Several conditions related to health and development in adolescence can increase the risk
that a young person will be exposed to the criminal justice system. Such determinants …

Violent crime is a major cause of social instability, injury, and death in low-and middle-
income countries. Longitudinal studies in high-income countries have provided important …

The present chapter promotes PYD scholarship in Latin America by testing the 7Cs model of
competence, confidence, character, caring, connection, contribution and creativity in …

This article provides an updated overview about the studies on emotion regulation in
children and adolescents from the perspective of developmental psychology. It is mainly …

Se analizó la asociación entre el riesgo suicida con la exposición a la violencia en la casa,
calle, colegio, televisión en adolescentes de Santa Marta (Colombia). Se evaluó una …

Community Psychology, 6th Edition offers an easy-to-navigate, clearly organized, and
comprehensive overview of the field, with theoretical roots that carry over to practical …

This study examines the precursors of violent behavior among urban, racial/ethnic minority
adults. Data are from an on‐going study of male and female African Americans and Puerto …

Questions about how children grow up in their social worlds are of enormous significance for
parents, teachers, and society at large, as well as for children themselves. Clearly children …

The highest rates of serious interpersonal violence occur in low-and-middle income
countries (LMICs) especially in Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub–Saharan Africa …

Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are related to psychological factors.
Adolescence is one of the stages in life with more psychosocial vulnerability, which is …