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 …

Identity-linked peer stress and internalizing distress: Heterogeneous joint trajectories across two years in adolescence (Student-led research)

This study identifies heterogeneous joint trajectories of identity-linked peer stress (bias-based harassment) and internalizing distress across two years of adolescence. Using person-centered longitudinal methods, the authors show how patterns of …

Longitudinal associations between authoritarian parenting and adolescent antisocial thinking, depression, and anxiety: Between- and within-person effects (Student-led research)

This study tests whether the associations between authoritarian parenting and adolescent antisocial thinking, depression, and anxiety are evident at the between-person and within-person levels. By disaggregating these effects, the authors clarify how …

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 …

State policies, school counselors, and mental health disparities among LGBQ+ youth

This study examines how state-level policies and access to school counselors are associated with mental health disparities among LGBQ+ youth in the United States. Findings highlight the role of supportive policy environments and school mental health …

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 …