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Direct linkMiller, Gabrielle F.; Sarmiento, Kelly; Haarbauer-Krupa, Juliet; Everett Jones, Sherry – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Little is known about the effectiveness of school district concussion policies on reducing the concussion prevalence among students. Methods: Data from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 10 school districts were linked. The outcome variable was having a sports- or physical…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, High School Students
Saurabh Kalra; Deepak Kalra – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Adolescents with food allergies (FA) face unique challenges, including an increased risk of bullying, yet comprehensive national studies on this intersection are lacking. Our study examines the prevalence and association between FA and bullying among US high-school adolescents, utilizing Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2015-2019) data. Analyzing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Food, Allergy, At Risk Persons
Turner, Victoria E.; Demissie, Zewditu; Sliwa, Sarah A.; Clayton, Heather B. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Studies show that food insecurity is associated with adverse health behaviors for children and adults. However, published data among adolescents are limited. The objective of this study was to examine the association between food insecurity and substance use behaviors among US high school students. Methods: Data from the 2017 Youth…
Descriptors: Hunger, High School Students, Health Behavior, Drug Abuse
Bryan, Leah N.; Smith-Grant, Jennifer; Brener, Nancy; Kilmer, Greta; Lo, Annie; Queen, Barbara; Underwood, J. Michael – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Since the inception of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System in 1991, all surveys have been conducted in schools, using paper and pencil instruments (PAPI). For the 2019 YRBSS, sites were offered the opportunity to conduct their surveys using electronic data collection. This study aimed to determine whether differences in select…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Incidence, Adolescents
Taylor M. Shockey; Sharon R. Silver; Amanda Wilmot – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: While more than 2.5 million U.S. high students worked in 2020, data to assess how work affects this group are sparse. To facilitate such research, a set of occupational safety and health questions for inclusion on the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) and other youth-focused surveys was developed. Methods: Survey…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Occupational Safety and Health, High School Students, National Surveys
Azagba, Sunday; Shan, Lingpeng; Latham, Keely – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. There has been a rapidly changing marijuana policy environment and increased acceptability related to marijuana in the United States. How the changing environment will potentially influence adolescents age of initiation remains unknown. While much of extant…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Drug Abuse, High School Students, Adolescents
Rajan, Sonali; Arora, Prerna; Cheng, Bryan; Khoo,, Olivia; Verdeli, Helen – School Psychology Review, 2022
This study sought to contribute to the limited research on the prevalence of suicidal behaviors and exposure to school-based violence among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents. It also examined the relationship between engagement in suicidal behaviors and exposure to school-based violence among AAPI adolescents. Results from a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Educational Environment
Schneider, Kristin E.; Webb, Lindsey; Boon, Denali; Johnson, Renee M. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2020
Introduction The majority of epidemiologic research on adolescent non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use was conducted in the 1990s and early 2000s, indicating a need to update evidence for the modern era. We aim to understand the prevalence of AAS use among US adolescents and assess associations between AAS use, sports participation,…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Adolescents, Team Sports, Participation
Barbero, Colleen; Vagi, Kevin J.; Clayton, Heather; Holland, Kristin; Hertz, Marci; Krause, Kathleen H.; Brittingham, Rochelle; Bunge, Stephanie; Saka, Susan M.; Marchessault, Nadine; Hynes, Nikardi; Green, Dan; Spell, Les; Monteiro, Karine; Murray, Kristen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Tignor, Lisha; Mercado, Melissa C. – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS: Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Substance Abuse, National Surveys
Korpics, Jacqueline; Altman, Lara; Feinglass, Joseph; Stillerman, Audrey – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can impair health and other outcomes. To obtain district-level data about the prevalence and impact of ACEs in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), we advocated for CPS to add a short ACE screener to the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and analyzed the results. Methods: Responses to the screener…
Descriptors: Incidence, Early Experience, Trauma, Child Abuse
Download full textArmstrong-Carter, Emma; Johnson, Catherine; Belkowitz, Julia; Siskowski, Connie; Olson, Elizabeth – Society for Research in Child Development, 2021
In the United States, more than 5.4 million children and adolescents under age 18 provide care for family members who are aging or have chronic illness, disability, or other health conditions that require assistance. In this policy report, we describe youth's care for the family, and highlight the increasing prevalence, global challenges, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Caregivers, Well Being
Brown, Brande; Ruggles, Kelly V.; Le, Francesca T.; Rajan, Sonali – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Among adolescents, the pathway from being offered drugs to engaging in drug use has been established. The prevalence of drug transactions specifically in schools is less understood. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of adolescents who have reported drug transaction experiences (being offered, sold, or given an…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Adolescents, High School Students, Incidence
Jones, Adrian M.; Adams, Richard E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2020
We use social learning, self-control, and social disorganization theories to develop hypotheses related to tobacco and alcohol use among a racially diverse sample of Chicago adolescents. Data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods were used to test models that examine relationships between neighborhood-level and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Smoking, Drinking, Correlation
Manzo, Karen; Hobbs, Gerald R.; Gachupin, Francine C.; Stewart, Jera; Knox, Sarah S. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Our aim was to identify sex- and location-specific risk factors for suicide ideation/planning and attempts among American Indian youth. Methods: Biennial data for 6417 American Indian high school students attending reservation and urban schools were extracted from the Montana volunteer sample Youth Risk Behavior Survey data for pooled…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, High School Students, Reservation American Indians, At Risk Persons
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2021
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Risk, High School Students, National Surveys
