Sentences with phrase «activity in young adolescents»

Neighborhood poverty and early transition to sexual activity in young adolescents: A developmental ecological approach

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Among fathers of young adolescents, negative work - to - family spillover has been found to predict (low) paternal knowledge of their children's daily activities — indirectly, via father - child acceptance and fathers» involvement in joint activities with them (Bumpus et al, 2006).

Locations of Physical Activity as Assessed by GPS in Young Adolescents.

In addition to sexual harassment, the authors share adolescents» and young adults» stories related to media, gender stereotypes, virginity, romantic relationships, sexual activity and dating violence.

A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion, such as after - school physical activity programs, could impact younger children in the fight against fat.

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Through activities such as interactive games, films, and social media, the organization is trying to create a sense of responsibility and respect for the issue of autism in Thai children, adolescents, and young adults.

Concern also is rising about the resurgence of gang activity in town, and the influence of gang members on young adolescents with lots of time on their hands during the summer.

Providing young adolescents with activities that relate directly to their transition into high school certainly is important; however, providing young adolescents with a challenging and supportive middle school experience is an equally important factor in their making a successful transition into high school (Belcher & Hatley, 1994; Mizelle, 1995; Oates, Flores, & Weishew, 1998).

Monitor all functions, activities, publications and policies of the Association in light of the needs of the young adolescent.

Although the adolescents were more likely than the younger children to favor excluding others from peer activities on the basis of their gender or race, both groups rejected exclusion in general, citing fairness and equal rights.

Vibrantly designed with young adolescents in mind, this 80 - page workbook includes information handouts and worksheets, journal writing activities, and self - directed assignments.

Vibrantly designed with young adolescents in mind, this set of 10 80 - page workbooks includes information handouts and worksheets, journal writing activities, and self - directed assignments.

Right now, 1 in 3 children and adolescents will grow - up without a mentor of any kind, yet we know that young people who have a mentor are much more likely to participate in after - school activities, be leaders in clubs and teams, volunteer and go on to college.

This study suggests that in order to increase young adolescents» physical activity levels, and perhaps establish lifelong healthy habits, parents should actively encourage their children to participate in physical activity.

Exceptions included a 10 - week music therapy course offered to adolescent mothers in Dublin Ireland (Cunningham, 2011); a 10 - week music therapy program offered to disadvantaged parents that included some young mothers in Australia (Nicholson, Berthelsen, Abad, Williams, & Bradley, 2008), a 12 - week program for Icelandic young mothers (Gudmundsdottir & Gudmundsdottir, 2010); and an 8 - week program for 115 adolescent mothers in 11 Canadian communities was developed by McDonald et al. (2009), which included singing amongst other activities.

Program group adolescents without younger siblings, in contrast, were more likely than their control group counterparts to participate in out - of - school activities and experienced few effects on school outcomes.

One study that compared response to social exclusion on the Cyberball task among early and middle adolescents and young adults found that activity in the sgACC in response to exclusion was strongest among early adolescents compared with mid adolescents and adults, possibly suggesting a period of peak sgACC reactivity to social rejection during early adolescence (Gunther Moor et al., 2012).

Sexual Activity Among Young People in the U.S. Source: Finer LB and Philbin JM, Sexual initiation, contraceptive use, and pregnancy among young adolescents, Pediatrics, 2013, 131 (5): 886 —Young People in the U.S. Source: Finer LB and Philbin JM, Sexual initiation, contraceptive use, and pregnancy among young adolescents, Pediatrics, 2013, 131 (5): 886 —young adolescents, Pediatrics, 2013, 131 (5): 886 — 891.

Because participation in leisure time activities constitutes an important part of adolescents» lives, it is essential to understand better how such participation may contribute to young people's life satisfaction through leisure specific need satisfaction.