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Sallee, Emily; Cazares-Cervantes, Abraham; Ng, Kok-Mun – Professional Counselor, 2022
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents (ages 12-19) in the United States, and more work is needed to shed light on the interpersonal protective factors associated with adolescent suicidality. To address this gap in the empirical literature, we examined the application of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS) to the middle…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Predictor Variables, Interpersonal Relationship
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Newby-Kew, Abigail; Horner-Johnson, Willi – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Education about healthy and respectful relationships (HRR) is a key component of comprehensive sexual health curricula and is supposed to be universally provided in Oregon. This study: (1) assesses the extent to which high school students with disabilities received HRR education, and (2) examines associations between HRR education and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Health Education
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Tomayko, Emily J.; Thompson, Paul N.; Smith, Madeleine C.; Gunter, Katherine B.; Schuna, John M., Jr. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Four-day school week (FDSW) use has increased substantially among US districts in recent years, but limited data exist on health impacts of this school schedule. This study examined associations of reduced school exposure via FDSWs with adolescent health and risk behaviors, obesity, and food security. Methods: Self-report data from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Behavior, Food, Dietetics
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Thompson, Paul N.; Tomayko, Emily J.; Gunter, Katherine B.; Schuna, John, Jr. – Education Economics, 2022
Four-day school week schedules are being adopted with increasing frequency, particularly in rural areas. In this paper, we consider the academic implications of students in Oregon attending a four-day school week for the first time when they enter high school. We find 11th grade math achievement in 0.09 standard deviations lower among four-day…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, School Schedules, Time Factors (Learning)
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Bersamin, Melina; Paschall, Mallie J.; Fisher, Deborah A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2018
This study investigated the association between school-based health centers (SBHCs) and sexual behavior and contraceptive use among 11th graders. The sample included 134 high schools (27 schools with SBHCs) and 11,840 students who participated in the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey. Multilevel logistic regressions found positive associations…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Sexuality, Contraception, Adolescents
Lorna Marie Porter – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Students classified as English learners (EL) are a protected class of students with core legal rights. There are clear opportunities to strengthen education policies and practices to improve opportunities and outcomes for EL-classified students. This dissertation is comprised of three studies examining key issues in EL education with the goal of…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Outcomes of Education, English Language Learners, Educational Policy
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Zhang, Lei; Finan, Laura J.; Bersamin, Melina; Fisher, Deborah A.; Paschall, Mallie J. – Youth & Society, 2020
This study investigated whether the presence of school-based health centers (SBHCs) was associated with six substance use behaviors among sexual minority youth (SMY) and their heterosexual peers. Data from the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, including 13,608 11th graders in 137 schools (26 with SBHCs) were used in the current study. Multilevel…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Substance Abuse, Grade 11, High School Students
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McGee, Marjorie G. – Journal of School Violence, 2014
This study examined the extent to which disability status, alone and in combination with other social identities, was associated with differential levels of exposure to peer victimization. Logistic analyses of survey responses from eleventh graders completing the 2008 Oregon Healthy Teen survey (N = 7,091) utilized an intersectional,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Victims, Disadvantaged, Bullying
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Kalonde, Gilbert – Rural Educator, 2017
The purpose of this case study was to explore how rural high school teachers and students, grades 9-12 use iPads in class, the obstacles and barriers to teacher and student iPad use, and the relationship between types and frequency of use, in one high school in Southern Oregon. The study consisted of classroom observations and follow-up interviews…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Rural Schools, High Schools, Telecommunications
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White, David J.; Williver, S. Todd – Journal of Extension, 2014
Thirty years ago we would think nothing of driving to school with a jackknife in our pocket or rifle in the gun rack. Since then, the practices of possessing, transporting, and using firearms have been limited by laws, rules, and public perception. Despite restrictions on youth, the Youth Handgun Safety Act does afford 4-H shooting sports members…
Descriptors: Weapons, Athletics, Transportation, Youth Programs
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Boles, Shawn; Biglan, Anthony; Smolkowski, Keith – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
The authors calculated binary indicators of seven positive and 23 negative behaviours for 22,898 8th and 15,828 11th grade students who participated in the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey across two school years. Relationships among these variables, using both the Jaccard measure of co-occurrence and the relative risk for each member of each variable…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Adolescents, Grade 8, Behavior Problems
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Moran, Patricia B.; Vuchinich, Sam; Hall, Nancy K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between four categories of maltreatment and substance use among adolescents. Method: All 10th through 12th graders (n=2,187) at six public high schools in a rural Oregon county filled out an anonymous survey that included questions about their experience of emotional, sexual, and…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Sexual Abuse, At Risk Persons, Grade 12