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Risk and Resiliency Factors Associated with School Bullying and Cyberbullying among Adolescents in Mediterranean Countries
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Rotem Maor; Tesler Riki; Giladi Ariela; Ben-Meir Lilach; Jerassi Meital; Adilson Marques; Harel-Fisch Yossi – Journal of School Violence, 2024
School bullying and cyberbullying are serious public health problems that negatively affect the lives of school-aged children. We examined the correlation between risk behaviors and lack of resiliency factors with bullying and cyberbullying across seven Mediterranean countries. The sample consisted of 33,399 adolescents (51.1% girls) aged 11, 13,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Aggression, Correlation
After School: Volunteering in Community Emergency Services and Substance Use among Israeli Adolescents
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Gil, Fire; Sharon, Barak; Shlomi, Hail; Tirtzha, Carmi; Lilach, Ben-Meir; Ariela, Giladi; Yossi, Harel-Fisch; Riki, Tesler – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Volunteering can serve as a protective factor against substance abuse. Yet, it is unclear whether volunteering in specific community organizations, such as emergency services, promotes or protects against substance use. We aimed to (1) describe community volunteering characteristics among adolescents; (2) investigate differences in the prevalence…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Emergency Programs, Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries
Work Alienation, Patterns of Substance Use and Country of Origin among Male Hospitality Workers in Israel
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Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alexander; Belhassen, Yaniv – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This prospective study examined the relationship between work alienation, country of origin and substance use among male hospitality workers in Israel. Results show work alienation more prevalent among Former Soviet Union origin males and those workers who binge drink and use cannabis (i.e., marijuana and/or hashish). Given the paucity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Marijuana, Employee Assistance Programs, Males
Gender Differences among Israeli Adolescents in Residential Drug Treatment
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Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alex – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2007
Aims: The use of licit and illicit drugs is considered to be primarily a male problem. Numerous studies, however, question the extent of gender differences. This article reports on last 30 day drug use and related problem behaviour among male and female youth prior to residential treatment. Methods: Self-report data were collected from 95 male and…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Motor Vehicles, Public Health, Marijuana
Personal and Situational Factors in Drug Use as Perceived by Kibbutz Youth.
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Wolf, Yuval; And Others – Adolescence, 1995
Sixteen 17-year-old kibbutz members, including 7 hashish smokers and 9 nonsmokers, assessed the probability that a young person of similar background would use drugs. It was found that hashish smokers assigned meaningful importance to a combined influence of personal predisposition and group pressure, while the nonsmokers considered only group…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curiosity, Drug Abuse, Existentialism
The Second Evaluation of the Curricular Program "Hashish and Marijuana" in Israel High Schools.
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Weiss, Shoshana; Moore, Michael – Journal of Drug Education, 1987
Evaluated impact of revised preventive interdisciplinary curricular program "Hashish and Marijuana" on attitudes and intentions toward hashish use among Israeli high school students (N=153). Findings suggest program's potential for effecting desired attitude change within target populations. Program will be officially disseminated to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Drug Use, Foreign Countries