Participation in sports offers both short-term and long-term physical and psychosocial
benefits for children and adolescents. However, an overemphasis on competitive success in …

This study examines adolescents'(N= 28,712; 49% female; M age= 12.25, SD age= 0.51)
recreational screen time and participation in extracurricular activities during after-school …

Extracurricular participation plays an important role in positive youth development. Yet, little
is known about the stability and change in extracurricular participation from middle …

Research on personality predictors of academic success is plentiful, with past research
focusing primarily on college populations and studying traditional personality predictors …

The fact that youth widely engage with the online space in order to improve their emotional
health has been lost amongst the debate surrounding adolescents' technology use and …

Background Compared to single substance use, adolescents' use of multiple substances is
associated with more severe dependence, cessation outcomes, and health risks. This study …

Adolescence is a pivotal time for investing in both present and future health. Thus, it is
important to identify arenas for promoting positive adolescent health behaviors and …

Leisure time is considered an important context for adolescent development. The purpose of
this article is to investigate what contributes to the frequency of adolescents' participation in …

Although growing awareness about the potential long-term deleterious effects of sport-
related concussion has led to increased attention to the risks of collision sports, calls to ban …

Background: The current coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted a multitude
of public health response measures including social distancing, school cancellations, and …