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Publication Metadata only Adolescence: International aspects of psychological stress(2021-05-18) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Joav Merrick; University of Limpopo; Mahidol University; Georgia State University, schizophrenia, somatization disorder, or a variety of other clinical conditions. In this book, the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress, including issues in relation to bullying victimization, poly-victimization, obesogenic behavior, ideal... cardiovascular health behavior, and HIV status, were studied in 19 countries. The results will inform researchers and readers of the relevance of school and youth mental health programs and related policies targeting psychological well-being in the adolescentPublication Metadata only High carbonated soft drink intake is associated with health risk behavior and poor mental health among school-going adolescents in six southeast Asian countries(2020-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; North-West University; Mahidol University© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Carbonated soft drink (CSD) intake has been associated with various risk behaviors in adolescents in high-income countries, but there is lack of evidence of this association in cross...-nationally representative samples of school adolescents in low-and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the association between CSD intake, health risk behavior, and poor mental health behavior among school-going adolescents in six SoutheastPublication Metadata only Cannabis and Amphetamine Use and Associated Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Nine African Countries(2018-03-04) Karl Peltzer; Supa Pengpid; Ton-Duc-Thang University; University of Limpopo; Mahidol University), smoking status of the father and/or mother, and environmental stressors (having experienced hunger, been bullied, having been in a physical fight and having been attacked) were associated with both past-month cannabis and lifetime amphetamine use. Measures... to prevent and control cannabis and amphetamine use should include personal attributes (suicidal ideation, school truancy, and HIV sexual risk behavior) and environmental stressors (food insecurity and violence).Publication Metadata only Past 12-month history of single and multiple suicide attempts among a national sample of school-going adolescents in Tonga(2020-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Ton-Duc-Thang University; University of Limpopo; Mahidol Universitystudents (16.5%) had attempted suicide in the past year (8.8% once and 7.7% more than once). Female sex, loneliness, having no close friends, often bullied, frequently in a physical fight, frequently truant from school, ever amphetamine use, and past-month... tobacco use were associated with ≥2 suicide attempts. Multiple suicide attempts increased with an increase in psychosocial distress, health risk behaviors, and social-environmental factors. Conclusion: Almost one in seven students attempted suicidePublication Metadata only Parental involvement, health behaviour and mental health among school-going adolescents in seven Pacific Island countries(2018-11-17) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa; Mahidol University, mixed-effects logistic regression analyses, adjusted for age, sex, a proxy for socioeconomic status, and support by peers, greater parental involvement was inversely associated with smoking, drunkenness and cannabis use, bullying victimizationPublication Metadata only Unintentional injuries and psychosocial correlates among in-school adolescents in Malaysia(2015-11-20) Karl Peltzer; Supa Pengpid; Mahidol University; University of Limpopo; Thammasat University; Human Sciences Research Council of South Africause), frequent soft drink consumption, attending physical education classes three or more times a week, other risky behavior (truancy, ever having had sex, being bullied), psychological distress, and lack of parental or guardian bonding were associatedPublication Metadata only Prevalence of worry-induced sleep disturbance and associated factors among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Lebanon(2020-09-27) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; University of the Free State; Mahidol University)". The results indicate that the prevalence of WISD was 14.7%, 9.6% among males and 17.2% among females. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, loneliness, older age, female sex, having no close friends, infrequent bullying victimization, parents disrespected