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John L. McKenna; Yu-Chi Wang; Coleen R. Williams; Kerry McGregor; Elizabeth R. Boskey – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2024
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents experience mental health challenges at higher rates than cisgender peers due to a combination of minority stress and gender dysphoria. Many TGD youth use video games to cope with stress and access informal networks of support. However, very little is known about the potential positive influence…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, Adolescents, Video Games
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Turco, Rosa G.; Lesaux, Nonie K.; Jones, Stephanie M. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
Studies suggest that mobile screen media can play a positive role in young children's language and literacy development. However, the role of mobile screen media in the home literacy environment of pre-school aged children has not been widely explored. Currently, it is unclear whether the amount of time on mobile devices has any association with…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Mass Media Use, Video Games, Computer Games
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Nelson-Walker, Nancy J.; Doabler, Christian T.; Fien, Hank; Gause, Marshall; Baker, Scott K.; Clarke, Ben – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Widespread concern has been expressed about the persistent low mathematics achievement of students in the US, particularly for students from low-income and minority backgrounds and students with disabilities. Instructional gaming technology, when designed and fictionalized well, has the potential to improve the motivation and mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement, At Risk Students, Educational Games
Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases