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Showing 1 to 20 of 172 for “"risk behaviors"”.
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Social Capital and Adolescent Student At-Risk Behaviors
… to investigate the differences between six at-risk behaviors of adolescent students in relation to levels of social capital of 9–12 grade students. Data were gathered from the Youth Risk and Protective Factors Survey (YRPFS), administered to ninth through twelfth grade students in a school …
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HIV Continuity Of Care Including Mental Health and Risk Behaviors
… including adherence that potentially lead to behaviors that keep low income communities at-risk for contracting HIV infection. This knowledge can potentially lead to improved health outcomes for patients in reducing high risk behaviors.</p> <p>In spite of the prevalence of HIV and the …
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Wellness Characteristics and Health Risk Behaviors of Young Adult University Students
… of this study was to examine wellness and health risk behaviors of young adults at a university in the southwest. Nutrition, physical activity, alcohol use, and safe sexual practices are high priority health concerns on college campuses. Health promotion is integral to nursing. Early …
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Autokinetics: a group intervention to mitigate at-risk behaviors in adolescents
… introducing autokinetics (self-movement) to at-risk sophomore and junior high school students would increase their self-concept, school connectedness, perception of their academic performance, and GPA. In this study, at-risk' students are defined as students who have possible drug and alcohol …
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A Model for HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors of Students in Armenia
… medical and social science disciplines. Most at risk for a nationwide AIDS epidemic are developing countries, which often lack the necessary resources and knowledge to minimize the spread of the disease. There are an estimated 1500 HIV cases in Armenia, 81.5% of which occur in the 20-39 age …
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Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Considering the Influences and Interactions of Multiple Contexts
… completed a survey with scales assessing risk behaviors (sex, substance use, and delinquency), peer influence, parental influences, and characteristics of their school and community. Hierarchical Linear Modeling was used to consider the variation of parental and peer influences on risk …
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Firefighters: attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that contribute to high-risk behaviors
… study investigated the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that contribute to risk-taking intentions among firefighters. To examine if attitudes have an effect on risk-taking intentions, the Theory of Planned Behavior by Ajzen (TPB; 1988, 1991, 2001) was applied. A questionnaire and scenarios were …
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Relationship of health risk behaviors to stress and depression in U.S. workers
… depressed employees are engaging in more health risk behaviors as coping techniques than their less stressed and depressed counterparts. These health risk behaviors may compound the negative health outcomes already associated with stress and depression. Therefore, an examination of how certain …
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Impulsivity: Psychometrics of impulsivity in adolescents and links to adolescent risk behaviors
… extend the theory of impulsivity and adolescent risk behaviors. Impulsivity is commonly measured with the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (Fossati, Barratt, Acquarini, & Di Ceglie, 2002; Patton, Stanford, & Barratt, 1995). However, the psychometrics and performance of the measure is understudied in …
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Latent Class Analysis of Health Risk Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Adversities
This study examined the clustering of health risk behaviors among young adults who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Data were collected from young adults attending a four-year university in the Midwest using online surveys. Results from a Latent Class Analysis (LCA) indicated …
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Relationship of health risk behaviors to stress and depression in U.S. workers
… depressed employees are engaging in more health risk behaviors as coping techniques than their less stressed and depressed counterparts. These health risk behaviors may compound the negative health outcomes already associated with stress and depression. Therefore, an examination of how certain …
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Reducing Substance Use with Implementation Intentions: A Treatment for Health Risk Behaviors
… use, that are highly ingrained and automatized behaviors with negative long-term health consequences need effective interventions to promote change towards more healthful behaviors. Implementation intentions, the structured linking of critical situations and alternative, healthier responses, …
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The relationship between participation in organized church youth activities and health risk behaviors
… youth activities and selected adolescent health risk behaviors. The sample used for the study included 72 youths representing eight Episcopal churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. The survey instrument included 95 items: 83 questions from the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System …
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An investigation of prosocial and health risk behaviors as predictors of academic motivation
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Factors Associated with AIDS Risk Behaviors of African born Adolescents in Southern California
<p>The study was aimed at determining if cultural beliefs are salient factors contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS among African born adolescents aged 15 to 19 years living in southern California. We used a cross-sectional design and collected data in two phases. The first phase was qualitative …
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Knowledge of AIDS, perceived risk of AIDS, and at-risk behaviors among older adults
… older adults' knowledge of AIDS, perceptions of risk to AIDS, and at-risk behaviors. A total of 166 questionnaires were received from the EXCELL and Senior Adult Theater Group members actively enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The results indicated the respondents were …
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Relationship of the Pillars of Character and At-Risk Behaviors in Middle School Students
… Pillars of Character to questions from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Four research questions asked whether differences of the YRBS scores of risk behavior related to the character pillars of Character Counts! as linked by the independent evaluators. Questions asked whether there were …
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Explicating Global Wellbeing In College Students Using Health Risk Behaviors And Adjustment To College
<p>Priority health risk behaviors including binge drinking, unsafe driving, and unprotected sex are often times established in adolescence, extend into college life, are interrelated, and negatively impact wellbeing. A paucity of research exists associating behaviors with perceptions of wellness. …
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Health Risk Behaviors in Rural Adolescents at Two High Schools Located in One Kentucky County
… throughout the United States practice health risk behaviors that place them at risk for serious health problems. Despite the high incidence of reported adolescent health risk behaviors, no reports have been published to document the current risk to rural adolescents in individual counties of …
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