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Granziera H, Martin AJ, Collie RJ. Teacher well-being and student achievement: A multilevel analysis. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11218-022-09751-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Vongsachang H, Callan J, Kretz AM, Wahl M, Mukherjee MR, Neitzel A, Friedman DS, Collins ME. Teacher and school staff perspectives on their role in school-based vision programs. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2022; 57:381-387. [PMID: 34283966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE School-based vision programs (SBVPs) are one approach to increase access to vision care by providing vision screenings, eye examinations, and eyeglasses directly in schools. Few studies report on the perspectives of teachers and staff, who are important stakeholders, on SBVPs. We examined teacher and staff perspectives on their involvement in SBVPs. DESIGN Qualitative study using focus groups. PARTICIPANTS Teachers and staff at Baltimore and Chicago public schools served by SBVPs between 2016 and 2018. METHODS We conducted 21 semistructured focus groups with 117 teachers and staff in 10 Baltimore and 11 Chicago public preK-12 schools that participated in SBVPs. Sessions were recorded, transcribed, and coded using inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS Participants identified 2 main themes regarding teacher and staff involvement in SBVPs: (i) program outreach, including using multiple communication modalities to engage parents, explaining program details to families, and helping with program consent form return and (ii) promoting vision health, including identifying vision problems in the classroom, encouraging eyeglasses wear, and supporting eyeglasses maintenance. Participants also discussed limitations in capacity to partake in these activities. CONCLUSION Teachers interact with parents and students throughout the SBVP process, undertaking important roles in outreach and health promotion to ensure uptake of SBVP services. SBVPs and other school-based health programs should explore strategies to support teachers in the roles they fill to optimize program impact.
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- Hursuong Vongsachang
- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Education, 2800 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287; Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, 1809 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Mohd Khatib NA, Roseliza-Murni A, Mohd Hoesni S, Manap J. Adolescent Connectedness: Testing Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness-Bahasa Melayu Version (HMAC-BM). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12189. [PMID: 36231492 PMCID: PMC9564501 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Measuring the factors that underlie adolescent connectedness has become a prominent focused issue in past studies across many disciplines. Thus far, the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness (HMAC) is the first research-based measure of adolescent's relationship and sense of belonging with other people and their surroundings. The current study aimed to examine the measurement model of the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness which has been translated into Bahasa Melayu (HMAC-BM) in order to check for its feasibility among Malaysian adolescents. A total of 377 adolescents aged 16 years old were recruited from the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Three factors, namely connectedness to family, school, and neighbors with seven sub-factors of the HMAC-BM, were analyzed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using the IBM SPSS Amos 23.0 (23.0, IBM Technology, Armonk, NY, USA). Results of the CFA supported the second-order factor of the HMAC-BM structures. The overall HMAC-BM scale and its subscales have higher factor loadings ranging from 0.60 to 0.79. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.78 to 0.95 for the three subscales and 0.84 for the total scale. Results also revealed seven sub-factors with forty-one factors-solution that accounted for 0.89% of total variance explained for adolescent connectedness. Findings provide empirical support for the feasibility of HMAC-BM in explaining Malaysian adolescents' social connectedness. Hence, the HMAC-BM is a promising measure that can be used on Malaysian adolescents. The findings have important implications which provide a clear picture of HMAC-BM as an accurate instrument to measure adolescent's social connectedness toward enhancing prosocial attitudes and well-being.
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Woods C, Kim B, Guo K, Nyguen T, Taplayan S, Aronowitz T. Factors That Influence Substance Use Among American Indian/Alaskan Native Youth: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc 2022; 28:37-57. [PMID: 34396829 DOI: 10.1177/10783903211038050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) mortality rate from illicit drug use was 22.7%, double that of the general population between 2007 and 2009. Fifteen percent of AI/AN youth reported receiving treatment for substance use compared with 10% of non-AI/AN peers. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to explore the factors that influence substance use among AI/AN youth. METHOD We performed a systematic review using a results-based convergent synthesis design. Eight electronic databases were searched for articles published between 2014 and 2019 using the search terms "Native American youth," "Native American adolescent," "Native Youth," "substance use," "substance misuse," and "substance abuse." The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to appraise the studies. RESULTS Forty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria (44 quantitative, one qualitative, and two mixed-methods studies). The results were organized using the ecological systems model and included evaluation of both protective and risk factors related to AI/AN youth substance use. Three system levels were found to influence substance use: individual, micro- and macrosystems. The individual systems-level coping mechanisms played a key role in whether AI/AN youth initiated substance use. Family, school, and peer factors influence the microsystem level. At the macrosystem level, community environmental factors were influential. CONCLUSION The major factor linking all the systems was the influence of a connected relationship with a prosocial adult who instilled future aspirations and a positive cultural identity. Findings of this systematic mixed studies review will assist in intervention development for AI/AN youth to prevent substance misuse.
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- Cedric Woods
- Cedric Woods, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- BoRam Kim, BSN, RN, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA
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- Kristine Guo, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tuyet Nugyen, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA
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- Sarin Tapalyan, BSN, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA
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- Teri Aronowitz, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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Connected, Respected and Contributing to Their World: The Case of Sexual Minority and Non-Minority Young People in Ireland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18031118. [PMID: 33513967 PMCID: PMC7908634 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Outcome 5 of the Irish Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures national youth policy framework (“Connected, respected, and contributing to their world”) offers a suitable way to study psychosocial determinants of adolescent health. The present study (1) provides nationally representative data on how 15- to 17-year-olds score on these indicators; (2) compares sexual minority (same- and both-gender attracted youth) with their non-minority peers. We analyzed data from 3354 young people (aged 15.78 ± 0.78 years) participating in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Ireland. Age and social class were associated with the indicators only to a small extent, but girls were more likely than boys to report discrimination based on gender and age. Frequency of positive answers ranged from 67% (feeling comfortable with friends) to 12% (being involved in volunteer work). Sexual minority youth were more likely to feel discriminated based on sexual orientation, age, and gender. Both-gender attracted youth were less likely than the other groups to report positive outcomes. Same-gender attracted youth were twice as likely as non-minority youth to volunteer. The results indicate the importance of a comprehensive approach to psycho-social factors in youth health, and the need for inclusivity of sexual minority (especially bisexual) youth.
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Varela JJ, Melipillán R, González C, Letelier P, Massis MC, Wash N. Community and school violence as significant risk factors for school climate and bonding of teachers in Chile: A national hierarchical multilevel analysis. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 49:152-165. [PMID: 33190282 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Community and school violence involve aggressive behaviors among youth and adults. Researchers have focused mostly on aggression among students without considering teachers as victims of violence. The study's purpose was to examine the consequences of community violence, school violence, and school climate on the levels of teacher's bonding to the school. We examined data of 5733 teachers from 510 schools in 68 different communities in Chile. We used Hierarchical Linear Modeling to examine the relationship between the individual, school, and community-level variables. We found direct associations with school bonding at the individual level for victim school violence, school climate, size and type of school, and violence in the community at the community level. Our results highlight the importance of school violence prevention from a comprehensive perspective, starting at the community level, followed by the school to provide more teacher's support.
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- Jorge J Varela
- Psychology Department, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Psychology Department, Colegio Padre Hurtado y Juanita de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Psychology Department, Colegio Padre Hurtado y Juanita de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Psychology Department, Colegio Santiago College, Santiago, Chile
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Simonsen N, Lahti A, Suominen S, Välimaa R, Tynjälä J, Roos E, Kannas L. Empowerment-enabling home and school environments and self-rated health among Finnish adolescents. Health Promot Int 2020; 35:82-92. [PMID: 30590462 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/day104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Perceived health during adolescence has not only immediate consequences for individuals and for society, but also long-term. We need to understand better the health development in this period of the lifespan. Empowerment may be one pathway through which social factors and conditions translate into health effects. This study aimed to examine whether empowerment-enabling home and school environments are associated with self-rated health among adolescents, and whether the associations differ between genders, age or majority/minority language groups. Anonymous questionnaire data from respondents aged 11, 13 and 15 years were obtained from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study, conducted in Finland in 2014 in Finnish- and Swedish-speaking schools (n = 5925/1877). The proportion rating their health as excellent varied between 33.6 (11-year-olds) and 23.1% (15-year-olds), boys rating their health as excellent more often than girls in all age groups. Findings showed that indicators of both empowerment-enabling home and school environments were independently and positively related to adolescents' self-rated health. Whereas a respectful, accepting, kind and helpful attitude among classmates and a good home atmosphere were quite consistently associated with excellent health, there were gender and age differences with concern to the other empowerment-enabling indicators. Moreover, there were gender-, age- and language-related differences regarding adolescents' perceptions of how empowerment enabling their environments were. Home and school environments that create opportunities through encouragement and care, and through strengthening feelings of being secure, accepted and respected are potentially empowerment enabling. This study suggests that such environmental qualities are important for the perceived health of young people.
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- Nina Simonsen
- Public Health Research Program, Folkhälsan Research Center, FI Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Public Health Research Program, Folkhälsan Research Center, FI Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 1, Turku, Finland.,University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä, FI Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä, FI Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Public Health Research Program, Folkhälsan Research Center, FI Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä, FI Jyväskylä, Finland
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Dudovitz R, Chung PJ. Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences: It's Not What You Know but Who You Know. Pediatrics 2019; 144:peds.2019-0893. [PMID: 31285396 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Rebecca Dudovitz
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Los Angeles Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, University of California, Los Angeles Mattel Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California;
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- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Los Angeles Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, University of California, Los Angeles Mattel Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, California.,Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.,RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
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