Adolescence

The Internalization of a Performance-Oriented Self-Concept Among Adolescents Through Their Favorite Music Artists

Music is a highly popular yet understudied element of adolescents’ media and cultural consumption that functions as an influential agent of socialization. Past work has shown the presence of performance-oriented values in popular music products, …

Exploring European Parents’ Attitudes Towards the Age Appropriateness of Digital Sexuality Education for Adolescents

We conducted a multinational cross-sectional survey in Europe to explore parental attitudes toward the appropriate age for adolescents to receive sexuality education through an app interface. This was delivered via an online survey across Belgium (n …

Adolescents’ videogame play, need satisfaction, and self-esteem: a self-determination perspective

Initial evidence suggests that need-supportive videogame play can have positive short-term effects on adolescents’ need satisfaction, and may therefore help to promote positive well-being. However, less is currently known about the long-term …

Measuring digital well-being in everyday life among Slovenian adolescents: The Perceived Digital Well-Being in Adolescence Scale

Previous research has mostly correlated screen time with adolescents’ social, cognitive, and emotional well-being outcomes, while overlooking adolescents’ subjective experiences of smartphone use. The present research filled this gap by developing …