Background The family is a key setting for health promotion. Contemporary health promoting
family models can establish scaffolds for shaping health behaviors and can be useful tools …

Neighborhoods have been the focus of health researchers seeking to develop upstream
strategies to mitigate downstream disease development. In recent years, neighborhoods …

Research has consistently documented that the death of a close family member can disrupt
a family's functional equilibrium and has a deleterious effect on adolescents' adaptation; …

Childhood maltreatment and neglect are associated with a host of negative outcomes. Yet,
some children show resilience despite their exposure to these traumatic events. Several …

Child maltreatment is a well-known risk factor that threatens the well-being and positive
development of adolescents, yet protective factors can help promote resilience amid …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically affects children's and adolescents'
mental health. The accumulation of stress factors and a lack of social support complicate a …

Introduction As adolescents leave high school, plans for the future are of great importance.
Future orientation reflects positive thoughts regarding further education, employment, and …

Background Depression and anxiety are common during adolescence and could have
detrimental impacts on young people's ability to make and implement plans for their future …

Youth in foster care are disproportionately at risk for developing internalizing and
externalizing problems (Lawrence et al., 2006); however, a history of maltreatment prior to …

Background Childhood maltreatment (CM) can be an impediment to normative development
and consistently predicts increased risk for substance misuse and polysubstance use …