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Direct linkPaniagua, Carmen; Moreno, Carmen; Román, Maite; Palacios, Jesús; Grotevant, Harold D.; Rivera, Francisco – Youth & Society, 2020
This study compares a sample of 223 adopted adolescents with a nonadopted reference group representative of the Spanish adolescent population from the "Spanish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study." Variables related to the family context, peers, school context, and emotional well-being are compared. Adoptees are not…
Descriptors: Adoption, Well Being, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
Gryczynski, Jan; Ward, Brian W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
Previous research has found that religiosity may protect against risky alcohol and drug use behaviors among adolescents, but the social mechanics underpinning the relationship are not well understood. This study examined the relationship between religiosity, heavy drinking, and social norms among U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, using the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Drug Use, Social Networks
Gryczynski, Jan; Ward, Brian W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2011
This study investigated the social dynamics that underlie the negative association between religiosity and cigarette use among U.S. adolescents. Using data from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the authors used a theory-based conceptual model (vicarious learning networks [VLN]) to examine the role that key reference group norms…
Descriptors: Socialization, Reference Groups, Smoking, Health Behavior
Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: Assessing and understanding the health needs and capacities of college students is paramount to creating healthy campus communities. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) is a survey that ACHA developed in 1998 to assist institutions of higher education in achieving this goal. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Health Needs, Health Behavior
Trieu, Sang Leng; Bratton, Sally; Marshak, Helen Hopp – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: To explore the sexual and reproductive health behaviors of students from 13 community college campuses in California. Participants: Heterosexual college students, ages 18 to 24, who have had sexual intercourse (N = 4,487). Methods: The American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) survey was…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Two Year College Students, Family Planning, Contraception
Peer reviewedEibner, Christine E.; Evans, William N. – Journal of Human Resources, 2005
The results of the study conducted, using the data from National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (BRFSS), to find the relationship between the relative deprivation and mortality, while controlling individual income and reference group fixed effects, are presented.
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Risk, Income, Reference Groups
Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: Assessing and understanding the health needs and capacities of college students is paramount to creating healthy campus communities. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) is a survey that ACHA developed in 1998 to assist institutions of higher education in achieving this goal. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Health Needs, Reference Groups
Peer reviewedJournal of American College Health, 2005
Assessing and understanding the health needs and capacities of college students is paramount to creating healthy campus communities. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) is a survey instrument developed by the American College Health Association (ACHA) in 1998 to assist institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Safety, Prevention, College Students
