Adolescent pregnancy is related to negative outcomes for adolescents (e.g., school drop-out, poverty) and is financially costly for society. This study examined the incidence of and risk factors for pregnancy among female military dependents in San Antonio, Texas.
Background: Adolescent substance use represents a significant public health concern. Growing research has linked peer victimization with substance use among youth, however, less attention has been devoted to the role of cyber victimization specifically, while controlling for peer aggression.
An examination of the associations between cyber victimization and adolescent smoking and drinking was conducted. Adolescents completed self-report measures assessing peer victimization, peer aggression, and the frequency of cigarette and alcohol use.
Objectives. Bullying and being bullied have been recognized as health problems for children because of their association with adjustment problems, including poor mental health and more extreme violent behavior.
Being a bully and being bullied are both associated with problems (e.g., mental health concerns, violence) among youth.
Military families with adolescents experience high levels of stress associated with parental deployment, but many of these families do not seek or utilize mental health services.
Adolescent children of Service members can experience significant stress and emotional difficulties during parent deployment; however, mental health care utilization rates are low.
Deployment separation and reunifications are salient contexts that directly impact effective family functioning and parenting for military fathers. Yet, we know very little about determinants of postdeployed father involvement and effective parenting.
Post-deployed fathers' who served in the National Guard and Reserves, involvement and effective parenting were examined. Pre-intervention data were used from fathers participating in the After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) randomized control trial.
Recent studies have found that military-connected students confront many challenges-such as secondary traumatization-that may stem from a parent's deployment and frequent relocations.