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Test-retest reliability of adolescents' self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys.
2019
Background National monitoring of school-aged physical activity (PA) behaviours is necessary to inform policy makers. The Finnish School-aged Physical Activity (FSPA – LIITU in Finnish) is a physical activity monitoring study, collecting data from young adolescents aged 11 to 15 years through a nationally representative sample. This study included a single self-reported item question on moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) from the preceding seven days. The question is used widely in the WHO Collaborative Cross-National Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study as a measure of meeting international PA recommendations. This study evaluated the test-retest relia…
Opolskie voivodeship secondary school students’ knowledge about fetal alcohol syndrome and its determinants
2019
Background: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy may result in a wide range of morphological and neurodevelopmental abnormalities, most notably fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Objectives: To evaluate: (1) Opolskie Voivodeship high school students’ level of knowledge on the subject of FAS (2) the factors contributing to this level of knowledge (3) sources of information about FAS which are accessible and preferred by secondary school students. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in 2018 among 228 adult students of Opole secondary schools. The authors used a diagnostic survey based on original questions they developed for the study. The students’ knowledge was assessed using a four-l…
Heart Rate Variability and Other Autonomic Markers in Children and Adolescents
2019
Atención a la salud mental en adolescentes en conflicto con la ley: Una revisión comparativa de Brasil y España
2021
Se realizó un estudio comparativo descriptivo de las políticas de atención de salud mental dirigidas a adolescentes en conflicto con la ley en Brasil y España. Se realizaron búsquedas en las bases de datos Google Académico, Medline y Scopus utilizando dos estrategias de búsqueda integral para identificar y sintetizar la literatura. Se identificaron tres categorías principales que permiten definir y analizar las políticas de atención a la salud mental dirigidas a adolescentes en conflicto con la ley en Brasil y España: 1) modelos de atención a la salud y salud mental, 2) redes de atención a la salud mental infanto-juvenil, y 3) atención de salud mental a adolescentes en conflicto con la ley.…
Development and validation of the Healthy-Unhealthy Music Scale
2015
Background: Music is an integral part of life in youth, and although it has been acknowledged that musical behavior reflects broader psychosocial aspects of adolescent behavior, no measurement instruments have been specifically designed for assessing musical engagement as an indicator of adolescent wellbeing and/or symptomatology. This study was conducted in order to develop and validate a scale for assessing musical engagement as an indicator of proneness for depression in youth. Method: Items were developed based on the literature and a prior grounded theory analysis and three surveys (N = 54, N = 187, N = 211) were conducted to select, refine, test, and validate the items. Scale structur…
The development of students ́ physical education motivation and physical activity : a 3.5-year longitudinal study across grades 6 to 9
2011
Drāmas elementu izmantošana jaunāko pusaudžu motivācijas veicināšanai angļu valodas gramatikas apgūšanā
2020
Šis diplomdarbs sniedz teorētisku pamatojumu un piedāvā praktiskus padomus drāmas tehnikas izmantošanai angļu valodas stundās pamatskolā. Uzsvars tika likts uz gramatikas kompetences attīstību. Pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot, vai ir iespējama drāmas elementu izmantošana pamatskolas angļu valodas stundās un noskaidrot vai tā attīsta izglītojamo gramatikas kompetenci. Prakses laikā tika veikta izpēte, izmantojot gadījuma pētījumu, kā galveno pētījumu metodi. Darbā tika izmantotas tādas datu vākšanas metodes kā novērojumi, anketas un gala testa analīze. Rezultāti pierādīja, ka drāmas paņēmienus var piemērot nodarbībām ar jaunākiem pusaudžiem, kuri studē angļu valodu, arī tika parādīts, ka tā …
Coaches as promoters of team cohesion
2015
The objective of this study was threefold: 1) To determine the links between the perceived coach-created motivational climate and cohesion, 2) To test a model with the following sequence: Dimensions of the perceived coach-created motivational climate → self-determined motivation → Dimensions of cohesion, and 3) To examine the meditational role of self-determined motivation in the relationship between perceived coach-created motivational climate and cohesion. Eight hundred and night young footballers (789 boys and 11 girls; M age = 11.49 ± 1.16) completed a package of questionnaires assessing the variables of interest at the beginning of the season. Bivariate correlations reveale…
Sexting in adolescence: what are the reasons? An empirical study
2022
Objectives: This study aims to provide an in-depth analysis on the phenomenon of sexting through the investigation of the motivations that lead adolescents to such practice. We took account of gender differences and the more used varieties of sexting behaviors. Recent studies have pointed out that sexual purposes, instrumental motivations and body image reinforcement, as well as the pressure exerted by partners and friends, seem to be the reasons that push teenager to resort to sexting. The aim of our research is to evaluate which of these motivations are mainly associated to sexting behaviors. Method: Our sample involved 157 teenagers aged from 13 and 20 years (M=17,39), among which 110 we…
Not Experts – But Music! Remarks on Adolescents’ Music Education in Finnish Waldorf Schools
2018
Ei eksperttejä vaan musiikkia! – Murrosikäisten musiikkikasvatus suomalaisissa steinerkouluissa Musiikin kuuntelemisella ja aktiivisella toiminnalla sen parissa sekä musiikkite- rapian eri muodoilla on osoitettu olevan selvä yhteys ja vaikutus murrosikäisen nuoren kasvuun ja kehitykseen sekä fyysiseen ja psyykkiseen hyvinvointiin. Tar- kastelen artikkelissani steinerkoulun musiikkikasvatusta ja tavoitteita suhtees- sa murrosikäisen oppilaan kehitykseen. Yhtenäiskoulurakenteensa mukaisesti (steinerkoulu on 12-vuotinen yhtenäiskoulu) kaikille yhteinen musiikin opetus jatkuu läpi perusopetus- ja lukiovaiheen. Tutkimukseni kohderyhmän muodos- tavat yläkouluikäiset, 13−15-vuotiaat n…