{"title":"Adolescent Psychological Adaptation: The Impact of Daily Levels and Instability in Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration.","authors":"Lan Chen, Mengya Xia","doi":"10.1002/jad.12495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Psychological need satisfaction and frustration are distinct processes that have unique effects on adolescents' psychological adaptation. Beyond their average levels, psychological satisfaction and frustration exhibit meaningful daily instability that is expected to have implications for adolescents' psychological adaptation. However, research directly examining both average levels and instability in psychological need satisfaction and frustration is rare.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A sample of 107 adolescents (ages 11-18; 38.3% female; 64.5% White/European American) across the United States was recruited via an online survey during 2020-2023. Using a 30-day diary and long-term design, this study aimed to capture both the level and instability of psychological need satisfaction and frustration, and their implications for adolescents' psychological adaptation (indicated by emotion regulation, resiliency, mental health, and self-esteem) 6 months later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Psychological need satisfaction and frustration played distinct roles in adolescents' psychological adaptation: levels of autonomy and relatedness satisfaction, as well as levels of competence frustration, consistently predict overall adolescent psychological adaptation 6 months later. Beyond levels, instability in autonomy frustration predicted adolescents' emotion regulation, resiliency, and mental health; instability in relatedness frustration predicted adolescents' mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results emphasized the importance of simultaneously considering the differential roles of satisfaction and frustration in each psychological need. Also, findings highlighted the necessity of considering the dynamic nature of psychological needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755141","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 Perceived Parental Growth Mindset and Children's Math-Specific Grit: The Mediational Role of Growth Mindset and Self-Efficacy.","authors":"Meng Guo","doi":"10.1002/jad.12493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Grit has been identified as playing a prominent role in the learning process. However, the development of students' grit within the family environment remains under-researched.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study employed a longitudinal design to explore how perceived parental growth mindsets (T1) influence students' math-specific grit (T2) and examined the mediating role of growth mindset and self-efficacy; (T2) in this relationship.</p><p><strong>Sample: </strong>The participants included 1005 secondary school students in China.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the relationship between parental growth mindset and children's motivational beliefs and grit. Bootstrap analysis was further conducted to assess the mediating roles of growth mindset and self-efficacy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results demonstrated that perceived parental growth mindsets positively predicted students' growth mindsets. Consistency of interest was positively associated with self-efficacy, while perseverance of effort was positively predicted by both students' growth mindsets and self-efficacy. The results of the bootstrap analysis supported the chained mediational role of growth mindsets and self-efficacy between parental growth mindsets and students' math-specific grit.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, this study found a positive impact of perceived parental growth mindset on children's math-specific grit and revealed the underlying mechanism by verifying the mediating roles of children's growth mindset and self-efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721832","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}
Nicholas Szoko, Breauna Franklin, Ebonie Slade, Barbara Fuhrman, Courtney E Murphy, Kimberly Booth, Elizabeth Miller
{"title":"Perceived Discrimination, Experiences of Trauma, and Psychological Functioning Among Juvenile Court-Involved Youth.","authors":"Nicholas Szoko, Breauna Franklin, Ebonie Slade, Barbara Fuhrman, Courtney E Murphy, Kimberly Booth, Elizabeth Miller","doi":"10.1002/jad.12491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Juvenile court-involved youth (JCIY) experience unique mental health needs, which may be related to disproportionate experiences of trauma and discrimination; however, our understanding of these relationships continues to evolve. Our objective was to examine links between perceived discrimination, experiences of trauma, and multiple aspects of psychological functioning among JCIY.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We administered cross-sectional surveys to 99 youth on probation. We assessed perceived discrimination and prior experiences of trauma with validated instruments. Psychological measures included mindfulness, resilience, future orientation, difficulties in emotion regulation, psychological distress, and psychological inflexibility. We used multivariable linear regression to examine associations between perceived discrimination, prior trauma, and each psychological measure, adjusting for age, racial/ethnic identity, and sexual orientation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean age was 16.2 (SD: 1.4) years. Most participants (n = 85; 86%) were male and Black/African American (n = 60; 61%). About one fifth (n = 21; 21%) identified as a sexual minority. Many youth reported experiences of trauma (n = 74; 75%) and discrimination (n = 77; 78%). We found that prior trauma was significantly associated with greater difficulties in emotion regulation ( <math> <semantics> <mrow><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow> </mrow> <annotation>$beta $</annotation></semantics> </math> : 0.08 [0.01, 0.15]) and greater psychological inflexibility ( <math> <semantics> <mrow><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow> </mrow> <annotation>$beta $</annotation></semantics> </math> : 1.28 [0.38, 2.19]), adjusting for covariates. Perceived discrimination was only associated with increased psychological inflexibility ( <math> <semantics> <mrow><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow> </mrow> <annotation>$beta $</annotation></semantics> </math> : 0.90 [0.19, 1.61]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrate nuanced relationships between prior trauma, experiences of discrimination, and psychological functioning among JCIY. Results indicate the need for healing-centered approaches to support mental health that consider the unique patterns of emotional processing and expression in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701851","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":"Exposure to Police Killings and Adolescents' Self-Concept: Diverging Impact for Black and White American Youth.","authors":"Heeyoung Lee, Matt Vogel","doi":"10.1002/jad.12490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Police violence has been shown to harm the health of minority communities in the United States. However, limited research has examined how police killings impact adolescent self-concept, particularly across racial groups. This study investigated the divergent impact of exposure to police killings on self-esteem and self-efficacy among Black and White youth.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Longitudinal survey data were collected from 1818 middle school students (53% White, 47% Black; 55% female) in St. Louis, USA between 2017 and 2018. Respondents living within two miles of a police killing in the 30 days before survey administration were considered exposed. Hybrid random-effects models were used to examine within- and between-person associations between exposure to police killings and self-concept.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Black youth reported much lower self-esteem (Δ = -0.342, p < 0.001) and self-effacy (β = -0.439, p < 0.001) during survey waves in which they had been exposed to a recent police killing compared to during survey waves when they had not. Conversely, White youth reported significantly higher self-esteem (β = 0.112, p < 0.05) and self-effacy (β = 0.177, p < 0.001) during survey waves in which they were exposed to a recent police killing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Exposure to police killings has a racially polarizing \"zero-sum\" effect on adolescent self-concept, harming Black youth while bolstering White youth. This suggests police violence may reinforce racial hierarchies by undermining the psychological well-being of minority adolescents. These findings underscore the importance of considering race-specific mechanisms when examining community impacts of police violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143639809","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}
Caitlin C Abar, Bonnie Rose Thomson, Gabrielle Steinwachs
{"title":"Parenting and Adolescent Substance Use: What Works, What Does Not, and What Is Next.","authors":"Caitlin C Abar, Bonnie Rose Thomson, Gabrielle Steinwachs","doi":"10.1002/jad.12488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12488","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Laurence Steinberg's 2001 presidential address to the Society for Research on Adolescence was titled \"We know some things: Parent-child relationships in retrospect and prospect.\" Because this influential address, the field of parenting research has further expanded, particularly regarding work on youth substance use. The current study seeks to summarize the literature linking parenting characteristics with adolescent substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use) to highlight the amount of evidence that exists and where the field might move forward.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 533 empirical articles published from 1990 to 2021 were identified with statistically significant associations between a variety of parenting characteristics and youth substance use outcomes. Samples included males and females between 12 and 20 years old from the United States and around the world. Associations were examined overall, across study design, and across substances.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, the greatest number of studies involved parental modeling (136 studies), knowledge (109), and/or monitoring (102), with each of 15 parenting characteristics associated with outcomes in ≥ 19 studies. Relative frequencies of associations were similar across study design, substance type, and level of general risk in the sample examined. Associations showing parenting characteristics that result in positive and negative outcomes were overwhelmingly consistent across samples from across the world.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After more than 30 years of broad research, a preponderance of evidence exists linking parenting and youth substance use. As a field, it is time to move away from replication to new directions to improve science and youth outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143597867","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 Recreational Cannabis Use and 24-hour Movement Behaviours: Perceptions of Youth Citizen Scientists.","authors":"Tarun Reddy Katapally, Sheriff Tolulope Ibrahim, Jamin Patel","doi":"10.1002/jad.12487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The prevalence of cannabis use among youth is rising globally, making it crucial to understand its role in health and well-being. While cannabis use is linked to various health outcomes, evidence on its relationship with 24-h movement behaviours (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep) in youth is limited. This study uses a digital citizen science approach to examine these associations among Canadian youth aged 13 to 21 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>As a part of the Smart Platform, a digital citizen science initiative for ethical population health surveillance and policy interventions, this study engaged with 208 youth citizen scientists from Saskatchewan, Canada (August to December 2018). Participants used their smartphones to report moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, substance use, mental health, and sociodemographic data over eight consecutive days. Linear regression models assessed associations between cannabis use and 24-h movement behaviours. Sedentary behaviour was further stratified into recreational screen time and other sedentary behaviour to explore distinct relationships with cannabis use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for age, gender, parental education, and school, cannabis use was associated with higher hours/day of sedentary behaviour in the overall (β = 8.92, 95% CI = 1.11, 16.72; p-value = 0.02) and weekend models (β = 5.32, 95% CI = 0.89, 9.75; p-value = 0.02). Cannabis use was also associated with higher recreational screen time in both overall (β = 4.65, 95% CI = 0.19, 9.13; p-value = 0.04) and weekend models (β = 2.70, 95% CI = 0.08, 5.32; p-value = 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings need to be confirmed with longitudinal studies to develop holistic population health interventions focusing on policy solutions to address complex negative behaviours among youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143558451","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}
Gerardo Pellegrino, Tommaso Feraco, Chiara Meneghetti, Barbara Carretti
{"title":"Ready for What's Next? The Associations Between Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Skills and Career Adaptability in High School Students.","authors":"Gerardo Pellegrino, Tommaso Feraco, Chiara Meneghetti, Barbara Carretti","doi":"10.1002/jad.12486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Transitioning from school to higher education or work is a pivotal moment in a student's life, requiring life-changing decisions. During this period, students who have acquired a wide range of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral (SEB) skills may feel more confident regarding their capacity to adapt positively to future challenges and difficulties. Our study aimed to test whether five SEB skills domains (self-management, innovation, social engagement, cooperation, and emotional resilience skills) were associated with four career adaptability resources (i.e., concern, control, curiosity, and confidence).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 Italian students (143 boys; M<sub>age</sub> = 16.65) at the end of their last or penultimate year of high school (May-June 2024). We ran a multivariate regression analysis to examine specific associations between SEB skills domains and career adaptability resources. Furthermore, we tested a structural equation model including a latent factor of career-adaptability as the dependent variable, and SEB skills domains as predictors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results showed that students who described themselves as more competent in self-management, innovation, and social engagement skills reported higher levels of career adaptability (considering both the latent factor and the specific resources).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings highlight the importance of feeling competent in different domains, not just academics, as the perception of having tools and skills could make students more confident in their ability to face future challenges and adapt to their future careers.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescents' Symptoms of Generalized Stress Response: The Mediating Roles of Character Strengths and Perceived Stress.","authors":"Yumeng Yang, Qianwen Liu, Zhenhong Wang","doi":"10.1002/jad.12485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The present study examined the associations between family functioning and adolescents' symptoms of generalized stress response and the mediating role of character strengths and perceived stress using a 1-year longitudinal design.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 613 Chinese adolescents (50.6% females; M<sub>age</sub> = 13.88, SD<sub>age</sub> = 0.61) completed the Chinese version of the Family Adaptation and Cohesion Evaluation Scale Ⅱ, the Simplified Character Strength Scale for Adolescents, the Perceived Stress Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, the Center for Epidemiological Survey-Depression Scale, the somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist 90, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, to assess family functioning, character strengths, perceived stress, and symptoms of generalized stress response. From July 2022 through July 2023, participants were assessed longitudinally at two time points separated by 1 year.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings showed that family functioning at T1 and character strengths at T1 were negatively correlated to and perceived stress at T1 was positively correlated to adolescents' symptoms of generalized stress response at T2 when control adolescents' symptoms of generalized stress response at T1. Importantly, global character strengths, temperance, teamwork, spirit and faith at T1, and perceived stress at T1 serially mediated the association between family functioning at T1 and adolescents' symptoms of generalized stress response at T2.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study findings highlight the joint contribution of family functioning, character strengths, and perceived stress to symptoms of generalized stress response, providing theoretical and practical implications for preventing and intervening in mental health issues among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504451","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}
Steffie van der Mey-Baijens, Patricia Vuijk, Kim Bul, Pol A C van Lier, Marit Sijbrandij, Athanasios Maras, Marieke Buil
{"title":"Co-Rumination as a Moderator Between Best-Friend Support and Adolescent Psychological Distress.","authors":"Steffie van der Mey-Baijens, Patricia Vuijk, Kim Bul, Pol A C van Lier, Marit Sijbrandij, Athanasios Maras, Marieke Buil","doi":"10.1002/jad.12483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12483","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Co-rumination, characterized by excessively discussing problems and dwelling on negative affect within a dyadic friendship, has been associated with adolescents' symptoms of depression, anxiety and perceived stress-collectively referred to as psychological distress. This study explored whether co-rumination moderates the association between perceived best friend support and psychological distress.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 187 adolescents (52.9% girls; 88.0% Dutch ethnic background) recruited from two cohorts between March 2017 and July 2019. Assessments took place at two time points: symptoms of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress were assessed via self-report measures at the final grade of primary school (T1; Mage = 11.8 years) and in secondary school (T2; Mage = 13.3 years). Co-rumination and perceived best friend support were measured via self-report in secondary school.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicate that best friend support was associated with lower psychological distress and conversely, co-rumination was associated with higher psychological distress while adjusting for prior distress symptoms. Moderation analysis revealed that moderate levels of co-rumination (relative to the samples mean) decreased the positive effects of perceived best friend support on symptoms of depression (B = 0.06, SE = 0.03, 95% CI [0.00, 0.11], p = 0.05, β = 0.11) and perceived stress (B = 0.06, SE = 0.01, 95% CI [0.03, 0.08], p = 0.000, β = 0.10). At very high levels of co-rumination (relative to the samples mean), best friend support exacerbates perceived stress.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study underscores the potential negative impact of co-rumination in supportive peer relationships and recommends promoting awareness of the risk of co-rumination while building a repertoire of (dyadic)emotion regulation strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434091","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}
Anne Bülow, Loes H C Janssen, Evelien Dietvorst, Nadia A J D de Bij de Vaate, Manon H J Hillegers, Patti M Valkenburg, Loes Keijsers
{"title":"From Burden to Enjoyment: A User-Centered Approach to Engage Adolescents in Intensive Longitudinal Research.","authors":"Anne Bülow, Loes H C Janssen, Evelien Dietvorst, Nadia A J D de Bij de Vaate, Manon H J Hillegers, Patti M Valkenburg, Loes Keijsers","doi":"10.1002/jad.12478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adolescent psychology is embracing intensive longitudinal methods, such as diaries and experience sampling techniques, to investigate real-life experiences. However, participants might perceive the repetitive self-reporting in these data collection techniques as burdensome and demotivating, resulting in decreased compliance rates. In this tutorial paper, we present a user-centered approach aimed at making participation in experience sampling and daily diary studies a meaningful and fun experience for adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In three major research projects that took place between 2019 and 2023, more than 4,000 Dutch adolescents participated (12-25 years old). To improve the participants' user journey, adolescents were invited to codesign our studies and share their expertise in interviews (n = 459), focus groups (n = 101), design decisions (i.e., A/B tests, n = 107), pilots (n = 163), exit interviews (n = 167), and by answering user experience questionnaires (n = 2,109).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across projects, we discovered five different main intrinsic and extrinsic motives to participate in intensive longitudinal studies: (1) rewards, (2) fun and interest, (3) helping science or the greater good, (4) helping the scientist or another person, and (5) gaining self-insight. We provide concrete examples of how we tailored our study designs to address these specific motives to optimize youth engagement.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The engagement of adolescents in intensive longitudinal studies can be enhanced by making it a meaningful and enjoyable experience, aligned with their own motives.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434096","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}