Commonly Reported Problems in Middle-School Children

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1283-1286
Author(s):  
Vidyavathi Vara ◽  
I. W. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between common problems reported and gender for 139 middle-school children (Grades 7, 8, and 9) in Saskatchewan. Students were asked to describe in writing “a problem that has bothered you during the previous month.” For boys, the order of reported problems in terms of frequency was parents, school, friends, and siblings. For girls, the order differed, with friend-related problems reported most often, then parents, siblings, and school-related problems reported least often. These findings are consistent with those found in the same age groups of middle-school children in the United States.

ACADEMIC WORDS AND GENDER

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Scarcella ◽  
Cheryl Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Length Of Residence ◽  
Sat Scores ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

This paper seeks to resolve certain questions pertaining to the relationship between gender and second language vocabulary knowledge. One question we examine is whether female and male ESL students at the University of California at Irvine differ significantly in their knowledge of academic vocabulary in English as measured by scores on the Test of Academic Lexicon (TAL). One hundred ninety-two freshman university ESL students participated in the study. A t test, used to investigate differences in the TAL scores of males and females, reveals that the males performed better on the TAL than the females (t = 3.32, p = .001). Analyses of covariance were used to examine questions pertaining to the effect of gender on the TAL, controlling for the possible effects of the students' verbal Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, length of residence in the United States, and age of arrival in the United States. In all cases, gender remains significantly related to the results of the TAL when controlling for the other variable: for verbal SAT scores, F(1,181) = 5.86, p < .05; for length of residence, F(1,187) = 9.64, p < .01; and for age of arrival in the United States, F(1,185) = 10.22, p < .005. Neither the present study nor the gender literature reviewed suggests that gender itself causes differences in the TAL scores. In analyzing the results, we consider possible explanations for the males' better TAL scores related to reading habits, interactional styles, educational backgrounds, and cultures.

scholarly journals Use of sport-related concussion information sources among parents of United States middle school children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Y. Kerr ◽  
Avinash Chandran ◽  
Aliza K. Nedimyer ◽  
Allison E. Rothschild ◽  
Melissa C. Kay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Middle School Children

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Physical Activity Level And Mental Health Among Middle School Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (8S) ◽  
pp. 329-329
Author(s):  
Mayela Beatriz Leal Chanchi ◽  
Stanley S. Guillaume ◽  
Kezia Alexander ◽  
Josh Billings ◽  
Lindsay W. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Traveller Perceptions of Trust in Air Traffic Controllers: A Cultural Comparison between India and the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rian Mehta ◽  
Stephen Rice ◽  
Natasha Rao
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Air Traffic Controller ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mental Stressors

The aim of this research is to determine passengers’ trust in air traffic controllers, based on the age and gender of the controller. The job of an air traffic controller is difficult in terms of the physical and mental stressors involved. The retirement age for controllers was instated in an effort to avoid issues relating to lack of capabilities. Decline in trust in an aging workforce has become a trend in certain areas. Similarly, gender inequality in the workplace and the sentiment that female employees are not as capable as males is an issue experienced the world over. 376 participants from India and the United States were asked to assess their level of trust in an air traffic controller during an emergency situation. The data suggested that the American participants trusted the older controller (55 years old) more than the younger counterparts (25 years old) regardless of gender. However, the Indian participants trusted the younger controllers more than the older counterparts as long as they were male. A mediation analysis found that affect mediated the relationship for the American participants but not for the Indians. This implies that the Americans were basing their trust on emotions.

School Location and Gender Differences in Personal, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Cypriot Middle School Children

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 722-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos A. Loucaides
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
School Location ◽  
Friend Support ◽  
Environmental Correlates ◽  
And Gender

Background:A number of studies indicate higher prevalence of overweight and obesity among rural school children. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity between school location (urban versus rural) and gender.Methods:Middle school children (N = 676) from different districts in Cyprus completed questionnaires assessing physical activity and potential correlates.Results:Children from rural schools reported higher friend support for physical activity and more ease of walk to a bus station from their home. Urban school children reported higher presence of sidewalks in their neighborhood. Boys reported more hours per day playing outside and higher enjoyment and friend support for physical activity than girls, whereas girls reported higher means in the variable ‘I see a lot of people walking or being physically active in my neighborhood’. Significant two-way interactions between gender and school location were noted with rural school girls having less favorable scores in a number of correlates of physical activity.Conclusions:More studies are needed to further understand the higher incidence of overweight and obesity observed among rural youth. Girls from rural areas may be targeted as a priority group for promoting physical activity.

Crime and Unemployment: Effects across Age and Race Categories

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dwayne Smith ◽  
Joel A. Devine ◽  
Joseph F. Sheley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Aggregate Level ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Arrest Rates ◽  
Criminal Opportunity ◽  
The Relationship

Despite numerous studies, the nature of the unemployment-crime relationship remains controversial. The relationship should be clearer for some segments of the population than for others, but is obscured by the use of general population data. Exploring this possibility through the use of a model developed by Cantor and Land (1985), a time-series analysis is conducted to determine relationships among age- and race-specific rates of unemployment and corresponding rates of arrests for homicide, robbery, and burglary for the United States during the period 1959–1987. Negative criminal opportunity-related and positive criminal motivation-related effects are found at the aggregate level, but these vary among age groups and are more evident for white than for African American arrest rates. Further, these effects hold even when controlling for the potential influence of other variables identified in recent research as having an impact on the unemployment-crime relationship.

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