Abstract.Aims: In this article we explore the moderators of effectiveness of WISEteens (Web-based brief Intervention for SubstancE using teens), a fully automated web-based brief motivational intervention targeting risky substance use among adolescents. ...
Aims: To determine what drives adolescents to consume alcohol. How are affectivity, drinking motives, and alcohol consumption related in adolescents? What are the differences (if any) between adolescents with a pattern of high-risk drinking and those with ...
A Practice Trial on the Prevention of High-Risk Alcohol Use Among AdolescentsAbstract.Aim: This study reports sociodemographic data and alcohol consumption behavior of adolescents who had been treated in emergency care units for high-risk alcohol ...
Consensual Statement Regarding the Profile of Requirements Relevant to Child and Adolescent Withdrawal TreatmentsAbstract.Objectives: The joint committee of the Association of Addiction Research and Treatment and the professional associations of the ...
Effects of a 6-second presentation of pictorial warning labels on implicit and explicit alcohol-specific cognitions of adolescentsAbstract.Aim: To study the immediate effects of alcohol-related warning messages on ...
Abstract.Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about a potential increase of addictive behaviors. Adolescents are considered particularly vulnerable to a problematic usage of digital applications. ...
Mindfulness-Based Prevention of Addiction for Adolescent with MBID - Literature Review and Feasibility StudyAbstract.Objective: This review reports on the current state of mindfulness-based interventions to ...
Mind It! Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Group Psychotherapy for Adolescents in In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use DisorderAbstract: Objective: The mindfulness-based group therapy program for adolescents ...
Abstract:Aims: Given rising prevalence of digital-media related disorders (DMRD, i. e. the problematic use of digital games, social media, and streaming platforms) in children and adolescents, the new therapy ...
Abstract:Aims: Opioid misuse is an epidemic in the United States and globally, with adolescents affected by negative consequences including overdoses and deaths. Understanding how mental health and substance use ...
Academic Self-Concepts, Achievement and the Internal Frame of Reference: A Design-Oriented Demonstration of Predictions Derived from the I/E-modelSummary: Even though grades in different subjects are substantially correlated, the corresponding self-...
Excellent Scholastic Achievement with Average Intelligence – Overachievement in Secondary SchoolIn an explorative study, we compared overachievers (best students of their year; average intelligence) with matched average achievers (similar average ...
The role of ability, personality, and interest in the decision between secondary school and apprenticeshipAbstract. A crucial educational decision in adolescence is whether to continue attending secondary school or to start an apprenticeship. The aim of ...
The association between dissocial behavior and stress perception in adolescentsAbstract. Conduct behavior problems like uncontrolled anger, lying, theft and violent attacks against peers, teachers and parents are ...
Everyday life of adolescents with sickle cell disease – A qualitative, explorative and participative photovoice studyAbstract.Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited haematological condition ...
Executive Functions Among Boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot StudyAbstract: Recent studies reported inconsistent findings on child and adolescent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) whether it is characterized by a ...
Weltweit liegen aktuell nur sehr wenige Studien zur kognitiven Leistungsfähigkeit bei Jugendlichen mit regelmäßigem Cannabiskonsum vor und die Befundlage dazu ist nicht eindeutig. Um potentielle Leistungsunterschiede zu erheben, wurden 20 Jugendliche mit ...
The aims of this study were to determine the level of satisfaction with life among adolescents from Portuguese immigrant families in Switzerland and the factors related thereto. The sample consisted of 93 participants (mean age = 16.1 years; SD = 1.4). ...
The present study investigated the relationship between adolescents’ perception of a lack of classmate support and their individual and their respective culture’s daily amounts of television viewing and computer use. We tested multilevel regression models ...
This study investigated mental health problems and their predictors among adolescents from returned immigrant families. The sample consisted of 360 returned adolescents (mean age = 16.8 years; SD = 1.9). The mean duration of a sojourn in Portugal for the ...