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{"title":"Bidirectional Longitudinal Associations Between Problematic Social Media Use and Emotional Symptoms in Adolescents: Results From a Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model.","authors":"Chiara Remondi, Antonino La Tona, Laura Salerno, Rita Aiello, Valeria Donisi, Silvia Poli, Elide Francesca De Caro, Elisa Delvecchio, Agostino Brugnera","doi":"10.1002/jad.70237","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Problematic social media use (PSMU) and emotional symptoms are consistently associated during adolescence; however, the directionality of this relationship remains debated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present study examined the bidirectional longitudinal associations between PSMU and emotional symptoms in a large sample of Italian adolescents using a Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model (RI-CLPM), which disentangles stable between-person differences from within-person changes over time. A total of 1562 adolescents (baseline M_age = 16.36 years, 56.7% female) participated in a three-wave longitudinal study across 1 year and completed self-report measures of emotional symptoms and PSMU at each wave.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At the between-person level, adolescents who consistently reported higher levels of PSMU also reported persistently higher levels of emotional symptoms, indicating a stable dispositional association between the two constructs. At the within-person level, higher-than-usual levels of PSMU were concurrently associated with higher-than-usual levels of emotional symptoms. Most notably, significant bidirectional spill-over effects emerged: within-person increases in PSMU predicted subsequent increases in emotional symptoms, and increases in emotional symptoms predicted subsequent increases in PSMU. Emotional symptoms also demonstrated significant carry-over effects across waves.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings highlight the importance of disaggregating within-person and between-person effects and support the conceptualization of the association between PSMU and emotional symptoms as a dynamic feedback loop during adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"2558-2566"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13643606/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148550937","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":"Interpersonal Relationships and Problematic Use of the Internet Among Adolescents: Between- and Within-Person Perspectives.","authors":"Xiaomin Geng, Jiale Xiao, Dandan Li, Lu Chen, Zhennan Yi, Ruixi Sun, Jianjie Xu","doi":"10.1002/jad.70234","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Prior research has examined the role of interpersonal relationships in adolescents' problematic use of the internet (PUI). However, studies that examine the distinct contributions of various interpersonal relationships (i.e., with mothers, fathers, teachers, and peers) to adolescent PUI at the within-person level remain lacking. Thus, this longitudinal study was conducted to address this research gap by incorporating both between- and within-person perspectives and potential sex differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study recruited 598 Chinese adolescents (M_age = 15.47 years at Wave 1, SD = 0.53; 54.52% girls) who participated in five waves of data collection across 2.5-years. Multilevel model was constructed to examine the between- and within-person associations between various sources of interpersonal relationships and adolescent PUI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings demonstrated that improved relationships with teachers and peers were related to lower levels of PUI at the between- and within-person levels, whereas no such association was found for parent-adolescent relationships. In addition, the associations between interpersonal relationships and adolescent PUI were not moderated by sex at either the between- or within-person level.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings underscore the need to examine the distinct associations between multiple sources of interpersonal relationships and PUI among Chinese adolescents. The results revealed that positive interpersonal relationships, especially those with teachers and peers, may be an effective compensatory strategy for preventing and intervening in adolescent PUI.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"2531-2541"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148664165","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":"Acquiring Knowledge About Adolescents' Activities: Muslim Mothers and Their Daughters and Sons.","authors":"Christopher Daddis, Aaron Metzger, Ayah Said","doi":"10.1002/jad.70243","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Drawing on social cognitive domain theory, this study investigated how Muslim mothers in the United States acquired knowledge regarding their adolescent children's activities. Despite the importance of parental monitoring in adolescent development, research remains limited regarding how cultural and religious contexts shape these processes in understudied populations like Muslim Americans.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample included 99 Muslim mothers (M_age = 41.26) of middle and high school students (M_age = 13.87). Mothers reported on their knowledge acquisition across six distinct domains of their children's activities: conventional, conventionally religious, moral, prudential, personal, and multifaceted. They also indicated the degree to which they employed maternal solicitation, voluntary child disclosure, and explicit parental rules to acquire information.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Maternal solicitation was associated with knowledge aggregated across domains. Associations, however, varied by domain; for instance, knowledge of conventionally religious activities relied solely on voluntary disclosure, whereas moral issues were associated with both solicitation and rules, and multifaceted issues were uniquely associated with explicit rules. Significant Gender X Source interactions emerged: for conventional and multifaceted issues, solicitation was the primary knowledge source for sons, while voluntary disclosure was the primary source for daughters regarding conventional issues. Additionally, mothers reported high levels of religious belief, which was positively associated with maternal knowledge; however, domain- and gender-specific patterns remained significant after accounting for religiosity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings underscore the domain-specific and gendered nature of parental monitoring within Muslim American families. By demonstrating that information-sharing processes are sensitive to both the type of activity and the child's gender, this study contributes to a more nuanced developmental understanding of how cultural and religious contexts influence adolescent-parent dynamics.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"2601-2614"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13643662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148632371","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-Dog Relationship Quality and Coping With Peer Stress.","authors":"Nicole Mason, Erin K King, Evan C Mingo, Ramina Bebezova, Kristina Callina, Megan K Mueller","doi":"10.1002/jad.70247","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70247","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adolescence is a developmental period involving social and peer transitions, and within this context peer stress can contribute to social anxiety. Fostering adaptive coping strategies for youth to effectively manage this peer stress is crucial for developing resilience. Relationships with pet dogs may be one way of supporting effective coping through social support and physiological regulation. However, the specific nuances of youth-dog relationship quality have not been explored in the context of social anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed survey data collected in the United States from 514 adolescents with high social anxiety (ages 13-17; 62.1% cisgender girl, 32.4% cisgender boy, 2.8% nonbinary or genderqueer, 1.6% transgender) and their parents. Participants were recruited through national panel sampling and local community outreach. Structural equation modeling was used to examine if and how adolescent-dog relationship qualities were associated with dimensions of coping with peer stress.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Relationship qualities of Companionship, Nurturance, and Friction were linked to adaptive and maladaptive coping in the expected directions. Counter to our hypotheses, higher frequency of engaging with dogs for emotional support was negatively associated with adaptive coping and positively associated with maladaptive coping strategies. Affection was not significantly associated with coping, and Pets as Substitutes for People followed similar trends to Friction (negatively associated with adaptive coping).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that relationship quality is an important dimension in understanding how pet dogs can support adolescent resilience. This points to the need for future research to explore the role of contextual factors in shaping beneficial adolescent-dog relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"2650-2664"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13483354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148762897","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":"Co-Development of Parenting, Self-Confidence, and Internalizing Problems From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood.","authors":"Ju Yeon Ahn, Jiyoung Choe, Kyoung Ok Seol","doi":"10.1002/jad.70280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Despite extensive research linking parenting with adolescent adjustment, relatively little longitudinal research has examined how developmental changes in adolescents' perceptions of parenting, self-confidence, and internalizing problems are linked across the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five-wave longitudinal data were drawn from the Korean Youth Panel Survey (N = 3188; mean age at Time 1 = 14.16 years, SD = 0.37), following participants from Grade 9 through Grade 12 and 1 year after high school graduation. Latent growth modeling and parallel process latent growth modeling were used to examine developmental trajectories and coordinated changes among perceived parenting quality, self-confidence, and internalizing problems. Gender differences were examined using multi-group analyses after establishing measurement invariance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Perceived parenting quality and self-confidence increased over time, whereas internalizing problems decreased. Parallel process analyses indicated that developmental changes in perceived parenting quality, self-confidence, and internalizing problems were systematically associated across time. Multi-group analyses suggested that these developmental associations were largely similar for males and females.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings highlight the co-development of perceived parenting quality, self-confidence, and internalizing problems and underscore the importance of understanding adolescent adjustment as a developmental process that unfolds across interconnected relational, self-related, and emotional domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149041482","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":"Profiles of Social Status Among at-Risk Adolescents in a Residential Setting: A Person-Centered Approach.","authors":"Hyunah Kim, Mackenzie B Murphy, Christopher T Barry","doi":"10.1002/jad.70279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adolescents often care about their social status which may be influenced by various personality and behavioral characteristics. This study used a person-centered approach to examine intrapersonal (i.e., psychopathy, narcissism, self-esteem) and interpersonal (i.e., aggression, prosocial behavior) factors associated with how adolescents are perceived by peers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 256 adolescents (61% of participants identified as male), ages 16-19, attending a 22-week quasi-military residential program. Self-report and peer-nomination data were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Latent profile analysis identified three groups based on peer-reported factors reflecting social preference, perceived popularity, and social impact. Each group demonstrated some distinct intrapersonal and interpersonal characteristics. Notably, the group with relatively higher social status exhibited generally positive traits (e.g., helpfulness; low levels of aggressiveness) but also moderate levels of peer-reported dominance and attempts to get others to do what they want.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adolescent social status may be attained by a complex interplay of prosocial behaviors and peer-perceived dominance, highlighting the importance of further examining how personality and behavioral characteristics contribute to adolescent peer dynamics.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026271","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 Defending Responses Against Sexual Harassment (DEFEND-SH) Instrument in Adolescents: Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance.","authors":"Noelia Muñoz-Fernández, Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez, María Luisa Rodríguez-deArriba","doi":"10.1002/jad.70276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Most instruments designed to assess bystander defending responses against sexual harassment have been validated primarily in university contexts and with the North American population, which limits their generalizability to adolescent populations in other cultures. To address this gap, this study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of a new measure named Defending Responses Against Sexual Harassment Instrument (DEFEND-SH) in a Spanish sample.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample comprised 1250 Spanish students from six educational centers, aged 12 to 19 years (M = 14.86; 51.3% boys). The statistical analyses included confirmatory factor analysis, multigroup analyses by gender and response type (hypothetical vs. actual).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results supported a four-factor structure encompassing different defending responses in the high school context: supporting the victim, seeking help from an adult, mobilizing other bystanders, and confronting the aggressor. DEFEND-SH demonstrated full measurement invariance across gender and response type (hypothetical vs. actual). Adolescents reporting hypothetical responses scored higher than those reporting actual behaviors, and girls scored higher than boys across all dimensions. Regarding criterion-related validity, tolerance toward sexual harassment was negatively correlated with all four defending responses, particularly supporting the victim. In contrast, self-efficacy and moral responsibility emotions showed significant positive associations with the defending responses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The DEFEND-SH instrument is shown to be a useful tool for analyzing the defending responses of adolescents against sexual harassment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026311","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":"Relational Profiles and Cooperative Behavior Among Early Adolescents: A Cross-Cohort Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Sunsuk Kim, Seon Ok Son","doi":"10.1002/jad.70281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study examined whether early adolescents' relationship profiles and cooperative behavior differed between pre-pandemic and during-pandemic cohorts. Grounded in a person-centered perspective of bonding social capital, the study focused on relationship patterns across parents, peers, and teachers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using data from two nationally representative cohorts of first-year middle school students (2018, n = 2550; 2021, n = 2452; ages 12-13; approximately 50% male) in South Korea, latent profile analysis identified subgroups based on bonding social capital across relational contexts. A known-class approach was used to compare differences in profile distribution between cohorts. Associations with subjective socioeconomic status and cooperative behavior were also examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three profiles emerged: Low, Moderate, and High Relational Support Profiles. Adolescents assessed during the pandemic were less likely to belong to the High Relational Support Profile and more likely to fall into the Moderate Relational Support Profile compared with adolescents in the pre-pandemic cohort. Profile membership was significantly associated with subjective socioeconomic status. Cooperative behavior differed across profiles, with higher levels observed among adolescents embedded in more relationally supportive contexts.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings indicate that the pandemic was associated with differences in the distribution of relational profiles rather than a structural reconfiguration of relationship patterns. Relational embeddedness remained a significant correlate of cooperative behavior, underscoring the role of supportive relationship contexts during periods of social disruption.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026323","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":"Encircled by Class: Examining the Association Between Social Class Discrimination From Multiple Sources and the Variety of Substances Used Among Adolescents.","authors":"Maria Chiara Basilici, Gülşah Sevinç, Zena R Mello","doi":"10.1002/jad.70275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Social class discrimination refers to interpersonal bias based on social class and can originate from multiple sources. Adolescence is a critical period for examining this phenomenon, as it is linked to important behavioral and health outcomes. Substance use is one such outcome and remains a major global public health concern. While social class discrimination has been linked to tobacco use, its association with adolescent substance use remains unexplored. To address this gap, we investigated the association between social class discrimination from peers, classmates, school personnel, and members of the broader community, and substance use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Anonymous surveys were administered to 1556 adolescents (44.5% girls, aged 16.16, SD = 1.20) from 2 public high schools in the United States. Social class discrimination was measured with a scale that addressed multiple sources, including peers, classmates, school personnel, and members of the broader community. Substance use included alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids, and illicit drugs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Negative binomial regression showed that teacher discrimination was uniquely associated with higher substance use. No significant moderation by gender or social class was found.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Findings highlight the important role of teachers in adolescents' experiences of social class discrimination and substance use. Teacher-based discrimination may represent a particularly salient developmental risk factor, underscoring the need for inclusive and equitable school environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149013145","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":"Profiles of White Nationalist Beliefs and Parenting in Conservative Parents: Implications for Adolescent Beliefs and Well-Being.","authors":"Deborah Laible, Melinda Westfall, Sarah Borowski, Danming An, Michael Gill, Ziad Munson, Rochelle Frounfelker, Dominic Packer, Marie Schenk","doi":"10.1002/jad.70269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Despite the growing threat of far-right extremist and White nationalist beliefs in the United States, little is known about parenting factors associated with the development of these beliefs during adolescence. Using a person-centered approach, this study examined how parental ideological beliefs, psychological control, and anger expression co-occur and how these patterns are associated with adolescents' ideological beliefs and socioemotional adjustment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 414 conservative White parents and their adolescent children from the United States. Adolescents were 45.5% female and averaged 15.28 (SD = 1.41) years of age. Parents reported on White nationalist and prejudicial beliefs, psychological control, and anger expressiveness. Adolescents reported on their own ideological beliefs and socioemotional competence. Latent profile analysis was used to identify distinct configurations of parental beliefs and parenting characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four distinct parent profiles emerged and were differentially associated with adolescent outcomes. Profiles characterized by higher levels of White nationalist and prejudicial beliefs were associated with similar ideological beliefs among adolescents. When these parental beliefs co-occurred with greater psychological control and anger expression, adolescents also reported poorer socioemotional adjustment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings demonstrate that parental ideological beliefs are associated with similar beliefs during adolescence and suggest that the broader parenting context may have implications for adolescent adjustment. Results highlight the importance of considering both parental beliefs and parenting behaviors in understanding the intergenerational transmission of extremist ideologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148991993","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}