NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Gelila Haile; Basilica Arockiaraj; Benjamin Zablotsky; Amanda E. Ng – National Center for Health Statistics, 2024
Bullying victimization occurs when a person is exposed to aggressive behaviors repeatedly over time by one or more people and is unable to defend themself. Bullying victimization during childhood and adolescence has life-long consequences and is a public health issue of national concern. Previous research shows being bullied is associated with…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Public Health, National Surveys
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Singleton, Perry – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
I examine whether individuals respond to monetary incentives to detect latent medical conditions. The effect is identified by a policy that deemed diabetes associated with herbicide exposure a compensable disability under the Veterans Benefits Administration's Disability Compensation program. Since a diagnosis is a requisite for benefit…
Descriptors: Veterans, Public Health, Screening Tests, Diabetes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Berrigan, David; Dodd, Kevin; Troiano, Richard P.; Reeve, Bryce B.; Ballard-Barbash, Rachel – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
Understanding the prevalence and demographic correlates of physical activity is important for public health and epidemiological research. This analysis examines the association between acculturation and physical activity in a large (similar to 5,000) sample of Hispanic adults from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey. Scores for eight…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Acculturation, Adults, Hispanic Americans