Implementation of a Brief Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills Group in High Schools for At-Risk Youth: Going 4 Goals Protocol (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamika Zapolski ◽  
MacKenzie Whitener ◽  
Shirin Khazvand ◽  
Queenisha Crichlow ◽  
Rebecca Revilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Skills Group ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

BACKGROUND Adolescence is a developmental period marked by engaging in risk-taking behaviors, with higher risk among youth who are impulsive or emotionally dysregulated. Thus, interventions that teach skills to reduce the risk for negative outcomes as a consequence of dysregulation are needed. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs have been developed to address both adolescent emotion dysregulation and risk-taking behaviors. However, current programs have mostly been implemented among younger youth and have rarely been empirically evaluated for their effectiveness among high school students. OBJECTIVE The primary outcomes of the study are to test whether participating in the skills group intervention produces significant increases in the core DBT-A skills of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness while also producing significant decreases in substance use and risky behaviors. These primary outcomes are based on changes in participant scores between baseline and post-intervention, as well as follow-ups at 1, 3, and 6 months in comparison to a control group of youth who are participating in the school’s health curriculum at the same time points. A secondary objective of this study is to also examine the acceptability, facilitators and barriers of the intervention through qualitative interviews with intervention participants and school staff. The current paper describes the protocol of the 9 session school-based adaptation of the DBT-A intervention and discussion of the strengths and limitations of the study, as well as future directions. METHODS N/A RESULTS N/A CONCLUSIONS N/A

scholarly journals Effect of a strength and stretching program, combined or isolated, on active flexibility in physical education setting. A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Miguel Angel Perera Zurita
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Effective Development

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a two-session-per-week strength and stretching program, on sit and reach score, among high-school students in the physical education setting. Methods. A sample of 75 high-school students (26 girls and 49 boys) aged 12-14 years from four classes were clustered and randomly assigned to a stretching group (n = 21), a strengthening group (n = 18), a strengthening + stretching group (n = 20) or a control group (n = 16). During physical education classes, the experimental students performed a 1-minute stretching, a 1-minute strengthening or a 1-minute strengthening + 1-minute stretching program twice a week a total of 20 weeks. Control students performed the same physical education classes, but they did not follow any strength and/or stretching program. Active flexibility (estimated by the classic sit-and-reach test) was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the intervention program. Results. The Wilcoxon test results showed that students that performed a combined strengthening and stretching program increased statistically significantly their active flexibility levels from pre-intervention to post-intervention (∆ = 1.8 ± 3.2 cm; p < 0.05). However, for students that performed an isolated) program and control group students statistically significant differences were not found (strengthening group, ∆ = 0.6 ± 0.7 cm; stretching group, ∆ = 0.3 ± 2.3 cm; control group, ∆ = 0.7 ± 1.5 cm; p > 0.05). Conclusions. Since in physical education many curricular contents need to be developed each academic year and the subject is also restricted by its limited curriculum time allocation, teachers could improve students’ flexibility combining stretching and strength workout. Therefore, in addition to the improvement of students’ flexibility levels, this intervention program might permit regular development of other physical education curricular contents. This knowledge could help and guide teachers to design programs that guarantee a feasible and effective development of flexibility in the physical education setting.

An Academic Paradox: High School Students' Perceptions of Their Class Standing and Self-Reported Risk-Taking

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek R. Holcomb ◽  
Wayne W. Westhoff ◽  
Robert J. McDermott
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Class Standing ◽  
Proxy Measure ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administered its 75-item 1991 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey to a nationwide random sample of 12, 248 high school students. In a secondary analysis of their data, one item on students' perceived class standing, was compared with selected health risk-taking practices. The 7.7% of students who indicated that they were “below the middle” in comparison with their classmates reported more participation in all risk-taking behaviors than students who reported being “in the middle” (28.6%) or “above the middle” (63.7%). Students' grades, ages, and ethnicity showed significant differences, with younger students and selected ethnocultural minority students more likely to report being “below the middle.” Perceived class standing may be a proxy measure for estimating participation in health-compromising practices.

Gender-based differences in risk-taking behaviors among high school students in Southeast Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Bahramnejad ◽  
Abedin Iranpour ◽  
Nouzar Nakhaee
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

AbstractObjectivesRisk-taking behaviors among adolescents can negatively affect different dimensions of their health. This study was conducted to identify the gender-based differences in risk-taking behaviors among high school students in a Muslim population.MethodsGrade 10 students studying in high schools located in Kerman Province, Iran were enrolled through cluster sampling (n=2,676), and data were collected using a well-validated questionnaire about violence, sexual behaviors, and traffic-related conduct over the past 12 months. The tool also consisted questions regarding drug use over the past 30 days and over lifetime (i. e., current and ever use of drugs, respectively)ResultsThe number of female participants was 1,407 (52.6%). The boys who had girlfriends (33.0%) were almost twice as many as the girls who had boyfriends (17.1%). Among the respondents, 27.8 and 12.0% of the boys and girls engaged in physical fighting, respectively. Overall, the prevalence of water pipe use in the last 30 days (18.7%) and over lifetime (43.5%) was higher than that of the consumption of other substances. The second and third most popular substances used in the past 30 days among boys and girls were alcohol and cigarettes and cigarettes and alcohol, respectively. On the whole, marijuana figured in the lowest lifetime use among the respondents.ConclusionsThe rate of risk-taking behaviors in female students was lower than in males, and this difference was more evident than in Western countries. This discrepancy seems to be more obvious in cases where the religious prohibition of a behavior is greater such as extramarital intimacy.

Sexual Attitudes and Risk-Taking Behaviors of High School Students in Turkey

2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (7) ◽  
pp. 359-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahbal Aras ◽  
Semih Semin ◽  
Turkan Gunay ◽  
Esmahan Orcin ◽  
Sema Ozan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

scholarly journals "Looking To the Future and the University in an Inclusive and Sustainable Way": A Career Intervention for High School Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Santilli ◽  
Ilaria DI Maggio ◽  
Maria Cristina Ginevra ◽  
Laura Nota ◽  
Salvatore Soresi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Intervention ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
The Future

Career guidance needs new perspectives considering challenges that characterized our future, and it can not exist without solidarity, inclusion, and attention to the environmental challenges. It also should be able to positively influence stakeholders to invest in the values of the 2030 Agenda recently proposed by the United Nations and their encouragement to think about some emergencies that the new generations will have to face in the future. Based on these premises, we designed and validated a sustainable career guidance intervention for high school students. Participants (N = 75) were assigned to an experimental or a control group. All participants responded pre- and post-intervention to measure career adaptability, training, and future investment, and wishes about the feature. The students from the sustainable career intervention group increased in post-intervention scores on control, curiosity, confidence, and training and future investment. They also indicated future wishes that take into more account attention to relationships and social challenges.

scholarly journals Tattooing among high school students in southern Taiwan: The prevalence, correlates and associations with risk-taking behaviors and depression

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 383-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Fang Yen ◽  
Ray C. Hsiao ◽  
Ju-Yu Yen ◽  
Yi-Chun Yeh ◽  
Peng-Wei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
School Students ◽  
Southern Taiwan ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

Abuse and Health Related Risk-Taking Behaviors in High School Students Who Have Attempted Suicide

1986 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Riggs ◽  
A. Alario ◽  
C. McHorney ◽  
J. DeChristopher ◽  
P. Crombie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

scholarly journals ‘Looking to the Future and the University in an Inclusive and Sustainable Way’: A Career Intervention for High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9048
Author(s):  
Sara Santilli ◽  
Ilaria di Maggio ◽  
Maria Cristina Ginevra ◽  
Laura Nota ◽  
Salvatore Soresi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Intervention ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
The Future

Career guidance needs new perspectives, considering the challenges that characterize our future, and it cannot exist without solidarity, inclusion, and attention to environmental challenges. It should also positively influence stakeholders to invest in the values of the 2030 Agenda recently proposed by the United Nations, and its encouragement to think about some of the emergencies that new generations will have to face in the future. Based on these premises, we designed and validated a sustainable career guidance intervention for high school students. The participants (N = 75) were assigned to an experimental or a control group. All of the participants answered questions pre- and post-intervention to measure career adaptability, training, future investment, and wishes about the feature. The students from the sustainable career intervention group increased their post-intervention scores on control, curiosity, confidence, training, and future investment. They also indicated future wishes that take into more account attention to relationships and social challenges.

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