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Diana M. Doumas; Raissa Miller; Susan Esp – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Sensation seeking is a significant predictor of alcohol-related consequences among high school students. High school seniors report the highest prevalence rates of alcohol use and binge drinking among students in high school. Among high sensation-seeking students, higher rates of Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) use are associated with fewer…
Descriptors: Risk, Predictor Variables, Drinking, High School Seniors
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Levis Omusugu Amuya; Peterson Mwai Kariuki – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2024
Academic institutions today are experiencing a legion of security risks that are increasingly impeding their mission of producing high-quality graduates, guarding reason and educational integrity, and ultimately advancing human civilisation. The Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) model represents a potential solution to the dynamic threats…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Risk Management, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Rezaei-Moghaddam, Kurosh; Badzaban, Fatemeh; Fatemi, Mahsa – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: The present study aimed to analyze the entrepreneurial resilience of small and medium-sized businesses among rural women. Design/Methodology: The study was conducted using a survey, and 269 individuals were selected through stratified random sampling. This research was conducted in three stages. First, the Lifespan Resilience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Rural Population, Small Businesses
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Burmaoglu, Gul Eda – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between risk management with creativity and Entrepreneurship of Erzurum sport staffs. The methodology of this research is descriptive correlational one. All employees of Erzurum sport staffs, (n = 82) participated in this research. To collect the data, 3 questionnaires were used: risk…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Correlation
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Guidry, Jeanine P. D.; O'Donnell, Nicole H.; Austin, Lucinda L.; Coman, Ioana A.; Adams, Jay; Perrin, Paul B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread around the world, and since currently no treatments that are safe and effective for large groups of people nor a vaccine are available, the best way to prevent the illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus causing it. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive effects of both…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
Jackson, C. Kirabo; Porter, Shanette C.; Easton, John Q.; Blanchard, Alyssa; Kiguel, Sebastián – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020
Using value-added models, we find that high schools impact students' self-reported socioemotional development (SED) by enhancing social well-being and promoting hard work. Conditional on schools' test score impacts, schools that improve SED reduce school-based arrests, and increase high-school completion, college-going, and college persistence.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Social Development, Emotional Development, School Role
Lindsey M. Nichols; Jonathan A. Pedroza; Christopher M. Fleming; Kaitlin M. O'Brien; Emily E. Tanner-Smith – Grantee Submission, 2021
Adolescent opioid misuse is a public health crisis, particularly among clinical populations of youth 15 with substance misuse histories. Given the negative and often lethal consequences associated with 16 opioid misuse among adolescents, it is essential to identify the risk and protective factors underlying 17 early opioid misuse to inform…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Adolescents, Risk Management
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James L. Jordan; Kristi S. Lekies; Scott D. Scheer – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2015
The United States is a vehicle-dependent society and allows adolescents to obtain driver's licenses at age 16 or younger. This study examined the impacts of a driver intervention program on reducing risky driving behaviors among youths who had received their first traffic citation, as well as parental management of driving practices. Participants…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Driver Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Geiser, Kristin; Fehrer, Kendra; Pyne, Jaymes; Gerstein, Amy; Harrison, Vicki; Joshi, Shashank – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2019
According to national indicators of adolescent health and well-being, the most significant health issues young people face are related to mental health. In San Mateo County, a recent report on adolescent health frames the prevalence of mental health needs among public school students as "staggering." Both locally and nationally, schools…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Well Being, Mental Health
Geiser, Kristin; Fehrer, Kendra; Pyne, Jaymes; Gerstein, Amy; Harrison, Vicki; Joshi, Shashank – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2019
According to national indicators of adolescent health and well-being, mental health is one of the most significant health issues young people face. Since mental health is linked to other aspects of health and well-being, undiagnosed and untreated mental health conditions can negatively impact a young person's social-emotional health, academic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Well Being, Mental Health
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Turchik, Jessica A.; Probst, Danielle R.; Irvin, Clinton R.; Chau, Minna; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Although script theory has been applied to sexual assault (e.g., H. Frith & C. Kitzinger, 2001; A. S. Kahn, V. A. Andreoli Mathie, & C. Torgler, 1994), women's scripts of rape have not been examined in relation to predicting sexual victimization experiences. The purpose of the current study was to examine how elements of women's sexual assault…
Descriptors: Scripts, Rape, Females, Victims of Crime
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Gray, Nicola S.; Fitzgerald, Suzanne; Taylor, John; MacCulloch, Malcolm J.; Snowden, Robert J. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
Accurate predictions of future reconviction, including those for violent crimes, have been shown to be greatly aided by the use of formal risk assessment instruments. However, it is unclear as to whether these instruments would also be predictive in a sample of offenders with intellectual disabilities. In this study, the authors have shown that…
Descriptors: Crime, Mental Retardation, Risk Management, Recidivism
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Samuels, R.; Chadwick, D. D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Adults with learning disabilities referred for assessment of their eating and drinking are frequently reported to cough and choke when eating and drinking. The research literature investigating dysphagia has often overlooked asphyxiation risk, highlighting coughing and choking as indicators of aspiration only. This is a notable…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Predictor Variables, Risk, Adults
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Schwebel, David C.; Plumert, Jodie M. – Child Development, 1999
Examined relations between temperament, ability estimation, and injury proneness from toddlerhood through school age. Found that children scoring high on Extroversion and low on Inhibitory Control as toddlers and preschoolers tended to overestimate their physical abilities and have more unintentional injuries at age 6. Children low on Extroversion…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Inhibition, Injuries, Longitudinal Studies
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Harris, Andrew J. R.; Tough, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Objective actuarial assessments are critical for making risk decisions, determining the necessary level of supervision and intensity of treatment ( Andrews & Bonta 2003). This paper reviews the history of organized risk assessment and discusses some issues in current attitudes towards sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Personality Traits, At Risk Persons
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