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Ancheta, April J.; Bruzzese, Jean-Marie; Hughes, Tonda L. – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents are more likely to report suicidality and worse mental health than their heterosexual peers. We conducted a systematic review to examine the relationship between positive school climate and suicidality and mental health among LGBTQ adolescents. We searched the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Suicide, Mental Health, LGBTQ People
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Christie, Grant I.; Fleming, Theresa M.; Lee, Arier Chi Lun; Clark, Terryann C. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
The use of frequency-based criteria to detect harmful substance use in adolescents is rare despite its potential to identify young people at risk. We compared high school students who use high amounts of substances to students with lower levels (or nil) of use across health and well-being indicators to explore the feasibility of this kind of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse
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Carlton, Pamela A.; Deane, Frank P. – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
New Zealand high school students (N=221) completed a questionnaire that examined the relationship among factors associated with professional psychological help-seeking behavior. Suicidal ideation, attitudes, psychological distress, treatment fears, and gender were some predictors accounting for 23% of students' self-rated help-seeking intentions.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Counseling, Foreign Countries, Help Seeking
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Carter, Melissa; McGee, Rob; Taylor, Barry; Williams, Sheila – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
Aim: To examine the associations between connectedness to family and friends, and school engagement, and selected health compromising and health promoting behaviours in a sample of New Zealand adolescents. Methods: A web-based survey was designed and administered to a random sample of 652 Year 11 students aged 16 years from all Dunedin (NZ) high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Suicide, Physical Activities