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Adachi, Paul J. C.; Willoughby, Teena – Child Development, 2016
The longitudinal association between competitive video game play and aggression among young adults and adolescents was examined. Young adults (N = 1,132; M[subscript age] = 19 years) were surveyed annually over 4 years about their video game play and aggression, and data from a 4-year longitudinal study of adolescents (N = 1,492; M[subscript…
Descriptors: Video Games, Play, Competition, Longitudinal Studies
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Ringwalt, Chris; Shamblen, Steven – Journal of Drug Education, 2012
Bullying is endemic in the nation's schools and takes a substantial toll on its victims' physical and social-emotional well-being. We assessed the association between specific reasons for which adolescents believe that they are targeted for bullying and their rates of various types of substance use by analyzing the association between…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Bullying, Victims, Adolescent Attitudes
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Nardi, Bernardo; Lucarelli, Chiara; Talamonti, Marta; Arimatea, Emidio; Fiori, Valentina; Moltedo-Perfetti, Andrès – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2015
An observational study of young Italian NEETs (not in education, employment or training) and their EET peers (in education, employment or training) was conducted in the framework of a European Union (EU) project. Main characteristics and behaviours were compared to gain insights into the NEET condition in Italy. The sample included 111 NEETs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Observation, Demography, Socioeconomic Background
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Seo, Dong-Chul; Bodde, Amy E.; Torabi, Mohammad R. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Purpose: A secondary analysis of 2000 and 2004 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey (IYTS) data was conducted to investigate salient environmental and perceptual correlates of adolescents' current and established smoking while controlling for demographic variables such as gender, grade, and race/ethnicity and to compare the pattern of significant…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Smoking, Adolescents, Marketing
McLaughlin, Diane K.; Demi, Mary Ann; Curry, Alisha; Snyder, Anastasia R. – Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2009
In 2004, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania contracted with Pennsylvania State University to begin a longitudinal study of rural Pennsylvania school students to understand their educational and career aspirations and the factors influencing their aspirations, whether their plans change as they age and if they attain their goals. In its entirety,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Rural Areas, Data Collection
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Song, Hae-Deok; Koszalka, Tiffany A.; Grabowski, Barbara L. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2005
Reflective thinking is important to young adolescents as they develop their thinking skills. Various instructional methods have been recommended to support reflective thinking, yet the nature of the underlying factors in these methods is unclear. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the factors prompting reflective thinking. Results…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Adolescents, Thinking Skills, Factor Analysis