Prevalence of Tobacco and Poly-Tobacco Use as a Function of Sexual Orientation Identity and Sex.

Introduction: Limited research has characterized poly-tobacco use (i.e., use of at least two nicotine/tobacco products) among adults with sexual minoritized (SM) identities (i.

A meta-analytic review of cognitive behavior therapy and motivational interviewing for adolescent and young adult sleep concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidenced-based treatment for sleep concerns but may be insufficient on its own to resolve adolescent sleep problems - combining this treatment with motivational interviewing may result in more robust improvements to sleep in adolescents and young adults (AYA). This study aimed to conduct the first meta-analysis of integrated CBT and motivational interviewing (MI) for AYA sleep concerns. Following PRISMA guidelines, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched through January 2024.

Emotional Eating Prevalence and Correlates in Adolescents in the United States.

Adolescent obesity rates continue to rise. A better understanding of who engages in emotional eating, a maladaptive eating style, is needed. Despite emotional eating being a frequent research target, the prevalence of emotional eating in US adolescents is currently unknown.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms and loss of control eating in emerging adults: Role of psychological resilience.

Objective: This study aimed to fill a gap in the literature regarding the role of resilience in the relationship between symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and loss of control (LOC) eating in a nonclinical sample of emerging adults. Resilience was examined as a potential moderator and as a potential mediator of ADHD symptoms and engagement in LOC eating behaviors. Improved understanding of this relationship may inform clinical intervention and risk screening methodologies for disordered eating behaviors in college students.

Feasibility of Electronic Medication Monitoring Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.

Purpose: To examine the feasibility of using MEMS bottles to assess adherence among adolescents and emerging adults with sickle cell disease.

Patients And Methods: Eighteen non-Hispanic Black participants with HbSS (M = 17.8 years; 61% male) were given a MEMS bottle to store hydroxyurea (n = 14) or deferasirox (n = 4).

Screen time and mental health in college students: Time in nature as a protective factor.

To examine how time spent on handheld screens was related to internalizing mental health symptoms in college students and whether time spent in nature was associated with fewer mental health symptoms. Three hundred seventy-two college students ( = 19.47 ± 1.

Stress and eating responses in adolescent females predisposed to obesity: A pilot and feasibility study.

Objective: To explore how chronic stress, reactivity to acute stress, and obesogenic eating are linked in adolescent females predisposed to obesity.

Methods: Participants included 21 adolescent females (m = 14.57 years) and their biological mothers with obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m).

Preschool Executive Control, Temperament, and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors.

Background: Child temperament styles characterized by increased emotionality or pleasure seeking may increase risk for less healthful eating patterns, while strong executive control (EC) may be protective. The interaction of these characteristics with longitudinal outcomes has not yet been examined.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the association of preschool temperament and EC, as well as their interaction with adolescent eating.

Social jet lag and eating styles in young adults.

Social jet lag refers to circadian misalignment that occurs when people shift their sleep schedules from weekdays to weekends. Social jet lag is linked with numerous negative health outcomes, with emerging research connecting social jet lag to increased consumption of unhealthy foods. Existing research has not yet examined the associations between social jet lag and eating styles (e.

Insight Into the Adolescent Patient Experience With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Objectives: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading chronic liver disease in youth, yet little is known about the adolescent patient's experience with NAFLD, which is key for treatment engagement. We examined adolescents' experiences with NAFLD diagnosis, thoughts on how NAFLD affects their daily life, understanding and perceptions of diagnosis and treatment, and impressions of how to improve care.

Methods: Utilizing a mixed-method design, adolescents with NAFLD (N = 16; Mean age = 15.

Cigarette Use and Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Objective: This study aimed to track conventional cigarette smoking behaviors and associated correlates in adolescents with severe obesity who did or did not undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery to 4 years after surgery/baseline.

Methods: Utilizing a prospective controlled design, surgical (n = 153; mean BMI = 52) and nonsurgical (n = 70; mean BMI = 47) groups that completed assessments before surgery/at baseline and at Years 2 and 4 post surgery (Year 4: n = 117 surgical [mean BMI = 38]; n = 56 nonsurgical [mean BMI = 48]) were compared. Separate logistic regression models tested correlates of Year 4 current smoking.

Weight status and health behaviors of adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: The emerging risk for obesity.

Historically, youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) were at risk for being underweight, but recent data suggests this population is replicating obesity trends of youth in the United States. The current observational study assessed the weight status and health behaviors of 44 adolescents and young adults with SCD via a self-report survey and chart review. Using height and weight data closest to survey completion date, 27% of participants were either overweight or obese.

Improving self-management in adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with significant medical challenges that often worsen in adolescence when caregivers are beginning to transfer responsibility for disease management. Behavioral activation (BA) is an important precedent to improvements in self-management and ultimately health outcomes; however, few interventions targeting BA have been developed for the SCD population. The goal of the present study was to evaluate a technology-enhanced self-management intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with SCD targeting BA domains (ie, disease knowledge, self-efficacy, motivation, and self-management skills).

Halo or horn? A qualitative study of mothers' experiences with feeding children during the first year following bariatric surgery.

Background: Obesity is a chronic condition that has an intergenerational effect. The aims of the study were to better understand the impact of maternal bariatric surgery on obesogenic risks to child offspring in the home via documenting mothers' thoughts, behaviors, and experiences around child feeding, family meals, and the home food environment during her first year postsurgery.

Method: Utilizing a mixed-method cross-sectional design, 20 mothers (M = 39.

Change, predictors and correlates of weight- and health-related quality of life in adolescents 2-years following bariatric surgery.

Background/objectives: Weight-related quality of life (WRQOL) and generic health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have been identified as important patient-reported outcomes for obesity treatment and outcome research. This study evaluated patterns of WRQOL and HRQOL outcomes for adolescents at 24-months post-bariatric surgery relative to a nonsurgical comparator sample of youth with severe obesity, and examined potential weight-based (e.g.

Confirmatory factor analysis of the parental feeding style questionnaire with a preschool sample.

Purpose: Despite being widely used, there has not yet been a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the English version of the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire (PFSQ). Preschool is a critical time to assess parental feeding styles, and the PFSQ is one of the few measures that can be used with young children. As such, the current study conducted the first CFA on the PFSQ in an English-speaking sample in the United States to establish preliminary evidence of its factor structure.

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Disease-specific Patient Portal in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease.

Objective: To examine the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of a health care portal.

Observations: Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease were taught how to use sickle cell disease conditions page in MyChart and completed questionnaires at baseline, postintervention (T2, 6 wk after baseline) and after 3 months (T3). In total, 44 participants (M age=18.

Preschool Executive Control and Internalizing Symptoms in Elementary School.

Depression and anxiety are prevalent and impairing forms of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Deficits in early executive control (EC) may contribute to the development of these problems, but longitudinal studies with rigorous measurement across key developmental periods are limited. The current study examines EC in preschool as a predictor of subsequent depression and anxiety symptoms in elementary school in a community sample (N = 280).

Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations Among Temperament, Parental Feeding Styles, and Selective Eating in a Preschool Sample.

Objective: To examine the associations among negative/reactive temperament, feeding styles, and selective eating in a sample of preschoolers because preschool eating behaviors likely have lasting implications for children's health.

Methods: A community sample of preschoolers aged 3-5 years (M = 4.49 years, 49.

Child Executive Control as a Moderator of the Longitudinal Association Between Sleep Problems and Subsequent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms.

Objective: To examine the longitudinal associations among sleep, executive control (EC), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in childhood.

Methods: In this longitudinal study (N = 271), parents answered questions about sleep problems when children were 3 years old, children completed a comprehensive EC task battery at 4.5 years, and teachers completed standardized measures of child ADHD symptoms in 4th grade.

Weight Status as a Mediator of the Association Between Preschool Extraversion and Adolescent Restrained Eating.

Objectives: To determine the longitudinal association between preschool extraversion and weight/dieting outcomes in adolescence.

Methods: Children (N = 180) were recruited as part of a longitudinal study, with child temperament assessed in preschool (age 5.25 years), weight assessed in 2nd grade and early adolescence, and eating outcomes assessed in early adolescence (mean age = 12.

Executive control goes to school: Implications of preschool executive performance for observed elementary classroom learning engagement.

The transition to elementary school is accompanied by increasing demands for children to regulate their attention and behavior within the classroom setting. Executive control (EC) may be critical for meeting these demands; however, few studies have rigorously examined the association between EC and observed classroom behavior. This study examined EC in preschool (age 5 years 3 months) as a predictor of classroom learning engagement behaviors in first grade, using a battery of performance-based EC tasks and live classroom observations in a longitudinal sample of 313 children.