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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Preventing Smoking in Open Public Places in University Campus Settings: A Situational Crime Prevention Approach
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Sun, Jing; Prenzler, Tim; Buys, Nicholas; McMeniman, Marilyn – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using situational crime prevention approaches to reduce the smoking rate in outdoor areas of a university campus. Design/methodology/approach: A prospective intervention design was designed for the study. Surveys and observations were used to measure the impacts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Campuses, Smoking
Mediating Effects of Coping, Personal Belief, and Social Support on the Relationship among Stress, Depression, and Smoking Behaviour in University Students
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Sun, Jing; Buys, Nicholas; Stewart, Donald; Shum, David – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether university students' smoking behaviour is associated with higher levels of stress and depression directly, or indirectly, via the mediation of coping, personal beliefs and social support. Design/methodology/approach: The study design involves a cross-sectional survey. Structural equation…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Recreational Activities, Health Promotion
Smoking in Australian University Students and Its Association with Socio-Demographic Factors, Stress, Health Status, Coping Strategies, and Attitude
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Sun, Jing; Buys, Nicholas; Stewart, Donald; Shum, David; Farquhar, Lynette – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of smoking amongst university students in Brisbane, Australia and associated risk factors. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional design was used for the study. A sample of 2,414 university students aged 18-30 was examined to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use. Smoking was measured by…
Descriptors: Health Education, Smoking, Incidence, Correlation
How Effective Is the Health-Promoting School Approach in Building Social Capital in Primary Schools?
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Sun, Jing; Stewart, Donald – Health Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a study which investigated the relationship between the "health-promoting school" (HPS) approach and social capital and tested the proposition that the implementation of an HPS intervention leads to a significant improvement in HPS features and social capital. Design/methodology/approach: In this…
Descriptors: Intervention, Economic Status, School Size, Measures (Individuals)
Development of Population-Based Resilience Measures in the Primary School Setting
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Sun, Jing; Stewart, Donald – Health Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of the population-based study in the paper is to report on progress in formulating instruments to measure children's resilience and associated protective factors in family, primary school and community contexts. Design/methodology/approach: In this paper a total of 2,794 students, 1,558 parents/caregivers, and 465 staff were…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Personality, Factor Structure, Student Surveys