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Levin, Kate; Inchley, Jo; Currie, Dorothy; Currie, Candace – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the health promoting school (HPS) on adolescent well-being. Design/methodology/approach: Data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO-collaborative Study in Scotland were analysed using multilevel linear regression analyses for outcome measures: happiness, confidence,…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Well Being, Adolescents, Regression (Statistics)
Knowlden, Adam P.; Hill, Lawrence F.; Alles-White, Monica L.; Cottrell, Randall R. – NHSA Dialog, 2012
Tooth decay remains the most common chronic disease of childhood. The CincySmiles Foundation (CSF) developed an instrument to evaluate Head Start parents' knowledge of oral health care practices and to identify barriers Head Start parents face when seeking dental treatment for their children. Data from Head Start parents (n = 675) across 3…
Descriptors: Health Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Health, Dental Health
de Looze, Margaretha; Harakeh, Zeena; van Dorsselaer, Saskia A. F. M.; Raaijmakers, Quinten A. W.; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; ter Bogt, Tom F. M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Previous studies from a wide variety of European countries have demonstrated that low educated adolescents engage more frequently in health risk behaviors compared to high educated adolescents. The present study investigates the mediating roles of parental knowledge and time spent with peers in this relationship. Data were retrieved from a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Adolescents, Drinking, Foreign Countries
Lewis, Todd F.; Myers, Jane E. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2012
The authors examined holistic wellness factors and drinking and driving behaviors among undergraduate students. Two factors of the Indivisible Self Wellness Model, the Coping Self and the Physical Self, decreased the odds of engaging in drinking and driving behavior. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Undergraduate Students, Wellness, Alcohol Abuse
Bryant, Judith B.; Darkes, Jack; Rahal, Collin – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: This study investigates college students' behaviors in response to the calories ingested by drinking alcohol. Participants and Methods: A sample of 274 nonclinical undergraduate alcohol drinkers completed an online survey asking about behaviors that students employed to make up for calories in alcohol or to get drunk more effectively.…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Drinking, Undergraduate Students, Health Behavior
Davis, Kelly Cue; Norris, Jeanette; Hessler, Danielle M.; Zawacki, Tina; Morrison, Diane M.; George, William H. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objective: Alcohol has been linked to a variety of risky sexual practices, including inconsistent condom use. Due to the high rates of alcohol consumption among underage college women, greater understanding of the role of alcohol in young women's sexual decision making is warranted. Participants and Methods: Female underage (18- to 20-year-old)…
Descriptors: Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drinking, At Risk Persons
Ward, Bernadette; Snow, Pamela – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
The majority of parents report that they believe they have an important role in shaping adolescents' values and behaviours in relation to drinking, but they also report that they need more support in this area. Education, welfare, health, youth and other professionals have an important role in providing services to young people and/or their…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Drinking, Adolescents, Parenting Styles
Wong, Carolyn F.; Kipke, Michele D.; Weiss, George; McDavitt, Bryce – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
Limited research has captured the wide varieties of distinct, but interrelated, life stressors that young men who have sex with men (YMSM) experience as emerging adults. We examined the way recent experiences of a diverse set of stressors predict illicit drug use, alcohol misuse, and inconsistent condom use (i.e., unprotected anal intercourse)…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Use, Adolescents, Males
De Leo, Diego; Milner, Allison – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010
The WHO/Start Study is introduced and described in its four main components. The study originated as a response to growing concerns about trends of suicide, the prevalence of which in the Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization is the highest among the six regions of the WHO. So far, nineteen centers have joined the study. This…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Sanders, Tim – School Business Affairs, 2010
Done right, green is not only the right thing to do, it's a good business move. During the past year, the author has talked with quite a few school business officials. Some are on board with "going green," whereas others are still leery. Some aren't quite sure what "green schools" are. Some say that it doesn't matter to the community how green the…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Sustainability, Recycling, Cost Effectiveness
Carpenter, Laura C.; Tompkins, Sara Anne; Schmiege, Sarah J.; Nilsson, Renea; Bryan, Angela – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2010
Affective responses to physical activity are assumed to play a role in exercise initiation and maintenance. The Physical Activity Affect Scale measures four dimensions of an individual's affective response to exercise. Group differences in the interpretation of scale items can impact the interpretability of mean differences, underscoring the need…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Affective Behavior, Measures (Individuals), Physical Activity Level
Villagran, Melinda; Weathers, Melinda; Keefe, Brian; Sparks, Lisa – Communication Education, 2010
Climate change is a threat to wildlife and the environment, but it also one of the most pervasive threats to human health. The goal of this study was to examine the relationships among dimensions of health literacy, patient education about global warming and climate change (GWCC), and health behaviors. Results reveal that patients who have higher…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Health Behavior, Climate, Health
Lohrmann, David K. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: A complementary ecological model of the coordinated school health program (CSHP) reflecting 20 years of evolved changes is proposed. Ecology refers to the complex interrelationship between intrapersonal factors, interpersonal processes and primary groups, institutional factors, community factors, and public policy. Methods: Public…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Community Involvement, Public Health, Health Behavior
Meister, Mark; Hest, Theresa; Burnett, Ann – Qualitative Report, 2010
Despite knowing about the dangers of hearing loss, farmers typically choose not to protect their hearing. Examining the myth of farm life, this study aims to discern whether rhetorical myths influence farmers' decisions to wear hearing protection. Researchers conducted 40 interviews with farmers regarding farm life and hearing loss. Results…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Agricultural Occupations, Interviews, Safety
Zhang, Ying; Fishbach, Ayelet – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2010
This research tested for counteractive optimism: a self-control strategy of generating optimistic predictions of future goal attainment in order to overcome anticipated obstacles in goal pursuit. In support of the counteractive optimism model, participants in 5 studies predicted better performance, more time invested in goal activities, and lower…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Attitudes, Self Control, Prediction