scholarly journals Exploring the Protective and Promotive Effects of School Connectedness on the Relation between Psychological Health Risk and Problem Behaviors/Experiences

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Furlong ◽  
Jill Sharkey ◽  
Matthew Quirk ◽  
Erin Dowdy
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
School Connectedness

scholarly journals Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamika C. B. Zapolski ◽  
Gregory T. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Skills Group

A significant proportion of youth engage in health risk behaviors, which are of concern, as they are associated with adverse health consequences across development. Two factors associated with engagement in such behaviors are emotion dysregulation and impulsivity. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is an effective intervention that enhances emotion regulation skills to reduce problem behaviors among adolescent populations; however, limited research has been conducted implementing the program within school settings. The current study was a 9-week DBT skills group conducted among 80 middle school youth, with pre–posttest data among 53 students. Findings indicated feasibility to implement the program in schools and preliminary evidence of efficacy in decreasing youth’s likelihood to engage in risky, particularly among youth high on an emotion-based impulsivity trait. Brief DBT skills group may be an effective program to be utilized by school nurses and health-care teams to reduce health risk behaviors among school-aged youth.

Male Adolescents Involved in Pregnancy: Associated Health Risk and Problem Behaviors

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-268
Author(s):  
Roger W. Spingarn ◽  
Robert H. DuRant
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Stepwise Logistic Regression ◽  
Cocaine Use ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
In Pregnancy

Objective. Little is known about male high school students who have been involved in a pregnancy. This study was undertaken to determine whether male involvement with a pregnancy during adolescence is associated with other risk and problem behaviors. Methods. The 1993 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey was conducted on a random sample of 3054 9th- through 12th-grade students. The use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, early and multiple sexual experiences, fighting resulting in injury, and demographic variables were compared between sexually active young men who reported being involved in pregnancy (n = 82) and their counterparts who reported not ever causing a pregnancy (n = 537). Associations were measured using x2 analyses and Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance. Stepwise logistic regression was used to further analyze those variables significantly associated with involvement with a pregnancy. Results. Based on logistic regression, older age and earlier ages of onset of cocaine use, initial sexual intercourse, and regular use of cigarettes were associated with being involved with a pregnancy. An increased lifetime frequency of cocaine use, lifetime frequency of alcohol use, and an increased number of lifetime sexual partners were also associated with having caused a pregnancy. Those who reported involvement with a pregnancy reported a higher frequency of being injured in a fight during the past year, drinking while driving, and having multiple sexual partners during the previous 30 days than those who had not gotten someone pregnant. Conclusions. A history of being involved with a pregnancy clustered with other health risk and problem behaviors to form a "risk behavior syndrome." These findings suggest that when risk behaviors are encountered during the routine comprehensive screening of male adolescents, strategies for pregnancy prevention among young men should also be emphasized.

scholarly journals Awareness and health risk protection behaviours of scavengers in the Gbalahi landfill site, Ghana, in the era of sustainable development

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Gyea Nuripuoh ◽  
Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah ◽  
Noel Bakobie
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Landfill Site ◽  
Natural Immunity ◽  
Health And Economic Development ◽  
Risk Protection

AbstractWaste picking is a pivotal in achieving sustainable waste management, environment health and economic development in the era of sustainable development. The study assessed the practices, knowledge, perception and health risk protection behaviours of waste scavengers in the Gbalahi landfill site. A total of 60 scavengers were conveniently sampled and interviewed. The study revealed that 93% of the waste scavengers sort waste using hooks and their bare hands. The study also showed 62% of the respondents have ever been physically abused by other scavengers. A good number of scavengers believed they have been fortified against “dirt diseases” during their childhood and have developed natural immunity against diseases. The knowledge of scavengers was skewed towards economic benefits as they viewed waste picking as a survival strategy. Discrimination and physical abuse posed a seemingly significant psychological health risk to majority of them. Safety and protection practices are limited to the use of pieces of clothes to cover the nose, wearing of multiple clothes and worn-out boots recovered from the landfill. Most of the respondents risk being exposed to the virus and pathogens. It is recommended that education and increased sensitisation should be encouraged and implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ghana Health Service and other allied institutions in order to regularise and ensure the health and safety of waste scavengers.

scholarly journals Psychological Impact of Health Risk Communication and Social Media on College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengyao Li ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Yilong Yang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Xiaoshi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Web Based

BACKGROUND The outbreak of COVID-19 began in 2019 and is expected to impact the psychological health of college students. Few studies have investigated the associations among health risk communication, social media, and psychological symptoms during a major pandemic. OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to assess the prevalence of psychological symptoms among college students and explore their associations with health risk communication and social media. METHODS A web-based survey was distributed through the Wenjuanxing platform among Chinese college students from March 3-15, 2020. In addition to demographics, information on health risk communication and social media was collected, and the Symptom Checklist 90 Phobia and Health Anxiety Inventory subscale was used to assess psychological symptoms among 1676 college students in China. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine these independent risk factors. RESULTS The prevalence of panic and health anxiety was 17.2% (288/1676) and 24.3% (408/1676), respectively. Regarding risk communication, understanding the risk of COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] 0.480, 95% CI 0.367-0.627) was a protective factor against panic. Knowledge of prognosis (OR 0.708, 95% CI 0.551-0.910), preventive measures (OR 0.380, 95% CI 0.195-0.742), and wearing face masks (OR 0.445, 95% CI 0.230-0.862) were shown to be protective factors in predicting health anxiety. Perceived lethality (OR 1.860, 95% CI 1.408-2.459), being affected by the global spread (OR 1.936, 95% CI 1.405-2.669), and impact on social contacts (OR 1.420, 95% CI 1.118-1.802) were identified as significant risk factors associated with health anxiety. In terms of social media, trust in mainstream media (OR 0.613, 95% CI 0.461-0.816) was considered to be a protective factor against health anxiety. CONCLUSIONS There was a high prevalence of psychological symptoms among college students. Health risk communication and social media use were important in predicting psychological symptoms, especially health anxiety. Scientific and evidence-based information should be reported by social media platforms. Web-based consultation and intervention measures should be the focus of future studies.

Depression among military spouses: Demographic, military, and service member psychological health risk factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1137-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie J. Donoho ◽  
Cynthia LeardMann ◽  
Christopher A. O'Malley ◽  
Kristen H. Walter ◽  
Lyndon A. Riviere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Service Member ◽  
Military Spouses ◽  
Health Risk Factors

scholarly journals Psychological Impact of Health Risk Communication and Social Media on College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/20656 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. e20656
Author(s):  
Mengyao Li ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Yilong Yang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Xiaoshi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Web Based

Background The outbreak of COVID-19 began in 2019 and is expected to impact the psychological health of college students. Few studies have investigated the associations among health risk communication, social media, and psychological symptoms during a major pandemic. Objective The aim of this research was to assess the prevalence of psychological symptoms among college students and explore their associations with health risk communication and social media. Methods A web-based survey was distributed through the Wenjuanxing platform among Chinese college students from March 3-15, 2020. In addition to demographics, information on health risk communication and social media was collected, and the Symptom Checklist 90 Phobia and Health Anxiety Inventory subscale was used to assess psychological symptoms among 1676 college students in China. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine these independent risk factors. Results The prevalence of panic and health anxiety was 17.2% (288/1676) and 24.3% (408/1676), respectively. Regarding risk communication, understanding the risk of COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] 0.480, 95% CI 0.367-0.627) was a protective factor against panic. Knowledge of prognosis (OR 0.708, 95% CI 0.551-0.910), preventive measures (OR 0.380, 95% CI 0.195-0.742), and wearing face masks (OR 0.445, 95% CI 0.230-0.862) were shown to be protective factors in predicting health anxiety. Perceived lethality (OR 1.860, 95% CI 1.408-2.459), being affected by the global spread (OR 1.936, 95% CI 1.405-2.669), and impact on social contacts (OR 1.420, 95% CI 1.118-1.802) were identified as significant risk factors associated with health anxiety. In terms of social media, trust in mainstream media (OR 0.613, 95% CI 0.461-0.816) was considered to be a protective factor against health anxiety. Conclusions There was a high prevalence of psychological symptoms among college students. Health risk communication and social media use were important in predicting psychological symptoms, especially health anxiety. Scientific and evidence-based information should be reported by social media platforms. Web-based consultation and intervention measures should be the focus of future studies.

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