Affiliation, Puberty, and Social and Emotional Development: A Strength-Based Approach","authors":"Rona Carter,&nbsp;Joonyoung Park","doi":"10.1002/jad.70205","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70205","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>During the pubertal transition, peer relationships become increasingly salient for adolescents' social and emotional development. However, research on peer contexts during this period has largely emphasized deviant peer groups, leaving the potential role of positive peer affiliations less understood. The present study examined whether positive peer group affiliation mediated associations between pubertal development and social and emotional development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data were drawn from 1364 youth in the United States (48% female; 76% White; <i>M</i> age = 9.32 years, SD = 0.48 at Wave 3) participating in Grades 4 through 6 of Phase III of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Latent growth curve models were used to examine associations among pubertal timing and tempo, positive peer group affiliation, and social and emotional development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Exploratory sex-stratified estimates suggested that earlier pubertal timing was associated with lower initial levels of social and emotional development among boys, but not girls. Across groups, positive peer group affiliation was associated with higher initial levels of social and emotional functioning. Mediation models indicated that pubertal timing was associated with lower positive peer group affiliation for boys, whereas pubertal tempo was associated with declines in peer affiliation over time for girls. However, there was limited evidence that pubertal development or peer affiliation predicted change in social and emotional development over time.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings suggest that positive peer group affiliation is linked to concurrent social and emotional functioning but does not appear to mediate longitudinal associations between puberty and adjustment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"2084-2094"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13440688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148253754","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 Psychosocial Profiles and Early Cyberbullying Histories: Longitudinal Associations and Patterns of Change Across Development","authors":"Taliah Prince,&nbsp;Amanda Boyes,&nbsp;Maddison Crethar,&nbsp;Christina Driver,&nbsp;Lia Mills,&nbsp;Daniel F. Hermens","doi":"10.1002/jad.70204","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70204","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cyberbullying is highly prevalent during adolescence and is consistently associated with poor mental health outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether these difficulties develop into distinct psychosocial profiles, limiting understanding of how early cyberbullying relates to longitudinal patterns of psychological distress and wellbeing in adolescence. This study aimed to identify profiles of functioning, examine associations with earlier cyberbullying involvement, and characterize developmental patterns across adolescence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data were drawn from the Australian Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study (<i>N</i> = 86; 52.3% female, 48% male). Ward's hierarchical cluster analysis identified psychosocial profiles (i.e., clusters) based on psychological distress, body dissatisfaction, social connectedness, psychological wellbeing, and quality of life in mid-adolescence (time-points 9–15). Earlier cyberbullying involvement was examined using data from time-points 1–8 (<i>Mage</i> = 13.8 years), utilizing generalized additive mixed models to characterize psychosocial trajectories according to derived cluster membership.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three profiles emerged: (i) <i>flourishing</i>, (ii) <i>broad impairment</i>, and (iii) <i>appearance-specific</i>. Early cyberbullying involvement was associated with membership in the <i>broad impairment</i> cluster but not the <i>appearance-specific</i> cluster. Longitudinal modeling indicated that the <i>flourishing</i> group showed stable functioning, the <i>broad impairment</i> group showed significant change across domains, and the <i>appearance-specific</i> group showed change in social connectedness. Eating disorder symptoms were most prevalent in the <i>appearance-specific</i> profile, present in the <i>broad impairment</i> profile, and absent in the <i>flourishing</i> profile.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cyberbullying was associated with widespread psychosocial impairment, whereas body dissatisfaction may reflect a more domain-specific vulnerability pathway. Differences in developmental trajectories across profiles support person-centered, longitudinal approaches for targeted prevention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"2070-2083"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13440735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148303699","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":"Heterogeneity and Change in Adolescents' Configurations of Disclosure and Concealment Strategies","authors":"Carlos Mellado","doi":"10.1002/jad.70184","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70184","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The objective of this research was to evaluate the heterogeneity and change in the configuration of adolescents’ information disclosure and concealment toward their parents, using a person-centered approach and considering different domains of social-cognitive domain theory.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Through a non-experimental, longitudinal design, 874 Chilean adolescents were surveyed in the first measurement (<i>M</i>_age = 15.02, SD = 1.54, 76.4% female). A latent class analysis was conducted to identify heterogeneity in adolescents’ disclosure and concealment by issue; subsequently, a latent transition analysis modeled membership transitions over time.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For the younger adolescent, a class emerged that disclose information about all consulted issues (i.e., personal issues regarding activities, personal issues regarding interpersonal relationships and prudential issues), a second class that conceals information about all consulted issues, a third class that conceals information regarding personal issues that circumscribe interpersonal relationships, and a fourth class that conceals information about both types of personal issues. For the older adolescent, only three classes emerged: those who disclosed everything, those who concealed everything, and those who concealed only personal issues regarding interpersonal relationships. Most individuals showed a high probability of remaining in their original groups over time; however, adolescents concealing only interpersonal issues were the exception, showing a higher probability of transitioning into the disclosure group.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These results suggest adolescents share information with their parents to a certain extent, while also maintaining privacy regarding specific issues. These findings contradict the monotonic decline of disclosure during adolescence that has been reported by studies using a variable-centered approach.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"1884-1894"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147983882","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":"Academic Resilience in Contexts of Inequality: Motivational and Self-Efficacy Profiles of Disadvantaged High Achievers","authors":"Margot Rémeau,&nbsp;Gaël Raffy,&nbsp;Grégoire Borst","doi":"10.1002/jad.70190","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70190","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Socioeconomic disparities in academic achievement are well-documented in France and emerge early in schooling. Yet, a subset of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds attains high academic performance, challenging deterministic accounts of educational inequality. Academic resilience offers a useful framework to identify these students, but little is known about the socio-emotional characteristics that distinguish resilient learners during early adolescence, a critical developmental period.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using data from a nationally large cohort of 8934 French students (mean age = 11.50 years; 51% girls), we adopted a definition-based approach to academic resilience. Learner profiles were constructed by cross-classifying tertiles of family socioeconomic status (SES) and academic achievement assessed in Grade 7, yielding nine SES × achievement profiles. Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and academic self-efficacy were measured via student self-report in Grade 6. Bayesian analyses of covariance were conducted to compare socio-emotional profiles across groups, controlling for age and sex.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Decisive evidence emerged for differences in intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy across learner profiles. Academically resilient students (low SES, high achievement) reported substantially higher intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy than disadvantaged low achievers, and levels statistically indistinguishable from socioeconomically advantaged high achievers. Self-efficacy showed the strongest differentiation across profiles and the steepest gradient across achievement levels. In contrast, extrinsic motivation exhibited weaker and less consistent differences between groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings indicate that academic resilience in early adolescence is characterized by socio-emotional profiles marked by strong self-efficacy and elevated intrinsic motivation, comparable to those of advantaged high achievers. By highlighting psychological resources that differentiate resilient from non-resilient students under conditions of socioeconomic disadvantage, this study identifies promising targets for interventions aimed at reducing educational inequalities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"1939-1956"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13440724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148044297","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":"Phubbing and Loneliness in the Digital Age: A Daily Diary Study on the Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out","authors":"Qi Dai,&nbsp;Yanyu Xiao,&nbsp;Yuzhuo Liang,&nbsp;Baojuan Ye","doi":"10.1002/jad.70191","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70191","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Smartphone use is ubiquitous, yet its impact on social behavior remains a concern. As the act of snubbing others in social settings by using a mobile phone, phubbing is often linked to feelings of loneliness and fear of missing out. However, the day-to-day temporal interactions between these variables are not well understood. This study investigated the within-person fluctuations and directional relationships among loneliness, FoMO, and phubbing in daily life.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A daily diary approach was employed with a sample of 309 middle school students (49% male; M_age = 13.38, SD = 0.87) who participated in a 14-day intensive longitudinal assessment period. Data were analyzed using residual dynamic structural equation modeling (RDSEM) to examine the temporal relationships and mediating effects among the variables at the within-person level.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Phubbing on a given day predicted a subsequent increase in FoMO the next day; conversely, heightened FoMO also predicted increased phubbing behavior the following day. Loneliness on 1 day predicted an increase in both phubbing and FoMO the following day. Furthermore, the analysis revealed a significant day-to-day mediating effect of FoMO in the relationship between phubbing and loneliness.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings reveal the within-person dynamics among loneliness, FoMO, and phubbing in daily life, highlighting loneliness as a driver of next-day phubbing and identifying FoMO as a process linking these experiences, with implications for prevention and intervention strategies to improve adolescent digital well-being.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"1957-1968"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148206604","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 Association Between Prosocial Behavior and Mental Health: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis","authors":"Sen Li,&nbsp;Qingliang Ding,&nbsp;Yijin Lin,&nbsp;Denghao Zhang","doi":"10.1002/jad.70186","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70186","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although numerous studies have reported a significant association between prosocial behavior and mental health, other studies have indicated a weak or non-significant, and in some cases even negative link.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To clarify these inconsistencies, the present study employed a three-level meta-analytic approach to examine the overall association between prosocial behavior and mental health, as well as the moderating effects of various demographic and methodological variables.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A comprehensive literature search yielded 366 effect sizes (<i>N</i> = 222,866) that were included in the meta-analysis. The main effect revealed a significant positive correlation (<i>r</i> = 0.26, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001) between prosocial behavior and mental health. Further moderator analyses indicated that this relationship was moderated by culture (<i>F</i>_{(1, 362)} = 16.16, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001), mental health indicators (i.e., positive vs. negative indicators of mental health; <i>F</i>_{(1, 364)} = 60.86, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001), mental health measurement tools (<i>F</i>_{(7, 358)} = 2.52, <i>p</i> = 0.015), and research design (i.e., cross-sectional vs. longitudinal studies; <i>F</i>_{(1, 364)} = 21.06, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overall, the findings highlight the positive association between prosocial behavior and mental health and underscore the importance of considering prosocial behavior in efforts aimed at supporting psychological well-being.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"1843-1866"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148036516","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":"What's in It for Them? A Developmental Science Perspective on Adolescent Climate Activism","authors":"Judith van de Wetering,&nbsp;Katharine Lee","doi":"10.1002/jad.70187","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70187","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In recent years, millions of adolescents have joined school strikes to demand climate action from governments and industries, standing in solidarity with young people from future generations and from vulnerable geographical regions (i.e., the Global South). The goal of the present study is to explore adolescents' climate activism from a developmental science perspective, analyzing how climate activism may be rooted in adolescents' developing identity and developmentally salient motives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Eleven 14–18-year-old Dutch adolescent climate activists (six female, two male, one non-binary, two not disclosed) participated in an online semi-structured interview between September 2022 and 2023. Data were analyzed in NVivo through theoretical reflexive thematic analysis, exploring patterns of meaning across the dataset while embracing researchers' active, subjective, and reflective role in data analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results and Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We constructed three themes: “Activism is motivated by the desire to make contributions to a just world;” “Activism is an autonomous choice that helps explore and express who I am;” and “Activism makes me feel connected to (some but not all) others.” Taken together, the present analysis suggests that adolescents' climate activism—and pro-environmental engagement more generally—is driven by and satisfies their developmentally salient motives to contribute to a socially just world, to make autonomous choices, to explore and express their identity, and to feel connected to others. As such, our work sheds light on how we may promote and support adolescents' engagement in acts of solidarity to contribute to today's societal challenges, and suggests avenues for further research.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"1895-1905"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13440713/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200726","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":"Seasonal Mental Health Symptoms Amongst Former Criminal Legal System-Involved Adolescents","authors":"Ian A. Silver,&nbsp;Alexandra V. Nur,&nbsp;Kaylee D. Faria","doi":"10.1002/jad.70200","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70200","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background and Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The contemporary literature has illustrated that individuals involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) before 18 have heightened symptoms of depression and anxiety during adulthood when compared to individuals not involved in the CLS before 18. The magnitude of the effects, however, appears to differ across studies suggesting that the association could be moderated by another mechanism. After reviewing the literature, we asked “Does the season in which a mental health assessment is administered moderate the association between CLS involvement before 18 and adult mental health symptoms?.”</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97; <i>N</i> = 8961 individuals; <i>N</i> = 53,766 observations) and non-interaction and interaction random intercept models were estimated to answer the identified research question. Marginal predictions were produced, and an ANOVA analysis was conducted to ease interpretations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Approximately, 15%, 2%, and 1% of the analytical sample were arrested, incarcerated in a juvenile facility, or incarcerated in an adult facility before 18 (respectively), with 11%, 2%, and 43% of the sample completing the MHI-5 in the spring, summer, and fall, respectively. The model results suggest that the interview season moderates the association between CLS involvement before 18 and symptoms of depression and anxiety (e.g., interviews during spring increase the association between arrest before 18 and symptoms of depression and anxiety [<i>b</i> = 0.007; <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001]).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overall, the findings highlight that CLS involvement before 18 increases mental health symptoms, but the magnitude of the effects varies by season.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"2021-2031"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200753","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":"From Adversity to Materialistic Value Orientation: Parent–Child Attachment and Gender Differences in Chinese Adolescents","authors":"Pengyang Li,&nbsp;Qinian Chen,&nbsp;Guogang Xin,&nbsp;Jiaqian Xu,&nbsp;Nan Li,&nbsp;Yiqing Wang,&nbsp;Xiaohua Wang","doi":"10.1002/jad.70194","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70194","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Materialistic value orientation, defined as the long-term endorsement of values, goals, and beliefs centered on the importance of acquiring money and possessions that convey status, has been associated with various negative developmental outcomes among adolescents. However, the formation of materialistic values remains insufficiently understood, and research examining the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and materialistic value orientation is limited, particularly among Chinese adolescents. This study examined the relationships among ACEs, parent–child attachment, and adolescent materialistic value orientation, and explored gender differences in these associations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data were drawn from a 2022–2023 survey of 11,386 Chinese high school students (mean age = 16.41; 51% boys) using multi-stage stratified sampling across eastern, central, and western China. Participants completed self-report measures of ACEs, parent–child attachment, and materialistic value orientation. Correlation analyses and one-way ANOVAs were used to examine associations among key variables, and regression-based moderated mediation analyses with follow-up simple slope tests were conducted to test the role of parent–child attachment and gender differences.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Higher ACE exposure was associated with stronger materialistic value orientation among adolescents. ACEs were associated with greater attachment insecurity and poorer parent–child attachment was also related to higher materialistic value orientation. Gender differences were observed: boys reported higher overall levels of materialistic value orientation, whereas ACEs showed stronger associations with parent–child attachment and materialistic value orientation among girls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings suggest that adverse childhood experiences are linked to adolescents' materialistic value orientation and highlight the importance of family relationships in value development. Gender-sensitive approaches may be beneficial, with attention to higher baseline materialistic value orientation among boys and greater sensitivity to family adversity among girls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 6","pages":"1995-2009"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148158672","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}