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The Role of Anxiety on the Experience of Peer Victimization and Eating Disorder Risk
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Cook-Cottone, Catherine; Serwacki, Michelle; Guyker, Wendy; Sodano, Sandro; Nickerson, Amanda; Keddie-Olka, Emily; Anderson, Laura – School Mental Health, 2016
This study examined the mediating effect of anxiety and its subtypes on the relation between peer victimization and eating disorder risk and how this mechanism may be contingent on gender. Data were analyzed from 1391 male and female children between the ages of 10 and 14. Measures used include: the Eating Disorder Inventory-3, the School Climate…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders
African American Young Adult Smoking Initiation: Identifying Intervention Points and Prevention Opportunities
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Cheney, Marshall K.; Mansker, Jacqueline – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: African Americans have one of the lowest smoking rates as teens yet have one of the highest smoking rates as adults. Approximately 40% of African Americans who have ever smoked started smoking between the ages of 18 and 21. Purpose: This study aimed to identify why African American young adults began smoking in young adulthood and what…
Descriptors: African Americans, Smoking, Intervention, Prevention
Correlates of Psychological Distress and Major Depressive Disorder among African American Men
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Lincoln, Karen D.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Watkins, Daphne C.; Chatters, Linda M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
This study examines the demographic correlates of depressive symptoms, serious psychological distress (SPD), and major depressive disorder (MDD; 12-month and lifetime prevalence) among a national sample of African American men. Analysis of the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) data set provides first-time substantiation of important…
Descriptors: African Americans, Health Promotion, Social Environment, Emotional Disturbances
Mediating Effects of Coping, Personal Belief, and Social Support on the Relationship among Stress, Depression, and Smoking Behaviour in University Students
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Sun, Jing; Buys, Nicholas; Stewart, Donald; Shum, David – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether university students' smoking behaviour is associated with higher levels of stress and depression directly, or indirectly, via the mediation of coping, personal beliefs and social support. Design/methodology/approach: The study design involves a cross-sectional survey. Structural equation…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Recreational Activities, Health Promotion
Factors Associated with the Psychological Well-Being and Distress of University Students
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Burris, Jessica L.; Brechting, Emily H.; Salsman, John; Carlson, Charles R. – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: Because of the serious nature of psychiatric illness and related problems, the authors attempted to identify demographic, individual, and behavioral factors linked to university students' psychological health. Participants: They surveyed 353 (60.9% female) predominately Caucasian (88.7%) university students attending a large public…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, At Risk Persons, Personality Traits, Adolescents
Does Socio-Economic Status and Health Consciousness Influence How Women Respond to Health Related Messages in Media?
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Iversen, Anette Christine; Kraft, Pal – Health Education Research, 2006
During the past few decades, people have been increasingly exposed to health-related messages in the mass media, conveying recommendations for healthy lifestyles. The present study investigates whether these messages represent a stressor, and whether coping responses increase levels of motivation or levels of negative affect. A sample of 403 women…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Females, Mass Media Role, Motivation