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Øystein B. Røynesdal; Eivind Andersen; Hugo V. Pereira; Sally Wyke; Cindy M. Gray; Judith GM Jelsma; Kate Hunt; Nanette Mutrie; Marlene N. Silva; Marit Sørensen; Glyn C. Roberts; Hidde P. van der Ploeg; Femke van Nassau – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: Gender-sensitive approaches to increasing men's physical activity (PA) through sports settings have shown promise across cultural contexts. We examined changes to men's walking and the contribution of walking towards selfreported PA after participating in the men-only European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) programme before exploring men's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Physical Activities, Health Activities
Fujimoto, Kayo; Wang, Peng; Li, Dennis H.; Kuhns, Lisa M.; Amith, Muhammad; Schneider, John A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Many younger Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are exposed to homonegativity, societal stigma, and racial discrimination in their social environment. This study uses a social network modeling methodology to identify aspects of the social environment that are not often described, that is, the places and spaces or "venues" where…
Descriptors: Males, Homosexuality, Prevention, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Bolt, Daniel M.; Piper, Megan E.; Theobald, Wendy E.; Baker, Timothy B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: This research examined why smokers receiving combination medication for smoking cessation are more likely to quit smoking than are those who receive either single agent (monotherapy) or placebo. Method: Data were collected from 1,504 current smokers (58.2% women, 83.9% White; mean age = 44.67 years, SD = 11.08) participating in a…
Descriptors: Smoking, Individual Counseling, Data Collection, Medicine
Holt, Martin; Bryant, Joanne; Newman, Christy E.; Paquette, Dana M.; Mao, Limin; Kidd, Michael R.; Saltman, Deborah C.; Kippax, Susan C. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Our aim was to clarify the role of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in major depression among gay men attending general medical practices. A secondary analysis was conducted on survey data collected from 531 gay men attending high-HIV-caseload general practices in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia. The survey contained demographic, social,…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Depression (Psychology)
Anderson, Cynthia M.; Doughty, Shannon S.; Doughty, Adam H.; Williams, Dean C.; Saunders, Kathryn J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Stereotypical behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement often does not result in harm but may be undesirable in some situations. In the current investigation, participants were 2 individuals who engaged in nonharmful stereotypical responses shown in an analogue functional analysis to be insensitive to social contingencies. After bringing…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Punishment, Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Byrd, Amy L.; Loeber, Rolf; Pardini, Dustin A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: While associations between conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and interpersonal callousness (IC) symptoms and delinquency onset are well established, less is known about whether these characteristics differentiate desisting and persisting delinquency. The current…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Delinquency, Behavior Disorders, Adolescents
Blankenship, Jason; Starling, Randall; Woodall, W. G.; May, Philip A. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
New Mexico experienced a surge in the gaming industry during the mid-1990s with the initiation of a state lottery and other new gaming opportunities, as well as the development of many Indian gaming establishments. This paper explores patterns associated with gambling in two random samples of the adult population (N = 2674) in the entire State of…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Females, Correlation, Gender Differences
Palomares, Nicholas A. – Human Communication Research, 2008
An experiment tested hypotheses derived from self-categorization theory's explanation for gender-based language use. Under high or low conditions of gender salience, men and women sent e-mail to an ostensible male or female recipient yielding either an intra- or an intergroup setting. Gender salience was manipulated so that the stereotypically…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Identity, Gender Differences, Males

Loye, David; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1977
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Males

Scher, Murray – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1979
Adult male clients often have little boys contained within their personality structures. This article explores the little boy as a part of an adult male and his qualities. The role of the little boy in counseling and ways in which the counselor might deal with him are examined. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Needs, Counseling
White, Jacquelyn W.; And Others – 1989
Two studies examined the hypothesis that sexually coercive behavior is part of a larger constellation of non-sexual deviant behaviors. The first study considered the relationship between various antisocial intentions and self-reported levels of sexual aggression. As a part of a larger study, college men (N=108) responded to the Sexual Experiences…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns

Phillips, Susan D. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Examined a series of decisions made by 95 subjects over a period of 18 years. Results indicated that decisions made at earlier stages of development are more likely to be of an exploratory nature and decisions made at later stages are more likely to be of a terminal nature. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Career Development

Brody, Leslie R.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1995
Gender differences in reported anger and fear toward hypothetical males and females were explored in 120 6- to 12-year olds, 129 14- to 16-year olds, and 178 adults. Anger-producing or frightening situations or those depicting male stereotypic behaviors elicited the most gender consistent differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Anger, Behavior Patterns
Berman, Jeffrey S.; And Others – 1979
Previous research indicates that social beliefs can act in a self-fulfilling manner, affecting responses to individuals and thereby constraining these individuals to behave in ways that spuriously confirm attitudes about them. The possible role of self-perception, i.e., whether targets of such self-fulfilling prophecies not only alter their…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Expectation

Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Five experiments with severely retarded noncompliant males made use of behavioral momentum to increase compliance. A series of commands with which the subject was very likely to comply were issued immediately prior to issuing a low-probability command. Results indicated increased compliance and decreased compliance latency and task duration.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems