Well-Being

Discover the latest research on Well-Being + Girls.

  • Adolescent self-compassion moderates the relationship between perceived stress and internalizing symptoms

    Lathren, C., Bluth, K., & Park, J. (2019). Adolescent self-compassion moderates the relationship between perceived stress and internalizing symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences,143, 36-41. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.008 Full Text

  • Does gender matter? The association between different digital media activities and adolescent well-being

    Svensson, R., Johnson, B., & Olsson, A. (2022). Does gender matter? The association between different digital media activities and adolescent well-being. BMC Public Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12670-7

  • Development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion

    Neff, K. D. (2003). Development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and Identity, 2, 223-250. Full Text

  • Further Evidence On The “Costs Of Privilege”: Perfectionism In High-Achieving Youth At Socioeconomic Extremes

    Lyman, E. L., & Luthar, S. S. (2014). Further Evidence On The “Costs Of Privilege”: Perfectionism In High-Achieving Youth At Socioeconomic Extremes. Psychology in the Schools,51(9), 913-930. doi:10.1002/pits.21791 Full Text

  • Gender inequalities in the prevalence of low mood and related factors in schooled adolescents during the 2019–2020 school year: DESKcohort project

    Gonzalez-Casals, H., Vives, J., Bosque-Prous, M., Folch, C., Drou-Roget, G., Muntaner, C., Vives-Cases, C., Barbaglia, M. G., Colom, J., & Espelt, A. (2023, April 19). Gender inequalities in the prevalence of low mood and related factors in schooled adolescents during the 2019–2020 School Year: Deskcohort project. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032723005190?via%3Dihub

  • Girls, mental health and academic achievement: a qualitative systematic review

    Stentiford, L., Koutsouris, G., & Allan, A. (2021). Girls, mental health and academic achievement: a qualitative systematic review. Educational Review, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2007052 Full Text

  • Having It All? A Qualitative Examination of Affluent Adolescent Girls’ Perceptions of Stress and Their Quests for Success

    Spencer, R., Walsh, J., Liang, B., Mousseau, A. M., & Lund, T. J. (2016). Having It All? A Qualitative Examination of Affluent Adolescent Girls’ Perceptions of Stress and Their Quests for Success. Journal of Adolescent Research,33(1), 3-33. doi:10.1177/0743558416670990

  • The interpersonal expression of perfection: Perfectionistic self-presentation and psychological distress

    Hewitt, P. L., Flett, G. L., Sherry, S. B., Habke, M., Parkin, M., Lam, R. W., . . . Stein, M. B. (2003). The interpersonal expression of perfection: Perfectionistic self-presentation and psychological distress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,84(6), 1303-1325. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.6.1303

  • Longitudinal Links Between Perfectionism and Depression in Children

    Asseraf, M., & Vaillancourt, T. (2014). Longitudinal Links Between Perfectionism and Depression in Children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,43(5), 895-908. doi:10.1007/s10802-014-9947-9 Full Text

  • Positive youth development and adolescent eating disorder symptomatology: The role of natural mentors

    Stephens, L. E., Bowers, E. P., & Lerner, J. V. (2018). Positive youth development and adolescent eating disorder symptomatology: The role of natural mentors. Journal of Community Psychology, 46(4), 473–488. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21952

  • Privileged but Pressured? A Study of Affluent Youth

    Luthar, S. S., & Becker, B. E. (2002). Privileged but Pressured? A Study of Affluent Youth. Child Development,73(5), 1593-1610. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00492 Full Text

  • Pubertal Development, Emotion Regulatory Styles, and the Emergence of Sex Differences in Internalizing Disorders and Symptoms in Adolescence

    Alloy, L. B., Hamilton, J. L., Hamlat, E. J., & Abramson, L. Y. (2016). Pubertal Development, Emotion Regulatory Styles, and the Emergence of Sex Differences in Internalizing Disorders and Symptoms in Adolescence. Clinical Psychological Science,4(5), 867-881. doi:10.1177/2167702616643008 Full Text

  • Randomized evaluation of a school-based, trauma-informed group intervention for Young Women in Chicago

    Bhatt, M. P., Guryan, J., Pollack, H. A., Castrejon, J. C., Clark, M., Delgado-Sanchez, L., Lin, P., Lubell, M., Pinto Poehls, C., Shaver, B., Sumners, M. (2023). Randomized evaluation of a school-based, trauma-informed group intervention for Young Women in Chicago. Science Advances, 9(23). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq2077 Full Text

  • Sexual differentiation of neural mechanisms of stress sensitivity during puberty

    Wright, E. C., Luo, P. X., Zakharenkov, H. C., Serna Godoy, A., Lake, A. A., Prince, Z. D., Sekar, S., Culkin, H. I., Ramirez, A. V., Dwyer, T., Kapoor, A., Corbett, C., Tian, L., Fox, A. S., Trainor, B. C. (2023). Sexual differentiation of neural mechanisms of stress sensitivity during puberty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(43). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306475120 Full Text

  • Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years

    Steinsbekk, S., Nesi, J., Wichstrøm, L. (2023). Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years. Computers in Human Behavior, 147, 107859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107859

  • Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for suicidal ideation, self-poisoning and self-harm among adolescents in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Poonai, N., Freedman, S. B., Newton, A. S., Sawyer, S., Gaucher, N., Ali, S., Wright, B., Miller, M. R., Mater, A., Fitzpatrick, E., Jabbour, M., Zemek, R., Eltorki, M., & Doan, Q. (2023, September 18). Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for suicidal ideation, self-poisoning and self-harm among adolescents in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMAJ. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/36/E1221

  • Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms Among Schoolgirls With Disordered Eating Behaviors

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  • Closing the women’s health gap: A $1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies

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  • Hooked on a thought: Associations between rumination and neural responses to social rejection in adolescent girls

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  • Gendered pathways to socioemotional competencies in very young children

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  • Factors associated with suicide/self-inflicted injuries among women aged 18–65 years in the United States: A 13-year retrospective analysis of the National Inpatient Sample database

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  • Sex differences in sleep, circadian rhythms, and metabolism: Implications for precision medicine

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  • Trends in Suicide Among Black Women in the United States, 1999–2020

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  • Menarche and Time to Cycle Regularity Among Individuals Born Between 1950 and 2005 in the US

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