Effects of Sociocultural Background and Disability on Occupational Competence of Adolescent Girls

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Tova Most ◽  
Amatzia Weisel ◽  
Devora Brand
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Sociocultural Environment ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Sociocultural Background

The effect of sociocultural environment on self-evaluated occupational competence was examined among 81 Jewish high school girls with hearing loss (HL) or normal hearing in four groups: ultra-orthodox (UO) with HL, secular with HL, and two matched hearing groups. Participants completed questionnaires on occupational competence. Findings showed that participants with HL rated highly prestigious occupations that require communication as less suitable for them than did hearing participants. UO participants rated less prestigious occupations as more suitable for them than did secular participants. A significant interaction emerged for highly prestigious – low communicative occupations. UO participants with HL rated them as more suitable than did their hearing peers, whereas secular participants with HL rated them as less suitable than did their hearing peers. The results emphasize the need for occupational counseling to account for a disability as well as for social context.

Objectification Found in High School Girls’ Experience With Dress Code Enforcement

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2110584
Author(s):  
Heejin Lim ◽  
Shannon Lennon ◽  
Domenique Jones
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Self Objectification ◽  
Code Enforcement

Grounded in objectification theory, this study was conducted to uncover adolescent girls’ experience of dress regulations in US public schools. We conducted in-depth personal interviews with thirteen high school girls to explore internal, interpersonal, and contextual factors that might aggregate or alleviate objectifying conditions. Three overarching thematic categories emerged including (1) dressing as a life skill, (2) experiencing a sexually objectifying environment, (3) coping with the sexually objectifying environment. Eight subthemes captured under these thematic categories depicted how the school dress code is experienced and embodied by adolescent girls in their daily lives. Our findings demonstrated how the methods of school dress code enforcement and sex education promote a sexually objectifying environment in which girls feel physically and psychologically unsafe. Also, the findings of this study revealed that girls experience body shame, self-objectification, and powerlessness through dress code enforcement and sex education in school. Implications are discussed.

School Perceptions of Truant Adolescent Girls

1981 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayle L. Zieman ◽  
Gerald P. Benson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Behavior Problem ◽  
Coping Mechanism ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
School Problems ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
School Girls

Due to increased misbehavior by girls there is a growing need to understand these students. Knowing how behavior-problem girls perceive school is necessary for effective educational programming. To investigate these perceptions, 15 truant junior-high school girls were interviewed in-depth. Their responses were compared to those of 15 nontruant girls and 15 truant boys. The truant girls moderately disliked school and found teachers to be unfair and excessively concerned with minor rules. Consistently, the truant girls showed less negative perceptions and less asocial behavior than the boys. The girls also differed by being more variable in behavior and attitudes. The girls more often than the boys appeared to have personal conflicts which accentuate school problems. It is suggested that schools should view truancy as a coping mechanism for avoiding discomfort in school, and that behavior-problem girls should be dealt with in an individualized manner.

scholarly journals Evaluation of dietary Intake and Food Patterns of Adolescent Girls in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Montazerifar ◽  
Mansour Karajibani ◽  
Ali Reza Dashipour
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Folate Intake ◽  
Dietary Reference Intake ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls

Background: The evidence suggests a relationship between lifestyle and diet-related risk factors.Objective: This study assessed the dietary intake and habits of high school girls in Sistan and Bluchistan province, in southeastern Iran.Methods: In a cross-sectional, descriptive study, 753 high school girls aged 14-18 years old wereenrolled by a clustered random sampling method. Dietary intake and food habits were evaluated by a two-day, 24-hour dietary recall, and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).Results: The analysis of dietary intakes showed that energy, calcium, zinc, vitamin C and folate intake, compared to the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI), were found to be lower. The, infrequent intake of milk and dairy products, fruits and vegetables, and a high consumption of empty calorie foods e.g. salty snacks, sweets, soft drinks and junk foods were seen among adolescents.Conclusions: The adolescent girls had an improper dietary intake and food habits. Thus, the implementation of nutrition education programs in schools and the designing of proper patterns towards healthier food choices could help improve eating behaviors, the health maintenance of adolescents, and also prevent diet- related diseases in adulthood.Key words: Adolescent girls, Dietary intake, Food habits

Relationship between breastfeeding and obesity in high school girls

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1003-1008
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Mardani ◽  
Sadegh Rezapour ◽  
Fereshteh Hajipour
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Type ◽  
Parental Occupation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
School Girls

AbstractObjectivesSome factors in infancy can play a role in the development of adolescent obesity. Understanding these factors can help prevent early complications in adolescents associated with obesity in adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school girls in Khorramabad and its relationship with breastfeeding history.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study. This study was conducted in 832 high school girls during the academic year 2016–2017. Samples were selected by multi-stage random sampling. General questionnaires, physical activity, and 24-h food questions were completed through interviews with students. Data regarding breastfeeding was obtained by mothers.ResultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study population was 16.3 and 5.8%, respectively. Overweight and obesity had a significant association with breastfeeding history (p = 0.001), while there was no significant relationship between overweight and obesity with school type, student’s age, parental occupation, education Parents, household size, birth rate, physical activity, and energy intake.ConclusionsThe results of this study showed that breast feeding has a protective effect on overweight and obesity during adolescence. To reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity, necessary education regarding breastfeeding should be provided.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a peer-delivered dissonance-based program in reducing eating disorder risk factors in high school girls

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna C. Ciao ◽  
Janet D. Latner ◽  
Krista E. Brown ◽  
Daria S. Ebneter ◽  
Carolyn B. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Disorder Risk
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