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Civic engagement among adolescents: Spanish adaptation and validation of the civic engagement scale

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of this research was to adapt and validate the Civic Engagement Scale (CES) developed by Doolittle & Faul for the Spanish adolescent population while providing empirical support for its psychometric properties. After administering the instruments to 965 adolescents from high schools, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to ...
Patricia Ayllón‐Salas, José L. Arco‐Tirado, Francisco D. Fernández‐Martín   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep-amount differentially affects fear-processing neural circuitry in pediatric anxiety: A preliminary fMRI investigation. [PDF]

, 2017
Insufficient sleep, as well as the incidence of anxiety disorders, both peak during adolescence. While both conditions present perturbations in fear-processing-related neurocircuitry, it is unknown whether these neurofunctional alterations directly link ...
Carlisi, Christina O, Ernst, Monique, Guyer, Amanda E, Hilbert, Kevin   +3 more
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Community‐engaged crime prevention through environmental design and reductions in violent and firearm crime

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Laney A. Rupp, Shaun Bhatia, Daniel B. Lee, Rachel Wyatt, Gregory Bushman, Thomas A. Wyatt, Jesenia M. Pizarro, Caroline Wixom, Marc A. Zimmerman, Thomas M. Reischl   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adolescents’ view and experiences of living with type 1 diabetes [PDF]

, 2016
This literature review aims to explore the perceptions and experiences of adolescents living with Type 1 Diabetes, and its impact on their lives. The prevalence and the number of adolescents living with this condition are rapidly increasing in western ...
Ellis, M.R.C., Jayarajah, C.
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Promoting radical healing to facilitate community capacity building among formerly incarcerated Black and Latino men with substance use disorders

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study reports on a qualitative thematic analysis of secondary data from group session recordings collected as part of the Community Wise Optimization Trial. Community Wise is a multilevel behavioral intervention designed to increase critical consciousness and reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men living in predominantly ...
Richmond E. Hayes, Heather A. Jones, Ellen Benoit, Dora N. Watkins, Liliane C. Windsor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the NIOSH Worker Well‐Being Framework to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: Insights From the Literature

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is a growing appreciation of the importance of health and well‐being and of the complex set of factors, within and outside the workplace, that interact to affect the well‐being of workers. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience particular challenges, and measurement of factors that influence their health and well‐being is
Tessa Bonney, Dana Madigan, Vinay Espinosa‐Ravi, Linda Forst   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substance Use Right Before or During Work Among the Young US Workers: Evidence From the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Substance use right before or during work (hereinafter, “substance use in the workplace”) poses significant health risks to users, colleagues, and the public in the workplace. However, less clear are figures on recent prevalence, characteristics of those engaging in such behaviors, and variations across occupations.
Sehun Oh, Daejun Park, Sarah Al‐Hashemi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Pilot Study to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a Pediatric Cohort With Genodermatoses

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our study aimed to evaluate cognitive function in individuals with genetic skin disorders involving neuroectoderm (n = 8) compared to individuals with only ectoderm or mesoderm (n = 16) involvement. We hypothesized that neuroectodermal involvement would result in poorer neurocognitive performance.
Sneha A. Rangu, Kierstin Keller, Dong Li, Hope Thomas, Nora O'Connor, Abbas F. Jawad, Allison Thomas, Nina H. Thomas, Hakon Hakonarson, Leslie Castelo‐Soccio, Sarah E. Sheppard   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peer Victimization in Overweight Adolescents and Its Effect on Their Self-Esteem and Peer Difficulties [PDF]

, 2019
This study has three objectives: to examine whether adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight differ from others in terms of offline victimization at school, cybervictimization, self-esteem, and difficulties relating to peers; to examine the ...
Núñez, Andrea, Núñez, José Carlos, Pérez Fuentes, María Del Carmen, Álvarez García, David   +3 more
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Measuring physical activity using accelerometry in 13-15-year-old adolescents : the importance of including non-wear activities [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the impact of non-wear activities registered in diaries when using accelerometers to assess physical activity (PA) in young adolescents. Design: Data arise from a large-scale cross-sectional study on PA.
Cardon, Greet, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, De Meester, Femke, Deforche, Benedicte, Ottevaere, Charlene   +4 more
core   +2 more sources