Objective: To assess the relationship between sport-parenting practices and concussion reporting intentions of collegiate athletes across two levels of competition. Participants: Entering first-year student-athletes (varsity and club) at a mid-sized university in the Southeast region of the United States (n = 327). Methods: Written surveys were…

The purpose of this study is to analyse the math skills of elementary school students based on various variables. This study aims to evaluate the success of students in elementary school math classes during the 2022-2023 academic year according to teacher opinions based on various variables. The data obtained may contribute to researchers working…

Researchers studying achievement goal orientations theory generally approached it with a domain-generic perspective. Learners' goals and motivation to learn, however, can vary by subject. This study examined the relationships among perceived parental goals, students' personal goals, and engagement in a subject-specific domain (mathematics…

The Department for Education (DfE) commissioned polling of young people who received results from their key stage 4 (KS4) or 16 to 19 studies in summer 2024, and the parents of young people who received their results in this period, on behalf of the Curriculum and Assessment Review. This polling was designed to gather young people's and parents'…

Objective" The environmental crisis driven by deforestation, biodiversity destruction, marine degradation, and climate change is a global problem that can be addressed through sustainable living over generations. Drawing from Social Cognitive Theory, this study investigated the intergenerational transmission (from parents to their adolescent…

Background: School meals have demonstrated positive effects on dietary habits of children and adolescents, yet opportunities to increase participation exist. Little is known about how participation differs by race/ethnicity or by acculturation levels, thus this study aims to identify acculturation and race/ethnicity on school meal participation of…

Family attitudes and beliefs around digital technologies are a key factor in young children's digital habits in the home. This study involved conducting interviews with 46 families of children under 6 years of age to understand how parental perceptions determine the screen use of young children in terms of activities, content, and time. The aim is…

Purpose: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the sexual beliefs of African American adolescent females and yield greater evidence for reframing the methods used to communicate sexual health education information to educators. Design and methods: This is a secondary data analysis of a qualitative descriptive study. One-on-one interviews…

At what ages are young people most open to political influence? We test the "formative years" model that underscores the importance of childhood experiences for political development against the "impressionable years" model that asserts the primacy of lessons learned during adolescence. To assess the relative merits of these…

Using consumer socialization theory, this study examined the associations between perceived influence of parents, peers, employment, and media and spending behaviors of emerging adult college students from three different regions of the US: Northeast, South Atlantic, and Mountain regions. Data from the Emerging Adult Financial Capability Study (N…

This study explored the association between two parental career expectations (reward/prestige and comfort/stability) and career indecisiveness with the moderation of gender in 523 Chinese undergraduates. We found that women undergraduates perceived lower parental reward/prestige and higher comfort/stability expectations than men. Perceived…

Young people are particularly likely to engage in political violence, hold positive attitudes towards political violence, and show willingness to engage in political violence. The social environment in which young people are immersed is characterized by factors increasing and protecting against the risk of such outcomes. The present meta-analysis…

Parents act as significant agents in determining whether or not their children are able to take risks. However, there has been little literature which explores the role of parental variables that predict parents' decisions as well as which types of risky play they are willing to tolerate relative to their parenting styles. Therefore, the aim of…

Adolescent smoking is dangerous. This study examined the self-assessment of risk factors to expose student teachers to smoking, compared the scores of health belief model structures in experimental and control groups, and summarized the poster and slogan campaign to prevent smoking. The experimental and control groups (n=30 each) were selected…

The purpose of this dissertation is to describe the factors that support and hinder reform of career and technical education in Maine. The single case study design examined the experiences of eleven participants connected to a single Career and Technical Education (CTE) Regional School in Maine. Based upon the lived experiences at a single site,…