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Ramisetty-Mikler, Suhasini; Caetano, Raul; Goebert, Deborah; Nishimura, Stephanie – Journal of School Health, 2004
This study examined ethnic differences in substance use and sexual behavior and whether drinking and drug use constitute risk factors for unsafe sexual practices among Native Hawaiian (NH), Caucasian, and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) high school students in Hawaii. A secondary data analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (1997 and 1999) using a…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Research Papers (Students), Drug Use, Narcotics
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Netting, Nancy S.; Burnett, Matthew L. – Adolescence San Diego, 2004
This twenty-year study analyzes changes in sexual behavior among students at Okanagan University College in British Columbia, Canada. Surveys conducted in 1980, 1990, and 2000 reveal a steady increase in safer sexual practices. Most students now question potential partners about their past, use condoms with a new sexual partner, and maintain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Subcultures, Sexuality, Life Style
Friedman, M. S. Mark S.; Silvestre, Anthony J.; Gold, Melanie A.; Markovic, Nina; Savin-Williams, Ritch C.; Huggins, James; Sell, Randal L. – Journal of Adolescence, 2004
Researchers disagree on how to assess adolescent sexual orientation. The relative importance of various dimensions (e.g. attraction, relationships, behavior, self-labeling) is unknown, which calls into question the validity of studies assessing adolescent sexual orientation. To address this issue, 50 male and female adolescents of varied sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Focus Groups, Sexuality, Adolescents
Fisher, Dennis G.; Milroy, Michael E.; Reynolds, Grace L.; Klahn, Jennifer A.; Wood, Michele M. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
This study explored associations between ever having been arrested and other variables among 490 male drug users. Participants were classified into three groups based on recent sexual history: men who had not had sex (NOSEX), men who had had sex with women (HETERO), and men who had had sex with men (MSM). We found that MSM who had been arrested…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Correctional Institutions, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Screening Tests
Bryla, Karen Y. – Health Educator, 2003
Disordered eating among American adolescent females represents a significant health issue in our current cultural climate. Disordered eating receives insufficient attention, however, due to the public's unfamiliarity with symptoms and consequences, absence of treatment options, and unreliable instrumentation to detect disordered eating. Disordered…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Incidence, Prevention
Tsuzuki, Masami; Ofuji, Keiko – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2003
It is important to encourage both "visible students" and "invisible students" to establish self-confidence and to live naturally, being themselves. It is also important to help students grow as humane adults who can accept diversity, respect each other, and support minorities. This article presents a lesson plan that aims to help students learn…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Homosexuality, Sexuality, Animal Behavior
Single and Multiple Suicide Attempts and Associated Health Risk Factors in New Hampshire Adolescents
Rosenberg, Harriet J.; Jankowski, Mary K.; Sengupta, Anjana; Wolfe, Rosemarie S.; Wolford, George L., II; Rosenberg, Stanley D. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
In this study we examined self-reported suicide attempts and their relationship to other health risk factors in a community sample of 16,644 adolescents. Fifteen percent endorsed suicide attempts (10% single; 5% multiple attempts). We hypothesized that multiple attempters would show higher prevalence of comorbid health risks than single or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
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Hollar, David – Journal of School Health, 2005
A large body of research shows that youth with disabilities, who comprise about 13% of the country's school-aged population, report comparable to higher incidence rates of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use than their peers. Furthermore, youth with disabilities who reported ATOD use or who engaged in binge drinking had significantly more…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Sexuality, Risk, Substance Abuse
Testa, Maria; Livingston, Jennifer A.; VanZile-Tamsen, Carol – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
Computer-administered self-interviewing (CASI) has been advocated as a way of over coming under reporting of sensitive sexual behaviors. The present study compared reports of consensual and nonconsensual sexual behaviors (including childhood and adulthood sexual victimization) among women using CASI (n=1014) versus a self-administered…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Questionnaires, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Females
Cooperman, Nina A.; Falkin, Gregory P.; Cleland, Charles – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
This study examines sexual risk behaviors among 197 women mandated to substance abuse treatment in therapeutic communities. The women's risk behaviors after treatment are compared with their behaviors prior to treatment, and risk behaviors among those who completed treatment are compared with those who did not. The women had a high prevalence of…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Therapeutic Environment
Ryan, Barbara E., Ed. – US Department of Education, 2006
The U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention publishes "Catalyst," a newsletter covering current Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) prevention issues at institutions of higher education. "Catalyst" discusses emerging issues and highlights…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse, College Students
Lapping, Claudia – Studies in Higher Education, 2006
This article argues that the analysis of changes in the social position of women needs to distinguish between levels of social practice and psychic subjectification. The argument draws on Lacan's conception of the relationship between subjectivity, desire and sexual difference to describe gendered aspects of subjectivity embedded within the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, College Faculty, Case Studies, Sexual Identity
Rurangirwa, Jacqueline; Braun, Kim Van Naarden; Schendel, Diana; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Objective: Measure select Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators in young adults with and without a history of developmental disabilities (DD) using a population-based cohort. Methods: Young adults were interviewed to assess the prevalence of seven Leading Health Indicators: physical activity, overweight and obesity, tobacco use, substance…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Young Adults, Substance Abuse, Smoking
Testa, Adrienne C.; Coleman, Lester M. – Health Education Research, 2006
While methods and results of school-based studies have been reported widely in the literature, little published information exists on the practical aspects of recruiting schools and students into a study. This paper reflects on the experiences of a UK-based sexual health survey among 3007 students aged 15-18 years. The survey explored beliefs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Surveys
Whitney, Jean C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
This article describes a process called "Photovoice," originally developed by Carolyn Wang and Mary Ann Burris (1997) in the field of public health, and illustrates how thirteen students with disabilities in three high schools used cameras and text to show and tell how they engage or fail to engage in their education. This article indicates a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Public Health, Disabilities, Sexuality