Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Adolescence

Adolescence is the developmental stage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, generally spanning roughly the ages of ten to nineteen years. It is a period of rapid and profound change, including physical growth and the development of secondary sexual characteristics during puberty, alongside significant…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 65× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Adolescence is the developmental stage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, generally spanning roughly the ages of ten to nineteen years. It is a period of rapid and profound change, including physical growth and the development of secondary sexual characteristics during puberty, alongside significant cognitive, emotional, and social maturation. Adolescents develop greater capacity for abstract thinking, form their identities, seek increasing independence, and navigate evolving relationships with peers and family. These changes make adolescence a critical window for health, education, and well-being, as behaviors and circumstances during this period can shape outcomes well into adulthood. From a public health perspective, adolescence involves particular concerns such as sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, mental health, and exposure to gender-based discrimination and violence. Within the scope of this journal's focus on public health, research relevant to adolescence published here includes studies of adolescent-parent communication on sexual and reproductive health in several countries, adolescents' perceptions of gender discrimination and equity, the nutritional status and knowledge of urban adolescent girls, the prevalence of hypertension among adolescents, and mental health disparities among LGBTQ+ youth. Together these reflect the wide range of physical, social, and mental health issues that shape adolescent development. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to adolescence.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

How do College Students in India Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)?

Nagaraj NitashaCorresponding author
Research Scientist, The George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Department of Prevention and Community Health, 950 New Hampshire Ave, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington
Exact topic Public Health International Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3170

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 65 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Adolescence, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.