Mental health during adolescence can affect an individual's long-term quality of life.
However, the effects of family and school contexts on students' mental health have been little …

Adolescence, which is the transition from childhood to adulthood, is marked by emotional
sensitivity and inconsistency and may be affected by mental health problems. In order to fill …

Background: A healthy and supportive family environment leads to more positive results
regarding adolescents' development. The main objective of this study was to explore and …

Objective: To identify the associated factors to loneliness among Brazilian adolescents,
considering this is a knowledge gap and given its severity. The United Nations estimates …

Introduction Mental health assessment in childhood needs to be carried out within a broader
context that includes different factors. Objective To assess the prevalence of emotional and …

An ecological model of adolescent mental health is proposed, based on data obtained from
the Portuguese survey conducted by the first author (Matos, 2005; Matos et al., 2000, 2003 …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the consumption of psychoactive
substances (tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs) and demographic variables, mental health …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the consumption of psychoactive
substances (tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs) and demographic variables, mental health …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of mental health problems and to assess the quality
of life in pre-and early adolescents living in two contrasting urban areas in Brazil, as well as …

The association between quality of family relationships and psychological adjustment has
been understudied in the literature. This study tested the predictive relationship between …