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Marsh, Louise; McGee, Rob; Nada-Raja, Shyamala; Williams, Sheila – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
This descriptive study examined text and traditional bullying in New Zealand (NZ), and the relationship between text bullying and traditional bullying, and feeling unsafe at school. A self-report online survey assessed the frequency of bullying among 1169 15 year old secondary students, for five categories of bullying: text messages, rumors,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Computer Mediated Communication
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Darling, Helen; Reeder, Anthony I.; McGee, Rob; Williams, Sheila – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
We describe self-reported sources of income and expenditure, and the association between part-time employment and spending on fast food, alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling for a sample of 3434 New Zealand (NZ) secondary school students (mean age 15.0 years). Disposable income was usually received from parents and guardians, but nearly 40% of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Part Time Employment, Income
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Carter, Melissa; McGee, Rob; Taylor, Barry; Williams, Sheila – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
Aim: To examine the associations between connectedness to family and friends, and school engagement, and selected health compromising and health promoting behaviours in a sample of New Zealand adolescents. Methods: A web-based survey was designed and administered to a random sample of 652 Year 11 students aged 16 years from all Dunedin (NZ) high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Suicide, Physical Activities