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Amber Noelle Beane – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this non-experimental quantitative correlational study was to investigate the relationship between academic achievement and health in a national sample of college students using quantitative data analysis. Specifically, the researcher analyzed the relationship between three health-promoting behaviors (physical activity, strength…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Physical Health, Health Behavior
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Tubman, Jonathan G.; Meca, Alan; Schwartz, Seth J.; Velazquez, Maria Rosa; Egbert, Andrew W.; Soares, Mary H.; Regan, Timothy – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine if adolescents' scores on a 2-item underage alcohol use screener predict risky consequences of past-year alcohol use and other health risk behaviors in a nonclinical, school-based sample of adolescents. A predominantly minority sample of 756 middle and high school students completed in-school tablet-based…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, At Risk Persons, Screening Tests
Gwon, Seok Hyun; Cho, Youngjoo; Laestadius, Linna I.; Wang, Yang; Lee, Han-Joo – Metropolitan Universities, 2021
Objective: To assess the characteristics of campus populations who were opposed to a vape-free campus policy and examine factors associated with opposition to a vape-free campus policy among those who indicated support for a tobacco-free policy. Participants: Faculty, staff, and students (N=2210) in a Midwestern university participated. Methods:…
Descriptors: Smoking, Campuses, School Surveys, Individual Characteristics
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MacQuarrie, Colleen; Bryanton, Janet; Greaves, Lorraine; Herbert, Rosemary; Smith, Philip; Begley, Lorraine – Youth & Society, 2019
Our longitudinal, qualitative study with 29 pregnant adolescents who smoke used a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach to understand experiences and the function of tobacco through pregnancy to 6 months postpartum. The young women described complex lives of overlapping oppressions interspersed with expressions of resistance; these were…
Descriptors: Smoking, Mothers, Early Parenthood, Adolescents
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Patterson, Megan S.; Goodson, Patricia – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: Social network analysis (SNA) is a useful, emerging method for studying health. College students are especially prone to social influence when it comes to health. This review aimed to identify network variables related to college student health and determine how SNA was used in the literature. Participants: A systematic review of…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, College Students, Social Influences
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Gamarel, Kristi E.; Mitchell, Jason W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Purpose: Several studies have noted sexual minority disparities in tobacco smoking; however, few studies have examined the role of intimate partners in these different smoking behaviors among sexual minority men and women. Furthermore, few studies distinguish between intermittent and daily smokers. Thus, this study sought to examine whether…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Minority Groups, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Eroglu, Hüseyin; Yüksek, Selami – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Introduction: This study was conducted to analyze the effect of the smoking habit on the physical fitness of elderly male subjects. Material and Method: The study was conducted on 849 (age 68.7 ± 6.1 years, height 169.4 ± 6.4 cm, 76.4 ± 11.00 kg) elderly male volunteers who could independently perform their daily activities and did not suffer from…
Descriptors: Smoking, Physical Fitness, Older Adults, Males
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Demirci, Deniz; Dilbaz, Emre; Akar, Firuzan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the locomotor activity and anxiety changes in acute and chronic exposure to cigarette smoke in mice. In the chronic exposure group, mice were exposed to the smoke of 10 cigarettes for 5 days a week, over 5 consecutive weeks. In the acute group, the mice were exposed to the smoke of 10 cigarettes in one day.…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Anxiety, Animals, Smoking
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Fox, Rina S.; Mills, Sarah D.; Roesch, Scott C.; Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela; Gonzalez, Patricia; Bekteshi, Venera; Cai, Jianwen; Lounsbury, David W.; Talavera, Gregory A.; Penedo, Frank J.; Malcarne, Vanessa L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
This study evaluated the associations among perceived risk, perceived efficacy, and engagement in six cancer-related risk behaviors in a population-based Hispanic/Latino sample. Interviews were conducted with 5,313 Hispanic/Latino adults as part of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study.…
Descriptors: Cancer, Risk, Health Behavior, Hispanic Americans
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Stellefson, Michael; Wang, Min Qi; Balanay, Jo Anne G.; Wu, Rui – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background Little is known about risk factors associated with poor health among employees with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] living in Central Appalachia. Purpose: Determine variability in health distress based on risk factors, including race and income, among employees with COPD from Central Appalachian U.S. States. Methods:…
Descriptors: Risk, Adults, Chronic Illness, Employment
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Warner, David O.; Nolan, Margaret; Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, Annery; Schultz, Caleb; Warner, Matthew A.; Schroeder, Darrell R.; Cook, David A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate two online instructional design features, namely adaptation to learner prior knowledge and use of questions to enhance interactivity in online portrayals of physician-patient encounters, in the context of instructing surgical specialists to deliver perioperative tobacco interventions. An online learning…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Interaction
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Nicksic, Nicole E.; Snell, L. Morgan; Barnes, Andrew J. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
Background: E-cigarettes (EC) are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth. Additionally, youth EC users are progressing to smoking conventional cigarettes (CC). Although known to target youth, there are no current restrictions in the US on EC marketing, including advertising. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship…
Descriptors: Advertising, Health Behavior, Smoking, Marketing
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Ramesh, Somayeh; Besharat, Mohammad Ali; Nough, Hossein – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Biological and psychological factors contribute to coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and CAD severity and determine the mediating effects of anger rumination and worry on this relationship. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. Setting: Afshar…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Well Being, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
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Demir-Dagdas, Tuba; Child, Stephanie T. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Associations between religious involvement and substance use are well established. However, limited research examines the effects of religious affiliation, informal participation, and network support on substance use among two distinct age cohorts. Objectives: This study aims to examine whether religious affiliation, informal…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Participation, Social Networks, Substance Abuse
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Wilson, Shunderla; Whitworth, Brooke A. – Science Teacher, 2020
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2017). Students may experience or be affected by several incidences of heart attacks throughout their life. As such, students should be aware of the risk factors and learn the underlying reasons for a heart attack. Most students believe they are…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Smoking, Heart Disorders
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