Parent-Child Sexual Communication Among Middle School Youth

This article explores the set of emotions expressed by middle school youth (n = 96) when participating in a social computer game. In this article, we present the design of the game, the instruments used to assess bullying in the physical world, and the analysis of the emotions expressed during gameplay and their association with aggressive behaviors. Participants completed surveys on bullying experiences prior to playing the game. The game required participants to form teams and answer two sets of trivia questions, in competitive and cooperative stages. Results show a relation between the roles that participants have in their physical social environment and how they play the virtual game, in terms of the type of emotions they display.

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The Role of Culture of Origin on the Effectiveness of a Parents-Involved Intervention to Prevent Substance Use Among Latino Middle School Youth: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Prevention Science ◽

10.1007/s11121-018-0968-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 643-654 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Flavio F. Marsiglia ◽

Stephanie L. Ayers ◽

SeungYong Han ◽

Arianna Weide

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Substance Use ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Middle School Youth ◽

Cluster Randomized ◽

Culture Of Origin ◽

School Youth

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Effects of Varying Color, Imagery, and Text of Cigarette Package Warning Labels among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Middle School Youth and Adult Smokers

Health Communication ◽

10.1080/10410236.2017.1407228 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 306-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sahara Byrne ◽

Amelia Greiner Safi ◽

Deena Kemp ◽

Christofer Skurka ◽

Julie Davydova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽

Warning Labels ◽

Middle School Youth ◽

Cigarette Package ◽

School Youth ◽

Color Imagery

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What African-American Middle School Youth Report About Risk-taking Behaviors

Journal of Pediatric Health Care ◽

10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.03.003 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 393-400 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Nancy H. Busen ◽

Marianne T. Marcus ◽

Kirk L. von Sternberg

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

African American ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Middle School Youth ◽

Risk Taking Behaviors ◽

School Youth

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Measurement of Self-Efficacy and Proxy Efficacy for Middle School Youth Physical Activity

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.29.3.310 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 310-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

David A. Dzewaltowski ◽

Konstantinos Karteroliotis ◽

Greg Welk ◽

Judy A. Johnston ◽

Dan Nyaronga ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Middle School ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

After School ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Middle School Youth ◽

Proxy Efficacy ◽

School Youth

This study developed youth self-efficacy (SEPA) and proxy efficacy (PEPA) measures for physical activity (PA). Proxy efficacy was defined as a youth’s confidence in his or her skills and abilities to get others to act in one’s interests to create supportive environments for PA. Each spring of their sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade years, middle school students completed SEPA and PEPA questions and then, for 3 days, recalled their previous day’s after-school PA. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure (SEPA for 1–3 days, SEPA for 5–7 days, PEPA-Parents, PEPA-School). Across study years, SEPA 1–3 days and 5–7 days increased and PEPA-Parents and PEPA-School decreased. Initial levels of PEPA-Parents and SEPA scales were associated with initial levels of PA. From sixth through seventh grade, changes in SEPA scales were associated with changes in PA. Studies should test whether interventions targeting self-efficacy and proxy efficacy influence PA.

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