Sentences with phrase «of adolescent boys from»

Researchers first caused decreased fluoride elimination in a group of adolescent boys from a fluoride - endemic area by supplying them with defluorinated water.

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From the statistics, and after analysis from the American Linacre Centre, Lawler reports that: «Faced with that statistic, some analysts began to say that what had been seen as a crisis of paedophilia was really a matter of ephebophilia», a term meaning the sexual attraction of men towards adolescent bFrom the statistics, and after analysis from the American Linacre Centre, Lawler reports that: «Faced with that statistic, some analysts began to say that what had been seen as a crisis of paedophilia was really a matter of ephebophilia», a term meaning the sexual attraction of men towards adolescent bfrom the American Linacre Centre, Lawler reports that: «Faced with that statistic, some analysts began to say that what had been seen as a crisis of paedophilia was really a matter of ephebophilia», a term meaning the sexual attraction of men towards adolescent boys.

International experts from UN Women and NGOs like Promundo are doing important work to change harmful norms of gender and masculinity through parental leave and fathers» quotas policies and education programs for adolescent boys, respectively.

Boys whose fathers engaged in physical play but without excessive direction were rated as more popular by their teachers.48 Effects of fathers may vary across children's ages, with fathers of adolescent sons frequently playing important roles in those son's transitions, as seen among Arnhem land Australian aborigines.49 Among the Aka hunter - gatherers of Central African Republic, males of varying ages report that they predominantly learned subsistence and social behavioural norms from their fathers.50

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

As a follow - up to this study, our current grant from the NCI supports testing a tablet - based self - persuasion intervention to address the needs of different subpopulations at Parkland — adolescent girls and boys, Hispanics, and African - Americans,» said Dr. Tiro.

«We found children at a very early age — from the most conservative to the most liberal societies — quickly internalize this myth that girls are vulnerable and boys are strong and independent,» said Robert Blum, director of the Global Early Adolescent Study based at Johns Hopkins University.

Of the 1,518 participants (753 girls [average age, 11.4 years]; 451 boys [average age, 11.5 years]; and 314 adolescent girls and young women [average age, 21 years]-RRB-, 1,474 completed the study and data from 1,377 were analyzed.

Brain scans from nearly 200 adolescent boys provide evidence that the brains of compulsive video game players are wired differently.

Wong and her co-authors analyzed data collected via interviews and questionnaires from 6,504 adolescents (52 % girls, 48 % boys) participating in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

It is common for adolescent boys from ages 9 to 14 to experience some gynecomastia (30 to 60 % of boys according to wikipedia.).

THE LURE OF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high - minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestylOF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high - minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestylof vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestylof teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestyle.

Treacle of the highest / lowest order, this embarrassingly sappy sci - fi tearjerker unfolds chiefly from the perspective of an earnest space boy (eternal sensitive adolescent Asa Butterfield) who leaves the Martian colony where he was born to find his real father on Earth, while also romancing an unconvincingly teenage love interest (Britt Robertson).

Shifting temporarily back into semi-lucidity, the film then presents a series of memories, mostly from the perspective of Jack O'Brien, an adolescent boy living in suburban Texas in the 1950s with his domineering father (Brad Pitt), kind hearted mother (Jessica Chastain) and two younger brothers.

I have a theory that if a dozen adolescent boys from a dozen different countries were plopped down in a pleasant but controlled environment, inside of a day or two they'd be playing cops and robbers.

From a director who's known for his massively stylized movies (I Am Love, A Bigger Splash), this one pares it back somewhat, as it tells the story — set in 1983 — of an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents» cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera.

A Bright Bunch: These images, from a 2005 study in Cognitive Brain Research, show horizontal slices in the brains of adolescent boys, as measured while they were doing a spatial math problem.

On the other hand, if I were commissioned to find a teacher for a group of adolescent boys and if, by some miracle, I could secure either Socrates or the latest Ph.D. from Teachers College, with his equipment of the latest technologies and techniques of teaching, with all due respect to the college that employs me and to my students, I am fairly certain that I would jump at the chance to get Socrates.

Croft's journey over the last 22 years has mirrored that of the video games industry — from commercial products marketed at adolescent boys to cultural creations that strive for narrative depth and significance.

One being his parents» toxic marriage, another being his decision to disconnect from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as an adolescent boy, in favor of immersing himself in the counter-culture of punk rock.

It was everything an adolescent boy could want: it was radical (Masters of War, Oxford Town, etc), it was mournful (Girl from the North Country, etc.) and perhaps most importantly in the song «I Shall be Free» it made reference to Brigitte Bardot.

Rates for having a Major Depressive Episode range from 7 % to 10 % of all adolescents, with girls being about twice as likely as boys to have a depressive disorder.

Rousseau (1995) notes that the majority of unaccompanied children and adolescents are boys, reflecting either the family's or boy's decision, the goal of which is to remove them from war given their vulnerability to soldier activity and their ability to support the family in the future.

The mean age at menarche in this sample was13 years (range, 8.5 - 15 years), and 46 % of the adolescent boys had their growth spurt from ages 13 to 15 years.

Erkut's research on children and adolescents included a research program on raising confident and competent girls, Puerto Rican youth development, the effects of sports on girls» and boys» development and sexual behavior, evaluating youth - serving agencies» science and math programs for girls and children of color, and a study of racial / ethnic identification among adolescents from mixed - ancestry backgrounds.

In contrast to this, Chen and Simons - Morton noted that among adolescents with high levels of depression, more boys than girls were in the highest trajectory for conduct problems over a 3 - year period (from Grade 6 to Grade 9) in a community sample [22].

Boys whose fathers engaged in physical play but without excessive direction were rated as more popular by their teachers.48 Effects of fathers may vary across children's ages, with fathers of adolescent sons frequently playing important roles in those son's transitions, as seen among Arnhem land Australian aborigines.49 Among the Aka hunter - gatherers of Central African Republic, males of varying ages report that they predominantly learned subsistence and social behavioural norms from their fathers.50

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

Male adolescents do not report suffering from somatic symptoms as frequently as female adolescents, with the exception of morning fatigue26; however, further research is needed to determine how social and environmental factors influence the frequency and prevalence of this condition and others among boys.

The sample was composed of 1884 (52 % boys and 48 % girls) adolescents aged from 11 to 17 years old (M = 13.7, SD = 1.4) from the Valencia Community and Andalusia.

Such knowledge will also allow the assessment of the significance of the impact that certain family structures may have on adolescents, according to their own culture, and be a help in understanding the adaptation difficulties of boys from immigrant families.

The psychometric properties of the SCARED were good, as demonstrated by having acceptable reliabilities (ranging from.75 — .41) and a moderate multivariate effect size (η p 2 =.08) between the adolescent boys and girls.