Mexican-origin populations tend to reside in disadvantaged neighborhoods, increasing adolescents’ vulnerability to internalizing symptoms. While prior research highlights neighborhood disadvantage’s impact on adolescents, few studies explore its …

Abundant evidence highlights the benefits of self-determined motivation (e.g., parental autonomy support as internalized extrinsic motivation, gratitude as intrinsic motivation) on academic engagement during adolescence, yet the potential mutual …

Because educational attainment is associated with well-being in the long term, it is important to understand the developmental processes that enhance academic outcomes during adolescence. Also, although the importance of friends is well documented …

Peer victimization has been demonstrated to have a long-lasting negative impact on adolescents’ psychological well-being, yet its impact on school engagement is inconclusive, particularly during high school. In addition, research about the role of …

Although a large body of research has found associations between aggressive behavior and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), evidence for the directionality, underlying mechanisms, and potential gender differences in their associations remain …

Considering the potential detrimental impact of poverty on psychological development and the resulting harmful cycles, implementing poverty alleviation interventions is necessary for children and adolescents. Although several meta-analyses have …

Despite extensive research on the relationship between adolescents’ prosocial behavior and well-being, few studies have examined the relationships between prosocial acts towards different targets (family, friends, and strangers) and both hedonic …

Cultivating interpersonal gratitude is crucial for promoting adaptive development in emerging adults. Social comparison theory provides a more comprehensive framework for exploring the mechanisms behind the formation of interpersonal gratitude.

Cybervictimization and cyberbullying are serious public health issues. Parental monitoring serves as a protective factor, reducing adolescents’ risk of cybervictimization and cyberbullying. However, no study has systematically explored the …

Current understanding of the longitudinal relationships between different aspects of peer relationships and mental health problems in early- to mid-adolescence is limited. In particular, the role played by gender in these developmental cascades …

Risk-taking is a concerning yet prevalent issue during adolescence and can be life-threatening. Examining its etiological sources and evolving pathways helps inform strategies to mitigate adolescents’ risk-taking behavior. Studies have found that …

Relationships with adults in organized activities play a crucial role in the positive outcomes associated with these experiences, yet little is known about how these relationships evolve throughout adolescence or how they are differentially …

Developmental research has mostly focused on negative body image, somewhat neglecting the role positive body image plays in adolescent development. To fill this gap, the present longitudinal study investigated the directionality of effects among …