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ADOLESCENCE, persons. That age which follows puberty and precedes the age of majority; it commences for males at fourteen, and for females at twelve years completed, and continues till twenty-one years complete.

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The researchers found that compared with women who had used OCs during adolescence, women who had never used OCs were less likely to meet MDD criteria within the past year in adulthood (odds ratio, 0.31).
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They exposed one group of rats to several sessions of stress during their adolescence, which they had the ability to control with certain behaviors.
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[USA], Dec 30 ( ANI ): High physical aggression issues during adolescence may put children at increased risk of violent crime, social maladjustment, and alcohol and drug abuse.
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The researchers found that a positive family climate and effective parenting in adolescence were associated with better problem-solving skills in young adult's romantic relationships.
Positive family climate helps kids have better relationship problem-solving skills
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Adolescence typically is a time of experimentation and emulation of adult behaviors, and many adolescents initiate alcohol and other drug (AOD) use during this developmental period.
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"Adolescence has traditionally been defined as the period between childhood and adulthood--from puberty until the attainment of an adult role in society," wrote Bob Yirka for Medical Xpress (2018).
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This book argues for a reexamination of assumptions about adolescence to improve teaching middle and high school English language arts.
Rethinking the "Adolescent" in Adolescent Literacy
"What is the relationship between personality traits evidenced in late adolescence and the later development of serious psychiatric illness?
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