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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"pre-adolescents"”.
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The Million-Dollar Question: Why Pre-Adolescents Watch Television
<p>This study presents qualitative research examining the relationship youth have with television. Information for this study was collected through media journals, personal essays, in-depth interviews, and focus groups held with eighteen sixth-graders who attended a charter elementary school in …
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Training descriptive communication skills in educably mentally handicapped pre-adolescents
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Training descriptive communication skills in educably mentally handicapped pre-adolescents
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Determinants of left ventricular mass as measured by Doppler echocardiography in pre-adolescents
… to determine sexual maturation. Carotid Pulse pressure was assessed by applanation tomometry in the left carotid artery. Cardiac mass was measured by Doppler Echocardiography. Images of cardiac structures were taken using B-Mode and were then translated to M- Mode. The dimensions at the end …
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Interactive TV and learning among pre-adolescents: an analysis of innovation, communication technologies and education
… enabling learning opportunities for young adults previously confined to the personal computer (PC) domain. This new paradigm of interactivity for education and learning offers personalised and innovative ways to learn that differ from learning in traditional academic courses. To ensure that …
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Executive Functioning as a Mediator of Relations Between Neural Structure and General Psychopathology in Pre-Adolescents
… illness as a spectrum of manifest symptoms representing latent, higher-order domains. Evidence suggests that a general ‘p’-factor, which captures shared variation among all psychopathology symptoms has relations both to neural structure and to executive functioning (EF). However, a large …
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Gender and Tanner Stage Found to Have an Effect on Children's Body Perception in Rural Pre-adolescents
… body image perceptions among rural-residing preadolescents and examine the effects of a nutrition and physical activity intervention program on body image perception. <strong>Methods</strong>: Fifth and sixth grade students from five rural South Dakota schools participating in the randomized …
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‘Rallying’ for Change: Examining the Engagement of Pre-Adolescents, Schools, A Community Partnerships Through Triple-Ball Volleyball Using and Appreciative Lens
… creating a “Triple-Ball” volleyball league for pre-adolescent female youth aged eleven to thirteen to participate in, intended not only to create age-appropriate programming, but also to examine the pursuits of this study. The purpose of this study is centred on identifying the practices, …
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Experiences of professionals working with pre-adolescent children who are using psychoactive substances in Regina, SK
… and accessing support for substance use among pre-adolescents from the point of view of professionals working with children under age of 12, and, 2) examine how these professionals’ views on pre-adolescent substance use inform what services this population receives. The goal of the study was …
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The Volkswagen Junior World Masters 2010 - film series
… to create a soccer showcase specifically for pre-adolescents. I demonstrate that this major brand-building endeavour is designed to groom the preteens of today into becoming the Volkswagen drivers of tomorrow. I trace the efficacy of this campaign back to the collective childhood dream of …
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Strain-dependent and age-dependent effects of acute, chronic, and withdrawal from chronic nicotine on fear conditioning.
… nicotine on these cognitive functions. Thus, the present study characterized the effects of acute, chronic, and withdrawal from chronic nicotine administration on fear conditioning in 8 strains of inbred mice. Furthermore, nicotine withdrawal-related changes in somatic signs and the elevated plus …
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An art therapy approach to increase the self-esteem of Latina pre-adolescent girls using narrative therapy
… the transition from childhood to adolescence (pre-adolescence) is a period of time with increased psychological problems, especially for girls (Moksnes & Espnes, 2012). Self-esteem begins to drop in girls in pre-adolescence and further declines in adolescence (Hartz & Thick, 2005). Latina …
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Mobile & Wired: Tweens In An Interactive Mobile World
… deepen understandings of what is happening when pre-adolescent children aged 9-13 (tweens) use mobile technologies for intentional and/or unintentional learning as they participate in formal and informal activities in their everyday lives, exploring the skills and digital literacies that are …
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The Experiences of Employment in Single -Parent Families: Implications for Single Mothers and Their Adolescents
… Ninety-four working single mothers and their adolescents reported on their experiences using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) and provided reports of their momentary experience in different contexts when signaled by alarm watches for two 1-week periods. Mothers' experiences of work showed …
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Violent Media Images as Socializing Agents: An Analysis of Role Models
… some of the most formative years being those of pre-adolescence and adolescence. During this time, children typically distance themselves from the influence of their parents and seek role models whom they wish to emulate. Advancements in technology have led to subsequent increases in rates of …
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Ethnicity and attitudes to body shape
… compare British-born South Asian and Caucasian pre-adolescents and their views of their parents in their attitudes to obesity and importance of thinness. Secondary aims were to investigate the role of the family in terms of levels of conflict between girls and their parents and also the role of …
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Is Adolescence a Critical Period for Learning Thinking Skills? A Case Study Investigating the Development of Formal Thinking Skills in a Short-Term Inquiry-Based Intervention Program
… are necessary to obtain scientific literacy. Previous studies have demonstrated that formal thinking skills can be taught to adolescents, however only 25% of incoming college freshman have these necessary skills. There is some evidence that adolescence (girls aged 11-13, boys aged 12-14) is a …
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Is Adolescence a Critical Period for Learning Thinking Skills? A Case Study Investigating the Development of Formal Thinking Skills in a Short-Term Inquiry-Based Intervention Program
… are necessary to obtain scientific literacy. Previous studies have demonstrated that formal thinking skills can be taught to adolescents, however only 25% of incoming college freshman have these necessary skills. There is some evidence that adolescence (girls aged 11-13, boys aged 12-14) is a …
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An investigation into the sources of sexual information amongst the pupils in standards 9 and 10 in a co-educational high school in Cape Town
An investigation into the actual and preferred sources of sexual information among male and female adolescents in standards 9 and 10 at a private school was undertaken. A review and theoretical consideration of the sources of sexual information among pre-adolescents, adolescents and tertiary …
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Nutritional intake, body composition, plasma lipids and fat-soluble vitamins, red blood cell fatty acid profile and behaviour of Omani school children
… is especially important in light of the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and respiratory diseases - which now account for more than 60% of the global disease burden and mortality, and contribute to more than 50% of annual deaths in …