Smoking Cessation in Adolescents and Young Adults – Scientific Basis and InterventionAims: Young smokers as a target group of health promotion need special attention. The aim is to review scientific knowledge about self-initiated and professionally ...
Barriers and Resources for Smoking Cessation in Vocational School StudentsObjective: To identify processes which facilitate or impede smoking cessation in vocational school students. Methods: Data were drawn from a controlled trial testing the efficacy ...
Abstract:Background: Vocational students have an increased risk to engage in health-risk behaviors compared to same-aged peers. To date, evidence-based digital prevention approaches that address multiple health-...
Comorbid Burden in Adolescents and Young Adults with ADHDAbstract.ADHD is a life-span-disorder which leads to significant impairments in every-day-life and is often accompanied by comorbid disorders. The symptom-severity varies age-group-specifically and ...
Prevalence, comorbidity, and gender differences of mental disorders from childhood to early adulthoodAbstract. Background: The Mannheim ACCA study was designed to provide data on the etiology and course of mental disorders from childhood to adulthood. ...
Development of a questionnaire on young adults’ self-conceptAbstract. Based upon the SDQ (Self Description Questionnaire) III (Marsh, 1992) we developed a German inventory to measure 16 facets of self-concept. Each scale contains 4 items. The instrument ...
Psychometric characteristics of the German version of the Young Adult Self-Report (YASR)Abstract. The Young Adult Self-Report (YASR) assesses behavioural and emotional symptoms in young adults aged 18 to 30 years. The main objective of the present study ...