The experience of adolescence process among French teenager pregnancies: a mixed-methods study.

Purpose: Teenage pregnancy remains a significant global public health concern worldwide. However, it presents a complex phenomenon in developed countries, carrying potential short- and long-term consequences for both mothers and children.

Methods: This mixed method study used data from the French cross-sectional study "Portraits of adolescents", which included 6000 girls aged between 13 and 17 years.

Violent video gaming among French adolescents: Impact on mental health by gender.

Background: Nowadays, video games are very popular among teenagers. This popularity generates concerns, whether in the media, among families or among the scientific community, who wonder about their potential harmful effects. The aim of this study was to assess the association between different types of use of video games (absence of use, use of violent video games, use of non-violent video games) and mental health and aggression.

The experience of parents in Ronald McDonald houses in France.

Background: Ronald McDonald houses are located close to children's hospitals. They enable the hospitalized child to benefit from their family's presence, while helping the family to cope better with their child's hospital stay. This study aimed to describe the experience of parents staying in Ronald McDonald houses in France, identify their needs, and study the psychological impact of their child being in hospital.

Chronic conditions, subjective wellbeing and risky sexual behaviour among adolescents and young adults.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between having a chronic condition (CC) and several types of risky sexual behaviour (RSB) among adolescents and young adults. We used data from a multicentre cross-sectional study carried out on 14,431 adolescents from 137 French schools. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between several types of RSB and CCs among the 2680 participants aged 17 years or over who reported sexual intercourse.