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Umeda, Maki; Shimoda, Haruki; Miyamoto, Karin; Ishikawa, Hanako; Tachimori, Hisateru; Takeshima, Tadashi; Kawakami, Norito – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Objectives: The present study aims to examine sociodemographic correlates and comorbid mental disorders among adult with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) using the national representative data of Japan. Methods: Analysis was conducted on the cross-sectional data derived from the World Mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Kilic, Yakup; Coskuner, Zeki – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2019
The aim of this study is to reveal the attitudes of students, who study in sports high schools in Turkey, toward addictive substances. The study group consisted of 326 randomly selected students from Elazig, Erzincan and Malatya Sports High Schools. In order to obtain the data from the research group, the Attitude toward Addictive Substances…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Athletics
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Gommans, Rob; Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M.; Bogt, Tom F. M. ter; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2016
The goal of this study was to examine behavioral norm effects in 2 peer contexts (classroom, school) on adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis) and aggressive behaviors (bullying, physical fighting). Participants were 5,642 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14.29 years, SD = 1.26; 49% boys). There were 3 hypotheses. First, behavioral…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Aggression, Bullying, Classroom Environment
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Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014
Background: Early substance use co-occurs with youths' self-organization into deviant peer groups in which substance use is central to social interaction. We hypothesized that the social dynamics of deviant peer groups amplify the risk of progressing from early use to later dependence, and that this influence occurs over and above escalations…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Smoking, Drinking, Marijuana
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Olason, Daniel Thor; Kristjansdottir, Elsa; Einarsdottir, Hafdis; Haraldsson, Haukur; Bjarnason, Geir; Derevensky, Jeffrey L. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
This study reports findings on Internet gambling and problem gambling among Icelandic youth. Participants were 1.537 13-18 year-old students, 786 boys and 747 girls. Results revealed that 56.6% had gambled at least once in the past 12 months and 24.3% on the Internet. Gender and developmental differences were found for Internet gambling, as boys…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Internet, Foreign Countries, Addictive Behavior
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Hakansson, Anders; Bradvik, Louise; Schlyter, Frans; Berglund, Mats – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2011
The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with repeated suicide attempts among criminal justice clients examined for substance abuse using the Addiction Severity Index. Among suicide attempters (n = 1,404), repeaters (two or more attempts, n = 770) were compared to nonrepeaters. In logistic regression, repetition was associated with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Violence, Criminals, Suicide
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) which took place on April 22-25, 2021 in New York, USA-www.ihses.net. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Foreign Students
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Teuscher, Ursina; Mitchell, Suzanne H. – Psychological Record, 2011
In this article, we examine the relation between delay discounting and future time perspective by reviewing how these concepts have been measured and quantified in order to assess their conceptual similarities. The extent to which the different measures are empirically related is reviewed by describing studies that have assessed both constructs…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Delay of Gratification, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Studies
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Jang, Keum Seong; Hwang, Seon Young; Choi, Ja Yun – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: The aims of this study were to identify the independent factors associated with intermittent addiction and addiction to the Internet and to examine the psychiatric symptoms in Korean adolescents when the demographic and Internet-related factors were controlled. Methods: Male and female students (N = 912) in the 7th-12th grades were…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, High School Students, Substance Abuse, Intervention