Age and Sex Differences for Anxiety in Relation to Family Size, Birth Order, and Religiosity among Kuwaiti Adolescents

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1031-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Pearson Correlations ◽  
Age And Sex

Differences in rated anxiety among 2,453 boys ( n = 1,229) and girls ( n = 1,224), Kuwaiti secondary school students, were reported for five age groups from 14 to 18 years. For girls at all ages but 14 years, mean rated anxiety was significantly higher than the means for the boys. Mean anxiety scores increased across age groups from 14 to 18 years. Not all comparisons between age groups with the same sex, however, were significant. Analysis showed nonsignificant correlations for anxiety with both family size and number of siblings, but significant and positive correlations for anxiety with birth order were found for boys ( r = .10, p < .01) and girls ( r = .06, p < .05). The predictive and practical values of these very small correlations are negligible, being significant merely because N is so large. Pearson correlations between anxiety and self-rating of religiosity were –.22 and –.22 ( p < .01) for boys and girls, respectively. This result was interpreted in the light of high intrinsic religious orientation among Kuwaitis. In the Islam proper, multiple practices are said to relieve anxiety.

scholarly journals Prevalence of scabies among secondary school students in Anambra State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 001-007
Author(s):  
Nweze Kenneth Emeka
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Scabies Infestation

Scabies has been listed as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases. Therefore, this study aimed at estimating the prevalence of Scabies among Secondary School Students in Anambra State, Nigeria. A survey of Scabies infection was conducted in fifty (50) randomly selected secondary schools in the three geographical zones of Anambra State, Nigeria. A well-structured questionnaire was employed to elucidate information on age, sex and also on knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP). Focus group discussions, direct clinical observations and microscopic examinations using the skin scraping test method for the confirmation of scabies infestation were also employed. Data analysis was done using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23 and Microsoft Excel version 16. Out of the five thousand (5000) students examined 500 (10.0%) were identified as positive from the research works, the sex-specific prevalent rate showed that 209 out of the 3000 females (6.97%) were positive while 291 out of the 2000 males (14.55%) were positive. The age-specific prevalence showed that age groups 10 to 12 years had the highest prevalence rate (29.0%) and 9.6% in both the male and female students respectively. The infectivity rate among urban and rural schools showed that rural students were more prone to scabies infections (14.12%) than their urban counterparts (5.88%) and the difference was statistically significant. The result of this study helped identify some students with Scabies infection in Anambra state Nigeria for appropriate treatment, prevention and control measures to curb the menace of Scabies infestation.

Age and Sex Differences in Self-Esteem among Spanish Adolescents

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 876-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Lameiras Fernández ◽  
Yolanda Rodríguez Castro
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Age And Sex

This study examined the relation of self-esteem with sex and age for 660 Spanish students (400 secondary school students, 260 university students, age range 12 to 28 years), who responded to the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale. Analysis indicated no sex differences in general self-esteem, but there were differences with respect to age. Persons 12 to 16 years old had lower self-esteem than others between the ages of 17 and 28 years.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B marker seroprevalence and vaccination coverage in adolescents in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, in 2008

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Chiochetta Tonial ◽  
Ana Maria Passos ◽  
Andréa do Livramento ◽  
Natália Gazzoni Scaraveli ◽  
Anna Paula de Borba Batschauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
The City

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B infection constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, however, the current epidemiological situation is not clear. Considering the importance of establishing this prevalence, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV markers in voluntary adolescents, junior high (secondary school) students, in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. METHODS: A seroepidemiological, transverse study was conducted with 353 randomly chosen adolescents from elementary school in 2008. Blood samples were analyzed for HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs. All analyses were conducted by automated microparticle enzyme immunosorbent assay (Abbott®, AxSYM system, Deerfield, IL, USA), according to the manufacturer's instructions. RESULTS: The prevalence of HBsAg was 0.6% (CI 95% 0.1 - 2.0), that of anti-HBc was 1.1% (CI 95% 0.3 - 2.9) and that of detectable anti-HBs was 83.6% (CI 95% 79.3 - 87.3). Hepatitis B vaccination coverage was 97.5% (CI 95% 95.2 - 98.8). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the success of the vaccination program against hepatitis B in the region studied and indicate that prevention strategies must be maintained and, if possible, expanded to contribute to the establishment of positive prevalence rates in all age groups.

Age-Related Increase in Sexual Behaviours and Decrease in Regular Condom Use among Adolescents in Australia

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
M P Dunne ◽  
M Donald ◽  
J Lucke ◽  
R Nilsson ◽  
R Ballard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Related Increase

The prevalence of sexual behaviours was estimated from a survey of 3854 Australian secondary school students. Self-reported prevalence of intercourse increased from 9.9% (age 13 years or less) to 23.9% (age 15) and 51.2% at age 17 and over. Among 932 sexually experienced youth in the final 3 years of secondary school, 26% of males and 18% of females reported having 3 or more partners in the previous year; 89.4% had used a condom at least once, with males (71.8%) reporting more last occasion condom use than females (53.4%). ‘Last occasion’ and ‘usual’, but not lifetime, condom use was significantly lower among older respondents. Although nearly 90% of females in each of 3 age groups reported lifetime condom use, just 27.6% of female students aged 17 or more reported that condoms were always used during intercourse. The decline with age, noted in research with adults and older adolescents, may begin in the middle teens.

Stress-Responsivity in Secondary School Students: Implications for Educational Psychologists

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Christopher F Sharpley ◽  
Andrew Mavroudis ◽  
Anne-Maree James
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Resting Heart Rate ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stress Responsivity

ABSTRACTThe range and incidence of responsivity to the onset of a stressful event was investigated with two different age groups of teenagers. There was a wide degree of responsivity to the stressor used and this responsivity was not found to be related to performance on the stressful event, sex of respondent, or physical fitness as measured by resting heart rate. Implications for effective stress-management of secondary school students' hyperresponsivity to similar stressors are discussed, with several suggestions given for implementation of these procedures.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTANCE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC FROM EDUCATIONAL PROCESS PARTICIPANTS’ VIEWPOINT

2021 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 357-372
Author(s):  
Nataliia I. Polikhun ◽  
Oksana M. Vilchynska ◽  
Іryna A. Slipukhina ◽  
Kateryna H. Postova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Platform

The educational system of Ukraine, like those of most countries in the world, was not ready for the long-term changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey of participants of the educational process revealed that 25% of secondary school students did not start the educational process at all for various reasons, which indicates the need to rethink and restructure the educational process based on new organizational and methodological approaches. The article presents the results of a study of the data of the survey “Challenges of distance learning” conducted by the Institute of Gifted Child of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine from 25.05.2020 to 10.08.2020 on determining the opinion of participants of the educational process in conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the study was to determine the features of distance learning and identify the disadvantages and advantages of distance education for individual participants (parents, students, educators). The research used statistical methods: summarizing and grouping data and visualization methods for their presentation, the method of testing hypotheses using the chi-square criterion, as well as analysis of variance. Respondents evaluated the effectiveness of forms and means of distance learning for different age groups of secondary school students, in particular, the importance for the educational institution of a unified learning platform, resources, partnership, individual choice of forms and methods of distance learning by the teacher, reasonable workload, weekly planning. Educators evaluate the existing measures to improve the effectiveness of distance learning higher than students and parents. In general, parents' assessment of the effectiveness of remote forms and means is the lowest. The study identified gender characteristics of views on the quality of distance learning. In addition, the survey participants, based on their experience, outlined a vision for the future of the educational system.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Middle Secondary School Bhutanese Students’ Assertiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mind Training ◽  
Two Age Groups

The purpose of this study was to investigate and determine middle secondary school students’ assertiveness. A total of 88 IT students in one of the middle secondary schools in central Bhutan was surveyed. Students were classified based on two age groups of below 15 years and 15 to 18 years of age. Questionnaire was used to assess whether the attitudes of the students were passive, aggressive or assertive. The questionnaire was developed based on the book "Assertiveness" by Chalvin, (1981) and the interpretations from Pro mind training (2012). The questions corresponded to the three attitudes i.e. passive, aggressive and assertive attitude. 53.4 %, 35.2% and 11.4% of the total students were found passive, assertive and aggressive respectively. The results indicated female students to be more assertive than the male students from the age groups.

scholarly journals REVISION OF HUNGARIAN VERSIONS OF THE ALTERNATIVE USES AND CIRCLES CREATIVITY TESTS IN CASES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Katalin Mező ◽  
Ferenc Mező
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Direct Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Creative Processes ◽  
Verbal Creativity ◽  
Creativity Research ◽  
Significant Difference

Although time plays a role as a latent or explicit factor in all creative processes, a direct examination of the role of time occurs less frequently in creativity research (Mező K., 2017; Mainemelis, 2002; Runco, 1999). This study focuses on the revision of Hungarian versions of creativity tests because the last standardization of these tests had been for more than 30 years. The applied tests were the Alternative Uses Test (as verbal creativity test), the Circles Test (as a figural test), and the Raven nonverbal intelligence test (as a complementary means of study). The sample of this study was 1363 elementary and secondary school students, whose 35331 responses were recorded and analyzed. According to the results, the differences in scores of the old and new (revised) evaluation tables of all tests and age groups are significant (p ≤ 0,05). From the viewpoint of the revised scores, there is a significant difference with respect to fluency, originality, and flexibility in both tests and all age groups. However, the differences in scores of other indicators (average originality, relative flexibility, and revised average originality) are not significant.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Relations Between Achievement and Academic Self-Concepts in Elementary and Secondary School: An Integrative Data Analysis Across 13 Countries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Keller ◽  
Franzis Preckel ◽  
Martin Brunner
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
School Students ◽  
Integrative Data Analysis ◽  
Academic Abilities ◽  
Nonlinear Trends

It is well-documented that academic achievement is associated with students’ self-perceptions of their academic abilities, that is, their academic self-concepts. However, low-achieving students may apply self-protective strategies to maintain a favorable academic self-concept when evaluating their academic abilities. Consequently, the relation between achievement and academic self-concept might not be linear across the entire achievement continuum. Capitalizing on representative data from three large-scale assessments (i.e., TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA; N = 470,804), we conducted an integrative data analysis to address nonlinear trends in the relations between achievement and the corresponding self-concepts in mathematics and the verbal domain across 13 countries and two age groups (i.e., elementary and secondary school students). Polynomial and interrupted regression analyses showed nonlinear relations in secondary school students, demonstrating that the relations between achievement and the corresponding self-concepts were weaker for lower achieving students than for higher achieving students. Nonlinear effects were also present in younger students, but the pattern of results was rather heterogeneous. We discuss implications for theory as well as for the assessment and interpretation of self-concept.

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