Sexual and dating violence among adolescents and young adults in Chile: a review of findings from a survey of university students

Osteoporosis is a major public health problem through its association with fragility fracture. Low peak bone mass (PBM) is a major contributor to later osteoporosis risk. Despite this, most studies concentrate on older people when the window of opportunity to impact PBM has passed. This study aimed to understand what adolescents and young adults understand about PBM, the risk of osteoporotic fracture and how lifestyle factors impact PBM. Such information may inform educational interventions to reduce future risk of fracture, and provide important public health benefits. New Zealand university students were approached to participate in this study. Nine focus groups of a total of 44 adolescents and young adults, mean age 22.9 (± 4.02) years of different ethnicities (29 female 15 male), were conducted using a semi-structured approach with open-ended questions and prompts. Transcripts were thematically coded using an inductive content analysis approach. Participants reported poor knowledge of PBM and factors impacting risk of osteoporotic fracture. There was a general awareness of the positive and negative impacts of many lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity, diet, tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on health in general, but not specifically how these impact PBM and good bone health in later life. We conclude that in a cohort of New Zealand University students, current knowledge of osteoporosis and lifestyle factors that impact PBM is limited. Educational interventions in young adults are now warranted to improve PBM and prevent osteoporosis in late adulthood.

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Self-esteem, Body Image, and Dating Violence in Colombian Adolescents and Young Adults

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260521994588 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052199458

Author(s):

Yolima Bolívar-Suárez ◽

Jorge Arturo Martínez Gómez ◽

Libia Yanelli Yanez-Peñúñuri ◽

César Armando Rey Anacona ◽

Ana Milena Gaviria Gómez

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Young Adults ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Regression Models ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Body ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Correlational Design ◽

The Relationship

Two objectives were formulated. The first was to establish whether characteristics such as self-esteem, perception of body image, and dating perpetration explain dating victimization. The second was to check if sex moderates the relationship between low self-esteem and dissatisfaction and if body dissatisfaction mediates the effect of low self-esteem on being a victim of dating violence (DV). A total of 1,409 Colombian adolescents and young adults, secondary and university students (42.5% men and 57.5% women), aged between 14 and 25 years ( M = 18.6 years; SD = 2.8 years) participated. An explanatory correlational design was used, in which the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Body Shape Questionnaire, and the Revised Dating Violence Questionnaire were applied. Six regression models were proposed for both men and women, where it was found that low self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and violence exerted in the courtship explain the violence received. Also, through the moderated mediation analysis, a moderate conditional indirect effect was verified of low self-esteem in DV victimization (R2 = 0.052***) through body dissatisfaction, being higher in women than in men. The preceding points to the convenience of intervening on self-esteem and body image in adolescents and young victims of this type of violence and considering these aspects in prevention campaigns.

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Educational and Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults

Public Health Nursing ◽

10.1111/phn.12115 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 441-443 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Weihua Liu ◽

Yu Binbin ◽

Yan Ma

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults

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More than one year surfing the waves of covid-19… and now the vaccination

Psico ◽

10.15448/1980-8623.2021.3.41303 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. e41303

Author(s):

Cátia Branquinho ◽

Margarida Gaspar de Gaspar de Matos

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

University Students ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Negative Effects ◽

One Year ◽

General Aspects ◽

The Waves

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) have the skills to contribute to the issues that affect them. This work present the opinions/experiences of Portuguese AYA, related to COVID-19, based on four multi-method studies with participants aged 16-24 years: (1st lockdown) 617 (M = 19.1 years, SD = 2.352); (Back to school) 304 (M = 18.4 years, SD = 2.12); (2nd lockdown) 592 (M = 19.01 years, SD = 2.32) and (Vaccination) 558 (M = 19.34 years, SD = 2.266). In general, results shown that AYA have a negative perspective, especially girls and university students. Most are well informed about the general aspects and trust in vaccination benefits. As conclusion, this study shows AYA competence to participate in the issues that affect them and their ability to propose strategies that may mitigate negative effects and promote a few positive ones.

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