Search results for "Adolescence"

Causes and motives of early marriage in the Gambia and Tanzania : is new legislation enough?

2017

Both The Gambia and Tanzania have high rates of under-18 marriage for girls and both also raised the legal age of marriage for girls to 18 in 2016. This ethnographic study of the urban Muslim poor in Tanzania and The Gambia explores the causes behind and meanings of early marriage in these countries and discusses the likelihood of the recent legislative changes to have effect on actual practice among the poor in the towns and cities of these countries.

Psychometric properties of the CYBVICS cyber-victimization scale and its relationship with psychosocial variables.

2019

The main goal of the present study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the revised version of the Adolescent Cyber-Victimization Scale (CYBVICS). This scale is composed of 18 items that assess direct and indirect cyber-victimization. Two subsamples participated in the present study. Sample 1 included 1318 adolescents (47.4% boys) from 12 to 16 years old (M = 13.89, SD = 1.32). Sample 2 was composed of 1188 adolescents (51.5% girls) from 12 to 16 years old (M = 14.19, SD = 1.80). First, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted on sample 1. Results yielded a bifactor structure: direct cyber-victimization and indirect cyber-victimization. To confirm the structure of the CYBVICS, …

Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Sensation Seeking Scale – Form V (SSS-V) in a Sample of Italian Adolescents

2013

The present study was designed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Sensation Seeking Scale – Form V (SSS-V) for the Italian-speaking population. The instrument was administered to 1,530 high school and college students. A second group of 268 high school students completed the SSS-V and the Impulsiveness Questionnaire (IVE). Exploratory factor analysis highlighted a 2-factor structure, Thrill and Adventure Seeking (TAS) and Disinhibition (Dis). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed an adequate model fit. Internal consistency of the subscales was marginally supported using the alpha reliability measure. Convergent validity was supported by significant positive correlations between …

Emotional Separation, Parenting Stress, and Adolescents’ Empathic Responsiveness

2011

Individual Differences in Adolescents’ Civic Engagement: The Role of Civic Discussions with Parents and Environmental Sensitivity

2023

The main goal of the current study was to examine the direct and moderating effects of civic dis-cussions with parents and environmental sensitivity using both the total score and its specific di-mensions (i.e., Aesthetic Sensitivity, AES; Ease of Excitation, EOE; Low Sensitivity Threshold, LST) on youth civic engagement (attitudes and behaviours). The empirical analysis relied on a ques-tionnaire-based survey conducted on a sample of 438 adolescents (30% males), aged between 14 and 18 years (M = 16.50, SD = 1.36). We used a structural equation model (SEM) with latent vari-ables and the latent moderated structural equation (LMS) method to test our hypotheses. Our re-sults showed that civic …

Body Image in 13-17 Years Old Adolescents: Gender and Physical Activity Effects

2013

Σκοπός της παρούσας έρευνας, ήταν να εξετάσει πώς διαφοροποιείται η εικόνα του σώματος και η ικανοποίηση της από αυτήν ανάλογα με το φύλο και την ηλικία, αλλά και πώς συνδέεται με τη φυσική δραστηριότητα και το Δείκτη Μάζας Σώματος σε εφήβους. Το δείγμα ήταν 496 έφηβοι (226 αγόρια και 270 κορίτσια) ηλικίας 13 έως 17 ετών, μαθητές από τη Β’ Γυμνασίου έως και τη Β’ Λυκείου επαρχιακών πόλεων της Ελλάδας. Τα εργαλεία που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ήταν η κλίμακα της εικόνας του σώματος (Rand & Wright, 1999) και το ερωτηματολόγιο «Άσκηση κατά τον Ελεύθερο Χρόνο» (Godin & Shephard, 1985). Σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα, τα αγόρια ήταν πιο ικανοποιημένα από την εικόνα του σώματός τους σε σχέση με τα κορίτσια. Η…

Use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drugs in adolescence: effects of family and neighborhood

2015

El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar los factores de protección o riesgo de los estilos educativos parentales para el consumo de alcohol, tabaco, cannabis y otras drogas, considerando la interacción de los estilos parentales con la peligrosidad del barrio. A partir de las respuestas de 628 adolescentes, 369 mujeres (58.8%) y 259 hombres (41.2%) entre 15 y 17 años (M = 16.03 años, DT = 0.79 años), se clasificaron las familias según el estilo educativo (autorizativo, indulgente, autoritario o negligente) y el riesgo percibido en el barrio (alto o bajo). Los resultados no mostraron interacciones, pero sí efectos principales de los estilos educativos y del riesgo percibido. Los adolescentes…

Formación del profesorado de educación secundaria obligatoria para la prevención e intervención en acoso escolar. Algunos indicadores

2021

La formación que recibe el profesorado de educación secundaria obligatoria sobre el acoso escolar es un soporte básico para el desarrollo de la convivencia en las instituciones docentes donde se imparte esta etapa. El estudio que aquí se presenta tiene los objetivos siguientes: conocer la formación de dicho profesorado sobre acoso escolar, las acciones de prevención e intervención que se ponen en práctica en el aula y en los centros, el grado de asociación que existe entre algunas características personales del profesorado y su conocimiento sobre acoso escolar, así como detectar posibles indicadores clave que permitan diseñar acciones formativas adaptadas a las necesidades del profesorado. …

Santé des adolescents : les effets du sexe et de la désaffiliation familiale et scolaire

2008

International audience; Les études épidémiologiques montrent que les filles et les garçons manifestent des comportements de santé différenciés mais les facteurs de risque sont généralement décontextualisés. Le modèle PPCT (Processus – Personne – Contexte – Temps) proposé par U. Bronfenbrenner1 permet d’envisager les comportements de santé des adolescents comme des issues développementales qui se construisent progressivement (T) et résultent de processus (P) mettant en jeu les interrelations entre la personne (P) et ses contextes de vie (C).Notre recherche a pour objectif d’étudier l’effet, sur les comportements de santé, de la qualité de transaction que l’adolescent ou l’adolescente manifes…

El otro barrio

2020