High School Athletes and Nutritional Supplements: A Study of Knowledge and Use

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Massad ◽  
Nathan W. Shier ◽  
David M. Koceja ◽  
Nancy T. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Nutritional Supplement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Knowledge Scale

Factors influencing nutritional supplement use by high school students were assessed. Comparisons were made between various groups of sports participants and non-sports participants. The Nutritional Supplement Use and Knowledge Scale was administered to 509 students. Mean supplement use score was 10.87 (SEM= 0.50, range 0-57). Mean knowledge score was 13.56 (SEM =0.16, range 1-21). Significant relationships (p< .01) were obtained for supplement knowledge with use, and supplement use with gender. ANOVA found significant differences between supplement use by gender (p< .01), supplement use by sports category (p< .05), and knowledge scores by sports category (p< .01). Discriminant function analysis indicated knowledge, supplement use, and subscores for protein, vitamins/minerals, and carbohydrates were best discriminators of sport group membership. Greater knowledge about supplements was associated with less use; hence, education about supplements can be a deterrent to use. This study may help coaches, athletic trainers, athletic directors, teachers, physicians, and parents identify nutritional misconceptions held by adolescents.

THE PREVALENCE OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT USE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. S193 ◽  
Author(s):  
B M. Reeder ◽  
A Rai ◽  
D R. Patel ◽  
D Cucos ◽  
F Smith
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Nutritional Supplement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Supplement Use

scholarly journals A Peer-Based Educational Intervention Effects on SARS-CoV-2 Knowledge and Attitudes among Polish High-School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12183
Author(s):  
Maria Ganczak ◽  
Oskar Pasek ◽  
Łukasz Duda-Duma ◽  
Julia Komorzycka ◽  
Karol Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Serious Disease

To support high school students to develop knowledge they need to adhere to control measures during the pandemic, a peer-based educational intervention on SARS-CoV-2 was developed and its impact was evaluated. Multistage random sampling was used. The 50 min peer-based intervention was conducted by final year medical students. Baseline and post-intervention knowledge and attitudes were assessed. Significance was tested by McNemar’s/Wilcoxon rank tests. Of 518 participants (mean age 17.8 years ± 0.43), 81.0% did not receive any school-based education on SARS-CoV-2. After intervention, the knowledge score improved from 65.2% to 81.6%, attitudes from 63.2% to 70.8% (both p < 0.0001). The effect size after the intervention compared to pre-intervention showed moderate improvement of knowledge, but not attitudes (d = 0.46 and d = 0.18, respectively). Pre- and post-intervention, females, students in non-science programs, living in cities < 250,000 inhabitants had lower knowledge, while fewer males, non-science program students, living in smaller cities presented positive attitudes. Before intervention, 67.0% students correctly named SARS-CoV-2 preventive methods and 73.6% were concerned COVID-19 is a serious disease; these improved after intervention (to 80.1% and 86.3%; p < 0.0001). The intervention was not very successful in increasing the intent to vaccinate for COVID-19 (pre-intervention 52.9%, post-intervention 56.4%; p < 0.007). Peer-based teaching for high school students can be effective in increasing SARS-CoV-2 knowledge and awareness. More efforts are needed to improve attitudes and enhance acceptance of vaccination against COVID-19.

scholarly journals A TOOL CONSTRUCTION AND STANDARDIZATION OF NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (5(SE)) ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
T.Indumathi ◽  
N. Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
School Students ◽  
Final Study ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Knowledge Scale

In the present study, Nutrition knowledge scale has been constructed and standardized of the High School Students. This scale consists of 54 statements. The simple random sample technique was used for this study. The sample consists of 50 High School Students are randomly selected from the Kancheepuram Districts. The ‘t’ value was sued to standardize the tool and finally 29 statements were retained for the final study.

Relationships between Academic Comfort and Career Interests among Rural High School Students

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-466
Author(s):  
Ann K. Mullis ◽  
Ronald L. Mullis ◽  
John C. Brailsford
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Interest Inventory ◽  
Holland's Theory ◽  
Significant Relationships

Relationships between Academic Comfort and General Occupational Themes of the 1985 Strong Campbell Interest Inventory were investigated for 1364 high school adolescents. Significant relationships between Academic Comfort and grade, sex, socioeconomic status, and career motivation were found. Academic Comfort scores of adolescents increased with higher grades and girls had higher Academic Comfort scores than the boys at ail grades. The results support Holland's theory of career development during the high school years in that certain career interests during this period of development are related to Academic Comfort.

Patterns and Correlates of Drug Use among Urban High School Students

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack McKillip ◽  
James E. Johnson ◽  
Thomas P. Petzel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Parental Drug Use ◽  
Peer Drug Use

A drug-use survey was administered in a large metropolitan, middle class high school to test two hypotheses: a. drug users can be divided according to the types of drugs used (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana vs. opiates, LSD, amphetamines, etc.); and, b. respondents' drug use is significantly related to their peers drug use. Both hypotheses were supported. Reports of personal drug use were factor analyzed dividing drug use into two categories. Intercorrelations of students' own drug use with reported parental, sibling, and peer drug use all revealed significant relationships. Peer drug use correlated the highest, followed by sibling and parental drug use. A number of implications of these results for the organization of high school drug programs and for counseling drug users were discussed.

scholarly journals NUTRITION AMBASSADOR COMPETITION AS A METHOD TO IMPROVE NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

ICCD ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-122
Author(s):  
Febry Harissa Surbakti ◽  
Khoirul Anwar ◽  
Aviani Harvika ◽  
Megah Stefani ◽  
Hardinsyah Hardinsyah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Local Health ◽  
School Students ◽  
District Office ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Nutrition Problem ◽  
Access To Food

Indonesia, a developing country, is still facing nutrition problems caused by lack of access to food and nutrition knowledge. Adolescents play an important role in a long term preventing of nutrition problem. Competition and award are ways of increasing adolescent interest and motivation in gaining nutrition knowledge. Therefore, the purpose of this empowerment program is to improve nutrition capacity og high school students (HSS) through a nutrition ambassador competition and award. The selection of nutrition ambassador candidates is carried out through written selection for 2nd grade HSS in 5 high schools (HS) in each selected city oN 8 cities of Indonesia. Five best couples from each HS then follow a second stage written selection at city level. Finally, the five best couple nominated from the second stage were then interviewed to determine the best three couple as nutrition ambassadors for every city. The result showed about 200 HSS involved as the candidates: and they read the balance nutrition guidebook from ministry of health as an online compulsory reading book which was uploaded in the web of PERGIZI PANGAN Indonesia. The mean nutrition knowledge score of the NA was 65.4 ± 12.9 which categorized as moderate level. This activity was appreciated by school principals and by local health district office heads. The nutrition ambassadors helped local health office to educate nutrition to HSS in each city. Now with the assistance from PERGIZI PANGAN Indonesia, they are sharing nutrition information and experience via WhatsApp Group. This implies that nutrition ambassador competition and award could be developed to improve nutrition capacity of HSS.

scholarly journals Students Motivations For Voluntary Remedial Learning In High School

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-386
Author(s):  
Daniel Pelletier ◽  
Isabelle Green-Demers ◽  
Karine Lafleur
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Relational Support ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Multiple Choice Items

Most high schools offer remedial learning sessions to their students; however, very little is known about the perception of these activities, especially with regards to the students motivations. In order to gain insights into both topics, an exploratory study was conducted within a sample of 1388 high school students in the Province of Quebec (Canada). Participants were selected on the basis of their voluntary participation or non-participation in remedial learning sessions held at school. School motivation was measured with a questionnaire based on Deci and Ryans SDT (Self Determination Theory); perceptions were gathered and measured with open-ended and multiple choice items. Quantitative results indicated that participants of remedial learning sessions were more strongly motivated towards school. No significant relationships were found between attendance and grades, with similar proportions of high, average and below average participating and non-participating students; however, among participants, girls outnumbered boys by 2:1. Two main categories emerged from qualitative analyses: remedial learning can be seen as: a) an instrumental support linked to the subject matter; or b) a relational support which fosters better learning.

An Orientation and Motivation Inventory

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 911-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Lorr ◽  
Edward Stefic
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
College Freshmen ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School Juniors ◽  
Method Of Principal Components ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Mean

The report describes the construction and development of an inventory designed to measure 10 dimensions of general orientation, preference, and motivation toward activities, tasks, and people. The Orientation and Motivation Inventory was administered to 281 high school juniors and seniors and to 121 college freshmen and sophomores along with an occupational inventory. Each of the scales was subdivided for analysis into four subtests. Then the intercorrelations among the 40 subscores were analyzed by the method of principal components. In the Varimax rotational solution for the high school sample, nine of the postulated dimensions were confirmed. In the college factor analysis six of the dimensions were fully confirmed. The scale scores were evaluated by applying them in a discriminant function analysis of Holland's six vocational interest types. Students had been allocated to one of the types on the basis of their occupational scores. Analyses of the high school and college samples disclosed two and three dimensions of difference, respectively. The mean inventory scores for the vocation interest types proved to be meaningful. Therefore the inventory shows promise for use with high school students.

HIV/AIDS education effects on behaviour among senior high school students in a medium-sized city in China

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 549-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
X X Ye ◽  
H Huang ◽  
S H Li ◽  
G Xu ◽  
Y Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students ◽  
Hiv Aids

Few studies have examined the long-term effects of peer-led HIV prevention in Chinese adolescents. A two-year follow-up study was conducted among senior high school students in a medium-sized city of Fujian Province, from 1 March 2006 to 30 April 2008. In all, 3068 students from 14 schools were invited in March 2006, and 893 students in five schools were followed up. Data were collected at baseline, right after intervention (one month later) and two years later by a self-administered questionnaire. In the intervention group, the average knowledge score including reproductive health and HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted diseases rose from 4.30 to 7.06 one month later ( P < 0.01) and to 7.08 two years later ( P < 0.01). There was no significant difference between the average knowledge score after one month and two years ( P > 0.05). Sustained increases were found in the attitude scores towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) and intention of condom use after intervention. The study indicates that peer-led HIV prevention education succeeds in improving and sustaining HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and some behaviour intentions. Future research should focus on strategies to sustain long-term behaviour change.

scholarly journals A Nationwide Survey of the Attitudes toward the Use of Dietary Supplements among Japanese High-School Students

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiharu Nishijima ◽  
Etsuko Kobayashi ◽  
Yoko Sato ◽  
Tsuyoshi Chiba
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Dietary Supplement Use

We previously studied the prevalence of dietary supplement use in Japanese high-school students by conducting a study on mothers. However, there is often a discrepancy between mothers’ understanding and children’s attitudes. Thus, we conducted an internet survey of high-school students to clarify their attitudes toward the use of dietary supplements. An invitation to the internet survey was e-mailed to registrants of a research company aged 15 to 18 years. A total of 1031 students (276 male, 755 female) answered the questionnaire on a first come, first served basis. The participants were classified according to the purchasers of their supplements: students who purchased supplements themselves were defined as active users, and others were defined as passive users. The prevalence of dietary supplement use was 30.8% in males and 26.7% in females. Among the users, 42.4% of males and 43.8% of females were active users. Males used supplements for health regardless of active or passive use. However, in females, more active users (40.9%) used supplements for weight loss than passive users (20.4%); the corresponding prevalence was 2.3% in our previous report on mothers’ understanding of their daughters. The most frequently used source of information for active users was the internet, whereas for passive users it was family. The frequency of adverse events was 9.4% in males and 14.4% in females, with gastrointestinal symptoms being the most commonly experienced events. Our results suggest that dietary education, including healthy eating and the appropriate use of dietary supplements, should be provided to high-school students.

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