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Wentworth, Ben – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Conspiracy thinking among college students is an under-investigated phenomenon. People who work with college students may seek to reduce conspiracy thinking among students or consider ways to work with those students better. This study provides insight into how well various personality factors predict conspiracy thinking among college students.…
Descriptors: College Students, Beliefs, Misconceptions, Thinking Skills
Hetrick, Allyse Anna – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Adolescent risk-taking can potentially result in serious individual and societal consequences. Previous research demonstrates that emotional and behavioral problems, particularly externalizing behaviors, are significantly associated with an array of risky behaviors such as substance use, sexual behavior, injury, and violence. However, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Risk, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems
Beck-Cross, Cathy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Youth suicide is a public health issue and the second leading cause of death for young Iowans ages 15 to 24 years, with young males six times more likely to die than their female peers (Iowa Department of Public Health, 2009). Suicide among adolescents is a complex issue, but there are patterns of individual, family, school, and community…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Young Adults, Gender Differences
Nemmetz, Amy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Physical fighting in school is a concern for school administrators, juvenile justice professionals, and students. This quantitative study examined the involvement of physical fights at school among 5,674 adolescents across the United States via a casual comparative design with a correlational subcomponent. Differences were discovered between…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, School Security, Antisocial Behavior
Criss, Pamela Myatt – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Social work literature has documented that social workers may be the victims of client violence. However, to date, no studies have documented the nationwide prevalence of client violence towards social work students. This study examined direct and indirect incidents of physical assault, threats of physical harm, verbal abuse, threats of lawsuit,…
Descriptors: Safety, Incidence, Violence, Fear