Adolescent risk-taking behaviour and decision making remain pivotal topics in developmental science, as this period is marked by a dynamic interplay between neural maturation, environmental influences ...

Adolescents in Panama face multiple challenges to their sexual health, rights and well-being such as high rates of teenage pregnancy (~30% of all pregnancies), increased HIV infections and sexual ...

Christopher Doig and Ellen Burgess have carefully and accurately researched the rights of adolescents to accept or refuse life-sustaining treatment.1 Pediatricians, family physicians, surgeons, nurses ...

Age-dependent decreases in sub-optimal and ‘noisy’ decisions associated with improved higher-level cognitive and planning skills. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Adults exhibit a general tendency to ...

This study is about what adolescents with cancer think about their life situation, the support they get, and the information they receive about their illness. The data for this qualitative and ...

The goal of the present study was to investigate the relative strengths of the relationships of perceived parental disapproval and perceived peer disapproval with drug use intentions at two different ...

Shorter total time in bed during school days and more frequent night awakenings were associated with an elevated suicide risk ...

Over the years, as I've delved deeper into my research on the development of decision-making, my empathy toward adolescents has grown significantly. I have come to recognize the complexity of the ...

As we celebrate Youth Month, we are reminded that the choices we make today play a role in shaping the future of our nation, and this begins with investing in our adolescents. Africa is expected to be ...