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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
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Aja Louise Murray; Diana Taut; Adriana Baban; Chad Lance Hemady; Susan Walker; Joseph Osafo; Siham Sikander; Mark Tomlinson; Stefani Du Toit; Marguerite Marlow; Catherine L. Ward; Asvini Fernando; Bernadette Madrid; Vo Van Thang; Hoang Dinh Tuyen; Michael Dunne; Claire Hughes; Pasco Fearon; Sara Valdebenito; Manuel Eisner – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2022
Objective: ADHD symptoms can adversely impact functioning in a range of domains relevant for maternal well-being and fetal development; however, there has been almost no research examining their impact during pregnancy. We aimed to address this gap. Method: We used data (n = 1,204) from a longitudinal birth cohort study spanning eight countries to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Influences
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Bowman, Ashley; Knack, Jennifer M.; Barry, Adam E.; Merianos, Ashley L.; Wilson, Kelly L.; McKyer, E. Lisako J.; Smith, Matthew Lee – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
This study assessed the prevalence of verbally being put down by others and intrapersonal and normative factors associated with being put down by others among middle and high school students. Students (N = 1,027) completed the Adolescent Health Risk Behavior Survey. Over 16% of participants reported being put down at school. Students who…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Bullying, Verbal Communication
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Antwi, Godfred O.; Lohrmann, David K.; Jayawardene, Wasantha – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2021
Although few studies have established significant associations between cancer risk perception and smoking status, the evidence remains inconclusive. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the association between risk perception for developing cancer and smoking status, controlling for sociodemographic factors. Data from the National Cancer…
Descriptors: Correlation, Risk, Cancer, Smoking
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Buu, Anne; Hu, Yi-Han; Wong, Su-Wei; Lin, Hsien-Chang – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Existing literature on young adults' e-cigarette and polysubstance use focused on college students. This study examined the differences between college and noncollege groups on prevalence and patterns of e-cigarette and other substance use using data from a national survey. Participants: Adults aged 18-24 from the 2013-2014 Population…
Descriptors: College Students, College Environment, Young Adults, Smoking
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Jones, Adrian M.; Adams, Richard E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2020
We use social learning, self-control, and social disorganization theories to develop hypotheses related to tobacco and alcohol use among a racially diverse sample of Chicago adolescents. Data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods were used to test models that examine relationships between neighborhood-level and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Smoking, Drinking, Correlation
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Cummiskey, Kevin; Adams, Bryan; Pleuss, James; Turner, Dusty; Clark, Nicholas; Watts, Krista – Journal of Statistics Education, 2020
Over the last two decades, statistics educators have made important changes to introductory courses. Current guidelines emphasize developing statistical thinking in students and exposing them to the entire investigative process in the context of interesting research questions and real data. As a result, many concepts (confounding, multivariable…
Descriptors: Statistics, Teaching Methods, Inferences, Guidelines
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Chu, Kar-Hai; Shensa, Ariel; Colditz, Jason B.; Sidani, Jaime E.; Hoffman, Beth L.; Sinclair, David; Krauland, Mary G.; Primack, Brian A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) offers potential to facilitate cigarette smoking cessation, yet potentially increases risk of cigarette smoking initiation. This relationship has been primarily modeled in mathematical ways that often do not represent real-world complexities, which could inform decisions regarding local…
Descriptors: Smoking, Electronic Equipment, Risk, Health Behavior
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Kupzyk, Kevin A.; Beal, Sarah J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
In order to investigate causality in situations where random assignment is not possible, propensity scores can be used in regression adjustment, stratification, inverse-probability treatment weighting, or matching. The basic concepts behind propensity scores have been extensively described. When data are longitudinal or missing, the estimation and…
Descriptors: Probability, Longitudinal Studies, Data, Computation
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Sarma, Elizabeth A.; Moyer, Anne; Messina, Catherine R.; Laroche, Helena H.; Snetselaar, Linda; Van Horn, Linda; Lane, Dorothy S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: The gateway behavior hypothesis posits that change in a health behavior targeted for modification may promote positive changes in other untargeted health behaviors; however, previous studies have shown inconsistent results. Aims: To examine the patterns and predictors of change in untargeted health behaviors in a large health behavior…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Behavior Change, Physical Activity Level
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Berg, Carla J.; Dekanosidze, Ana; Torosyan, Arevik; Grigoryan, Lilit; Sargsyan, Zhanna; Hayrumyan, Varduhi; Topuridze, Marina; Sturua, Lela; Harutyunyan, Arusyak; Kvachantiradze, Lela; Maglakelidze, Nino; Gamkrelidze, Amiran; Abovyan, Romela; Bazarchyan, Alexander; Kegler, Michelle C. – Health Education Research, 2019
Local coalitions can advance public health initiative but have not been widely used or well-studied in low- and middle-income countries. This paper provides (i) an overview of an ongoing matched-pairs community-randomized controlled trial in 28 communities in Armenia and Georgia (N = 14/country) testing local coalitions to promote smoke-free…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Public Health, Developing Nations
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Cavallo, Dana A.; Kong, Grace; Ells, Daniel M.; Camenga, Deepa R.; Morean, Meghan E.; Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra – Health Education Research, 2019
Rates of e-cigarette use are high among youth, and there is little known about the long-term health effects of e-cigarettes. Since peer influence is a powerful determinant of tobacco use, we aimed to identify message themes about e-cigarettes that youth would use to encourage or discourage peers from using e-cigarettes. We conducted 10 focus…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Youth, Peer Influence
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Moosbrugger, Michelle; Losee, Timothy M.; González-Toro, Christie M.; Drewson, Staci R.; Stapleton, Peter J.; Ladda, Shawn; Cucina, Irene – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Vaping among American secondary students is increasing. School-based health education is well positioned to deliver messaging about the dangers of vaping and to develop refusal skills. CATCH My Breath (CMB) is an evidence-based vaping prevention curriculum that provides resources to create and sustain healthy behaviors. Given inherent…
Descriptors: Health Education, Program Implementation, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Lortie, Catherine L.; Deschamps, Isabelle; Guitton, Matthieu J.; Tremblay, Pascale – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The factors that influence the evaluation of voice in adulthood, as well as the consequences of such evaluation on social interactions, are not well understood. Here, we examined the effect of listeners' age and the effect of talker age, sex, and smoking status on the auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice, voice-related psychosocial…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Interpersonal Relationship, Listening
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Dykas, Matthew J.; Goplen, Joanna; Ewart, Craig K.; Gump, Brooks B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This study examined how early adolescents' risk taking propensity and urban stress were linked to their affiliation with risky peers. Participants (n = 297; [X-bar] age = 10.48 years [SD = 0.93 years]; 54% male; 58% Black/African American) completed a brief laboratory-based behavioral risk taking task. They also completed self-report measures of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Risk, Behavior, Urban Areas
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