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Woodard, Nathaniel; Chen, Chang; Huq, Maisha R.; He, Xin; Knott, Cheryl L. – Health Education Research, 2022
Training lay community members to implement health promotion interventions is an effective method to educate medically underserved populations. Some trainings are designed for individuals who already have a health-related background; however, others are developed for those with no previous health promotion experience. It is unknown whether those…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Lay People, Intervention, Correlation
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Hall, Colby; Dahl-Leonard, Katlynn; Cho, Eunsoo; Solari, Emily J.; Capin, Philip; Conner, Carlin L.; Henry, Alyssa R.; Cook, Lysandra; Hayes, Latisha; Vargas, Isabel; Richmond, Cassidi L.; Kehoe, Karen F. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2023
This meta-analysis included experimental or quasi-experimental intervention studies conducted between 1980 and 2020 that aimed to improve reading outcomes for Grade K-5 students with or at risk for dyslexia (i.e., students with or at risk for word reading difficulties, defined as scoring at or below norm-referenced screening or mean baseline…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, At Risk Students, Reading Tests, Meta Analysis
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Paul Caldarella; Ross A. A. Larsen; Leslie Williams; Howard P. Wills – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Middle school teachers frequently struggle with positively managing student behavior. However, praise-to-reprimand ratios (PRRs) have received little research attention. PRRs studied in elementary school have been positively associated with improvements in on-task and prosocial behavior, but limited research has been conducted on optimal PRRs in…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, At Risk Students
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Goel, Neha J.; Sadeh-Sharvit, Shiri; Trockel, Mickey; Flatt, Rachael E.; Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.; Balantekin, Katherine N.; Monterubio, Grace E.; Firebaugh, Marie-Laure; Wilfley, Denise E.; Taylor, C. Barr – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study examined the associations between insomnia, anxiety, and depression in college women with eating disorders (EDs). Participants: Six hundred and ninety women from 28 US colleges who screened positive for an ED were assessed for psychiatric comorbidities. Women were, on average, 22.12 years old, mostly White (60.1%) and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Sleep
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Pavlacic, Jeffrey M.; Dixon, Laura J.; Schulenberg, Stefan E.; Buchanan, Erin M. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Adverse consequences of binge drinking episodes are well-established, but fewer studies have investigated how incremental changes in daily alcohol use relate to well-being. We examined within- and between-person associations in alcohol use and next-day valued living to enhance our understanding of the impact of alcohol use on…
Descriptors: Correlation, Drinking, Well Being, Undergraduate Students
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Kalland, Mirjam; Linnavalli, Tanja – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between social-emotional and language development in a sample of 3-5-year-old children in community-based early childhood education and care (N = 90). Children's theory of mind understanding, affect recognition and language abilities were tested with neuropsychological measurements,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Social Emotional Learning, Intervention, Language Acquisition
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Tekesa, Tariku Woldemikael – Online Submission, 2020
This research investigates psychoactive substance abuse that causes significant health problems in its various chemical effects. It also determines the patterns of its use and level of risk of harm assessment to humans. Harmful determination is dependent upon patterns used in psychoactive substance and its associated level of risk among high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Substance Abuse, Screening Tests, Drinking
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Knight, G.; Powell, N.; Woods, G. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Computer Science (CS) degrees have some of the poorest continuation rates across HE. This study describes an intervention within a diverse CS student cohort to identify students who may be at risk of mathematical academic failure and the success of student mentor-led workshops in enhancing these students' mathematical ability. Diagnostic screening…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Learner Engagement, Attendance
Paul Caldarella; Ross A. A. Larsen; Leslie Williams; Howard P. Wills – Grantee Submission, 2021
Middle school teachers frequently struggle with positively managing student behavior. However, praise-to-reprimands ratios (PRRs) have received little research attention. PRRs studied in elementary school have been associated positively with improvements in on-task and prosocial behavior, but limited research has been conducted on optimal PRRs in…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, At Risk Students
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Ross, Abigail M.; Wharff, Elizabeth; Horowitz, Lisa – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2020
Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents; age-adjusted suicide rate increased 30% from 2000-2016. Medical illnesses are a known risk factor for suicide, establishing medical settings as a key venue for detecting suicide risk. Nurses have the potential to play a critical role in early detection of medically ill…
Descriptors: Patients, Nurses, Suicide, At Risk Persons
Shires, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study utilizes the Brigance screener historical data to make a prediction of which prior settings students will come to kindergarten not-ready. It also uses prior settings data to look at subcategories of the composite score to inform an intervention plan to combat kindergarten not-ready scores. The research concluded that there is a…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Intervention
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Toseeb, Umar; McChesney, Gillian; Wolke, Dieter – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Using data from a prospective population based study, the prevalence and psychopathological correlates of sibling bullying in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were estimated. There were 475 children with ASD and 13,702 children without ASD aged 11 years. Children with ASD were more likely to be bullied by their siblings…
Descriptors: Siblings, Bullying, Children, Autism
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Dunn, Susan L.; Robbins, Lorraine B.; Smith, Sandi W.; Ranganathan, Rajiv; DeVon, Holli A.; Collins, Eileen G.; Hong, Hyokyoung G.; Tintle, Nathan L. – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: Hopelessness is present in 27% of patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD), can persist for 12 months and is associated with lack of physical activity (PA). No interventions have been tested to increase PA in IHD patients who report hopelessness. This study evaluated the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial to…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Nurses, Psychological Patterns, Social Support Groups
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Santoro, A. F.; Shear, S. M.; Haber, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Associations between childhood adversity and negative health outcomes are well documented within the general population; however, this relationship has yet to be confirmed in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Bridging the gap between public health and I/DD research is critical in order to better understand…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Correlation, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Taylor, Stephen G.; Zarrett, Nicole; Roberts, Alex M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
Inconsistencies exist regarding the relation between physical activity (PA) and internalizing symptomology in early adolescence, and there is need for investigation of potential moderators that may account for these discrepancies. The current study utilized a Self-Determination Theory Framework to investigate the main effects of five key…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Physical Activity Level, Self Determination, Motivation
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