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Direct linkMesser, Lynne C.; Halladay, Corrie; Hofert, Gina; Sheppard, Barbara K. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Positive youth development emphasizes that adaptive features of adolescence may contribute to teenage pregnancy prevention. Methods: Using data from approximately 1300 seventh-ninth graders, we describe positive youth development assets (external and internal) and their association with sexual risk taking. School-, sex-, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Risk, Adolescent Development, Pregnancy
Barbero, Colleen; Vagi, Kevin J.; Clayton, Heather; Holland, Kristin; Hertz, Marci; Krause, Kathleen H.; Brittingham, Rochelle; Bunge, Stephanie; Saka, Susan M.; Marchessault, Nadine; Hynes, Nikardi; Green, Dan; Spell, Les; Monteiro, Karine; Murray, Kristen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Tignor, Lisha; Mercado, Melissa C. – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS: Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Substance Abuse, National Surveys
Jennifer Murphy; Youngmi Kim; Kristen Kerr – School Mental Health, 2024
Evidence suggests that youth progressively experience mental health needs and discover mental health symptoms for the first time in adolescence. Schools have come to the forefront of providing mental health services, as adolescents spend most of their day in the academic setting. The current study aimed to examine individual and school-level…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Use Studies
Samuel F. Sutton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) functioning within schools has historically been considered in the context of educational impact. Currently, traditional models in education do not readily take into account changing ecological considerations for students, as they experience heightened population-wide academic and SEB concerns, increasing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Social Development, Emotional Development
Curran, F. Chris; Viano, Samantha; Kupchik, Aaron; Fisher, Benjamin W. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2021
School resource officers (SROs) are common in schools, yet consequences of their presence are poorly understood. This study leveraged mixed-methods data from student surveys and group interviews across 25 schools to examine how the frequency of interactions and trust/comfort between students and SROs relate to disciplinary outcomes and feelings of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Law Enforcement, Discipline, Predictor Variables
Pas, Elise T.; Kaiser, Lauren; Rabinowitz, Jill A.; Lochman, John E.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2020
The extent to which youth attend Tier 2 evidence-based intervention is an important dimension of implementation. This study examined attendance patterns of 369 middle schoolers involved in a randomized trial testing the impact of Coping Power, an evidence-based Tier 2 preventive intervention. We conducted latent profile analysis to examine student…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Middle School Students, Comparative Analysis
Szabo, Julia – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
Latinx students now make up the largest share of charter school students nationally. In this article, I focus on Latinx charter school choosers in Houston, Texas, and ask what motivates Latinx parents to exit district schools. Drawing on interviews with 31 families, I find that perceptions of present and future risk motivate charter school choice.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, School Choice, Charter Schools
Download full textPas, Elise T.; Kaiser, Lauren; Rabinowitz, Jill; Lochman, John E.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Grantee Submission, 2020
The extent to which youth attend Tier 2 evidence-based intervention is an important dimension of implementation. This study examined attendance patterns of 369 middle schoolers involved in a randomized trial testing the impact of Coping Power, an evidence-based Tier 2 preventive intervention. We conducted latent profile analysis to examine student…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Middle School Students, Comparative Analysis
Losen, Daniel J.; Martinez, Paul – Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2020
This national study provides a comprehensive analysis of the instructions days lost due to out-of-school suspensions in 2015-16 for middle and high school students, for every state and district. The study also demonstrates how the frequent use of suspension contributes to stark inequities in the opportunity to learn, especially for those groups…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Suspension, Discipline Policy, Race
Stohlman, Shelby L.; Cornell, Dewey G. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Threat assessment is a widely recommended practice used by schools to investigate and respond to student threats of violence; however, students are often reluctant to disclose threats. Methods: We developed an online educational program for students to increase their understanding of threat assessment and the need to report serious…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Violence, Disclosure, Risk
Capp, Gordon; Astor, Ron Avi; Gilreath, Tamika D. – Journal of School Violence, 2021
Improving school climate remains a priority for improving academic achievement and social emotional learning, and for reducing violence and promoting safe schools. This study examined staff member experiences of school climate with the goal of identifying the quality of climate (negative or positive) that staff experience and how certain…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, Social Emotional Learning, School Personnel
Luthar, Suniya S.; Pao, Lisa S.; Kumar, Nina L. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2021
This is a mixed-methods study of risk and resilience in a sample of over 14,000 students from 49 schools, assessed during the first 3 months of COVID-19 in the United States. Over a third of students were of color and almost a third received financial aid. Participation rates were typically 90-99%. Overall, rates of clinically significant…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Risk, COVID-19, Pandemics
Roth, Sarah E.; Gill, Monique; Chan-Golston, Alec M.; Rice, Lindsay N.; Crespi, Catherine M.; Koniak-Griffin, Deborah; Cole, Brian L.; Upchurch, Dawn M.; Prelip, Michael L. – Journal of School Nursing, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of benefits and barriers and their relationship with physical activity (PA) among predominantly Latino middle school students. Data were collected in a cross-sectional survey of 4,773 seventh-grade students recruited from a large, urban school district in Los Angeles. Hierarchical logistic…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Middle School Students, Junior High School Students
Rouse, Heather; Goudie, Anthony; Rettiganti, Mallik; Leath, Katherine; Riser, Quentin; Thompson, Joseph – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: We examined prevalence, incidence, and trajectory of obesity from kindergarten through grade 8 in one of the first states to implement annual surveillance. Methods: Participants included 16,414 children enrolled in kindergarten in Arkansas in 2004 with complete body mass index (BMI) measurements in kindergarten and eighth grade.…
Descriptors: Incidence, Longitudinal Studies, Obesity, Kindergarten
Miech, Richard A.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Patrick, Megan E.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – Institute for Social Research, 2023
Monitoring the Future (MTF) is designed to give such attention to substance use among the nation's youth and adults. It is an investigator-initiated study that originated with, and is conducted by, a team of research professors at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. Since its onset in 1975, MTF has been funded continuously…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Grade 8, Grade 10, Grade 12
