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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"at-risk adolescent"”.
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Effects of Religiosity and Self-Control on At-Risk Adolescent Substance Use and Delinquency
<p>The adolescent period is one of growth, increased autonomy, and increased risk-taking. Common examples of these risky behaviors include substance use and engagement in delinquent activity. Adolescent substance use and delinquent behavior can lead to a range of negative outcomes, some of which …
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Investigating Mentors' Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of Using Resiliency-Building Strategies Within An At-Risk Adolescent Intervention Program
… study seeks to enhance previous mentoring literature (Converse & Lignugaris, 2008; Cavell, Elledge, Malcolm, & Faith, 2009; Devenport & Lane, 2009) by further identifying the strategies and skills which help mentors form quality relationships and ultimately impact the resilience of at-risk …
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Supporting Reading Comprehension of At-Risk Adolescent Readers Through the Use of Text-to-Speech Technology Paired with Strategic Instruction
… technology and current shifts in strategy-based reading instruction in order to address the comprehension needs of struggling pre-adolescent readers. The following questions were posed: (a) Does reading comprehension of preadolescent struggling readers improve as the direct result of …
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Examining the Nature of Interactions which Facilitate Learning and Impact Reading Achievement During a Reading Apprenticeship: A Case Study of At-risk Adolescent Readers
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the interactions that take place during a reading apprenticeship which facilitate the learning of reading strategies by adolescent students who are at the middle school level and are still at-risk for reading failure and to investigate how a …
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The Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a School-Based Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Adolescent Females
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach shown to elicit behavior change in adolescents engaged in risky behavior. MI is used to increase the individuals feeling of self-efficacy and outcome expectancy. Female adolescents engaged in substance use, sexual activity and …
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Adolescent Protective Factors Related to Resilience: Issues of Academic Self-Efficacy, Parental Involvement, and Special Education Status
… was examined in this study in order to explain adolescent self-reported protective factors associated with resilience while moderating for the effects of sex and race. The three constructs included Academic Self-efficacy, Maternal Parental Involvement, and Special Education Identification …
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A Program Evaluation of the Welcome Baby Project: A Primary Prevention Program for Teenage Mothers and Their Infants
<p>The central purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Welcome Baby Project (WBP), a primary prevention program with the mission of promoting child development and a positive relationship between "at-risk" adolescent mothers and their infants and to prevent disorders of …
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Mindfulness-based group intervention for an adolescent girl at risk for type 2 diabetes: a case study
Adolescent-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a rising healthcare problem that disproportionately impacts females and historically disadvantaged racial/ethnic groups. Standard behavioral lifestyle interventions to prevent T2D by lowering body mass index (BMI) to lessen insulin resistance, a key …
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Philip Morris Faces "the truth": A Rhetorical Analysis of the Persuasiveness of Two Teen-Targeted Anti-Smoking Advertising Campaigns
… of anti-smoking television advertisements aimed at teens and produced by Philip Morris's Youth Smoking Prevention Program and the American Legacy Foundation's truth campaign. The advertisements are analyzed rhetorically using Kenneth Burke's dramatistic approach, supplemented by theory related to …