Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Combo of Low Screen Time, High Step Count Needed to Control BMI in Teens
High daily step count may not offset higher overweight or obesity risk for adolescents with eight or more hours of screen time
Air Pollution Tied to Changes in Systolic Blood Pressure in Teens
Larger changes seen among girls, regardless of ethnicity, body size, or socioeconomic status
CDC: Teen Girls Experiencing Increasing Levels of Sadness
Almost 60 percent of girls, almost 70 percent of LBGQ+ students experienced feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness in past year
Universal, School-Based Screening Increases Identification of Teens at Risk for Suicide
Additionally, universal screening increases initiation of mental health services
Abuse in Childhood, Young Adulthood Linked to Welfare Receipt
More than threefold risk for welfare receipt seen for childhood abuse combined with intimate partner violence in young adulthood
Substance Use Down Early in Pandemic for Youth, Young Adults
Authors say this may reflect peer influence on substance use, as decreases were not seen for older adults
Buprenorphine Dispensing Low for Youth
Proportion of youth aged 19 years and younger dispensed buprenorphine decreased 45 percent from 2015 to 2020
Adolescent Sleep Patterns Tied to Later Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Sleeping less than seven hours per night and self-reported low sleep quality during adolescence associated with risk for developing MS
Children Born at Less Than 34 Weeks Show Cognitive Deficits in Adolescence
Deficits seen in language, mathematics, and intelligence tests versus children born at 40 weeks of gestation
Optimism, Happiness as Teen Tied to Cardiometabolic Health Maintenance
Adolescents with greater number of psychological assets, such as self-esteem and feeling loved, more likely to have cardiometabolic health maintenance later in life
