Resilience theory provides a framework for studying and understanding how some youths
overcome risk exposure and guides the development of interventions for prevention using a …

Over the past 20 years, resilience theory has attracted great attention from both researchers
and mental health practitioners. Resilience is defined as a process of overcoming the …

This study investigated internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and polydrug use
among African-American youth residing in high-poverty neighborhoods, and tested the …

Face-to-face and cyberbullying are associated with adverse behavioral or health problems.
However, little is known about the association between multiple types of bullying and …

The following study assessed whether future orientation and self-esteem mediated the
relationship between family stress and mental health problems among African American …

Researchers have noted increasingly the public health importance of addressing
discriminatory policies towards lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations. At present …

In the field of adolescent development, the language, theoretical frameworks, methods for
collecting and analyzing data, and ways of interpretation that researchers use may advance …

Objective: Young adults are increasingly interacting with their peer groups online through
social networking sites. These online interactions may reinforce or escalate alcohol and …

Abstract Heterosexual African American youth face substantial disparities in sexual health
consequences such as HIV and STI. Based on the social ecological framework, the current …

This study assessed marijuana-related content posted by adolescents on Twitter and
examined content variation before and after the 2012 US election legalizing recreational use …