Browsing by Subject "Adolescents"
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Aanmeldingsriglyne vir adolessente wat aan seksuele misbruik blootgestel word
(North-West University, 2009)South African adolescents are at high risk of becoming victims of sexual abuse. However, research and experience by practising social workers show that adolescents are reluctant to report sexual abuse immediately. This ... -
Adolessente se ervaring van gewelddadige episodes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2000)The aim of this study was to establish what the extent, nature and impact of experiences of violence are of adolescents in the lkageng and Promosa townships, and how they cope in their life situations. To attain the ... -
Adventure based experiential learning and adolescents' self-reported levels of resilience and positive mental health
(2015)The aim of this study was to determine to what extent resilience and positive mental health are promoted in adolescents within a South African context through participation in an adventure based experiential learning ... -
Age and gender differences in photo tagging gratifications
(Elsevier, 2016)The immense popularity of Facebook use among people from varying demographic groups has attracted the attention of communication scholars. While much is known about the age and gender differences in Facebook usage patterns ... -
Alcohol use and misuse among school-going adolescents in Thailand: results of a national survey in 2015
(MDPI, 2019)The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol use and misuse, and to identify its associated factors among in-school adolescents in the 2015 Thailand Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS). The ... -
Antidepressant usage by South African children and adolescents : a drug utilisation review
(2013)This study set out to review and analyse aspects of antidepressant prescribing in children and adolescents in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa. The research was conducted in two phases, namely a ... -
The association between identity style, psychological well-being and factors associated with eating disorders in adolescent females
(North-West University, 2006)Worldwide. adolescents are at risk of developing eating disorders since they tire in a process of negotiating important developmental tasks and are thus vulnerable to the internalisation of the thin ideal (Polivy 8: Herman, ... -
Association between sport participation, body composition, physical fitness, and social correlates among adolescents: the PAHL study
(MDPI, 2018)Background: Evidence suggests that social support impacts on participation in sport or physical activity (PA), and is associated with health benefits, although the link is complex and not well understood. The study aim ... -
Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and changes in cardiovascular clustered risk factors in 10–3-year-old children : the NW-CHILD Study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)International and South African literature indicated two main findings regarding adolescent body composition, blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness. Primarily, literature made it evident that as cardiorespiratory fitness ... -
Behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases among a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents in Indonesia
(Dove Press, 2019)Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of behavioral non-communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors among adolescents in Indonesia. Methods: Cross-sectional national data were ...