BMJ Paediatrics Open (Dec 2024)
Future time perspectives and concerns among adolescents in 2022
- Silvia Stringhini,
- Idris Guessous,
- Arnaud G L’Huillier,
- Cyril Sahyoun,
- Klara M Posfay-Barbe,
- Elsa Lorthe,
- Rémy P Barbe,
- Hélène Baysson,
- Jennifer Villers,
- Mayssam Nehme,
- Roxane Dumont,
- Richard Dubos,
- Patrick Bleich,
- Prune Collombet,
- Paola D’Ippolito,
- Nacira El Merjani,
- Natalie Francioli,
- Séverine Harnal,
- Chantal Martinez,
- Francesco Pennacchio,
- Géraldine Poulain,
- Caroline Pugin,
- Nick Pullen,
- Viviane Richard,
- Guillemette Violot,
- María-Eugenia Zaballa,
- Julie Berthelot,
- Julien Lamour,
- Jessica Rizzo,
- Khadija Samir,
- Claire Semaani,
- Stéphanie Testini,
- Antoine Bal,
- Gaëlle Bryand,
- Deborah Urrutia Rivas,
- Andrea Loizeau,
- Deborah Amrein,
- Andrew S. Azman,
- Rémy P. Barbe,
- Livia Boehm,
- Aminata R. Bouchet,
- Viola Bucolli,
- Vladimir Davidovic,
- Clément Graindorge,
- Munire Hagose,
- Shannon Mechoullam,
- Klara M. Posfay-Barbe,
- Deborah Rochat,
- Charlotte Verolet
Affiliations
- Silvia Stringhini
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Idris Guessous
- 1 Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Arnaud G L’Huillier
- Cyril Sahyoun
- Department of Women-Children-Teenagers, Geneva University Hospitals Children`s Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
- Klara M Posfay-Barbe
- Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Woman, Child, and Adolescent Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Elsa Lorthe
- Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western, Geneva, Switzerland
- Rémy P Barbe
- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Hélène Baysson
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Jennifer Villers
- Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Mayssam Nehme
- Division and Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Roxane Dumont
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Richard Dubos
- 2 Division and Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Patrick Bleich
- Prune Collombet
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Paola D’Ippolito
- Nacira El Merjani
- Natalie Francioli
- Séverine Harnal
- Chantal Martinez
- Francesco Pennacchio
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Géraldine Poulain
- Sérotheque Centrale / Biotheque SML, Diagnostic Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Caroline Pugin
- Nick Pullen
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Viviane Richard
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Guillemette Violot
- María-Eugenia Zaballa
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Julie Berthelot
- Julien Lamour
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Jessica Rizzo
- Khadija Samir
- Claire Semaani
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Stéphanie Testini
- Antoine Bal
- Gaëlle Bryand
- Deborah Urrutia Rivas
- Andrea Loizeau
- Unit of population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Deborah Amrein
- Andrew S. Azman
- Rémy P. Barbe
- Livia Boehm
- Aminata R. Bouchet
- Viola Bucolli
- Vladimir Davidovic
- Clément Graindorge
- Munire Hagose
- Shannon Mechoullam
- Klara M. Posfay-Barbe
- Deborah Rochat
- Charlotte Verolet
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002367
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 1
Abstract
Future time perspectives (FTP) and future-related concerns in adolescence remain underexplored. We aimed to identify factors associated with limited FTP and describe future-related concerns. Data were drawn from a population-based sample of adolescents aged 14–17 participating in the SEROCoV-KIDS cohort study, in Geneva, Switzerland (October 2022). Of 329 adolescents, 56/329 (17%) reported limited FTP; determinants included prior low mental well-being, limited social support, sexual minority identity, academic difficulties and excessive screen time. Adolescents’ main future-oriented concerns encompassed failure, education and climate change. These results underscore the need to address future perspectives/concerns among young people and implement interventions that strengthen adolescent resilience.
