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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Minority youth"”.
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Sexual Minority Youth In The Research Literature: The Invisible Students
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Psychological adjustment of sexual minority youth from rural and non-rural areas
… occurring in one’s environment. Sexual minority adolescents have high rates of depression, suicidality and victimization, and lower levels of self-esteem and social support. Methodological issues, including recruitment and inclusion of only those who are “out”, have potentially inflated …
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The Effectiveness of Juvenile Boot Camps and Their Impact on Minority Youth
… of juvenile boot camps and their impact on minority youth by examining literature and by extensive research using mixed methods of two separate programs in Wisconsin. In-depth interviews were conducted, and surveys were administered to staff and boot camp participants. Based on the analysis …
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School-Based Gay-Straight Alliances as a Protective Factor for Sexual Minority Youth
Sexual minority youth have been found to be at-risk for engaging in negative health behaviors and for experiencing at-school victimization (Bontempo & D’Augelli, 2002). Specific benefits of attending a high school with a gay-straight alliance (GSA) have recently been published (e.g., fewer suicide …
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School-Based Gay-Straight Alliances as a Protective Factor for Sexual Minority Youth
Sexual minority youth have been found to be at-risk for engaging in negative health behaviors and for experiencing at-school victimization (Bontempo & D’Augelli, 2002). Specific benefits of attending a high school with a gay-straight alliance (GSA) have recently been published (e.g., fewer suicide …
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Early Introduction of Computer Science Education in Minority Youth: A New Representation of Tomorrow's Engineers?
… large underrepresentation of females and racial minority (Hispanic and African American) populations in today’s education intuitions and workforce. Public health workers and companies have reviewed the consequences of this underrepresentation. Although a promise to incorporate more STEM education …
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Social and community support among nonmetropolitan gender and sexual minority youth: a mixed methods study
Gender and sexual minority (GSM) youth are growing up in a society that stigmatizes and marginalizes their identities, placing them at increased risk of victimization, physical and mental health problems, and educational disparities compared to heterosexual and cisgender youth. Rural GSM youth are …
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Evaluation of a computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) program for depressive symptoms in sexual minority youth.
… to address the problem of depression in sexual minority youth. I started by determining whether sexual minority youth have unique mental health and help-seeking needs. Subsequently the primary aim of my doctoral project was to design and evaluate the acceptability of a self-help program, …
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Parental Educational Involvement in High School: Practice, Policy, and Implications for Low-Income and Minority Youth
… particularly for low-income and racial/ethnic minority youth. While much previous work has explored parental educational involvement for younger children, few consistent findings have emerged regarding parental educational involvement strategies with adolescents. Further, extant literature has …
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Predicting Cardiovascular Fitness in Ethnic Minority Youth: A Comparison of Demographic, Body Composition, and Physical Activity Variables
… physical activity, and poor physical fitness of youth in the United States are increasingly poor and in need of intervention to prevent later concerns like hypertension. The overall goal of this dissertation was to examine which factors weigh heaviest in predicting cardiovascular fitness in …
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The Relationship between State-Level Policy and Mental Health among Sexual Minority Youth in the United States
… hospital discharge amongst acutely mentally ill youth covered by public health insurance (Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program; CHIP). Data were from the 2019 State-Level Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), completed by a representative sample (N = 153,215) of U.S. students in …
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Health-Related Behaviors In Low-Income, Minority Youth: The Role Of Motivation, Basic Needs, Mental Health, And Environmental Barriers
… and external factors that may boost or impede youths' motivation and engagement in health-related behaviors. Specifically, we expected that higher levels of psychological symptoms and environmental barriers will be significantly, negatively associated with motivation for and engagement in …
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Do Objective Measures reduce the Disproportionate Rates of Minority Youth Placed in Detention: Validation of a Risk Assessment Instrument?
The overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system, often referred to as disproportionate minority contact (DMC) can be found at many stages of the juvenile justice continuum. Further, research has shown that overrepresentation is not necessarily related to higher rates of …
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Race and Neighborhood SES Differences in the Development Trajectories of Type 1 Diabetes Management of Caucasian and Ethnic Minority Youth
… difficult period of time for Caucasian youth as they evidence characteristic declines in metabolic control. There is some cross-sectional evidence that racial disparities in pediatric diabetes exist. However, only one study has evaluated racial disparities longitudinally and no studies …
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Double Minority Youth Mental Health: An investigation of challenges and opportunities to support Chinese sexual/gender minority young people in New Zealand
… Most research on sexual and gender (SG) minority mental health has been conducted with European (White) populations in the United States. Very little is known about the mental health needs and challenges faced by young people who are both ethnic and SG minorities (i.e. those who are not …
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Creating, Implementing, and Evaluating the Use of a Food Science and Technology 5E Based Curriculum Impact on Underrepresented Minority Youth Engagement in Science
Increasing underrepresented minority youth (URMY) engagement in STEM education remains at the forefront of our Nation's educational battle. The aim of this study was to create, implement, and evaluate the impact of innovative food science and technology (FST) lesson plans on URMY engagement in, and …
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Examining the Effects of Victimization on the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Youth
Youth violence has garnered the attention of researchers and policy makers alike, because of the unique risk factors associated with victimization and the poor physical, mental, and educational outcomes that stem from such experiences. In particular, sexual minority youth--those who identify as …
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Gender Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Self-Esteem in Latino Adolescent Males
… relationship between these dimensions and youth’s psychological adjustment. Three of their gender identity constructs are pertinent to this study: gender typicality, gender contentedness, and felt pressure. While subsequent studies have had similar significant results (Carver, Yunger, & …
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