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A Comparison of Repeat Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Results from the COMPASS Study: Design Considerations for Analysing Surveillance Data over Time
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Butler, Alexandra E.; Battista, Kate; Leatherdale, Scott T.; Meyer, Samantha B.; Elliott, Susan J.; Majowicz, Shannon E. – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022
Selection of appropriate study design and analytical methods is critical for producing robust research, as the design and analytical approach used can ultimately shape results and their interpretation. The objective of this research was to examine how findings from a large repeat cross-sectional data system compare to those from a sample of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Longitudinal Studies, Data Analysis, Case Studies
Food Safety Education Needs of High-School Students: Leftovers, Lunches, and Microwaves
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Diplock, Kenneth J.; Jones-Bitton, Andria; Leatherdale, Scott T.; Rebellato, Steven; Hammond, David; Majowicz, Shannon E. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: We explored priority areas of food safety education needed by high-school students within Ontario, Canada. Methods: We analyzed transcripts from semistructured interviews with 20 experts in food safety, food safety education in youth, and high-school education in Ontario. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify priority food…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food, Safety Education, High School Students
Examining Predictors of Breakfast Skipping and Breakfast Program Use among Secondary School Students in the Compass Study
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Godin, Katelyn M.; Patte, Karen A.; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Many Canadian schools offer breakfast programs; however, students' engagement in these programs is low, while breakfast skipping is highly prevalent among youth. This study examined whether the availability of breakfast programs supports adolescents' regular breakfast eating, and identified characteristics of breakfast skippers who are…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Eating Habits, Breakfast Programs, Secondary School Students
Noncomprehensive and Intermittent Obesity-Related School Programs and Policies May Not Work: Evidence from the COMPASS Study
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Laxer, Rachel E.; Dubin, Joel A.; Brownson, Ross C.; Cooke, Martin; Chaurasia, Ashok; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: The school environment has the potential to influence student body mass index (BMI) through programs and policies. Our objective was to examine the effect of modifying obesity-related school policies and programs on youths' BMI trajectories. Methods: Obesity-related school policies and programs related to physical activity and healthy…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Obesity, Evidence, Educational Environment
School Breakfast-Club Program Changes and Youth Eating Breakfast during the School Week in the COMPASS Study
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Leatherdale, Scott T.; Stefanczyk, Jennifer M.; Kirkpatrick, Sharon I. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Despite the importance of breakfast consumption, breakfast skipping is common among Canadian youth. This study examines how changes to school-based breakfast programs are associated with breakfast-skipping behavior. Methods: Using school-level longitudinal data from Year 1 (Y[subscript 1]: 2012-2013) and Year 2 (Y[subscript 2]:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Habits, Breakfast Programs, Longitudinal Studies
Researchers Supporting Schools to Improve Health: Influential Factors and Outcomes of Knowledge Brokering in the COMPASS Study
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Brown, Kristin M.; Elliott, Susan J.; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Although schools are considered opportune settings for youth health interventions, a gap between school health research and practice exists. COMPASS, a longitudinal study of Ontario and Alberta secondary students and schools (2012-2021), used integrated knowledge translation to enhance schools' uptake of research findings. Schools…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students, Health Behavior