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Deputy, Nicholas P.; Bryan, Leah; Lowry, Richard; Brener, Nancy; Underwood, J. Michael – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Approximately 8.8% of US high school students attended private schools in 2015. Few studies have characterized health risk behaviors among these students or compared prevalence of behaviors between students in private and public schools using a contemporary, nationally representative sample. Methods: Pooled 2007-2017 national Youth…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, High School Students, Health Behavior
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Lister, Cameron E.; Merrill, Ray M.; Vance, David L.; West, Joshua H.; Hall, Parley C.; Crookston, Benjamin T. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Bullying is a global problem among children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to explore bully victimization in Peru and to identify potential adverse mental health and social outcomes resulting from bully victimization. Methods: This study analyzed data from an ongoing prospective cohort of children taking part in the…
Descriptors: Victims, Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Factor Analysis
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Riese, Alison; Gjelsvik, Annie; Ranney, Megan L. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Bullying is a widespread problem for school-aged children and adolescents. Interventions to reduce bullying are not well disseminated. Extracurricular involvement is, however, common. This study aims to examine the relationship between parent-reported participation in extracurricular activities and bullying perpetration. Methods: Using…
Descriptors: Bullying, Extracurricular Activities, Correlation, Parents
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Blosnich, John; Bossarte, Robert – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Low-level violent behavior, particularly school bullying, remains a critical public health issue that has been associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes. School-based prevention programs, while a valuable line of defense to stave off bullying, have shown inconsistent results in terms of decreasing bullying. This…
Descriptors: Violence, Crime, Bullying, School Safety
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Cheng, Yulan; Newman, Ian M.; Qu, Ming; Mbulo, Lazarous; Chai, Yan; Chen, Yan; Shell, Duane F. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Using the Chinese version of the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS), this article describes the prevalence of being bullied among a nationally representative sample of Chinese students in grades 6-10 and explores the relationships between being bullied and selected indicators of psychosocial adjustment. Methods: A total of 9015…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Hill, Susan C.; Drolet, Judy C. – Journal of School Health, 1999
Determined predictors of and prevalence rates for U.S. high school students who carried weapons, were threatened or injured with weapons, or were involved in fighting on school property from 1993 to 1995. Youth Risk Behavior Survey data indicated that gender, race, and grade predicted school-related violence. Males, minorities, and younger…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Health, High School Students