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Valois, Robert F.; Zullig, Keith J.; Revels, Asa A. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: In this cross-sectional study we explored relationships between aggressive and violent behaviors and emotional self-efficacy (ESE) in a statewide sample of public high school adolescents in South Carolina (N = 3836). Methods: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey items on aggressive and violent…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Student Behavior, Aggression
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Valois, Robert F.; McKewon, Robert E. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1998
Examined the frequency and correlates of adolescent violent behaviors. Data from the 1992 South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that 47% of adolescent males and 13% of adolescent females carried weapons, and large numbers reported fighting. The strongest predictors of fighting and weapon carrying were alcohol and drug use, and sexual…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Public Schools, Racial Differences