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Fisk, Brent D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Adolescents' transition into adulthood often coincides with significant developmental change processes. Behavioral patterns established during this period can determine risk and quality of life trajectories (Ben-Shlomo & Kuh, 2002, Halfon & Hochstein, 2002). Social support facilitates health behavior change and college students have ready…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Efficacy, Health Behavior, Undergraduate Students
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Sattler, Elisabeth L. P.; Bhargava, Vibha – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2015
Introduction: Disparities in cardiovascular diseases are one of today's most important public health challenges. Pathological processes related to modifiable cardiovascular risk factors have shown to begin in childhood and disparities in these risk factors have been reported in adolescence. Food insecurity is significantly associated with…
Descriptors: Food, Security (Psychology), Heart Disorders, Adolescents