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Niloo Bavarian; Kendra Lewis; Stephanie Holloway; David DuBois; Brian Flay; Carl F. Siebert – Grantee Submission, 2021
Background: Given its ability to exacerbate health inequities through its disproportionate impact on low-income communities, the need exists to better understand factors that influence substance use among adolescents. Moreover, given its multi-etiological nature, preventing adolescent substance use requires addressing intrapersonal, interpersonal,…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Melissa R. Dvorsky; Rosanna Breaux; Caroline N. Cusick; Joseph W. Fredrick; Catherin Green; Amanda Steinberg; Joshua M. Langberg; Emma Sciberras; Stephen P. Becker – Grantee Submission, 2021
Understanding factors that foster resilience and buffer against the negative psychological impact of COVID-19 is critical to inform efforts to promote adjustment, reduce risk, and improve care, particularly for adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders. This prospective longitudinal study addresses this gap by investigating the impact of the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Adjustment (to Environment), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Smith, Douglas C.; Egizio, Lori L.; Bennett, Kyle; Windsor, Liliane C.; Clary, Kelly – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Changes to the Council on Social Work Education's Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards encourage students to develop competencies in empirically supported treatment models. Although there is discretion in how educators build such competencies, studies on training suggest combining didactic and interactive classroom techniques with…
Descriptors: Social Work, Competence, Substance Abuse, Intervention
Jones, Melissa S.; Pierce, Hayley; Chapple, Constance L. – Youth & Society, 2022
Though considerable research links both a lack of self-control and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to a variety of negative health and behavioral outcomes, few studies to date have explored whether ACEs are associated with deficits in self-control. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCW; n = 3,444) and a life…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Trauma, Self Control, Longitudinal Studies
Rachel Sims Cook – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study examined why students with disabilities have a strong presence in the juvenile justice system and measures to prevent or reduce the school-to-prison pipeline. The study utilized a Teacher Questionnaire on Delinquency to compare middle and high school teachers perceptions' of risk factors of delinquency for students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, At Risk Students
Keiser, Gregory H.; Kwon, Paul; Hobaica, Steven – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2019
Minority stress research has demonstrated negative health outcomes in sexual minority populations. However, the influence of sex education on these outcomes remains unclear. In the current study, the Perceived Inclusivity of Sex Education Scale (PISES) was developed and administered to sexual minorities (N = 263) to assess the associations between…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Inclusion, Likert Scales, Minority Groups
Peairs, Kristen F.; Sheppard, Christopher S.; Putallaz, Martha; Costanzo, Philip R. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
The present study expanded our current understanding of leadership among academically gifted seventh-grade students by examining peer-identified leaders of naturally occurring social groups in a mixed ability setting. Three consecutive cohorts of seventh-grade students (N = 474; 57% female; 43% European American) attending a public magnet…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Leadership, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
Moss, Jennifer L.; Liu, Benmei; Zhu, Li – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Preventive behaviors established during adolescence can reduce cancer throughout the life span. Understanding the combinations of multiple behaviors, and how these behaviors vary across states, is important for identifying where additional interventions are needed. Using data on 2011-2015 vaccination, energy balance, and substance use from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Smoking, Cancer, Prevention
McDonagh, Debbie; Connolly, Nuala; Devaney, Carmel – Child Care in Practice, 2019
The impact of substance-use disorders on families is well documented in the literature, with families experiencing physical, emotional and psychological stress. Also documented is the perceived stigma experienced by those living alongside family members with substance-use disorders. This paper focuses on the help-seeking behaviour of those…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Family Environment, Help Seeking, Foreign Countries
dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
In the spring of 2017, the AISD Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) administered the Substance Use and Safety Survey (SSUSS) to track middle and high school students' self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to substance use and perceptions of school safety. Results from this survey are used to inform and assist with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Middle School Students, High School Students, School Safety
Ma, Mindy; Malcolm, Lydia R.; Díaz-Albertini, Kristine; Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Simpson, Brett; Cortes, Lissette; Kibler, Jeffrey L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Research on cultural factors and substance use among Hispanic adolescents has focused primarily on acculturation, while specific core Hispanic values and attributes have received minimal attention. The objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between traditional Hispanic cultural assets and substance use among adolescents. A…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Cultural Influences
Miller, Stephen; Pike, James; Chapman, Jared; Xie, Bin; Hilton, Brian N.; Ames, Susan L.; Stacy, Alan W. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2017
This study examines the point-of-sale marketing practices used to promote electronic cigarettes at stores near schools that serve at-risk youths. One hundred stores selling tobacco products within a half-mile of alternative high schools in Southern California were assessed for this study. Seventy percent of stores in the sample sold electronic…
Descriptors: Smoking, At Risk Students, Nontraditional Education, Health Behavior
Reilly, Angela; Stevens, Edward B.; Jason, Leonard A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2017
The current study examined the relationships between a personality metatrait (Stability consisting of conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism), self-esteem, and stress in an adult population of individuals with substance use disorders living in recovery homes. Adults (N = 229) residing in 42 residential recovery settings were interviewed…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Self Esteem, Stress Variables, Substance Abuse
Baams, Laura; Russell, Stephen T. – Youth & Society, 2021
Utilizing a school-based sample of 895,218 students aged 10-18 years old, we examine differences in students' school functioning, substance use, and mental health in schools with and without Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs). In addition, we examine whether GSA presence is associated with these outcomes for students of color and LGBTQ students.…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, LGBTQ People, Minority Group Students, Hispanic American Students
Deputy, Nicholas P.; Bryan, Leah; Lowry, Richard; Brener, Nancy; Underwood, J. Michael – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Approximately 8.8% of US high school students attended private schools in 2015. Few studies have characterized health risk behaviors among these students or compared prevalence of behaviors between students in private and public schools using a contemporary, nationally representative sample. Methods: Pooled 2007-2017 national Youth…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, High School Students, Health Behavior