Efficacy of MyPEEPS Mobile, an HIV Prevention Intervention Using Mobile Technology, on Reducing Sexual Risk Among Same-Sex Attracted Adolescent Males
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31853
Abstract: Key Points Question Does the MyPEEPS Mobile intervention reduce condomless anal sex acts among same-sex attracted adolescent males? Findings In this randomized clinical trial of 763 same-sex attracted adolescent males, individuals randomized to the MyPEEPS… read more here.
Keywords: sex attracted; mypeeps mobile; adolescent males; attracted adolescent ... See more keywords
Perspectives of Urban Adolescent Black Males and Their Parents on Well Care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.08.018
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Adolescents have fewer well-care visits than all other age groups. Males and ethnic minorities are seen least often. We elicited, from Black adolescent males and their parents, key drivers of teen well-care seeking. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: adolescent males; preventive care; well care; black adolescent ... See more keywords
BMI is a misleading proxy for adiposity in longitudinal studies with adolescent males: The Australian LOOK study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.08.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Despite evidence suggesting caution, employment of body mass index (BMI, kgm-2) as a proxy for percentage of body fat (PFat) in longitudinal studies of children and adolescents remains commonplace. Our objective was to test… read more here.
Keywords: longitudinal studies; adolescent males; pfat; bmi ... See more keywords
Adolescent forced swim stress increases social anxiety-like behaviors and alters kappa opioid receptor function in the basolateral amygdala of male rats
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109812
Abstract: Adolescence is a developmental period marked by robust neural alterations and heightened vulnerability to stress, a factor that is highly associated with increased risk for emotional processing deficits, such as anxiety. Stress-induced upregulation of the… read more here.
Keywords: adolescent males; anxiety; stress induced; stress ... See more keywords
Comparison of eating disorder characteristics and depression comorbidity in adolescent males and females: An observational study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113650
Abstract: Depression comorbid with eating disorders is common and can worsen the severity of both disorders. Little is published regarding depression and eating disorders in male adolescents. This retrospective observational study compared eating disorder presentation and… read more here.
Keywords: eating disorder; adolescent males; observational study; disorder ... See more keywords
Confidentiality matters! Adolescent males’ views of primary care in relation to psychosocial health: a structural equation modelling approach
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DOI: 10.1080/02813432.2022.2144999
Abstract: Abstract Objective To investigate to what degree adolescent males (1) value confidentiality, (2) experience confidentiality and are comfortable asking sensitive questions when visiting a general practitioner (GP), and (3) whether self-reported symptoms of poor mental… read more here.
Keywords: health; adolescent males; comfortable asking; care ... See more keywords
Physical Disabilities and Low Cognitive Ability Increase Odds of Minor Sex Exchange among Adolescent Males in the United States
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DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2022.2146560
Abstract: ABSTRACT Disability is a well-established risk factor for sexual violence victimization among both male and female children. Some research indicates that adolescent females with disabilities are at higher risk of experiencing minor sex exchange (a… read more here.
Keywords: disability; adolescent males; sex; sex exchange ... See more keywords
Capturing the Attitudes of Adolescent Males’ Towards Computerised Mental Health Help‐Seeking
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DOI: 10.1111/ap.12341
Abstract: Objective Adolescent males are often reluctant to seek help for mental health problems. Computerised psychological treatment may be a more appealing method of psychological intervention for this population because it minimises many of the barriers… read more here.
Keywords: computerised mental; adolescent males; help seeking; mental health ... See more keywords
Review: Recommendations for male-friendly counselling with adolescent males: A qualitative systematic literature review.
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DOI: 10.1111/camh.12633
Abstract: BACKGROUND There are growing calls to tailor counselling practices for adolescent males, a population reluctant to engage in psychological treatment despite concerning rates of mental illness. The objective of this systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD4202125547) was… read more here.
Keywords: review; counselling adolescent; adolescent males; review recommendations ... See more keywords
A street corner education: Stop and search, trust, and gendered norms among adolescent males
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279505
Abstract: Police stop and search activity has consistently been shown to affect the opinions, attitudes and behaviours of those subject to it. For young people in particular this can be an important moment in which they… read more here.
Keywords: search trust; adolescent males; street corner; search ... See more keywords
Facilitating factors for seeking help for mental health problems among Norwegian adolescent males: A focus group interview study
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1049336
Abstract: Background Young males are overrepresented in suicide statistics and underrepresented in statistics of help-seeking and receiving help from formal health services compared with young females. Few studies have examined facilitating factors for help-seeking among adolescent… read more here.
Keywords: health; help seeking; adolescent males; mental health ... See more keywords