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Journal of Adolescent and Family Health


Due to funding restrictions, the Journal of Adolescent and Family Health is no longer accepting new submissions for editorial and publication consideration. Previously accepted manuscripts will continue to be available on this website.

An interdisciplinary journal publishing a range of articles from the biological and behavioral to social and applied sciences, intended to improve the lives of adolescents and families.

See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal, or at with additional questions.

Recent Content

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FACTORS RELATED TO SUBSEQUENT ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Christopher J. Fay, Kathryn E. Fay, Luz A. Messina, Mina Halpern, and Samantha B. Stonbraker

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Why do Adolescents Seek Online Mental Health Information?
Daniel G. Lannin, Jeremy B. Kanter, Luke Russell, Leandra Parris, and Ani Yazedjian

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Parental Deployment and Healthcare Utilization in Adolescents with Migraines and Other Somatic Symptoms
Charles Zimbrick-Rogers, Ashleigh R. Drake, Anne Peruski, Samuel Stinnette, and Brian Adams

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More Than Simply “Letting Go”: Stakeholder Perspectives on Parental Roles in Health Care Transition
Brooke Allemang, Gina Dimitropoulos, Susan Samuel, Andrew Mackie, Elizabeth Morgan-Maver, and Jorge L. Pinzon

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Bullying Among Pregnant Teens: A Pilot Study
S. Alexandra Marshall, Bettina Knight, Mary Devine, Cristina Coker, and Zachary Stowe

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Utilizing mHealth technology to increase HPV knowledge and HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents: A qualitative study
Gabrielle C. Darville, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Rebeccah Mercado, Jessica Ma, and Jann MacInnes

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Racial Differences in the Impact of Adolescent Depression on Families in TADS
ALFIEE M. BRELAND-NOBLE, Camelia A. Harb, Kepher H. Makambi, and Michele J. Wong

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A meta-analysis of interventions to reduce repeat pregnancy and birth among teenagers
Lee SmithBattle, Chutima Chantamit-o-pas, and Joanne Schneider

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Adversity and academic performance among adolescent youth: a community-based participatory research study
Sukhdip Purewal Boparai, Tiffani Marie, Eduardo Aguayo, Jordan Brooks, Estefany Juarez, Sheana Soriano, Alasia Waters, Jaquez Donaldson, Joseph Reagans, Gracee Anguiano, and Allison Ipsen

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Defining adolescence
Alexa C. Curtis

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Implicit and explicit self-esteem as predictors of reactive and proactive aggression in adolescent boys and girls
Maya Suter, Sebastien Urben, Sandrine Pihet, Cybele Bertoni, Jill De Ridder, and Philippe Stephan

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Evaluating voices of youth: a violence prevention program
Jeannette B. Wyatt and Trisha A. Hicks

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Exploring and utilizing the concept of setting conditions in the functional assessment process
Linda Aldridge, Richard Harrison, Kimberly Harrison, and Cherie Blanchat

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Parental involvement during adolescence and contraceptive use in college
Caroline Payne Purvis, Rosemary V. Barnett, and Larry Forthun

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Strategies for recruitment and retention of teen mothers in a program to prevent repeat pregnancy
Jeannette E. South-Paul, Collette N. Ncube, Chyongchiou J. Lin, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Ruth N. Kagwima, Emily A. Wheeler, Annamore Matambanadzo, and Ayotunde Adeyeye