Social Context in Mental Health Service Use Among Young Adults

Examining the sources of health communication that young adults with mental health challenges receive regarding service use is critical to curbing the societal concern of unmet mental health needs of this population. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 59 young adults, all of whom were diagnosed with a mood disorder and used public mental health services and additional public systems of care during childhood. Thematic analysis was utilized. Of the 59 participants, 45 nominated at least one supportive adult, with a total of 97 relationships analyzed. Results indicate that the majority of messages came from informal supports (e.g., family) who spoke positively about mental health services. Fewer messages came from formal supports (e.g., professionals). Messages included statements surrounding beliefs toward services, social norms (approval and disapproval), self-efficacy, and image considerations around using services. These findings can suggest ways that mental health service engagement interventions can leverage communication from informal supports. Future research can explore what messages young adults find most influential in persuading them to use mental health care consistently and the relationship between messages and health behavior.     

“Build a friendship with them”: The discourse of “at‐risk” as a barrier to relationship building between young people who trade sex and social workers

Young people in statutory care and protection interact with social workers, who hold potential to provide a supportive adult role in their lives. Many however, run away at an early age and end up on the street trading sex for money or other favours. There is potential to improve outcomes for young people in care if the relationship between young people and their social workers is better addressed. This paper uses data from a qualitative study of 14 young people who traded sex and who had experienced interactions with social workers. A thematic analysis identified three themes: the rigidity of social work practice; contesting the family situation; and resisting the at‐risk label. We argue that to have any impact on outcomes for young people in care, social workers need to prioritise relationship‐building above the need to conform to organizational protocols and guidelines. Such guidelines assist the social worker in assessing whether family situations pose high risk for a young person, but the “at‐risk” label is contested by young people, which results in a lack of trust and a barrier to relationship building.     

Sexual activity and weekly contraceptive use among young adult women in Michigan

Past studies on the influence of sexual activity on contraceptive behaviours are inconclusive, relying heavily on cross-sectional data. We used a population-based longitudinal sample of young women in Michigan to evaluate weekly associations between sexual activity and contraceptive use at three levels of measurement: comparing between women, among individual women’s partnerships, and from week to week within partnerships. We used multinomial logistic regression accounting for correlations within partnerships and women. Relative to use of least effective methods, weekly sexual activity was significantly associated with increased use of condoms, pills, and highly effective methods. For pills and highly effective methods, partnership-, woman-, and week-level effects were similar. For condoms, there was no significant woman-level effect. Evidence of immediate effects of sexual activity on contraceptive use highlights the importance of longitudinal data. These dynamics may be diluted or missed altogether when relying on cross-sectional data approaches that compare groups of individuals.     

The quest for sustainable employment: Challenges faced by young people during the job‐search process

Young people who are unable to find and sustain employment are at risk for long‐term social and economic exclusion. Active labour market policies (ALMPs) addressing the problem of youth unemployment have focused on building the employability skills of young job seekers to expand their employment opportunities. Yet research exploring how young people navigate the job‐search process is limited. Drawing on interviews with young Australian job seekers and their employment consultants, this article addresses the questions of how young people navigate entry into employment through the job‐search process and what challenges they face. The study revealed three common frustrations experienced by the young people during their job‐search: employers' expectations of relevant work experience in the young person's preferred occupation, being required to apply for jobs not aligned with their career aspirations, and the impact of personal factors on their ability to confidently present themselves to prospective employers. The findings highlight the need for ALMPs and employers to facilitate positive employability support mechanisms that will build a stable platform from which young people can build a trajectory towards sustainable employment to reduce long‐term youth unemployment.     

‘Felons are also our family’: citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States

The undocumented youth movement began in the United States in the mid-2000s. Drawing on qualitative research with undocumented young organisers in California, this article explores how relationships between undocumented youth, the wider undocumented population, and legal citizens have been understood in narratives of citizenship in the movement over time. It is argued that, paradoxically, the movement’s retreat from prioritising a pathway to legal citizenship for the most ‘eligible’, made visible historic and contemporary ties to the United States and its peoples that are obscured in hegemonic narratives of contemporary citizenship. In becoming more inclusive of the wider undocumented population, positions of solidarity with marginalised US citizens have also emerged. In the context of attacks on some racialised and other marginalised social groups during Trump’s presidency, such solidarity is even more vital.     

中小学青年教师素养问题研究:表征、成因与路径

中小学青年教师素养缺失问题是其专业发展的主要"瓶颈",它严重影响教师的身心发展和教育的整体发展。青年教师素养缺失表现为权利意识凸显、功利意识主导、反思意识薄弱等,这是由职前教师教育机构的不完善、"大班额"教学工作量大以及青年教师个体混乱的职业生涯等造成的。因此,职前教师教育机构要做到"无为而治""虚位以待";"职场"学校要做到"和而不同""因材施教";青年教师个体要做到"独善其身""敬业乐教"。     

永恒的美——析张贤亮《初吻》等三部作品塑造的整体女性美

一部好的文学作品应该既有共时性,又有历时性。历时性是作品的生命,从历时性出发,分析了张贤亮的《初吻》、《绿化树》、《男人的一半是女人》,指出三部作品的历时性在于作者塑造了三种女性美,其在现实生活中具有永恒的意义     

当代青年医务工作者职业道德建设探讨

青年医务工作者已经成为活跃在临床第一线的工作主体,一言一行、一举一动均与病人的安危、医院的形象密切相关。市场逐利本质伴生的负效应,对医疗工作的核心医疗质量,对医疗市场的竞争,形成了严竣的考验,必然要求加强青年医务工作者的职业道德的多向度建设。如职业道德教育导向;职业道德榜样示范;奖罚分明的工作制度的规范约束;设计有新意的活动载体去推动。     

高校青年教师专业发展研究

在高等教育由精英化向大众化转变的时代,青年教师在高校教师队伍中的比例逐渐增大,其专业发展的好坏已经成为制约当前高校人才培养质量的重要因素。本研究从高校青年教师专业成长的内在和外在两个因素出发,探讨了高校青年教师专业发展的途径。     

中国当前的婚姻态势及变化趋势

本文通过对2005年1%人口抽样调查数据的分析发现:中国内地人口粗离婚率逐年升高,这既有人们婚姻观念的变化的因素,也受到中国婚龄人口供给的影响。中国每年登记结婚的对数在逐步减少,离婚率在迅速上升。在地区分布上,东北三省离婚和再婚率比较高,但浙江、江苏、广东等省却不明显。人们的初婚年龄进一步推迟,未婚人口所占百分比越来越高。农村老人的丧偶问题重于城市。青少年人口性别比失衡,未来男性"婚荒"问题将会很严重。