scholarly journals Changes in Adolescents’ Psychosocial Functioning and Well-Being as a Consequence of Long-Term COVID-19 Restrictions

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8755
Author(s):  
Nóra Kerekes ◽  
Kourosh Bador ◽  
Anis Sfendla ◽  
Mohjat Belaatar ◽  
Abdennour Mzadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
The Usa

This work studied self-reports from adolescents on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed their behaviors, relationships, mood, and victimization. Data collection was conducted between September 2020 and February 2021 in five countries (Sweden, the USA, Serbia, Morocco, and Vietnam). In total, 5114 high school students (aged 15 to 19 years, 61.8% females) responded to our electronic survey. A substantial proportion of students reported decreased time being outside (41.7%), meeting friends in real life (59.4%), and school performance (30.7%), while reporting increased time to do things they did not have time for before (49.3%) and using social media to stay connected (44.9%). One third of the adolescents increased exercise and felt that they have more control over their life. Only a small proportion of adolescents reported substance use, norm-breaking behaviors, or victimization. The overall COVID-19 impact on adolescent life was gender-specific: we found a stronger negative impact on female students. The results indicated that the majority of adolescents could adapt to the dramatic changes in their environment. However, healthcare institutions, municipalities, schools, and social services could benefit from the findings of this study in their work to meet the needs of those young people who signaled worsened psychosocial functioning, increased stress, and victimization.

scholarly journals Amateur sport and emotional burnout formation in high school students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergii Tukaiev ◽  
Olena Dolgova ◽  
Olena Lysenko ◽  
Svetlana Fedorchuk ◽  
Yurii Havrylets ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
School Students ◽  
Amateur Sport ◽  
Emotional Burnout

Practicing sports, as well as physical activity in general, contributes to a healthy lifestyle, helps to prevent numerous chronic diseases, and plays a therapeutic role in addressing a number of cognitive and psychological disorders (such as depression, distorted body image and self-perception, low self-esteem). As regards students, freshmen with higher physical capabilities can better adapt to new college environment, which in turn influences their well-being, psychological state and ability to study. The aim of our study was to detect the level of emotional burnout and individual psychological characteristics of the university students, engaged in amateur sports. It was shown that the group of amateur sportsmen demonstrated higher level of arousal and mobility of neural processes, and lower level of neuroticism, lower level of neurotization, anxiety, psychic tension and depression. This allows us to conclude that the type of nervous system may define the disposition towards the physical activity, and the strength of nervous system determines the ability to achieve success in sports. Our data indicate that practicing sports prevents development of burnout, reduces the negative impact of daily emotional stress, and provides a socially acceptable way to express aggression. Keywords: amateur sportsmen, typological and personality traits, burnout

scholarly journals The influence of current information technologies on the health status of schoolchildren

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
AI Sokolova ◽  
EE Yaskova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Coronavirus Infection

The development of information technologies, their availability for every family, the transition to distance learning could not but affect health status of schoolchildren. In the past year, amid the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the time that schoolchildren spend with gadgets has significantly increased. The relevance of this study is determined by the evaluation of the ever-increasing and, as a rule, negative impact of computer technologies on the health of schoolchildren. The study aimed to investigate the features of the effect information technologies have on the well-being of high school students and to analyze the role teachers play in popularization of healthy lifestyle and reduction of the degree of influence of information technologies on health of modern schoolchildren.

How US students’ geo-cultural knowledge and intercultural receptiveness is impacted through contact with international teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-348
Author(s):  
DeLacy Ganley ◽  
Stacy M Kula ◽  
David Kallemeyn
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Program Analysis ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
International Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Usa ◽  
K 12 ◽  
International Teacher

To understand how K-12 students in the USA are impacted by their interactions with international teachers (ie teachers visiting the USA from other countries), this study asked ‘ Does contact with an international teacher correlate with increased geo-cultural knowledge and/or receptiveness to non-USA countries, peoples and/or cultures?’. To address this question, the study drew on pre- and post-contact data from 1,082 students who had interactions with international teachers who were in the USA for a six-week educational program. Analysis of the data indicated that the students’ geo-cultural knowledge increased after having contact with an international teacher. Students were more likely to be able to identify the visiting teacher’s country as being real (as opposed to fictional), its geographic location ( vis-a-vis continent identification), and its dominant language and religion. Findings also showed that contact with international teachers correlated with increased receptiveness towards and interest in non-USA countries/peoples/culture among elementary and middle school students, but not so much among high school students. This study suggests programs supported by international teachers in schools can be effective at helping US youth gain needed intercultural competencies and, in the process, can promote global well-being.

scholarly journals Science Gallery Dublin—Open Mind: Improving Mental Health of Young People

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Grace D’Arcy ◽  
Ilaria Mariani
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
Open Mind

AbstractTo face the challenge of improving mental health and well-being with young people, Science Gallery Dublin initiates a high-school programme for mentorship among students. Involving academics, NGO’s, psychologists, parents, teachers, college and high-school students, ‘Open Mind’ intends to use hobbies and individual attitudes for favouring empowerment and the overall atmosphere of the school, also leading to a long-term increased well-being and fewer mental health issues.

Examining the Career Construction Model of Adaptation Among Filipino Senior High School Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110370
Author(s):  
Marc Sherwin A. Ochoco ◽  
Welison Evenston G. Ty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Construction ◽  
Construction Model ◽  
Senior High School Students

Career development literature that tested the career construction model of adaptation has, thus far, examined adaptability resource as a mediator in the relationship between adaptive readiness and adaptation results; however, there remains a need to elaborate the links between adaptive resources, adapting response, and adaptation results. This research tested a path model among 331 Filipino senior high school students using hope, career adaptability, career engagement, and life satisfaction as measures of adaptive readiness, adaptability resources, adaptive response, and adaptation results, respectively. Analyses revealed a significant serial relationship from hope to life satisfaction through career adaptability and career engagement. Findings suggest that having career-related abilities may not be enough to promote well-being; rather proactive career behaviors may be taken as a route to a satisfying life. Implications on theory, research, and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REPRESSION ON DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDES

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-351
Author(s):  
Scott Desposato ◽  
Gang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Fuzzy Regression ◽  
School Students ◽  
Attitudinal Differences ◽  
College Entry ◽  
Democratic Attitudes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDemocracy movements in authoritarian regimes usually fail and are repressed, but they may still affect attitudes and norms of participants and bystanders. We exploit several features of a student movement to test for enduring effects of social movements on democratic attitudes. College students were the core of the movement and had wide exposure to the ideas and activities of the movement, as well as the suppression of the movement. College-bound high school students had limited exposure to the movement and its activities. Time of college entry could in theory be manipulated and endogenous, so we also use birthdate as an exogenous instrument for enrollment year. Applying a fuzzy regression discontinuity, we test for the impact of exposure to the movement on long-term attitudes. We find significant attitudinal differences between those in college during the movement, and those who started college post-movement. These results are strongest for alumni of the four universities that were most connected to the movement.

The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students*

2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-168
Author(s):  
Desmond Ang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Police Violence ◽  
Public High School Students

Abstract Nearly 1,000 officer-involved killings occur each year in the United States. This article documents the large, racially disparate effects of these events on the educational and psychological well-being of Los Angeles public high school students. Exploiting hyperlocal variation in how close students live to a killing, I find that exposure to police violence leads to persistent decreases in GPA, increased incidence of emotional disturbance, and lower rates of high school completion and college enrollment. These effects are driven entirely by black and Hispanic students in response to police killings of other minorities and are largest for incidents involving unarmed individuals.

An exploration of high school students’ perspectives on critical thinking and creativity in the Health Management and Social Care subject

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Zenobia C.Y. Chan
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public Examination ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Senior Secondary

Abstract This study explored students’ perspectives on the abilities acquired through a subject called Health Management and Social Care (HMSC), which was launched under Hong Kong’s new senior secondary curriculum. The first public examination for the subject was conducted in 2012. A qualitative design was adopted in the present study, with focus group interviews carried out with 123 students recruited from seven schools. Two major themes were identified via content analysis: (i) critical thinking and creativity in HMSC; and (ii) applications of critical thinking and creativity in HMSC with two subthemes (a) health/social care promotions on campus and (b) social services in communities. Both the implications and limitations of the study for health-related subjects were discussed.

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