This quantitative study explores parental awareness of gaming addiction risks and their perceptions of coping strategies among middle school students in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from 245 parents using a validated questionnaire designed to assess perceptions of three primary risks associated with gaming addiction: health,…

The subject of the article is the issue of the use of mobile phones by young people and possible dangers resulting from the dysfunctional use of mobile phones. The analysis of this issue was started from the theoretical side of the phonoholism phenomenon presentation. The definitions related to the use of a mobile phone are presented and the risks…

Purpose: Despite evidence that adolescents become addicted to nicotine even after limited use, adolescents believe they can experiment with or smoke cigarettes for a few years and easily quit. The goal of this study was to examine adolescents' understanding of the definition and process of nicotine addiction using a mixed-methods approach. Method:…

Background: Early substance use co-occurs with youths' self-organization into deviant peer groups in which substance use is central to social interaction. We hypothesized that the social dynamics of deviant peer groups amplify the risk of progressing from early use to later dependence, and that this influence occurs over and above escalations…

As expectations for improvements in public K-12 education continue, principals and teachers need to collaborate for continuous school improvement. Innovative change is needed to meet the needs of students. Michael Fullan's change theory (1993) identified many inhibitors to change, such as the human tendency to avoid change due to vulnerability and…