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McNeely, Clea; Falci, Christina – Journal of School Health, 2004
Supportive and caring relations within families promote academic achievement and protect against involvement in health-risk behaviors by adolescents. Similarly, supportive and caring relationships within schools (henceforth, school connectedness) promote academic motivation among adolescents. Much less is known, however, about the influence of…
Descriptors: Motivation, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Student Participation
Ullman, Sarah E.; Brecklin, Leanne R. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
This study examined correlates of past-year chronic medical conditions and lifetime contact with health care professionals for mental health and substance abuse problems in women with differing histories of sexual victimization (N = 627) identified from the National Comorbidity Survey (e.g., assault in childhood, adulthood, or both life phases).…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
King, Gary; Flisher, Alan, J.; Noubary, Farzad.; Reece, Robert; Marais, Adele; Lombard, Carl – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The aim of this article is twofold: first, to examine the prevalence of being the victim of actual and attempted rape among a large representative sample of Cape Town high school students; and second, to identify the correlates of sexual assault for both boys and girls, including alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, behavioral problems,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 11, Sexuality
Katerndahl, David A.; Burge, Sandra; Kellogg, Nancy – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2005
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with the development of numerous adult mental disorders. Women with a history of CSA were surveyed concerning their abuse experience and prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders. The 63 women in the low morbidity cluster had a mean of 1.02 disorders. The 11 women in the moderate morbidity cluster had a mean…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Mental Disorders
Turner, Susan; Fain, Terry; MacDonald, John; Sehgal, Amber – RAND Corporation, 2007
California counties receiving funds from Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) programs are required to report six outcome measures to the California State Legislature on an annual basis to measure the success of the program. These outcome measures are (1) successful completion of probation, (2) arrests, (3) probation violations, (4)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Crime, Crime Prevention, Program Implementation
Goodman, Catherine Chase; Silverstein, Merril – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
This study compares the well-being of African American, Latina, and White grandmothers raising or helping to raise grandchildren in custodial and coparenting families. Grandmother caregivers (N = 1,051) were recruited through schools and media for 1-hr interviews. Latina grandmothers had higher life satisfaction than African American or White…
Descriptors: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Racial Differences, Well Being, African Americans
Hishinuma, Earl S.; Else, Iwalani R. N.; Chang, Janice Y.; Goebert, Deborah A.; Nishimura, Stephanie T.; Choi-Misailidis, Soo Jean; Andrade, Naleen N. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2006
School psychologists are generally not provided with the knowledge and skills to address both educational and psychosocial issues of Asian American and Pacific Islander students. The present study is the first of its kind in examining 36 independent (i.e., demographic, social, cultural, psychological) variables in association with four school…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Correlation, Outcomes of Education, Ethnicity
Ahmed, Nazeema; Flisher, Alan J.; Mathews, Catherine; Jansen, Shahieda; Mukoma, Wanjiru; Schaalma, Herman – Health Education Research, 2006
This paper provides a process evaluation of a 6-day teacher training programme which forms part of a sexuality education project. The training aimed at providing teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively teach a 16-lesson Grade 8 (14 year olds) life skills curriculum consisting of participatory exercises on sexual…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Disease Control, Substance Abuse, Violence
Edinburgh, Laurel; Saewyc, Elizabeth; Levitt, Carolyn – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
Extrafamilial sexual abuse experiences of young adolescents (ages 10-14), particularly young teen boys, are not well studied. This retrospective chart review study compared psychosocial correlates and victimization experiences between young adolescent girls (n = 226) and boys (n = 64) referred to a hospital child advocacy center. Several…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Attention Deficit Disorders
Kauffman, James M. – 1997
This book is designed as an introductory text on special education for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders. Part 1 addresses the problems in the definition of emotional and behavioral disorders, the prevalence of the disorders, the growth of the field of emotional and behavior disorders, and major current trends. Part 2…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
Working with Culture: Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Ethnic Minority Children and Adolescents.
Vargas, Luis A., Ed.; Koss-Chioino, Joan D., Ed. – 1992
This book presents essays concerning culturally responsive psychotherapeutic interventions for specific problems commonly experienced by ethnic-minority youth. Each essay offers case examples, along with a clinical how-to approach for dealing with problems such as cross-racial foster care, gang involvement, child abuse, and substance abuse. Essays…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans, Behavior Modification
French, Laurence; Picthall-French, Nancy – 1994
The National Institute on Mental Health attempted to address the issue of providing a reliable baseline on alcohol-related problems among adolescents with the Adolescent Assessment Referral System (AARS). Part of this tool is the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument (POSIT), a 139-item questionnaire printed in English and Spanish. This…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness
ASPIRA Association, Inc., Washington, DC. National Office. – 1992
This publication offers an overview of the health of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Topics covered include the following: (1) Hispanic representation in health fields; (2) access to health care; (3) maternal and child health; (4) substance abuse; (5) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Hispanics; (6) Hispanic elderly; (7) migrant…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Death
Sciacca, Kathleen – 1992
This paper describes the consumer program, "Helpful People in Touch," a self-help treatment program for people with the multiple disorders of mental illness, drug addiction, and/or alcoholism. First, the terms, "Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers and Addicted" (MICAA) and "Chemical Abusing Mentally Ill" (CAMI) are defined…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Garzino, Mary S.; And Others – 1992
This set of health education materials for grade 3 includes a teacher's manual, student workbook, activity posters, student booklets, suggestions for a special event, and a booklet of letters for parents. The materials cover recommended health education content, including personal health, hygiene, family life, substance abuse prevention, injury…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Charts, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides