Awareness of Social Media Audiences among Adolescents in a School-Based Intervention

The current study investigated adolescents’ (N=213) decision finding processes and affective reactions to interactions on social media via 29 focus groups. As part of a larger study, adolescents participated in focus groups at two time-points across an academic year while participating in a school-based intervention promoting healthy romantic, interpersonal, and family relationships, job readiness, and financial literacy. Qualitative analyses indicated adolescents’ experiences and decisions on social media platforms were informed by their awareness of audiences, namely who they thought would view their posts and anticipated responses from “friends,” “family members,” “fans,” “creeps,” and “potential employers.” Comprehensive school-based interventions may serve to effectively develop responsibility more broadly, as well as a specific awareness about online risks and behaviors

Why do Adolescents Seek Online Mental Health Information?

Many adolescents avoid seeking psychological help despite the increasing prevalence of mental disorders. The current study investigated whether distress and stigma exhibit differential relationships to decisions to seek online mental health information among a sample of predominantly racial/ethnic minority U.S. adolescents. In this investigation, 174 adolescents (Age: M = 15.90, SD = 0.85, Range = 14−19) completed assessments of help-seeking stigma, psychological distress, and a question asking if they would like to view a website with mental health information. Distress was a statistically significant predictor of decisions to seek online mental health information, but stigma was not. Severely distressed boys were more likely to seek online information than severely distressed girls. Evidence-based online resources may be particularly effective ways to support distressed adolescents

Trials of large group teaching in Malaysian private universities: a cross sectional study of teaching medicine and other disciplines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This is a pilot cross sectional study using both quantitative and qualitative approach towards tutors teaching large classes in private universities in the Klang Valley (comprising Kuala Lumpur, its suburbs, adjoining towns in the State of Selangor) and the State of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The general aim of this study is to determine the difficulties faced by tutors when teaching large group of students and to outline appropriate recommendations in overcoming them.</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>Thirty-two academics from six private universities from different faculties such as Medical Sciences, Business, Information Technology, and Engineering disciplines participated in this study. SPSS software was used to analyse the data. The results in general indicate that the conventional instructor-student approach has its shortcoming and requires changes. Interestingly, tutors from Medicine and IT less often faced difficulties and had positive experience in teaching large group of students.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>However several suggestions were proposed to overcome these difficulties ranging from breaking into smaller classes, adopting innovative teaching, use of interactive learning methods incorporating interactive assessment and creative technology which enhanced students learning. Furthermore the study provides insights on the trials of large group teaching which are clearly identified to help tutors realise its impact on teaching. The suggestions to overcome these difficulties and to maximize student learning can serve as a guideline for tutors who face these challenges.</p

Experiencing Ethnicity: A Case Study of White, Black, Latino, and Asian Adolescents in an Urban High School

250 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.The findings reveal that the process of ethnic identity development in adolescence varies significantly by ethnic group membership. The data reveal that current institutional conceptualizations of ethnicity do not represent the range of ethnic groups in the school and do not capture the complexity of meaning associated with those ethnic group identifications. Furthermore, although adolescents attend the same school, their experiences within that particular context vary based on their ethnicity and their perceptions of familial ethnic socialization, peers, and school climate.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD

Emergence d'un problème de qualité de l'air intérieur (le syndrôme des bâtiments malsains)

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"I haven't done nothin' crazy lately:" Conflict resolution strategies in adolescent mothers' dating relationships

The purpose of this study was to explore adolescent mothers' perceptions of how the conflict resolution strategies in their dating relationships changed after participating in a skill-based relationship education program. The sample for this study consisted of 199 primarily Hispanic adolescent mothers who participated in 23 focus group interviews. Although our goal was not to explore the prevalence of violence in adolescent mothers' dating relationships, narratives revealed surprisingly candid descriptions of both psychological and physical abuse. On a more positive note, their discussions also highlighted how the Strengthening Relationships program taught them strategies to build and maintain healthy relationships. Four themes emerged from our analysis. Specifically, the narratives revealed adolescent mothers were both perpetrators and victims of psychological and/or physical abuse. In addition, adolescent mothers reported learning positive conflict resolution strategies. They also discussed how they were implementing new conflict resolution strategies as a result of participating in the program. A small number of adolescent mothers even reported ending abusive relationships. These findings indicate the Strengthening Relationships program was successful in changing adolescent mothers' attitudes toward and behavioral intentions regarding the use of abusive tactics.Abusive tactics Adolescent mothers Conflict resolution strategies Dating relationships Relationship education program