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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"need for prevention"”.
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Body image in middle school students
… along with previous studies, implicates the need for prevention and intervention programs at this age level.</p>
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Attachment representations in mothers of young children with developmental delay: Relations with concurrent and later maternal depression
… (i.e., disengaged or distorted) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale was used to assess maternal depression. Because both insecure attachment and maternal depression are associated with negative outcomes, the findings highlight the need for prevention and …
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Examining Access to Recreational Facilities in Danville, Virginia
… of people. Obesity-related illness accounts for billions of dollars in medical expenses each year, heightening the need for prevention and intervention strategies. Physical activity is essential in maintaining a healthy weight, yet population groups have unequal access to physical activity …
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Help-seeking intentions and perceived stigma : a survey among university students in Iceland
… Zachrisson, Rodje, & Mykletun, 2006). Reasons for this can be multifactorial, but research suggests that perceived stigma influences help-seeking intentions of individuals in mental distress. The aim of this study was to investigate if gender, age, educational level, part-time or full-time …
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Reducing the risk of HIV infection in African American adolescents in the Midwest: a look at self-efficacy and condom use in a adolescent population
… are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. For that reason, there is a great need for prevention/intervention work within this population to decrease the growing number of HIV/AIDS cases. One prevention effort is the Youth Empowerment Project, which is an HIV/AIDS prevention program targeted …
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Examining the reciprocal associations between delinquency and parental monitoring in two adolescent samples: a within- and between-person latent variable analysis
… highest at younger ages and decreased over time for both samples. Delinquency and parental monitoring were negatively associated at the between-person, trait-like level. Individuals who reported higher delinquency tended to report lower parental monitoring. Within-person cross-lagged results …
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Seksualinės prievartos prieš vaikus paplitimas ir prevencija mokyklose /
… age and gender. Sexual abuse can take various forms, for example, physical contact (invasive abuse, touching the genitals), attempts to arouse sexual interest in the child, exploitation of the child for pornography, prostitution, and are more likely to take place when children face social and …
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Differences Between Male Perpetrators of Child Homicide
… and the child's mother, specifically and for the purpose of this study in the context of domestic violence. Child homicides committed by male paramours, in comparison, are more likely to have resulted from factors that are individually or child-centered. Decedent children ages 0-17 that …
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Stress, the Superwoman Schema, and Cardiovascular Wellbeing Among Rural and Medically Underserved African American Women
… of cardiovascular wellbeing and address the need for prevention and treatment of CVD. Meeting the ideal standard for these metrics is associated with lower CVD risk and overall improved cardiovascular wellbeing. Yet to date, there is a dearth of literature evaluating ICH scores among rural …
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An Examination of Factors Related to the Cognitive and Affective Empathy Levels of Adjudicated Youth
… juvenile delinquency in our nation, the need for prevention and rehabilitation is paramount. Juvenile delinquent acts are becoming more serious and violent with offenders perpetrating at younger ages. Analysis suggests an increase in juvenile crime in the near future (Stone, 2000). …
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Kritische Analyse der Prävention kardiovaskulärer Erkrankungen in der hausärztlichen Praxis. : eine Erhebung an 1926 Patienten im Zeitraum vom 01.01.2003 bis 30.06.2003
… zu erwartendem mittleren oder hohen Risiko erforderlich. Zu letzteren gehören bereits 17% der Frauen und 26% der Männer unter 35 Jahren! Alarmierend sind die Risikoentwicklung bei sehr jungen Männern und -die allgemein unterschätzte- bei postmenopausalen Frauen. Hauptgründe: die Entwicklung …
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Primärprävention und Gesundheitsförderung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen im Setting Schule : eine Befragung an weiterführenden Schulen der Städteregion Aachen zur Bestandserfassung und Bedarfsermittlung
This dissertation deals with the topic of primary prevention and health promotion among secondary schools in the area called “Städteregion Aachen”. The paper will analyse which projects concerning the health topics “Balanced diet”, “Physical activity”, “Prevention of drug addiction” and “Coping …
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Traumatic Brain Injury Mechanisms in the Gottingen Minipig in Response to Two Unique Input Modes
… does not relate an impact to underlying damage. For an injury metric to effectively predict TBI, it is crucial to relate level of impact to resulting injury. The research presented in this dissertation explains the development and repeatability of two novel injury devices, impact response …
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Sindromi drepanocitiche: studio di fattibilità di strategie di prevenzione e rimodellamento della rete assistenziale in un contesto in evoluzione
… accurate epidemiological data is a prerequisite for a cost effective prevention program for inherited disorders, which however, is lacking in a number of developing countries. Here we report the first detailed population study in the Piedmont region, north-west Italy, designed to estimate the …
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Child disruptive behaviour problems, problem perception and help-seeking behaviour
… 2005:1). Even after adolescence this arises, for, as Vogel (2008:16) states the 'frequency of behavioural problems or challenging behaviour among the youth of today often predicts the size of our future prison population'. These findings clearly highlight the importance of early identification …
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Nutritional strategies to control mycotoxin damages in swine
… have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 1993, as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (class 2B). To control mycotoxins induced damages, different strategies have been developed to reduce the growth of mycotoxigenic fungi as well as to decontaminate and/or detoxify …