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Childs, Gwendolyn D.; DeSocio, Janiece; Sloand, Elizabeth; Gary, Faye; Burke, Pamela J.; Outlaw, Freida H.; Snethen, Julie A.; Lewandowski, Linda A.; Bowen, Felesia R. – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
For many children of color, the cumulative impact of pre-existing stressors, disparities, and pandemic-related losses has contributed to a toxic level of stress. Toxic stress can disrupt healthy brain development making children vulnerable to physical and mental health problems. School nurses are the primary health professionals who interact with…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Minority Group Students, Stress Variables, COVID-19
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Van Ouytsel, Joris; Torres, Elizabeth; Choi, Hye Jeong; Ponnet, Koen; Walrave, Michel; Temple, Jeff R. – Journal of School Nursing, 2017
Dating violence is an important public health concern and is considered to be a form of school violence. While digital technologies have enabled perpetrators of dating violence to target their victims online (cyber dating abuse), little is known about how this form of perpetration relates to specific adolescent risk behaviors. This brief research…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexuality, Bullying, Behavior Problems
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Romito, Patrizia; Beltramini, Lucia – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
The purpose of this study was to analyze pornography exposure in a sample of 702 Italian adolescents (46% males; mean age = 18.2, SD = 0.8). Among male students, 11% were not exposed, 44.5% were exposed to nonviolent material, and 44.5% were exposed to violent/degrading material. Among female students, 60.8% were not exposed, 20.4% were exposed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, High School Students, Pornography
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Reuter-Rice, Karin – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
An extensive review of the literature reveals that adolescent male victims of peer bullying suffer somatic and emotional consequences from being victimized. Limited research on school shooters found that a significant number of them were adolescents who were targets of bullies and claimed their shootings were in response to their victimization. To…
Descriptors: Violence, Bullying, School Nurses, Adolescents
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Raskauskas, Juliana; Stoltz, Ann D. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
Chronic victimization by bullies has been associated with academic failure in adolescence, as well as adjustment difficulties, depression, and suicidal ideation. Relational aggression is a form of bullying that is a problem for adolescent girls. It often takes the form of damaging peer relationships and includes verbal assaults such as teasing or…
Descriptors: Bullying, School Nurses, At Risk Persons, Intervention
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Lamb, Jacqueline M.; Puskar, Kathryn R.; Sereika, Susan; Patterson, Kathy; Kaufmann, Judith A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
Anger and aggression in school children are a major concern in American society today. Students with high anger levels and poor cognitive processing skills are at risk for poor relationships, underachievement in school, and health problems. This article describes characteristics of children who are at risk for high anger levels and aggression as…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, School Nurses, Psychological Patterns, High School Students