Adolescents are young people in the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, generally spanning the ages of about ten to nineteen, during which rapid physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes take place. This period is marked by puberty, the maturation of reasoning and identity, growing independ…
Adolescents are young people in the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, generally spanning the ages of about ten to nineteen, during which rapid physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes take place. This period is marked by puberty, the maturation of reasoning and identity, growing independence, and shifting relationships with family and peers. Because so many systems are developing at once, adolescence is a critical window for establishing lifelong patterns of health, behaviour, and wellbeing, and it carries particular vulnerability to mental health concerns, risk-taking, and the influence of social environment. In the context of cognitive behavioural therapy and the wider mental and behavioural health research it supports, adolescents are an especially important population. Psychological interventions, prevention programmes, and skills-based approaches are studied for their capacity to support emotional regulation, coping, and resilience during these formative years. Work in this area also examines the broader determinants of adolescent wellbeing, including physical activity and sleep, reproductive and sexual health knowledge, social stressors, and the conditions faced by young people in different communities and settings. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to adolescents and the factors that shape their physical and mental health.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
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