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Acosta, Imee C.; Acosta, Alexander S. – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges among schools across the globe, including the Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs). Using a convergent mixed methods design, this study investigated the perceptions, views and experiences of the respondents to the unexpected occurrence of COVID-19. In this approach, quantitative and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pandemics, COVID-19, Resilience (Psychology)
Othman, Manal M.; Al-Wattary, Noor A.; Khudadad, Hanan; Dughmosh, Ragae; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Doi, Suhail A. R.; Daher-Nashif, Suhad – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: The global increase in type 2 diabetes (T2D) poses a significant public health challenge worldwide. Due to the chronic and complex nature of the disease, management does not depend on pharmacotherapy alone; rather, a comprehensive medical and self-management plan is required. Diabetes Self-Management Education programs should address…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Self Management, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
David H. Sommerfeld; Amy M. Brunner; Danielle Glorioso; Ellen E. Lee; Cynthia Ibarra; Elizabeth Zunshine; Rebecca E. Daly; Christine Zoumas; Dilip V. Jeste – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2022
Persons with serious mental illnesses experience high rates of medical comorbidity, especially diabetes. This study examined initial implementation feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a new 6-month Multicomponent Intervention for Diabetes risk reduction in Adults with Serious mental illnesses (MIDAS) among persons in residential…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Diabetes, Risk
Graupensperger, Scott; Wilson, Oliver; Bopp, Melissa; Blair Evans, M. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To investigate directionality of the association between alcohol use and physical activity in a college student sample, longitudinally across three time points. Participants: A total of 396 undergraduate students from a large university in the United States (62% females) participated in this study. Methods: Self-report data of alcohol…
Descriptors: Drinking, Health Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Undergraduate Students
Sienkiewicz, Laura; Thomas, Yazmine; Reynoso, Alyssa; Munson, Erik – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of four sexually-transmitted infection (STI) agents among university students. Participants: A total of 1744 Milwaukee, Wisconsin metropolitan area student encounters at two university health clinics. Methods: Following consent, participants completed an eight-item demographic and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Clinical Diagnosis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, College Students
Corcoran, Jessica L.; Childs, Gwendolyn D.; Davies, Susan L.; Knight, Candace C.; Lanzi, Robin G.; Li, Peng; Ladores, Sigrid L. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the sexual beliefs of African American adolescent females and yield greater evidence for reframing the methods used to communicate sexual health education information to educators. Design and methods: This is a secondary data analysis of a qualitative descriptive study. One-on-one interviews…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Early Adolescents, Sexuality
Sacca, Lea; Doumat, George; Rihan, Alaa; Maroun, Jonathan; Ejezie, Chinenye – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Despite the availability of health resources such as immunizations on campus, HPV vaccination rates in college students remain low with existing gender disparities in HPV vaccine uptake. Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to identify common limitations to HPV vaccination interventions among college students, utilized…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Immunization Programs, College Students, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sperling, Jenny – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Adopting an ethnographic lens, readers are provided a look inside a California high school sexuality education classroom. On this chosen day, two invited guest speakers from an outside company are teaching students about pregnancy prevention, healthy relationships, and risks associated with having sex. Analysis of the guest speakers' pedagogical…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Student Attitudes, Ethnography
Parti, Katalin; Sanders, Cheryl E.; Englander, Elizabeth K. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, images, or videos through electronic means. Research has examined sexting in high school and college students. This study seeks to add to the existing literature by exploring the nature of pressured or problematic sexting in middle school-aged subjects. Methods:…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Photography, Sexual Harassment
Nelsen, Sarah K.; Kayaalp, Alper; Page, Kyle J. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
The study examined the relationship between perfectionism (categorized by adaptive, maladaptive, and non-perfectionist clusters), substance use (i.e., drinking and smoking), and mental health in a large sample of college student (N = 841; M = 19.6 years of age) in a time-lagged design. Students were classified using a two-step cluster analysis…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Undergraduate Students, Drinking, Comparative Analysis
Turan, Numan; Tekin, Isil – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
The present research emphasizes the role of learning in response changes to infection threats and suggests a new instrument. This preliminary study aims to develop a brief tool (SITS: Sensitivity to Infection Threats Scale) that measures individuals' health sensitivity to infection threats. The present research utilized the Brief Symptom…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Responses, Disease Control, Health Behavior
Mélard, Nora; Grard, Adeline; Delvenne, Jean-Charles; Mercken, Liesbeth; Perelman, Julian; Kunst, Anton E.; Lorant, Vincent – Prevention Science, 2023
Social network research has evidenced the role of peer effects in the adoption of behaviours. Little is known, however, about whether policies affect how behaviours are shared in a network. To contribute to this literature, we apply the concept of diffusion centrality to school tobacco policies and adolescent smoking. Diffusion centrality is a…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Smoking, Peer Influence, Health Behavior
Makayla Heisler; Jennifer Gillis Mattson; Rachel N. S. Cavalari – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
There is a rich literature on effective instructional practices for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). When some schools resumed in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, mask wearing was required by teachers, therapists, and students. Given limited literature on the importance of attending to the mouth during interactions for…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Disease Control, Health Behavior, COVID-19
Zubeyde Burcin Usta; Hatice Mertoglu – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2023
In this research, it is aimed to investigate the relationship between nutritional literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors of prospective teachers according to various variables. Correlational survey model of the quantitative research methods is used in this survey. A moderate positive relationship was found between prospective teachers'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Nutrition, Knowledge Level, Life Style
Taofeek Kolawole Aliyu; Joshua Oyeniyi Aransiola – SAGE Open, 2023
Parent-adolescent communication about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues is associated with healthy sexual outcomes in adolescents. The increasing evasion of this discourse at the home front in sub-Saharan Africa is receiving greater academic and public health attention. In many Nigerian households, adolescents lack access to informative…
Descriptors: Parents, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Sex Education