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Stohlman, Shelby L.; Cornell, Dewey G. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Threat assessment is a widely recommended practice used by schools to investigate and respond to student threats of violence; however, students are often reluctant to disclose threats. Methods: We developed an online educational program for students to increase their understanding of threat assessment and the need to report serious…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Violence, Disclosure, Risk
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Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Waasdorp, Tracy E.; Debnam, Katrina J.; Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: School climate has been linked to multiple student behavioral, academic, health, and social-emotional outcomes. The US Department of Education (USDOE) developed a 3-factor model of school climate comprised of safety, engagement, and environment. This article examines the factor structure and measurement invariance of the USDOE model.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, High Schools, School Safety, Learner Engagement
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Sweeney, Shannon M.; Von Hagen, Leigh Ann – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Active travel to school has been on the decline, despite its beneficial influence on children's current and future well-being. Adults' safety perceptions have been shown to influence children's active travel. Children's perceptions, particularly of safety, may be an important link not only to their present health and travel behaviors,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Mixed Methods Research, Educational Environment
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Debnam, Katrina J.; Johnson, Sarah L.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: The school environment is an important context for understanding risk factors for teen dating violence. This study seeks to add to the growing literature base linking adolescent experiences with bullying and involvement with teen dating violence. Methods: Data were collected from 27,074 adolescents at 58 high schools via a Web-based…
Descriptors: Bullying, Adolescents, Dating (Social), Violence
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Blosnich, John; Bossarte, Robert – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Low-level violent behavior, particularly school bullying, remains a critical public health issue that has been associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes. School-based prevention programs, while a valuable line of defense to stave off bullying, have shown inconsistent results in terms of decreasing bullying. This…
Descriptors: Violence, Crime, Bullying, School Safety
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Junkins, Edward P., Jr.; Knight, Stacey; Lightfoot, Amy C.; Cazier, Calvert F.; Dean, J. Michael; Corneli, Howard M. – Journal of School Health, 1999
Describes an epidemiology of school injuries in Utah's public schools, analyzing 1990-97 school injury data from a standardized Student Injury Report form. Results find that 85 percent of the state's 44,565 school injuries were evaluated at a medical facility. High risk students were males and students in 4th-6th grades. Contributing factors…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Epidemiology