Compañeros: High School Students Mentor Middle School Students to Address Obesity Among Hispanic Adolescents

This work aimed to evaluate the perception of high school students about the importance of mathematics as well as analyze the teaching methodology that they play to be more efficient in the process of teaching learning. The research was carried out in the month of March 2019, at the Escola Estadual João Paulo I - Escola Plena, in the city of Paranaíta, MT, through the application of a questionnaire with 1st, 2nd and 3rd year high school students. 111 interviewed. The questions were about taste for math discipline, ease of learning content, how differentiated classes help in learning, what resources aid most in learning, whether discipline is important, and how it can help students change their Living conditions. We can conclude that the high school students of E. E. João Paul I like math and recognize their importance both for day-to-day use and for the future. Although students have preferences for classes outside the school context, they are aware that the theory is also important for their learning.

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Body Mass Index, Self Weight Perception and the Intention of Changing the Weight in Teens of 11-18 Years

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.18.5.6302 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 69 (5) ◽

pp. 1257-1259

Author(s):

Mihaela Cristina Simbrac ◽

Salomeia Putnoky ◽

Corneluta Fira Mladinescu ◽

Radu Bagiu ◽

Ioana Tuta Sas ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Middle School ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

High School Students ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Body Mass ◽

Weight Perception ◽

School Students ◽

Normal Value ◽

Significant Difference

The research intends to investigate the body mass index, the self-weight perception and the intention of changing the weight in teenagers, from Timisoara, Romania. The data sample was made of 243 students of 11-18 years old: 37.9% in middle school and 62.1% in high school; 56.4% girls and 43.6% boys. The manner of work was a cross-sectional study, study case type. The results show that in middle/high school there are: underweight 39.8%/22.9%, normal weight 51.1% and overweight and obese, 9.1%/8.3, with a significant difference between the 2 age groups, the difference being very small. 62.2% of middle school students and 51.7% of the ones in high school appreciate their own weight as having the normal value. 24.4% of the middle school students and 32.4% of high school students consider that that they have a weight over the normal value, and at 15-18 years old, girls perceive weight as being significantly higher than boys. The students want to lose weight, 42.7% of middle school students and 42.8% of high school students. At 11-14 years old, boys want to gain weight more frequently than girls.

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Combating the Consequences of COVID-19 Misinformation: Comparative Analysis Among Adolescents

Journal of Student Research ◽

10.47611/jsrhs.v10i4.1994 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Maia Penzer ◽

Alycia Breig

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Middle School ◽

High School Students ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Media Literacy ◽

Long Island ◽

Literacy Education ◽

School Students ◽

Mood Changes ◽

Media Literacy Education

The subject of media literacy among adolescents is particularly relevant due to the rapid dissemination of information online, the lack of media literacy education in secondary curricula on Long Island, New York, and the prevalence of social media in the twenty-first century. This study looks at the effect of COVID-19 misinformation on the believability, level of concern, and mood of high school and middle school students on Long Island, New York in 2021. This study included high school and middle school students from four Long Island school districts. Students were given a survey that included three misinformation sources, a concern level scale, and a mood scale. As a result of this investigation, a comparative analysis of student data was compiled. While middle school students had higher believability rates than high school students, resulting in negative mood changes and high concern levels, high school students also demonstrated high levels of believability of the COVID-19 misinformation, resulting in negative mood changes and high concern levels. Early adolescent media literacy education is critical to avoiding the unpleasant mood changes and increased concern levels caused by the high believability of COVID-19 misinformation. This study demonstrates that, just as we discovered during the pandemic how critical it is to stop virus transmission, it is also critical to stop the spread of misinformation about COVID-19. Both put people in danger. Combating the negative effects of COVID-19 misinformation necessitates media literacy education.

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Adolescents' Interest in and Views of Destructive Themes in Rock Music

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/1bxx-qypp-c4u1-ru14 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 177-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Hannelore Wass ◽

Jana L. Raup ◽

Karen Cerullo ◽

Linda G. Martel ◽

Laura A. Mingione ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Middle School ◽

High School Students ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Young Children ◽

Rock Music ◽

Urban High School ◽

School Students ◽

Music Preferences ◽

Professional Groups

In a survey of rock music preferences and views on themes about homicide, satanism, and suicide (HSS), 694 middle and high school students were administered a questionnaire of structured and open-ended questions. Nine percent of the middle school students, 17 percent of the rural and 24 percent of the urban high school students were HSS rock fans. Three-fourths of these fans were males and nearly all were white. HSS fans more often claimed to know all the lyrics of their favorite songs than the non-HSS rock fans. HSS fans more often said young children should be permitted to listen to rock music with destructive themes and fewer of them believed that adolscents might commit murder or suicide after having listened to such songs. A large proportion of the students share the concern of adult citizens and professional groups about destructive lyrics in rock music and their effects.

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Are Nutrition Standards for Beverages in Schools Associated with Healthier Beverage Intakes among Adolescents in the US?

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13010075 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Jamie F. Chriqui ◽

Julien Leider ◽

Juliana F. W. Cohen ◽

Marlene Schwartz ◽

Lindsey Turner

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Middle School ◽

High School Students ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Secondary School Student ◽

School Nutrition ◽

School Level ◽

High School Level ◽

School Students ◽

Cost Study

Under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Smart Snacks in School standards, beverages sold in schools are restricted to water, flavored or unflavored non-fat milk or unflavored low-fat milk (and milk alternatives), and 100% fruit and vegetable juices; and, at the high school level, diet (≤10 kcal), low-calorie (≤60 kcal), and caffeinated beverages may also be sold. Using data from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study, this study examined whether secondary school student beverage consumption was associated with school-level à la carte and vending machine beverage availability, controlling for district, school, and student characteristics. On average, most beverages sold in middle schools (84.54%) and high schools (74.11%) were Smart Snacks compliant; while 24.06 percent of middle school students and 14.64 percent of high school students reported consuming non-compliant beverages, including non-compliant milk, fruit drinks, and sports or energy drinks. School beverage availability was not related to consumption among middle school students; however, high school students were less likely to consume non-compliant beverages when enrolled in schools that sold a higher proportion of compliant beverages (Range: OR = 0.97–0.98, 95% CI = 0.95, 1.00). Findings from this study build upon prior research illustrating the role that schools can play in influencing student dietary intake.

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E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students in New York City Before and After Passage of Tobacco 21

Tobacco Use Insights ◽

10.1177/1179173x211065997 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

pp. 1179173X2110659

Author(s):

Indira Debchoudhury ◽

Shannon M Farley ◽

Kristi Roods ◽

Achala Talati ◽

John Jasek

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Middle School ◽

New York ◽

New York City ◽

High School Students ◽

Middle School Students ◽

York City ◽

New York State ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

School Students

Introduction Despite declines in cigarette smoking in the US, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has increased among middle and high school students. In 2014, New York City (NYC) implemented Tobacco 21 (T21) to prohibit sales to anyone under age 21. Our study goal was to measure the effectiveness of T21 on e-cigarette use. Methods We used the New York State (NYS) Youth Tobacco Survey—a biennial, school-based, self-administered survey. We explored middle (N = 5249) and high (N = 7296) school NYC students’ (male and female) current (past 30 days’) e-cigarette use from 2014 (pre-T21) to 2018 (post-T21). Results were compared with students in the rest of NYS (ROS). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses assessed correlates of e-cigarette use, beliefs about harmfulness, addictiveness, and susceptibility. Results NYC high school students’ current e-cigarette use increased from 2014 to 2018 (8.1% vs 23.5%, P < .001). Middle school students’ use increased between 2014 (4.8%) and 2016 (9.0%) yet reversed by 2018 (5.7%) (2014 vs 2018, P = .576). ROS middle school (2.2% vs 7.4%, P < .001) and high school (12.0% vs 29.3%, ( P < .001) use increased from 2014 to 2018. Willingness to try e-cigarettes among those who had never tried an e-cigarette was twice as high (AOR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.15-3.17) among NYC high school students in 2018 compared with 2014. Conclusions E-cigarette use increased among NYC high school students despite T21. T21 may have reduced use among middle school students over time. Programs that denormalize e-cigarettes and policies that further restrict access are needed to decrease youth e-cigarette use.

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Violence Typologies Among Youth: A Latent Class Analysis of Middle and High School Youth

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520922362 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052092236

Author(s):

Laura Siller ◽

Katie M. Edwards ◽

Victoria Banyard

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Middle School ◽

High School Students ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Interpersonal Violence ◽

Age Group ◽

School Students ◽

School Sample ◽

School Youth

Research documents high rates of interpersonal violence (e.g., bullying, dating violence, sexual assault) among middle and high school youth, during which time dating and sexual relationships are emerging. Most research to date focuses on one type of violence at a time or examines the co-occurrence of violence within an age group. This study examined interpersonal violence victimization and perpetration (IVVP) within the context of middle and high school with data from 738 middle school students and 1,311 high school students. Results show distinct classes, or groups, of IVVP among middle and high school students. Three classes emerged for the middle school sample and included a normative class (66.8%; n = 493), a victim of bullying class (28.1%; n = 207), and a mixed/poly-victim class (5.2%; n = 38). Five classes emerged for the high school sample and included a normative class (66.7%; n = 975), a victim of bullying class (18.1%; n = 237), a homophobic bully–victim class (11.0%; n = 144), a poly-victim class (3.1%; n = 40), and a sexual assault perpetrator class (1.1%; n = 15). Demographic and adjustment indicators differentiated many of the classes in each age group. The findings illustrate that there are distinct differences between middle and high school student’s exposure to and perpetration of violence. Middle school students may be best served by programs that address victimization experiences while high school may be a developmental moment to introduce sexual assault prevention programs.

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