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Journal of Adolescence Template

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About the Journal of Adolescence format

Journal of Adolescence is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Adolescence 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Early Childhood Education and Development Youth Development and Social Support
ISSN0140-1971
Citation impact (2-yr)2.39
h-index197
i10-index2,771
Total citations207,840
Article processing charge$3,000
Top institutions publishing hereUtrecht University
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Journal of Adolescence per year

158
2014
175
2015
149
2016
155
2017
146
2018
147
2019
142
2020
118
2021
144
2022
151
2023
177
2024
189
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Adolescence by publication year

6.5K
2014
7.4K
2015
8.5K
2016
7.2K
2017
5.9K
2018
5.6K
2019
5K
2020
3.1K
2021
2.3K
2022
1.4K
2023
809
2024
292
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Adolescence

Development and validation of the Basic Empathy Scale

Darrick Jolliffe, David P. Farrington · 29 Sep 2005

In developing the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), 40 items measuring affective and cognitive empathy were administered to 363 adolescents in Year 10 (aged about 15). Factor analysis reduced this to a 20-item scale that was administered 1 year later to 357 different adolescents in Year 10 in the same schools. Confirmatory factor analysis verified the…

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#Sleepyteens: Social media use in adolescence is associated with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low self‐esteem

Heather Woods, Holly Scott · 10 Jun 2016

This study examined how social media use related to sleep quality, self-esteem, anxiety and depression in 467 Scottish adolescents. We measured overall social media use, nighttime-specific social media use, emotional investment in social media, sleep quality, self-esteem and levels of anxiety and depression. Adolescents who used social media more - both overall and at night…

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The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility, aggressive behaviors, and school performance

Douglas A. Gentile, Paul Lynch, Jennifer Ruh Linder et al. · 10 Jan 2004

Video games have become one of the favorite activities of American children. A growing body of research is linking violent video game play to aggressive cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors. The first goal of this study was to document the video games habits of adolescents and the level of parental monitoring of adolescent video game use.…

Adolescent resilience: a concept analysis

Craig A. Olsson, Lyndal Bond, Jane Burns et al. · 21 Jan 2003

There is need for greater clarity around the concept of resilience as it relates to the period of adolescence. Literature on resilience published between 1990 and 2000 and relevant to adolescents aged between 12- and 18-years of age was reviewed with the aim of examining the various uses of the term, and commenting on how…

Journal of Adolescence template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Adolescence format?
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What reference style does Journal of Adolescence use?
Journal of Adolescence uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Adolescence 12 (3): 45–58.
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