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Yi-Chen Wu; Chia-Kuei Lee – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Alcohol use ranks as one of the most prevalent health-risk behaviors among Taiwanese adolescents. Possible selves--personalized future-oriented cognitions about the self--are significant motivators of one's actions, which may potentially influence adolescent drinking behavior. This study aimed to estimate the content domain-specific possible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Self Concept, Drinking
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DeLay, Dawn; Burk, William J.; Laursen, Brett – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
Higher accepted friends are known to influence the alcohol misuse of lower accepted friends, but not the reverse. The present study was designed to address the origins of this influence: Are higher accepted friends particularly "influential" or are lower accepted friends particularly "susceptible" to influence? To address this…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Social Networks, Adolescents, Drinking
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Schüürmann, Alissa; Goagoses, Naska – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2022
The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between adolescents' social support, their internalising and externalising behaviour problems, and their alcohol consumption. Adolescents attending Grade 7-10 (N = 329), answered questionnaires regarding their perceived social support (from parents, teachers, classmates, and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Drinking
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Shannon Struck; Janique Fortier; Samantha Salmon; Tamara Taillieu; Tracie O. Afifi – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2021
Experiencing victimization, such as cyberbullying, discriminatory harassment, or bullying in adolescence is associated with health risk behaviours. However, inconsistent findings in the literature examining the associations between different types of victimization and binge drinking and smoking exist. This study investigated the association…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Burkhalter, Robin; Asbridge, Mark – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
The purpose of the study was to describe adherence to screen time (ST) and physical activity (PA) recommendations among Canadian youth. The present study was based on a representative sample of Canadian students from Grades 7 through 12 (N = 47,203). ST and PA as well as demographic (gender, ethnicity, grade, and province of residence) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Computer Use, Grade 7