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Tubman, Jonathan G.; Meca, Alan; Schwartz, Seth J.; Velazquez, Maria Rosa; Egbert, Andrew W.; Soares, Mary H.; Regan, Timothy – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine if adolescents' scores on a 2-item underage alcohol use screener predict risky consequences of past-year alcohol use and other health risk behaviors in a nonclinical, school-based sample of adolescents. A predominantly minority sample of 756 middle and high school students completed in-school tablet-based…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, At Risk Persons, Screening Tests
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Reynolds, Elizabeth K.; MacPherson, Laura; Tull, Matthew T.; Baruch, David E.; Lejuez, C. W. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
College freshmen face a variety of academic and social challenges as they adjust to college life that can place them at risk for a number of negative outcomes, including depression and alcohol-related problems. Orientation classes that focus on teaching incoming students how to better cope with college-oriented stress may provide an opportunity to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
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Furr-Holden, C. D. M.; Campbell, K. D. M.; Milam, A. J.; Smart, M. J.; Ialongo, N. A.; Leaf, P. J. – Evaluation Review, 2010
Objectives: Establish metric properties of the Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy). Method: A total of 919 residential block faces were assessed by paired raters using the NIfETy. Reliability was evaluated via interrater and internal consistency reliability; validity by comparing NIfETy data with youth self-reported…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Urban Areas, Crime, Test Validity
McKnight, A. James – 1990
This document is the final report on the Pregnant Adolescent Substance Abuse Project (PASAP) conducted in Prince Georges County (Maryland) in 1987 and 1988. The PASAP consisted of two components that operated independently: an Early Intervention Program that increased the proportion of pregnant adolescent substance users who were using various…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Black Youth