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Can “Type A Behaviour” Predict Health Risk Behavior for Romanian Youth?
2015
Abstract We use a Romanian sample of 535 males and 824 females, in order to test JAS capacity to predict health risk behaviour, like smoking or unsafe sexual activity. Data analysis reveals a low capacity of this test to predict targeted behaviour and should be used only with precaution. People scoring high on JAS appear to start early sexual life and to feel confortable with that. They smoke a significant bigger number of cigarettes and report a bigger number of sexual partners. They also appear to quit school early in a bigger proportion than people with low JAS score.
Immigration, decision making and teenagers. An exploratory research in Palermo.
2017
For immigrant teenagers, especially newcomers, inclusion in school represents an additional challenge to the already complex transition from childhood to adolescence. The article proposes an exploratory research piloted in Palermo in 2016/2017 on a sample of 200 immigrant teenagers from non-European countries who are already included in the Italian school system. The aim of the research is to describe and to identify four areas: linguistic, communicative and relational difficulties, the role of training in immigrant country, reflections on their school path, decision making.
Una ricerca interculturale in Sicilia: l'innamoramento vissuto dagli adolescenti tunisini nati a Mazara del Vallo
2011
Si presenta una ricerca avviata nell’autunno del 2009. Il problema dell’educazione affettiva degli adolescenti emerge quando avviene il primo innamoramento. Tale fenomeno mostra come sia andata fino a quel momento l’educazione dei sentimenti e lascia presupporre che cosa bisogna ancora fare per portarla a compimento. Si è voluto indagare, sia pure con uno strumento che non scava in profondità ma si accontenta della sincerità delle risposte, il modo in cui gli adolescenti tunisini nati in Sicilia vivono il fenomeno del primo innamoramento e i cambiamenti che tale fenomeno determina negli adolescenti che lo vivono e nel loro più immediato intorno sociale. Si espongono i risultati relativi agl…
Bezpieczeństwo młodzieży gimnazjalnej województwa opolskiego w cyberprzestrzeni
2017
Przedmiotem niniejszego artykułu jest bezpieczeństwo młodzieży gimnazjalnej w Internecie, w województwie opolskim. W kwietniu 2016 r. przeprowadzono anonimowe badanie nad poczuciem bezpieczeństwa w sieci uczniów wybranych szkół gimnazjalnych, w klasach od I do III. Na ankiety odpowiedziało 799 uczniów, w tym 393 kobiet i 406 mężczyzn. Z badań wynika, że wszyscy badani korzystają z Internetu, większość z nich codziennie. Poczucie bezpieczeństwa wśród badanych jest wysokie. Większość uczniów korzysta z Internetu zarówno dla rozrywki i aby przygotować się do zajęć w szkole. Warto zauważyć, że młodzież w wieku gimnazjalnym bardzo dużo czasu poświęca na rozrywkę w Internecie. Większość ankietowa…
Bebiendo como chicos: consumo compartido de alcohol y rupturas de género en poblaciones adolescentes
2015
La información epidemiológica en España pone en evidencia los cambios que se vienen sucediendo en los patrones de consumo de alcohol en las poblaciones adolescentes. Estos son especialmente significativos en relación a la reducción de la brecha en los consumos intensivos de alcohol por parte de las chicas. Este artículo tiene como objetivo describir algunos elementos que, imbricados al sistema de género, muestran tendencias de lo que está sucediendo en relación al consumo de alcohol en las poblaciones adolescentes. Para ello fue diseñado un estudio cualitativo en base a grupos focales con chicas y chicos de 14 a 17 años. Los discursos de los 66 adolescentes andaluces participantes en el est…
Manipulation of teenagers through advertising: a critical discourse approach
2011
[EN] The possible harmful effects of advertising in magazines aimed at teenagers have not lost relevance.Thus the aim of this article is to explore the linguistic characteristics used as foregrounding devices in a corpus of English advertisements aimed at teenagers. My underlying premise is that some linguistic messages or images convey information which is picked up by teenagers creating in them the desire to obtain certain products. In my analysis I attempt to ascertain, if any, what kind of linguistic control and what linguistic devices advertisers use to achieve their goal. Additionally, I try to find out to what extent the power of advertising has something to do with social problems r…
More aware, more protected: a cross-sectional study on road safety skills predicting the use of passive safety elements among Spanish teenagers
2019
ObjectiveThis study had two objectives: first, to test the effects of sociodemographic variables, and the effects of three key road safety skills (knowledge–risk perception–attitudes) on the use of passive safety elements (PSEs) among teenagers; and second, to assess the differential impact of the study variables on PSEs use from a gender-based perspective.Setting and participantsThis cross-sectional study was framed in the paradigm of primary care, and it involved students from several educational centres in Spain. A sample of 827 Spanish teenagers (52.4% females and 47.6% males) with a mean age of M=14.41–7 (12–19) years was used.ResultsThrough SEM modelling, we found that the use of PSEs…
Are computer and cell phone use associated with body mass index and overweight? A population study among twin adolescents
2007
Abstract Background Overweight in children and adolescents has reached dimensions of a global epidemic during recent years. Simultaneously, information and communication technology use has rapidly increased. Methods A population-based sample of Finnish twins born in 1983–1987 (N = 4098) was assessed by self-report questionnaires at 17 y during 2000–2005. The association of overweight (defined by Cole's BMI-for-age cut-offs) with computer and cell phone use and ownership was analyzed by logistic regression and their association with BMI by linear regression models. The effect of twinship was taken into account by correcting for clustered sampling of families. All models were adjusted for gen…
Fear of Missing Out as a Predictor of Problematic Social Media Use and Phubbing Behavior among Flemish Adolescents
2018
Fear-of-missing-out (FOMO) refers to feelings of anxiety that arise from the realization that you may be missing out on rewarding experiences that others are having. FOMO can be identified as an intra-personal trait that drives people to stay up to date of what other people are doing, among others on social media platforms. Drawing from the findings of a large-scale survey study among 2663 Flemish teenagers, this study explores the relationships between FOMO, social media use, problematic social media use (PSMU) and phubbing behavior. In line with our expectations, FOMO was a positive predictor of both how frequently teenagers use several social media platforms and of how many platforms the…
Device-based physical activity levels among Finnish adolescents with functional limitations.
2019
Abstract Background Monitoring physical activity among young adolescents with disabilities is a top academic priority. People with disabilities are a diverse group with various abilities in different human functioning. Therefore, we used a novel approach through functional limitations as a marker for disabilities and examined physical activity levels. Objective To investigate the levels and differences in light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) intensity physical activity between young adolescents with and without functional limitations. Methods The study included young adolescents (n = 1436) aged 11–15 years olds who attended general schools that were part of the 2016 Finnish School-ag…