How to Cope With Digital Stress: The Recommendations Adolescents Offer Their Peers Online
There is considerable interest in ways to support adolescents in their digital lives, particularly related to the relational challenges they face. While researchers have explored coping with cyberbullying, the scope of relevant digital issues is considerably broader. Through the lens of online peer responses to personal accounts posted by adolescents, this study explores recommended strategies for coping with different experiences of socio-digital stress, including both hostility-oriented issues and digital challenges related to navigating close relationships. A content analysis of 628 comments posted in response to 180 st...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - May 19, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Weinstein, E. C., Selman, R. L., Thomas, S., Kim, J.-E., White, A. E., Dinakar, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Adolescent Media and Social Media Use: Implications for Development
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Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - May 19, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Michikyan, M., Suarez-Orozco, C. Tags: Introduction Source Type: research

Forthcoming Special Issue: How Culture Matters in Programs for Adolescents
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Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - April 6, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Rodriguez, V. C., Suarez-Orozco, C. Tags: Announcement Source Type: research

Mexican American Adolescent Couples Communicating About Conflict: An Integrated Developmental and Cultural Perspective
Using observational methods on a small sample of committed Mexican American couples (N=10, ages 15-17, M length of relationship = 26.5 months), we describe and categorize developmental and cultural communication patterns concerning the negotiation of conflict issues. Videotaped dyadic interactions were transcribed and qualitatively coded using iterative confirmatory and exploratory approaches. Quantitative indicators confirmed the categorization of couples into discourse styles, as well as elucidated the contexts and extent of overlap of developmental and cultural themes. Nine of ten couples had a serious discussion of rel...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - April 6, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Rueda, H. A., Williams, L. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Parents School Satisfaction and Academic Socialization Predict Adolescents Autonomous Motivation: A Mixed-Method Study of Low-Income Ethnic Minority Families
In this mixed-methods study, we used an explanatory sequential design to investigate the processes through which parental involvement influences adolescents’ achievement motivation. One hundred twenty low-income urban parents and their sixth-grade adolescents completed questionnaires, and a subsample of 11 mothers and 11 adolescents were interviewed. Parents’ questionnaires measured their satisfaction with their childhood school experiences, their current academic socialization practices, and their educational aspirations for their adolescents. Adolescents’ questionnaires measured their motivation to achi...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - April 6, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Suizzo, M.-A., Jackson, K. M., Pahlke, E., McClain, S., Marroquin, Y., Blondeau, L. A., Hong, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Experience of Ethnic and Racial Group Membership Among Immigrant-Origin Adolescents
This study examined how racial minority immigrant-origin adolescents in an urban setting construct and negotiate experiences of their ethnic and racial group membership, acculturative stress, and approaches to coping with acculturative stress. Guided by an integrative contextual framework of minority youth development, semistructured group interviews were conducted with 64 adolescents (35 girls and 29 boys) at an urban public high school located in the Northeastern part of the United States. Participants were either immigrants or children of immigrants from Afro-Caribbean (e.g., Haitian), Asian, Latino/a, and South Asian b...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - April 6, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Tummala-Narra, P., Sathasivam-Rueckert, N. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

"I Have Goals to Prove All Those People Wrong and Not Fit Into Any One of Those Boxes": Paths of Resistance to Stereotypes Among Black Adolescent Males
Adolescents form their identities by both accommodating (endorsing) and resisting (challenging) cultural stereotypes. Most research on Black males focuses on how they accommodate to negative stereotypes (e.g., delinquency, aggression), but a growing literature emphasizes how youth resist stereotypes. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed to examine patterns of resistance and accommodation at the intersection of racial and gender stereotypes among Black adolescent males (N = 21). Findings indicate that, overall, Black males resist racial stereotypes more readily than gender. Using an intersectionality lens, we found thre...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - April 6, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Rogers, L. O., Way, N. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Using CBPR Methods in College Health Research: Exploring Excessive Alcohol Consumption
This study utilized CBPR methods within a college community to gain insight into excessive alcohol consumption. Six student researchers planned and carried out a rigorous qualitative study at a public university in the Northeast region of the United States. A total of 48 undergraduate participants were recruited for focus groups that were facilitated by two student researchers, and transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis methods. Students’ reasons for drinking alcohol were focused within the themes of inclusion, habitual default, and the student development process. Social media, strict policy/enforcement, a...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - January 15, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Bulmer, S. M., Barton, B. A., Liefeld, J., Montauti, S., Santos, S., Richard, M., Hnath, L., Pelletier, K., Lalanne, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Storytelling for Empowerment for Latino Teens: Increasing HIV Prevention Knowledge and Attitudes
Latino adolescents are disproportionately impacted by HIV, but researchers have documented few programs to prevent and reduce HIV risk. The Storytelling for Empowerment (SFE) HIV StoryBook was designed with an innovative ecodevelopment approach combining empowerment, family communication, and positive cultural identity. A mixed method design used both a randomized control group design, as well as grounded theory coding of semi-structured focus group interviews. For the quantitative method, a total of 96 adolescents (85% Latino, M age = 12.2) were randomized to either the SFE HIV StoryBook condition or a control condition a...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - January 15, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Nelson, A., Cordova, D., Walters, A. S., Szecsy, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Model Versus Military Pilot: A Mixed-Methods Study of Adolescents Attitudes Toward Women in Varied Occupations
Using an experimental methodology, the present study investigated adolescents’ attitudes toward media images of women in non-appearance-focused (CEO and military pilot) and appearance-focused occupations (model and actor). One hundred adolescent girls and 76 adolescent boys provided ratings of likability, competence, and similarity to self after viewing media images of women in non-appearance-focused and appearance-focused occupations. Both boys and girls reported that women in non-appearance-focused occupations were good role models at higher rates than women in appearance-focused occupations. Girls reported greater...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - January 15, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Daniels, E. A., Sherman, A. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Young Men Who Have Sex With Mens Experiences With Intimate Partner Violence
Research estimating the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and other sexual minority populations is limited. However, existing research indicates rates similar to heterosexual women. This mixed-methods study was designed to inform intervention development and provides a description of the types of IPV experienced by young MSM (YMSM) within their dating and intimate relationships. Data collected include 101 surveys with YMSM aged 18 to 25 and 26 semi-structured qualitative interviews. YMSM experienced high levels of psychological aggression, physical assault, and sexual coerc...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - January 15, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Kubicek, K., McNeeley, M., Collins, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Factors Associated With Truancy: Emerging Adults Recollections of Skipping School
Although truancy has been studied extensively, less attention has been given to the actual voices of the truants themselves. The current study helps fill that gap by examining recollections from a sample of 34 emerging adults (ages 18-25) who experienced various levels of high school truancy across different geographical settings. A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was used to explore how former truants spent their time while being truant. The findings highlight factors in the contexts of the individual, home, and school that can impact the decision to be truant from school. (Source: Journal of Adolescent Research)
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - December 2, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Dahl, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Examining the Relationship Between Role Models and Leadership Growth During the Transition to Adulthood
Leadership and developmental scholars have highlighted the need to enhance youth leadership skills. Yet, research that explains youths’ perceptions of how and when role models influences their leadership growth processes is limited. To address these gaps and begin to develop an understanding of youths’ perspectives, we employed a qualitative, grounded theory design and interviewed emerging adults (N = 23) about their perceptions of their own leadership development. Our analysis resulted in a role model–driven framework for youth leadership development. This framework illustrates participants’ descri...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - December 2, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Bowers, J. R., Rosch, D. M., Collier, D. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Pushing and Pulling Emerging Adults Through College: College Generational Status and the Influence of Parents and Others in the First Year
Interview, survey, and academic transcript data with a diverse sample of first-generation college (FGC) and continuing generation college (CGC) premedical intended emerging adults are analyzed to study academic outcomes and any differences in the availability and use of social capital the first year of college. CGC students know many people with college degrees including those in careers they aspire to obtain, while FGC students do not. All students identify parents as very important forms of social capital who contribute to their success in college, but the types of support differs by educational background. Students whos...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - December 2, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Nichols, L., Islas, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

"Cause Thats the Only Skills in School You Need": A Qualitative Analysis of Revenge Goals in Poor Urban Youth
Revenge goals are correlated with maladjustment, and retaliation is a factor driving youth violence. However, revenge might be an important social tool adolescents use to achieve (self-)justice in environments where institutionalized interventions from authorities such as teachers or police are limited. This qualitative secondary analysis of 50 revenge scenarios from a larger study (N = 358 youth-caregiver dyads) expands one-dimensional knowledge from closed-answer vignettes to the rich real-world experiences of youth (aged 10-16; 30 boys, 20 girls), from an urban community sample. Ten patterns of qualitative differences i...
Source: Journal of Adolescent Research - December 2, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Jäggi, L., Kliewer, W. Tags: Articles Source Type: research