Clothing Interest among Chinese Adolescent Girls in Hong Kong in Relation to Socioeconomic Status

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-390
Author(s):  
Maria S. C. Fung ◽  
Mantak Yuen
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Chinese Adolescent ◽  
Senior Secondary

A sample of 358 girls in senior secondary school completed the measures assessing importance of clothing and socioeconomic status. A principal component analysis indicated a 3-factor solution that explained 51.3% of the total variance in scores on the Creekmore Importance of Clothing Questionnaire. The factors were named Self-enhancement, Experimentation, and Conformity. A series of one-way analyses of variance showed that higher socioeconomic status might account for greater experimentation with clothing.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of adolescent health education among secondary and senior secondary school girls in rural Bangalore

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4336
Author(s):  
Dharini Kishor ◽  
Madhusudan Madaiah ◽  
Santhosh Munipapanna ◽  
Suresha Doddasabbenahalli Sonnappa
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
The Impact

Background: Adolescence is a phase of transition from childhood to adulthood. It is during this period that the adolescents acquire sexual and reproductive maturity. Health education given to adolescent girls helps build their knowledge, motivates them to improve and maintain their health, prevent diseases and reduce risky behaviors among them hence the study was done to assess the effectiveness of health education among rural adolescent girls.Methods: An educational interventional study was carried out among adolescent girls in one secondary and one senior secondary school in Hoskote, rural Bangalore. Initial survey was done to assess the baseline knowledge regarding adolescent health issues using semi structured, self-administered questionnaire. Health educational sessions were conducted using audio-visual aids such as slide presentations, charts, posters and handouts. The education was followed by an interactive session with the students to clarify doubts and the impact of intervention was assessed.Results: The study comprised of 150 students (75 secondary and 75 senior secondary school girls). It was found that overall general knowledge regarding adolescent changes, menstruation and menstrual hygiene, pregnancy, contraception and sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS was poor among the study participants. Following educational session statistically significant improvement was observed among the students as detected by improved correct response rates.Conclusions: Study successfully proved that adolescent health education was effective in improving the knowledge among adolescent girls in rural area.

Work Based Learning in a Senior Secondary School in Hong Kong

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-404
Author(s):  
Peter Kell ◽  
Susan HA Yuen-yung ◽  
Rupert Maclean ◽  
Francisco Wai Kee Wong ◽  
Benjamin SO Hiu Chun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Sherafat ◽  
C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

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