OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Youth & Society is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Religiosity’s Links to Adolescent Wellbeing and the Role of Supportive Networks and Sex	49
Adolescent Perceptions of Teen Suicide: Implications from Focus Groups	28
The Process of “Pushing Out”: Accumulated Disadvantage across School Punishment and Math Achievement Trajectories	25
Parental Modeling and Normative Influence in Shaping Teenagers’ Phubbing: An Exploratory Study	22
Sexual Minority Status and Academic Achievement During the Transition to Adolescence Among Youth With Childhood Conduct Problems	19
What About the Kids? Examining the Visitation-Recidivism Relationship Among Incarcerated Juveniles	18
Becoming an Activist: Critical Action Among Black Youth During the Transition to Adulthood	15
Exploring the Multidimensions of Wellbeing that Latinx Youth Experienced When they Engaged in Critical Action Toward Anti-Immigrant Politics	15
A study Comparing Text-Based WhatsApp and Face-to-Face Interviews to Understand Early School Dropout	15
Does Gender Matter? The Mediating Role of Gender Attitudes on the Associations Between Grandparenting Styles and Adolescent Depression Among Skipped-Generation Families in Rural China	13
Bicultural Stress and Bullying Behaviors Among Immigrant Origin Youth: The Promise of Developmental Assets	13
The Intervention Effect of Online Mindfulness Training in Alleviating Youths’ Test Anxiety	13
Positive Youth Development Among Youth Living in Poverty: The Role of Psychological Needs Satisfaction	12
Students’ Perception of Anti-Academic Norms in Flanders: The Role of Ethnicity, Peer Discrimination and Ethnic Belonging	11
“Being Open About Struggle”: Youth Practices and Perspectives on Resilience	11
Moderated Mediating Effects of Earthquake Experiences of Adolescents in the Relationship between Hope, Meaning in Life and Gratitude	10
The Age of the Smartphone: An Analysis of Social Predictors of Children’s Age of Access and Potential Consequences Over Time	9
Examining the Relationship Between Firearm Violence Exposure and Posttraumatic Symptomatology in Adolescents: A Scoping Review	9
Promotive Factors Within Neighborhood, Family, and School Contexts for Adolescents Living in an Urban, High-Burden Community	9
Does Online Jealousy Lead to Online Control in Dating Adolescents? The Moderation Role of Moral Disengagement and Socio-Emotional Competence	9
Growing Up in Adversity: A Moderated Mediation Model of Family Conflict, Cyberbullying Perpetration, Making Sense of Adversity and Depression	9
Contributions of Violence Exposure and Traumatic Stress Symptoms to Physical Health Outcomes in Incarcerated Adolescents	8
Realizing Participation Rights of Minority Youth in Conflicted Societies: The Case of Councils Integrating Jewish and Palestinian-Arab Youth in Israel	8
The Role of Future Orientation and Self-Mastery After Bullying Victimization: Associations With Depression	8
Mechanisms of Driving Adolescents’ Adjustment in Behavior: A Developmental Systems Approach	8

Picking Your Friends is a Risky Business: Psychological Impacts of Social Exclusion and Teammates Selection in a Cyberball Game with Middle School Students	8
Rising Stars and Underdogs: The Role Race and Parental Education Play in Predicting Mentorship	7
“I Think the Teachers Should Really Connect More With the Students”: The Influence of Systemic Racism, Inequity, School, and Community Violence on Connection for High School Students Who Are Suspended	7
Can’t You See I’m Getting Bored? The Social Context as a Moderator of Adolescent Leisure Boredom and Alcohol Use	7
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Self-Efficacy as a Resilience Measure: Evidence From PISA 2018	7
Attachments or Affiliations? The Impact of Social Media on the Quality of Peer Relationships—A Qualitative Study Among Norwegian High School Students	7
The Transition to In-Person Schooling Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study Among Latinx Adolescents	6
Young Adults’ Distress About Police Brutality Following the Death of George Floyd	6
Changing Patterns of Youth Social Exclusion in South Korea	6
Level of Education and Menstrual Challenges for Adolescent Girls in Rural Tanzania	6
Cyberbullying and PIU Among Adolescents Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Association With Adolescents Relationships	6
Examining Behavioral Variations in Disadvantaged Adolescents: A Cross-Racial Study of African, Latinx, and Asian American Adolescents	6
Do Gender-Based Pathways Influence Mental Health? Examining the Linkages Between Early Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychological Well-being among Young Ethiopian Women (18–24 years	6
The Effect of Adolescents’ Ego-Identity on Problematic Short Video Use in an Online Learning Environment: The Role of Psychological Resilience and Academic Procrastination	6
Social Norms and Comparison: Evidence on Class Peers’ Impact on Adolescents’ Physical Exercise in China	5
A Sociological Approach to the Adolescent Pregnant in Low-Income Population of the Gran Mendoza, Argentina	5
Private Tutoring, Sleep Time, and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescent Students in China	5
Longitudinal Relationships Between Financial Stress, Career Related Optimism, and Psychological Distress During Emerging Adulthood in Australia	5
“We Know About Things Too”: Exploring the Labors of Love Involved in Cultivating Youth Voice in Online Youth Civic Engagement Programs With Youth of Color	5
Youth-led Mental Health Promotion in South Africa	4
Perceptions of Social Media: Do They Foster or Hinder Online Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence?	4
Self-Disclosure, Self-concept, and Friendship’s Perceived Functions among Aggressive and Popular Adolescents	4
Predictors of Disclosing Sexual Orientation to Parents, Classmates, and School Adults among Latinx Sexual Minority High School and College Youth	4
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Race/Ethnicity, and Suicidality Among Florida High School Students	4
Sexting Behavior Predictors Vary With Addressee and the Explicitness of the Sexts	4
Chinese Adolescents’ Belief in a Just World: Social Class and Age Disparities	4
Needs of Youth and Parents From Multi-Problem Families in the Search for Youth-Initiated Mentors	4
Raising a Politically Engaged Generation: When Parental Influence Matters Most	4
Bidirectional Relationships Between Cyberbystanders’ Roles, Cyberbullying Perpetration, and Justification of Violence	4
The Impact of Cyberbullying Victimization on Cyberbullying Among Chinese Junior High School Students: A Longitudinal Moderated Mediation Model	4
The Relationship Between Social Ignore and Social Media Addiction Among Adolescents: Mediator Effect of Satisfaction With Family Life	4
The Development of Latinx Youth Critical Consciousness in an Afterschool Program: Insights From Latinx Youth Critical Reflection and Critical Action Toward Educational Injustice	4
Why are Some Victims Also Bullies? The Role of Peer Relationship Management and Anger Regulation in Traditional Bullying	3
Latinx Adolescent Perspectives on the Effects of United States Immigration Policy on Wellbeing	3
Residential Racial Segregation and Youth Firearm Aggression: Neighborhood Disadvantage and Exposure to Violence as Mediators	3
Unsolicited Sexts and Unwanted Requests for Sexts: Reflecting on the Online Sexual Harassment of Youth	3
A Service Model for Self-Directed Learning of NEET Youth at the Local Government Level	3
Familial Mentor Support and Black Youths’ Connectedness to Parents Across Adolescence	3
Understanding the Abortion Experiences of Young People to Inform Quality Care in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria	3
Swimming Against the Tide: Young Informal Traders’ Survival Strategies in a Competitive Business Environment in Zimbabwe	3
Young People’s Recommendations for Accessible, Engaging, and Relevant COVID-19 Research Communication in Australia	3
The Problematization of Violence Against Trans and Gender-Diverse People: Gender-Bashing and its Structural Relations With Cis-Heteronormativity in Spanish Adolescents	3
Prevalence and Correlates of Depression and Anxiety Among Jordanian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study	3
TikTok Too Much? A Qualitative Investigation of Adolescent TikTok Use, Motivation, and Consequences	3
Associations Between Psychological Capital, Internalizing and Externalizing Problems, Perceived Stress, Emotional, Social, and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents	3
The Associations of Sociocultural Pressure, Emotional States, Self-control, and Emotional Eating in Adolescents	3
Bullying Victimization and Weapon Carrying: A Partial Test of General Strain Theory	3
Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: Muslim Refugee Youths’ Identity Development and Civic Engagement in School-Based Settings	3
Fear of Missing Out and Sexting Among Adolescents: Risk Behaviors and Mental Health Outcomes	3
Community Gender Norms and Gender Gaps in Adolescent Agency in Nepal	3

Making Space: Exploring the “Thirdspace” of Breaktime in Middle School	3
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access	3