Browsing by Subject "adolescence"

Growth, the Mediterranean diet and the buying power of adolescents in Greece

Grammatikopoulou M.G., Gkiouras K., Daskalou E., Apostolidou E., Theodoridis X., Stylianou C., Galli-Tsinopoulou A., Tsigga M., Dardavessis T., Chourdakis M. (2018)

The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate associations between pocket money, Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence and growth among Greek adolescents. A total of 319 (157 boys and 162 girls) Greek adolescents, ...

The impact of migratory separation from parents on the health of adolescents in the Philippines

Smeekens, C.; Stroebe, M. S.; Abakoumkin, G. (2012)

In the Philippines, as in several other low and middle-income countries in the world, it is usual for parents to leave the country to work abroad in order to improve the situation of their children who remain behind. ...

Indoor maternal smoking doubles adolescents' exhaled carbon monoxide

Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Gogou, E.; Hamos, V.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2002)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of indoor smoking. Exhaled carbon monoxide WO) concentrations were measured on a CO monitor by a vital capacity manoeuvre in three groups of adolescents: non-smokers with ...

Is There a “Window of Opportunity” for Flexibility Development in Youth? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Donti O., Konrad A., Panidi I., Dinas P.C., Bogdanis G.C. (2022)

Background: Flexibility is an important component of physical fitness for competitive and recreational athletes. It is generally suggested that flexibility training should start from childhood (6–11 years of age) to optimize ...

Longitudinal preventive-screening cutoffs for metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Flouris, A. D.; Bouziotas, C.; Christodoulos, A. D.; Koutedakis, Y. (2008)

Objective: To detect metabolic risk factor cutoff points in adolescence for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome that develops at the age of 17 years (MS17). Design: This study adopted a 6-year design incorporating four ...

Moral disengagement - Relation to delinquency and independence from indices of social dysfunction

Kiriakidis, S. P. (2008)

This article explores the relations of moral disengagement with several legal, institutional, and demographic characteristics of young offenders held in custody. The sample consisted of 152 randomly selected male young ...

Nicotine dependence and loss of autonomy among Greek adolescent smokers: A countrywide cross-sectional study

Soteriades S., Basagiannis A., Soteriades E.S., Barbouni A., Mouchtouri V., Rachiotis G., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2020)

Nicotine dependence is one of the main reasons for the continuation of smoking among adolescents. Loss of autonomy (LOA) is a measure of dependence. This study is the first to investigate LOA and its determinants among ...

Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among adolescents and their parents in central Greece (FETA Project)

Patsopoulou A., Tsimtsiou Z., Katsioulis A., Rachiotis G., Malissiova E., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2015)

The increasing obesity trend in adolescence is a public health concern. The initial phase of Feeding Exercise Trial in Adolescents (FETA) aimed in investigating the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents and ...

Prevalence of electronic cigarette use and its determinants among 13‐to‐15‐year‐old students in greece: results from the 2013 global youth tobacco survey (GYTS)

Soteriades S., Barbouni A., Rachiotis G., Grevenitou P., Mouchtouri V., Pinaka O., Dadouli K., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2020)

Electronic cigarette use has increased over the past decade. Its potential role in smoking cessation, in addiction and as a ‘gateway’ to tobacco smoking is subject to intense research. This cross‐sectional study, carried ...