Problematic Internet use and other risky behaviors in college students: An application of problem-behavior theory.

Twenty percent of the world’s population is adolescents. Although generally healthy, risky behaviors result in premature death from injury and establish lifestyle choices which may give rise to poor health and disability during adult life. This integrative review presents the state of the literature related to adolescent health risk behaviors as framed by the problem behavior theory. The key word search using the databases of ERIC, CINAHL Plus with full text, PsycARTICLES, and PsycINFO yielded an internationally representative group of articles consistent with the guiding framework. Fifteen articles related to risk factors, protective factors, risk behaviors, and health-compromising behaviors of adolescents were retained from the past five years. Although the literature is replete with research involving adolescents, gaps are identified, and recommendations for future research are considered.

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Supplemental Material for A Four-Wave, Cross-Lagged Model of Problematic Internet Use and Mental Health Among Chinese College Students: Disaggregation of Within-Person and Between-Person Effects

Developmental Psychology ◽

10.1037/dev0000907.supp ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Chinese College Students

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The Cross-National Generality of Problem Behavior Theory

Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development - The Origins and Development of Problem Behavior Theory ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-40886-6_10 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 155-180

Author(s):

Richard Jessor ◽

Mark S. Turbin ◽

Frances M. Costa ◽

Qi Dong ◽

Hongchuan Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Problem Behavior ◽

Behavior Theory ◽

Problem Behavior Theory ◽

The Cross ◽

Cross National

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Association Between Severity of Adolescents’ Peer Problems and Moral Judgment Development

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.1.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 23-35

Author(s):

Najia Zulfiqar

Keyword(s):

Moral Development ◽

Moral Judgment ◽

Problem Behavior ◽

Peer Relations ◽

Development Theory ◽

Behavior Theory ◽

Peer Problems ◽

Problem Behavior Theory ◽

Older Adolescents ◽

Growing Age

Previous studies supported that adolescents’ moral judgment decreases as their peer problems increase in severity. The objective of the present research was to examine peer problems as a predictor of adolescents’ moral judgment development based upon Jessor’s problem behavior theory and Gibbs moral development theory. It was hypothesized that moral judgment increases with growing age and thus, older adolescents are expected to be at higher stages of moral judgment development than younger adolescents. It was also assumed that adolescents with severe peer problems will be at lower level of moral judgment development than their counterparts. The younger adolescents (n = 140; M = 13.1 year) and older adolescents (n = 147; M = 19 year) were compared on measures of Index of Peer Relations and Padua Moral Judgment Scale. The findings showed that adolescents’ moral judgment development declined with an increase in peer problems, particularly during late adolescence. Adolescents who reported having moderate and severe peer problems had lower level of moral judgment development than those with no and mild peer problems. Findings provided guideline for future researchers and practitioners.

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