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Elkins, Rebecca L.; Nabors, Laura; King, Keith; Vidourek, Rebecca – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Background: Appalachian adolescents are at an increased risk for sedentary behavior; little research has addressed this concern. Purpose: This study examined adolescents' expectations for engaging in physical activity (PA), chiefly expectations for relaxation and fitness. Independent variables were self-efficacy expectations (SEEs) to overcome…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Rural Areas
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Pristas, Erica V.; Rosenberg, Harold – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
The Adolescent Responses to Alcohol and Drug Offers Scale (ARADOS) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess a respondent's anticipated emotional reactions and intended use of cognitive-behavioral refusal skills in response to an offer of alcohol or other drug. A sample of 267 students enrolled in the 11th and 12th grades of four public…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Prevention, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Steagall, Paul Henry, Jr. – 1968
The purposes of the study were to determine whether the achievement of students enrolled in the stenographic block-of-time program is greater than that of students enrolled in the conventional stenographic program and to determine the values of the block program in secondary business and office education. The stenographic skills test and the…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Comparative Analysis