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Effectiveness of a school-based intervention at changing preadolescents tobacco use and attitudes.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a tobacco intervention on preadolescents tobacco use and attitudes. A tobacco assessment questionnaire was distributed to seventh-grade students in May 1997 (N = 229) and 1999 (N = 230). During the 1998-1999 ...
Esther M VanDyke, Lee Ann Riesenberg (J Sch Health, 200208)
effectiveness-school-based-intervention-changing-preadolescents.asp

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Knowledge about blood donation among a sample of Thai university students.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Blood banks in Thailand use only a voluntary donation system. Although this has been established for many years, the quantity of blood is still insufficient. Knowledge about blood donation and attitudes toward it are ...
V Wiwanitkit (Vox Sang, 200208)
knowledge-blood-donation-sample-thai-university-students.asp

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Epidemiology of physical activity participation among New South Wales school students.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of physical activity among New South Wales school students in Years 8 and 10. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey of 2,026 randomly selected NSW high school students in 1997. The survey ...
Michael L Booth, Anthony D Okely, Tien Chey, Adrian E Bauman, Petra Macaskill (Aust N Z J Public Health, 200208)
epidemiology-physical-activity-participation-new-south-wales-school.asp

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A support group intervention for at-risk female high school students.

School nurses have an opportunity to engage in early intervention with high-risk adolescents. School-based support groups for depressed adolescents have been effective when aimed at providing skills training as well as emotional support. In this practice ...
Gail M Houck, Susan Darnell, Sarah Lussman (J Sch Nurs, 200208)
support-group-intervention-risk-female-high-school-students.asp

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Prevalence and risk and protective factors related to disordered eating behaviors among adolescents: relationship to gender and ethnicity.

PURPOSE: To examine the current prevalence of disordered eating behaviors in a large sample of adolescents, by gender and ethnicity, and to identify gender and ethnic-specific risk and protective factors. METHODS: The study population included 81,247 ...
Jillian Croll, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story, Marjorie Ireland (J Adolesc Health, 200208)
prevalence-risk-protective-factors-related-disordered-eating.asp

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Factorial structure of the revised mathematics anxiety rating scale for undergraduate education majors.

The Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale was developed in 1972 by Richardson and Suinn as a single construct measure. A shortened version, the Revised Mathematics Anxiety Scale (RMARS) was developed by Alexander and Martray in 1989. The latter scale was ...
Alan D Bowd, Patrick H Brady (Psychol Rep, 200208)
factorial-structure-revised-mathematics-anxiety-rating-scale.asp

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Risk for disordered eating relates to both gender and ethnicity for college students.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of disordered eating behaviors among college students and associations by gender, ethnicity, participation in social organizations and college athletics and to determine whether responses to eight health behavior and ...
Sharon L Hoerr, Ronda Bokram, Brenda Lugo, Tanya Bivins, Debra R Keast (J Am Coll Nutr, 200208)
risk-disordered-eating-relates-gender-ethnicity-college-students.asp

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Gender, relationship stage, and sexual behavior: the importance of partner emotional investment within specific situations.

This study examined the relationship of type of sexually instigating situation (partner behavior conveying emotional investment or not), relationship stage, and gender to self-reported likelihood of engaging in sexual behavior. Participants (200 female ...
Craig A Hill (J Sex Res, 200208)
gender-relationship-stage-sexual-behavior-importance-partner.asp

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Exposures to multiple air toxics in New York City.

Efforts to assess health risks associated with exposures to multiple urban air toxics have been hampered by the lack of exposure data for people living in urban areas. The TEACH (Toxic Exposure Assessment, a Columbia/Harvard) study was designed to ...
Patrick L Kinney, Steven N Chillrud, Sonja Ramstrom, James Ross, John D Spengler (Environ Health Perspect, 200208)
exposures-multiple-air-toxics-new-york-city.asp

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A support group for absentee middle school students.

For this practice improvement project, an interview guide was developed to identify chronically absent middle school students reasons for school absence. Of the 17 students interviewed, 82% (n = 14) identified illness as the reason for absence, although ...
Gail M Houck, Carrie Perri (J Sch Nurs, 200208)
support-group-absentee-middle-school-students.asp