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Sussman, Steve; Unger, Jennifer B.; Begay, Cynthia; Moerner, Lou; Soto, Claradina – Journal of Drug Education, 2021
The present study investigated the prevalence and co-occurrence of addictions to tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, food/eating, the internet, texting, video games, shopping, love, sex, exercise, work, and gambling among American Indian (AI) youth in California. As with previous work in other cultural groups, the most prevalent addictions were love,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Incidence
Gebhart, Tracy; Steber, Kate; Franchett, Audrey; Epstein, Dale; Madill, Rebecca – Child Trends, 2020
There is evidence that early care and education (ECE) teachers and caregivers share common challenges, it is not clear whether their challenges differ by geographic location. That is, are there any regional characteristics that may affect the ECE workforce differentially? To better understand the pressures facing the ECE workforce and whether…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Well Being
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Kugler, Kari C.; Vasilenko, Sara A.; Butera, Nicole M.; Coffman, Donna L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
Although early sexual initiation has been linked to negative outcomes, it is unknown whether these effects are causal. In this study, we use propensity score methods to estimate the causal effect of early sexual initiation on young adult sexual risk behaviors and health outcomes using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Young Adults, Adolescents, Probability