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Cho, Hyunyi; Sands, Laura P.; Wilson, Kari M. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2010
To investigate the association between theoretically grounded psychosocial motivators and the sun safety practice intentions of rural youth. Method: A survey was given to 219 members of FFA (Future Farmers of America) at high schools in the rural Midwest (average age = 16). Results: Perceived self-efficacy, peer norms, response efficacy, and…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Self Efficacy, Safety, Clothing
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Rahimi, Regina; Liston, Delores D. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2009
When examining the experiences of adolescent girls, a study into the presumptions teachers have regarding female adolescent sexuality is a very important aspect to explore. This article presents the findings from a study we conducted with eleven middle- and high school teachers in a southeastern state from both rural and urban districts. In-depth…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Adolescents, Sexuality
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Ling, I-Ling – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
This article explores how an attribution model will illustrate uniqueness-seeking behavior in dressing in the Taiwanese adolescent subculture. The study employed 443 senior high school students. Results show that the tendency of uniqueness-seeking behavior in dressing is moderate. However, using cluster analysis to segment the counterconformity…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Adolescents, Multivariate Analysis, High School Students