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Direct linkMike C. Parent; Nathaniel W. Woznicki; Jackie Yang – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Kratom use represents a growing risk for public health. The present study examined demographic and behavioral factors linked with kratom use. Participants: Participants were college students in the United States who participated in the 2019-2020 Healthy Minds Study. Methods: Participants completed survey-based assessment of kratom use…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, College Students, Student Characteristics, Mental Health
Nadia Al-Dajani; Ewa K. Czyz; Daniel Eisenberg; Kai Zheng; Cheryl A. King – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined whether meaningful subgroups of self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) would emerge within a pool of first-year college students already deemed at elevated risk. Participants: First-year undergraduates (N = 1,068) recruited in 2015-2018 Fall terms. Methods: Past-year nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) frequency, past-year number of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, At Risk Persons, Self Destructive Behavior, Suicide
Wendy DeYoung; Cassie N. Constine; Kaigang Li – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To compare physical activity (PA), sitting time, and substance use pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19 pandemic among US college students. Participants: 484 students from a large Western university (20.6 ± 1.4 years, 80.0% female) were recruited. Methods: Self-reported online surveys were completed in June-August 2020. T-tests and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Substance Abuse, College Students
Hanauer, Matthew; Walker, Madison R.; Machledt, Kendall; Ragatz, Melissa; Macy, Jonathan T. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objectives: Evaluate the association between perceived risk of harm and self-reported binge drinking, cigarette smoking, and marijuana smoking among college students. Participants: Participants were 599 students (ages 19-28) at a large Midwestern university recruited from October 2015 to December 2017. Methods: Hurdle regression was used to test…
Descriptors: Correlation, Risk, Health Behavior, Drinking
Barbero, Colleen; Vagi, Kevin J.; Clayton, Heather; Holland, Kristin; Hertz, Marci; Krause, Kathleen H.; Brittingham, Rochelle; Bunge, Stephanie; Saka, Susan M.; Marchessault, Nadine; Hynes, Nikardi; Green, Dan; Spell, Les; Monteiro, Karine; Murray, Kristen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Tignor, Lisha; Mercado, Melissa C. – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS: Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Substance Abuse, National Surveys
DePadilla, Lara; Miller, Gabrielle F.; Jones, Sherry Everett; Breiding, Matthew J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
History of concussion is associated with substance use. Data from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 14,765) were used in this study to examine associations between sports- or physical activity-related concussions and current cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among high school students, and whether other factors moderate those…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Athletics, Physical Activities, Head Injuries
Mehta, Clare M.; Burke, Pamela E.; Shrier, Lydia A. – Youth & Society, 2022
Although increasing numbers of youth are seeking help to reduce or abstain from marijuana use, little research has investigated the contextual facilitators and barriers to doing so among urban youth utilizing primary care. We qualitatively investigated contextual facilitators and barriers to marijuana reduction/abstinence in an ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Drug Abuse, Barriers, Urban Youth
Weng, Chung-Bang; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye; Chen, Huey-Shys – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Adolescents often practice unhealthy behaviors to lose weight or keep from gaining weight. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) of various health risk behaviors since 1991 using U.S. representative samples of high school students and is therefore best for us to identify risk/preventive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High School Students, Body Weight, Health Behavior
Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Burkhalter, Robin; Asbridge, Mark – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
The purpose of the study was to describe adherence to screen time (ST) and physical activity (PA) recommendations among Canadian youth. The present study was based on a representative sample of Canadian students from Grades 7 through 12 (N = 47,203). ST and PA as well as demographic (gender, ethnicity, grade, and province of residence) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Computer Use, Grade 7
Substance Use Profiles among Gang-Involved Youth: Social Ecology Implications for Service Approaches
Download full textBishop, Asia S.; Fleming, Christopher M.; Nurius, Paula S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Substance use is a frequently cited health risk behavior in the youth gang literature, yet little is known about how substance use patterns vary among gang-involved youth or the social ecological factors that contribute to potential variation. Developing relevant and effective service approaches will require an understanding of this variation and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Gangs, Incidence, Individual Characteristics
Miech, Richard A.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E.; Patrick, Megan E. – Institute for Social Research, 2020
Substance use is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality; it is in large part why, among 17 high-income nations, people in the U.S. have the highest probability of dying by age 50. Substance use is also an important contributor to many social ills including child and spousal abuse, violence more generally, theft, suicide, and more;…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, High School Students, Grade 8
Schulenberg, John E.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Miech, Richard A.; Patrick, Megan E. – Institute for Social Research, 2020
The present volume presents new 2019 findings from the U.S. national Monitoring the Future (MTF) follow-up study concerning substance use among the nation's college students and adults from ages 19 through 60. This report includes 2019 prevalence estimates on numerous illicit and licit substances, examines how substance use differs across this age…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
Schulenberg, John E.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Miech, Richard A.; Patrick, Megan E. – Institute for Social Research, 2019
This volume presents new 2018 findings from the U.S. national Monitoring the Future (MTF) follow-up study concerning substance use among the nation's college students and adults from ages 19 through 60. The authors report 2018 prevalence estimates on numerous illicit and licit substances, examine how substance use differs across this age span, and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
Brooks-Russell, Ashley; Farhat, Tilda; Haynie, Denise; Simons-Morton, Bruce – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2014
Of the handful of national studies tracking trends in adolescent substance use in the United States, only the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study collects data from 6th through 10th graders. The purpose of this study was to examine trends from 1998 to 2010 (four time points) in the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Gender Differences, Substance Abuse, Health Behavior
Miech, Richard A.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E.; Patrick, Megan E. – Institute for Social Research, 2019
Substance use is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality; it is in large part why, among 17 high-income nations, people in the U.S. have the highest probability of dying by age 50. Substance use is also an important contributor to many social ills including child and spousal abuse, violence more generally, theft, suicide, and more;…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, High School Students, Grade 8
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