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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Health Risk Behavior"”.
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A Comparison of Health Risk Behavior of College Students in Upstate NY and National Norms
… conducts an annual survey of adolescent health risk behavior with the intention of establishing national norms for variables such as the extent of alcohol and other substance abuse behaviors habits, sexual health risk behaviors, nutrition habits, extent and nature of physical activity and …
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A diary study of self-esteem, social anxiety, interpersonal interactions and health risk behavior in college students
… self-esteem and social anxiety and engagement in health risk behaviors among college. A daily diary methodology was used to investigate whether trait self-esteem, social anxiety and interpersonal experiences predict health risk behaviors using Sociometer Theory (Leary & Downs, 1995) as a framework …
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The Role Of Religion In The Relationship Between Loneliness And Health Behaviors
… has demonstrated the relationship of religion to health risk and health promoting behaviors, it has not investigated the relationship between religious coping and health risk and health promoting behaviors. In addition, while the link between loneliness and certain health risk and health promoting …
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Differing Religious Motivations are associated with Adolescent Health Behavior through Self-regulation
… However, how religiousness benefits health is not as well known. It has been proposed that self-regulation is the linking mechanism and the current study sought to confirm this theory. Furthermore, religious motivation has been found to have differential effects on a variety of …
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Development of the adolescent exploratory and risk behavior rating scale.
Adolescence is a time when risk behaviors begin to increase through experimentation with health risk behaviors such as substance used and reckless driving and exploratory risk behaviors such as asking someone on a date and standing up to peers. It is likely that some risk-taking is necessary in the …
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Survey of health-risk behaviours among learners in selected secondary schools of Thembisile Hani Municipality, Mpumalanga
Background: The health risk behaviors of adolescent and youth, and factors associated with their physical and mental wellbeing are still a concern contributing a large amount of harm to both themselves and to others. Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of health risk …
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Locus of control and risk behavior among college students
… or external) and their degree of engaging in risk behavior. Participants were male (N=8) and female (N=24) undergraduate college students from Rowan University. Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was used to assess the subject's attributions (internal vs. external) for the …
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Television Viewing Habits, Body Mass Index, Dietary Behaviors and Physical Activity Among University Students
… relationship between TV-viewing, BMI, dietary behaviors and physical activity in a purposive sample of university students. Twenty-three items from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey were used. For data analysis, students were placed into dichotomous categories for TV-viewing …
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Culture of Obesity
… and Paulo Freire. Physical fitness and dietary risk behaviors in students were described using the instrument of the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey. Data was also gathered from official campus sources to describe the physical activity and nutritional environment to which …
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A Comparison of Health Risk Behaviors Among College Students Enrolled in a Required Personal Health Course vs. Enrolled in an Elective Personal Health Course
Information on the overall health risk behaviors of college students is limited and it is unknown if being enrolled in an elective or a required health course affects behavior change among the students. There are mixed reports on whether or not health education courses affect behavior change. …
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The Role of Distress Tolerance and Emotion Regulation in the Health Risk Behaviors of College Students with and without ADHD
… period associated with increased engagement in health risk behaviors, particularly in college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a disorder characterized by low distress tolerance and significant difficulty managing emotions. However, research has not examined how …
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Differences in Health Risk Behaviors between College Freshmen Living in Special Interest Housing and Traditional Housing
… that reside on American campuses partake in many risky health behaviors, but little is known on the effects of housing on these risk behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the health risk behaviors of college freshmen that lived in either traditional, non-themed housing or in wellness …
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Organized Sports Participation In Children With and Without Adhd: The Roles of Self-Perceived Peer Relations and Physical Abilities
… level of organized sports participation using a Health Risk Behavior Survey derived from the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Regression and path analysis was utilized to determine significant associations and investigate mediation. </p> <p>Results </p> <p> A higher percentage of males (68.7%) …
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Factors associated with substance use amongst secondary school learners in the Thulamela Municipality of the Limpopo Province
… by secondary school learners is considered as a health risk behavior worldwide. The use of substances continues to predispose the young generation to the risks of mental illness, depression, physical illness, and academic regression, traffic accidents, breaking of the law, school absenteeism and …
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Relationship between density, proximity, and diversity of food outlets and adult overweight/obesity in Nevada
… is a rising epidemic that is a major public health concern. Studies suggest that the food environment may be related to the prevalence of overweight and obesity.Objective: This is the first statewide study to examine the density, proximity and diversity of food outlets and adult …
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The long arm of childhood bereavement : parental death and pathways to adult health and educational inequalities.
… between childhood parental death and health and educational attainment, the pathways and mechanisms that explain these relationships are not well-understood. This dissertation investigates following questions: Does childhood parental death matter for young adult health and educational …
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Individual Resilience, Social Support, and Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults: Study on Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Samples
… academic achievements. Evidence of resilience on health risk behaviors has not been comprehensively established yet. The purposes of this dissertation were to extend the existing literature about the stability of resilience through time, to examine how the resilience scale concurrently and …