scholarly journals Using the Internet to access health-related information: results from a nationally representative sample of New Zealand secondary school students

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Utter ◽  
Mathijs Lucassen ◽  
Simon Denny ◽  
Terry Fleming ◽  
Roshini Peiris-John ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Abstract Objective To determine if secondary school students in New Zealand who report greater health concerns (e.g. significant depressive symptoms) are more likely to use the Internet to access health-related information. Methods A nationally representative health and wellbeing survey was undertaken in 2012 (n = 8500). Multiple regression models were used to examine the associations between students’ use of the Internet to access health-related information and selected outcomes or indicators. Results Over 90% of students used the Internet on a daily basis, with 15.4% of students reporting that they had used the Internet to access health-related information. Students experiencing household poverty were more likely to report not using the Internet daily (17.4% compared to 4.2%). Odds ratios (ORs) for accessing the Internet for this sort of information were highest for students who reported self-harm [OR 2.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.3–3.3], disordered eating (OR 2.7, 95% CI 2.4–3.2), or a suicide attempt (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.9–3.3). Conclusion Our findings suggest that Internet-based health interventions may be a viable way to reach young people with high health needs, but consideration needs to be given to those with limited Internet access.

scholarly journals Who is teaching the kids to cook? Results from a nationally representative survey of secondary school students in New Zealand

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Utter ◽  
Simon Denny ◽  
Mathijs Lucassen ◽  
Ben Dyson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Current Generation ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Learning how to cook is an important skill for developing healthy eating behaviors. Moreover, involvement in home cooking may offer young people opportunities for skill building, identity development and social engagement with their families. Recently, there have been concerns that the current generation of young people may not have the opportunities to develop sufficient cooking skills. These concerns have been addressed by the initiation of numerous, localized interventions. Yet, little is known about where the current generation of young people learn cooking skills. The objective of this study was to describe where the current generation of young people report learning to cook, drawing on nationally representative data from New Zealand. Data were collected as part of Youth2012, a nationally representative survey of secondary school students (n=8500) in New Zealand. Almost all students reported learning to cook and from multiple sources. Almost all students reported learning to cook from a family member (mother, father, or other family member), approximately 60% of students reported that they learned to cook from certain media (cookbooks, TV, or the Internet) and half of all students reported learning to cook at school. There were numerous differences in where students learned to cook by socio-demographic characteristics. Findings from the current research highlight the important role that families play in teaching young people to cook and will be useful for those working with young people to develop these skills.

scholarly journals Impact of Cyberbullying Behavior on the Self-Esteem among Secondary and Higher Secondary School Students in Punjab, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 385-395
Author(s):  
Fouzia Perveen ◽  
Asghar Ali ◽  
Muhammad Ramzan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Impact

The internet users are more than four billion globally. The fast advancement in electronic technology caused an unpredictable variation in the development of students. The use of the internet has become the backbone of education and communication. The current study sets out to measure the impact of cyberbullying on the selfesteem among secondary and higher secondary school students in nine districts of Punjab, Pakistan were selected. The total sample size comprised of 3236 (1614 male 1622 female) students, and their ages were 13-19 years, recruited through conveniently sampling. Two questionnaires were employed in the present research for the purpose of data collection; Cyberbullying Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The data were analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 23.0). The quantitative results revealed that cyberbullying was significantly (p < .01) positively correlated with self-esteem. Further, linear regression results showed that cyberbullying was a significant impact on self-esteem. Results also showed the comparison between male and female samples for cyberbullying on the self-esteem, and results of the comparison showed that the mean of cyberbullying was selfesteem was significantly higher among female students than male respondents. The limitations of the results are discussed.

scholarly journals Assertiveness and its relationship to excessive use of the internet among secondary school students: توكيد الذات وعلاقته بالإفراط في استخدام الإنترنت لدى طلاب وطالبات المرحلة الثانوية

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (34) ◽  
pp. 151-129
Author(s):  
Bashaiyr Abdullah Aljabr, Abdulaziz Mohammed Hussein Bashaiyr Abdullah Aljabr, Abdulaziz Mohammed Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Study Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Reading Activities

The study aimed to explore the relationship between self-assertion and the excessive use of the internet among secondary school students. It also intended to explore gender differences in self-assertion, the excessive use of the internet, and the preferred internet material. Participants were (500) secondary school students, (250 males and 250 females). Their ages of the sample ranged from 15 to 19 years. They were in the first semester of the academic year 1438-1439H. The descriptive method (correlational) was used in the study. Data were collected using the Self-assertion Scale developed by Ghareeb (1995), and the Internet Addiction Scale developed by Al-Qarni (2011). Results revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between self-assertiveness and the excessive use of the internet The degree of correlation with the Pearson coefficient was (828-). In addition, there were no gender differences found in the excessive use of the internet. The results also revealed significant gender differences in types of internet contents that attract the two sexes. Females were found to be more attracted to reading activities than were males. Conversely, males were more attracted to WhatsApp and other applications than were females. Finally, the study presented a number of recommendations and suggestions for further research.

Arab Youth and the Internet

2013 ◽  
pp. 163-178
Author(s):  
Zakieh Ali Al Disi ◽  
Fayez Albadri
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Improvement ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Al Ain ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This study investigates the levels and patterns of use of the Internet among secondary school students in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates, and attempts to assess the levels of parental supervision at home. The prime aim of the study is to determine how widespread the Internet use is among UAE secondary students, and to examine the activities that the students adopt the Internet for. In conclusion, the study explores possible effects that the Internet use may have on the students’ social relations and other activities. A survey was designed and adapted to support the investigation, and a questionnaire was distributed to 100 secondary school students (50 boys and 50 girls) in six secondary schools in Al Ain city. The investigation findings revealed that the majority of the respondents use the Internet for communication and leisure rather than for educational purposes, while some respondents affirmed improved general knowledge and academic performances as a result of using the Internet. Whilst acknowledging the Internet potential positive impact on students’ educational performance, the study recommends that the use of the Internet should be monitored and guided by school authorities and parents, so as to prevent the misuse of this facility and to direct it towards teaching and learning improvement.

scholarly journals Moemoea: A digital tool to train secondary school student resilience and motivation for success

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Thomas Johnson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
School Students ◽  
Low Socioeconomic

<p>Secondary school students in New Zealand have been underachieving in recent years, with one of the largest performance gaps between high and low performing students in the OECD. With an overrepresentation of Māori, Pasifika and low socioeconomic students in this low performing group, this research explores an innovative solution and presents a business case of Moemoea- a digital tool to train resilience and self-motivation to support student success. Disruption of jobs with automation in future workplaces from rapid technological advancement requires workers to be proficient in digital literacy, resilience, and self-motivation. The literature suggests that these skills lead to improved confidence and academic outcomes and were the same capabilities required beyond school, in the new digitally focused work environment.  This research interviewed 14 Māori, Pasifika and low socioeconomic secondary school students, collecting first-hand experiences of resilience, motivation, and resources that support successful academic outcomes at school. The research findings identified an untapped opportunity between high digital skills and access to technology and a lack of student motivation and resilience levels to harness this advantage to improve student learning.  Government ministries are identified as a likely customer because they are the entity currently addressing the performance gap between high and low achievers in New Zealand secondary schools. The findings and business case demonstrate the feasibility of investment in the research and development of both Moemoea and other possible solutions to poor performing students.</p>

scholarly journals Investigation of secondary school students’ cognitive structure about the concept of atom through the drawing techniqueOrtaokul öğrencilerinin atom kavramına ilişikin bilişsel yapılarının çizim tekniği ile incelenmesi

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 984
Author(s):  
Özlem Eryılmaz Muştu ◽  
Sare Ucer
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
English Summary ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Drawing Technique

In the current study, the purpose is to determine the secondary school students’ cognitive structure related to the concept of atom by using the drawing technique. The study was conducted with the participation of 90 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in 2016-2017 school year. The students were asked two open-ended questions to illustrate the concept of atom in their minds and to explain where they have learned the information expressed in their drawings about the atom so that the atom models in their minds could be elicited. The students’ responses to these questions were categorized by means of qualitative analysis and frequencies were calculated for them. At the end of the study, it was determined whether the atom models drawn by the students are false or acceptable. It was seen that the students rarely illustrated nucleus and electrons in their drawings and they usually drew spheres. Moreover, the students stated that they learned this information mostly from different textbooks or the Internet. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.  ÖzetÇocuklar, etraflarında olan olaylara karşı aşırı meraklıdırlar ve kavramlara kendileri kişisel anlamlar yüklemektedir. Öğrencilerin kavramları anlayabilmeleri için kavramların zihinlerine doğru bir şekilde kodlanması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada; ortaokul öğrencilerinin atom kavramı ile ilgili bilişsel yapılarının çizim tekniği ile belirlemesi amaçlanmıştır. 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar döneminde gerçekleştirilen çalışma; 5., 6., 7. ve 8. sınıflarında  öğrenim görmekte olan toplam 90 ortaokul öğrencisiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada öğrencilerin zihinlerindeki atom modellerini belirlemek amacıyla atom kavramı ile ilgili bir çizim yapmaları ve bu çizdikleri şekle ait bilgiyi nereden öğrendiklerini ifade edebilmeleri için iki adet açık uçlu soru sorulmuştur. Öğrencilerin verdikleri cevaplar nitel analiz yöntemiyle kategorilere ayrılmış ve frekans değerleri elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin çizdikleri atom modellerinin yanlış veya kabul edilebilir seviye olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin çizimlerinde nadiren çekirdek ve elektronlara yer verdiği genellikle küre şeklinde çizim yaptıkları görülmektedir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin bu bilgilere genellikle farklı ders kitaplarından veya internetten öğrendiklerini ifade ettikleri tespit edilmiştir.

Quality of Health Information on the Internet

2009 ◽  
pp. 443-455
Author(s):  
Kleopatra Alamantariotou
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Effective Use

Recent statistics show that the World Wide Web has now grown to over 100 million sites: a phenomenal expansion in only 15 years (Mulligan 2007). It has been estimated that there are 100,000 sites offering health related information (Wilson 2002). As the amount of health information increases, the public find it increasingly difficult to decide what to accept and what to reject (Burgess 2007). Searching for information on the internet is both deceptively easy and the same time frustratingly difficult (Kiley 2002). The challenge for consumers is to find high quality, relevant information as quickly as possible. There has been ongoing debate about the quality of information aimed at patients and the general public and opinions differ on how it can be improved (Stepperd 1999). The purpose of this chapter is to provide a brief overview of the different perspectives on information quality and to review the main criteria for assessing the quality of health information on the internet. Pointers are provided to enable both clinicians and patients find high quality information sources. An understanding of these issues should help health professionals and patients to make effective use of the internet.

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