Adolescent Development

A longitudinal analysis of risk and protective factors of bias-based bullying victimization among adolescents

This study examines longitudinal risk and protective factors associated with bias-based bullying victimization among adolescents. The authors identify how individual, peer, and school-level processes jointly shape exposure to identity-targeted …

Development of the Academic Stress Scale for Adolescents (ASSA) and examination of perceived academic stress among Chinese adolescents (Student-led research)

This study develops and validates the Academic Stress Scale for Adolescents (ASSA) and examines perceived academic stress among Chinese adolescents. The authors evaluate the scale's psychometric properties and identify dimensions of academic stress …

Differential growth trajectories of behavioral self-regulation from early childhood to adolescence: Implications for youth domain-general and school-specific outcomes (Student-led research)

This study identifies differential growth trajectories of behavioral self-regulation from early childhood through adolescence and examines how these trajectories predict domain-general and school-specific outcomes. The authors employ longitudinal …

Disentangling the bidirectional associations of depressive symptoms, impulsivity, and substance use in early adolescence: A between and within person perspective

This study disentangles bidirectional associations among depressive symptoms, impulsivity, and substance use in early adolescence using between- and within-person modeling. The authors clarify how stable individual differences and time-varying …

Longitudinal associations between witnessing bias-based harassment and mental health functioning (Student-led research)

This study examines longitudinal associations between witnessing bias-based harassment and adolescent mental health functioning. The authors document how bystander exposure to identity-targeted aggression contributes to internalizing symptoms over …

Co-occurring early adolescent ACEs and associations with later peer relationships

This study examines how co-occurring adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in early adolescence shape later peer relationships. The authors apply person-centered methods to identify ACE profiles and trace their differential implications for adolescent …

Continuity and change in substance use patterns during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: Examining changes in social roles

This study examines continuity and change in substance use patterns during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The authors investigate how shifts in social roles—including educational, employment, and relational transitions—reshape …

Cultivating adolescents' self-compassion through mindfulness: The role of self-regulation at both the individual- and classroom-level

This study examines how mindfulness practice cultivates adolescents' self-compassion, with attention to the moderating role of self-regulation at both the individual and classroom levels. The authors identify multilevel mechanisms supporting positive …

Day-to-day dynamic coupling of affective symptoms in Chinese mother-adolescent and father-adolescent dyads (Student-led research)

This study examines day-to-day dynamic coupling of affective symptoms in Chinese mother-adolescent and father-adolescent dyads. The authors apply intensive longitudinal modeling to clarify how parent and adolescent affect co-vary across daily …

Direct and witnessed bias-based harassment exposures among adolescents: Associations with functioning and the influence of protective factors

This study examines direct and witnessed bias-based harassment exposures among adolescents and their associations with psychosocial functioning. The authors test the moderating influence of protective factors and clarify how peer, school, and family …