Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

Depression in Teen Girls Linked to Absent Fathers in Early Childhood

New research out of the UK's University of Bristol indicates that girls whose fathers were absent during their early childhood are more likely to become depressed in their teen years.

The study, published in Psychological Medicine, found that girls whose fathers left when they were between the ages of 0 and 5 were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than those whose fathers left when they were between the ages of 5-10 and boys in both age groups (0-5 and 5-10).

The findings are part of the larger "Children of the 90s" longitudinal study, a long-term research project that follows the children of 14,000 mothers who enrolled during their pregnancies in 1991 and 1992. This depression study in particular looked at 5,631 children.

"These findings indicate a need to include fathers in research related to child and adolescent mental health issues," Iryna Culpin, the paper’s lead author, said in a press release.

Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/teen-depression-in-girls-_n_3281871.html

Chronic Fatigue in Teens May Be Sign of Depression

Teens falling asleep in class are a staple of stereotypical movie scenes about high school. But a teen who repeatedly falls asleep and experiences fatigue is no laughing matter.

A recent study found that about 3 percent of teens experienced severe, long-lasting fatigue. About half these teens also had depression or anxiety, which is linked to poorer overall health.

It's possible that teens with symptoms of prolonged fatigue may have undiagnosed anxiety or depression, the study's authors suggested.

The study, led by Femke Lamers, PhD, of the National Institute of Mental Health, looked at how common fatigue was among American teens.

The researchers used data from the National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement, which included responses from 10,123 adolescents, aged 13 to 18.

Overall, 3 percent of the teens reported having prolonged fatigue, about half of whom (1.4 percent) experienced fatigue alone. The other half (1.6 percent) with chronic fatigue also reported having depression or an anxiety disorder.

Nearly half of those with chronic fatigue (46.5 percent) had had a major depressive episode, and about a third (34 percent) had a specific phobia about an object or situation.

The authors concluded that having severe, long-lasting fatigue may actually indicate an anxiety or depression disorder in many teens who are not getting the care they need.

Source: DailyRx
http://www.dailyrx.com/long-lasting-fatigue-teens-may-indicate-depression-or-anxiety-disorders

Teens Who Text and Drive Take Other Driving Risks

If your teen texts while driving, chances are he or she also practices other dangerous motor vehicle habits — including failing to buckle up and driving after they have been drinking, a new federal analysis finds.

In 2011, 45% of all students 16 and older reported that they had texted or e-mailed while driving during the past 30 days, says the study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reported in June issue of Pediatrics.

Teens who texted while driving were five times more likely than those who didn't to drive when they had been drinking alcohol. And the more they texted the worse their seat belt habit. Teens who texted every day while driving during the past month were more than 40% more likely to not always wear their seat belts than were teens who engaged in texting while driving once or twice in the past 30 days.

It's not surprising that kids who take such risks in one area may be more likely to take risks in other areas, says CDC Director Thomas Frieden.

The new study (drawn from a survey of 8,500 high school students 16 and older) is the second this month to highlight evidence suggesting that texting and driving is associated with other dangerous behaviors.

Source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/13/texting-driving-teens/2150755/

Study Links Adolescent Bullies to Later Criminal Beahvior

Adults who say they bullied others when they were adolescents may have a higher likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior later in life, according to new research from UT Dallas.

The study, which appeared in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, examined data gathered on a group of more than 400 men over the course of several decades.

"This is the largest long-term study of bullying behavior," said Dr. Nadine Connell, assistant professor of criminology and co-author of the paper. "This is important because it helps us gauge whether bullying is a risk factor for determining continued adverse behavior well into late-middle adulthood."

The authors looked at a data set of men in their mid-50s who had grown up with similar backgrounds in Britain. All came from comparable, working-class socio-economic backgrounds, typically from two-parent families.

Of those who reported that they bullied others as teenagers, nearly half went on to engage in some form of criminal behavior including theft, burglary and assault.

"We also found that these men were more likely to be repeat offenders and at a much higher rate," said Dr. Alex Piquero, Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology at UT Dallas and co-author of the study.

Although much needed attention has been given to victims of bullying, this research indicates that early intervention on behalf of children who are at risk of exhibiting bullying behavior may also stem the tide of criminal behavior years down the road.

Source: MedicalXpress
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-links-adolescent-bullies-criminal-behavior.html

What's Hot? 5/10/13

Trending Today on Twitter - 5/10/13
     1. #TheGreatGatsby
     2. #cfaleadercast
     3. #DisneySMMoms
     4. #TGIF
     5. #FollowFriday
     6. WTC
     7. Happy Mother's Day
     8. #happyfriday
     9. Hart
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Source: Twitter

Popular Today on Bing - 5/10/13
    1. Swallowed By Hippo
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    8. American Idol Top 3
Source: Bing

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/10/13
     1. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
     2. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - Pink
     3. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
     4. Come & Get It - Selena Gomez
     5. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
     6. #Beautiful (feat. Miguel) - Mariah Carey
     7. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) - Icona Pop
     8. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
     9. Boys 'Round Here (feat. Pistol Annies & Friends) - Blake Shelton
    10. Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) - RihannaShelton
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 5/5/13
     1. NCIS
     2. The Big Bang Theory
     3. Dancing with the Stars
     4. NCIS: Los Angeles
     5. Person of Interest
     6. Voice - Mon.
     7. Two and a Half Men
     8. Voice - Tues.
     9. American Idol - Thurs.
    10. American Idol - Wed.
 Source: Nielsen Co

Top YouTube Videos - 13-17-Year-Olds - Today - 5/10/13
    1. My Last Days: Zach Sobiech "Clouds"
    2. Dead Givaway - Hero Charles Ramsay Songified!
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    4. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It
    5. Yoshihide Kiryu fastest ever 17 year old 10.01
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/9/13
    1. Iron Man 3
    2. Pain and Gain
    3. 42
    4. Oblivion (2013)
    5. The Croods
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 5/3/13

Trending Today on Twitter - 5/3/13
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     7. Kentucky Derby
     8. Game 7
     9. Iron Man 3
    10. Mother's Day
Source: Twitter

Popular Today on Bing - 5/3/13
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Source: Bing

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/3/13
     1. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - Pink
     2. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
     3. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
     4. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) - Icona Pop
     5. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
     6. Come & Get It - Selena Gomez
     7. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
     8. Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) - Rihanna
     9. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
    10. Boys 'Round Here (feat. Pistol Annies & Friends) - Blake Shelton
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/28/13
     1. NCIS
     2. The Big Bang Theory
     3. NCIS: Los Angeles
     4. Voice - Mon.
     5. Dancing with the Stars
     6. Person of Interest
     7. Voice - Tues.
     8. Dancing with the Stars - Results
     9. American Idol - Wed.
    10. Castle
 Source: Nielsen Co

Most Viewed YouTube Videos  - Today -  5/3/13
    1. Bagram airfield crash 29 Apr 2013
    2. Sexy Pool Party
    3. Grand Theft Auto V
    4. Armed robbery 1900 block of Burgundy
    5. Dear Mother
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/2/13
    1. Pain and Gain
    2. Oblivion (2013)
    3. 42
    4. The Big Movie
    5. The Croods
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 4/26/13

Trending Today on Twitter - 4/26/13
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Source: Twitter

Popular Today on Bing - 4/26/13
    1. Mexican Cartel Queen
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    8. 4 Children Killed Mobile Home
Source: Bing

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/26/13
     1. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - Pink
     2. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
     3. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
     4. Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) - Rihanna
     5. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) - Icona Pop
     6. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
     7. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
     8. My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy
     9. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
    10. Brave - Sara Bareilles
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/21/13
     1. Voice - Mon.
     2. Voice - Tues.
     3. Dancing with the Stars
     4. Dancing with the Stars - Results
     5. American Idol - Wed.
     6. NCIS 9P Special - Tues.
     7. American Idol - Thurs.
     8. 60 Minutes
     9. The Big Bang Theory
    10. The Big Bang Theory 9P Special
 Source: Nielsen Co

Most Viewed YouTube Videos  - Week Ending 4/26/13
    1. Psy - Gentleman M/V
    2. Explosions at the Boston Marathon
    3. Caught on Camera - Fertilizer Plant Explosion
    4. Surveillance Video Related to Boston Marathon Bombings
    5. Man of Steel - Official Trailer 3
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/25/13
    1. Oblivion (2013)
    2. 42
    3. The Croods
    4. Scary Movie 5
    5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Source: Variety

Average US Family to Spend Over $1000 on 2013 Prom

If your teen is going to prom for the first time this year, you may be surprised how much that one special night is costing parents.

According to a new study conducted by Visa, the average family is planning to spend $1,139 for prom in 2013, an increase of 5% from last year.

That total includes all aspects of prom, including the dress or tuxedo rental, hair, makeup, nails and transportation.

Families in the midwest plan to spend the least in the country, an average of $722. Northeastern families will spend the most, an average of $1,528. Southern families are expected to spend an average of $1,203, and Western families will spend an average of $1,079. The study also found that families making less than $50,000 per year plan to spend more than the national average.

Single parents plan to spend twice as much as married couples on their teen, according to the study.

Source: wxyz.com
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/STUDY-Average-US-family-to-spend-over-1000-on-prom

Snapchat: 150 Million Images Sent Each Day

Apparently, people love Snapchat, the messaging service with pics that disappear moments after you’ve receive them. According to co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, people are sending about 150 million photos a day.

Instagram, perhaps Snapchat’s closest competitor, is officially way, way behind, with an estimated 40 million new pics uploaded each day. While it’s true that Instagram’s shots are designed to stay on the site (at least until they’re manually taken down), they’re down to a little more than a fifth of Snapchat’s activity, when last quarter they were about dead even.

The idea of Snapchat is, true to its logo, downright spooky, an app that tells your kids they can do whatever they want because a smartphone – a tool which has proven to do plenty of suspect things with your data – promises not to save that picture.” But sending a picture that self destructs doesn’t save you from the Internet’s virality. Even with the app’s tracker-blocking design, people are taking screenshots of the pictures before they self-destruct.

“Since young people are the driving force behind Snapchat… People under 18 may be swapping images that are legally classified as child pornography, and they may be doing it with less trepidation than they would if they were using SMS, since they assume the person they’re sending the photo to won’t screenshot their body,” wrote Digital Trends Kate Knibbs in December.

Snapchat lets you select how long you want your pic to appear for, but as far as screencaps [taking screenshots] are concerned, “Any time at all,” is already too long.

Source: Digital Trends
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/150-million-snaps-sent-a-day-on-snapchat/

MDs Warn Teens - Don't Take the Cinnamon Challenge

Published online in the journal Pediatrics, doctors advise teens not to take the "cinnamon challenge," a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos, but which has led to hospitalizations and a surge in calls to the U.S. poison centers.

The fad involves daring someone to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. But the spice is caustic, and trying to gulp it down can cause choking, throat irritation, breathing trouble and even collapsed lungs, the report said.

The number of poison control center calls about teens doing the prank "has increased dramatically," from 51 in 2011 to 222 last year, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, and at least 30 teens nationwide needed medical attention after taking the challenge last year.

"People with asthma or other respiratory conditions are at greater risk of having this result in shortness of breath and trouble breathing," according to an alert posted on the association's website.

Cinnamon is made from tree bark and contains cellulose fibers that don't easily break down. Animal research suggests that when cinnamon gets into the lungs, it can cause scarring, according to report co-author Dr. Steven E. Lipshultz, a pediatrics professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Source: Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/22/3357734/mds-warn-teens-dont-take-the-cinnamon.html