The association between health risk and problem behaviors and sexual orientation among a school-based sample of adolescents

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
School Based

The Association Between Health Risk Behaviors and Sexual Orientation Among a School-based Sample of Adolescents

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Garofalo ◽  
R. C. Wolf ◽  
S. Kessel ◽  
J. Palfrey ◽  
R. H. DuRant
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
School Based

Agreeableness, Conflict Resolution Tactics, and School Behavior in Second Graders

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Gadke ◽  
Renée M. Tobin ◽  
W. Joel Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Adaptive Behaviors ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
School Behavior ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
School Based ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Negotiation Tactics

Abstract. This study examined the association between Agreeableness and children’s selection of conflict resolution tactics and their overt behaviors at school. A total of 157 second graders responded to a series of conflict resolution vignettes and were observed three times during physical education classes at school. We hypothesized that Agreeableness would be inversely related to the endorsement of power assertion tactics and to displays of problem behaviors, and positively related to the endorsement of negotiation tactics and to displays of adaptive behaviors. Consistent with hypotheses, Agreeableness was inversely related to power assertion tactics and to displays of off-task, disruptive, and verbally aggressive behaviors. There was no evidence that Agreeableness was related to more socially sophisticated responses to conflict, such as negotiation, with our sample of second grade students; however, it was related to displays of adaptive behaviors, specifically on-task behaviors. Limitations, including potential reactivity effects and the restriction of observational data collection to one school-based setting, are discussed. Future researchers are encouraged to collect data from multiple sources in more than one setting over time.

The Role of Child Problem Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Symptoms and Parenting Stress: A Primary School-Based Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 857-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Queenie K. Y. Siu ◽  
Huso Yi ◽  
Randolph C. H. Chan ◽  
Floria H. N. Chio ◽  
Dorothy F. Y. Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
School Based ◽  
Child Problem Behaviors ◽  
Autism Spectrum Symptoms

scholarly journals Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamika C. B. Zapolski ◽  
Gregory T. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Skills Group

A significant proportion of youth engage in health risk behaviors, which are of concern, as they are associated with adverse health consequences across development. Two factors associated with engagement in such behaviors are emotion dysregulation and impulsivity. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is an effective intervention that enhances emotion regulation skills to reduce problem behaviors among adolescent populations; however, limited research has been conducted implementing the program within school settings. The current study was a 9-week DBT skills group conducted among 80 middle school youth, with pre–posttest data among 53 students. Findings indicated feasibility to implement the program in schools and preliminary evidence of efficacy in decreasing youth’s likelihood to engage in risky, particularly among youth high on an emotion-based impulsivity trait. Brief DBT skills group may be an effective program to be utilized by school nurses and health-care teams to reduce health risk behaviors among school-aged youth.

Male Adolescents Involved in Pregnancy: Associated Health Risk and Problem Behaviors

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-268
Author(s):  
Roger W. Spingarn ◽  
Robert H. DuRant
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Stepwise Logistic Regression ◽  
Cocaine Use ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
In Pregnancy

Objective. Little is known about male high school students who have been involved in a pregnancy. This study was undertaken to determine whether male involvement with a pregnancy during adolescence is associated with other risk and problem behaviors. Methods. The 1993 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey was conducted on a random sample of 3054 9th- through 12th-grade students. The use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, early and multiple sexual experiences, fighting resulting in injury, and demographic variables were compared between sexually active young men who reported being involved in pregnancy (n = 82) and their counterparts who reported not ever causing a pregnancy (n = 537). Associations were measured using x2 analyses and Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance. Stepwise logistic regression was used to further analyze those variables significantly associated with involvement with a pregnancy. Results. Based on logistic regression, older age and earlier ages of onset of cocaine use, initial sexual intercourse, and regular use of cigarettes were associated with being involved with a pregnancy. An increased lifetime frequency of cocaine use, lifetime frequency of alcohol use, and an increased number of lifetime sexual partners were also associated with having caused a pregnancy. Those who reported involvement with a pregnancy reported a higher frequency of being injured in a fight during the past year, drinking while driving, and having multiple sexual partners during the previous 30 days than those who had not gotten someone pregnant. Conclusions. A history of being involved with a pregnancy clustered with other health risk and problem behaviors to form a "risk behavior syndrome." These findings suggest that when risk behaviors are encountered during the routine comprehensive screening of male adolescents, strategies for pregnancy prevention among young men should also be emphasized.

Does Sexual Orientation Relate to Health and Well-Being? Analysis of Adults 50+ Years of Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1282-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christi L Nelson ◽  
Ross Andel
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Design And Methods

Abstract Background and Objectives Based on the Minority Stress Theory, this article examines the associations between sexual orientation and self-reported measures of physical, mental, and cognitive health, as well as health risk behaviors. Research Design and Methods The analytical sample included members of the 2016 wave of the Health and Retirement Study aged 50+ years. Binary and ordered logistic regressions were conducted to assess whether being a sexual minority was associated with poorer self-rated physical, mental, and cognitive health, as well as being more likely to engage in health risk behaviors. Results In analyses using overall and propensity-matched samples, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) participants were about twice as likely to report ever having depression as their heterosexual counterparts but were also more likely to report better self-rated health. The LGB group was more likely to report ever having smoked but were not significantly different in any of the other health risk behaviors. Discussion and Implications LGB individuals appear to be at greater risk of ever experiencing depression than heterosexual individuals but, at the same time, report better physical health. This may suggest a tendency for resilience. Differences in health risk behavior may also exist. Mental health and other medical professionals should receive special training to better understand the unique problems of LGB individuals.

Is There an App for that? A Model to Help School-based Professionals Identify, Implement, and Evaluate Technology for Problem Behaviors

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley S. Macsuga-Gage ◽  
Matthew Schmidt ◽  
Matthew Mcniff ◽  
Nicholas A. Gage ◽  
Carla Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
School Based
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