The Relationship of Perception of Invincibility, Demographics, and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents of Military Parents

Wickman, Marie; Greenberg, Cindy Smith; Boren, Denise

doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.11.005

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“…Overall, studies have found higher levels of perceived stress (Barnes, Davis, & Treiber, 2007), feeling sad or hopeless Huebner et al, 2007), depression Huebner et al, 2007;Reed et al, 2011;Wickman, Greenberg, & Boren, 2010), emotional difficulties (Chandra et al, 2010), and suicide ideation Reed et al, 2011;Wickman et al, 2010) among adolescents of military families compared with those of non-military families. Overall, studies have found higher levels of perceived stress (Barnes, Davis, & Treiber, 2007), feeling sad or hopeless Huebner et al, 2007), depression Huebner et al, 2007;Reed et al, 2011;Wickman, Greenberg, & Boren, 2010), emotional difficulties (Chandra et al, 2010), and suicide ideation Reed et al, 2011;Wickman et al, 2010) among adolescents of military families compared with those of non-military families.…”

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Physical Fighting Among Male and Female Adolescents of Military Families: Results From a Representative Sample of High School Students

Reinhardt

Clements-Nolle

Yang

2016

J Interpers Violence

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The impact of family military involvement on adolescent mental health and substance abuse is well established, but little is known about other behavioral health outcomes such as physical fighting. We assessed the relationship between family military involvement and physical fighting in a representative sample of 3,928 high school students. Weighted logistic regression was used to determine whether adolescents from military families had higher odds of fighting and fighting on school property compared with adolescents of non-military families after controlling for demographics, substance use, depressive symptoms, and bullying victimization. We also assessed the cumulative impact of multiple risk factors on fighting outcomes. Overall, 23.5% of high school students reported physical fighting and 7.0% reported physical fighting at school. Youth from military families had higher odds of physical fighting (adjusted odds ratios [AOR] = 1.69; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.27, 2.25]) and physical fighting on school property (AOR = 1.98; 95% CI = [1.16, 3.39]). In models stratified by gender, family military involvement remained independently associated with physical fighting and physical fighting at school for males (AOR = 1.74; 95% CI = [1.15, 2.65] and AOR = 2.21; 95% CI = [1.03, 4.74]) and females (AOR = 1.65; 95% CI = [1.11, 2.45] and AOR = 1.88; 95% CI = [1.01, 3.50]). The odds of engaging in each physical fighting outcome increased as the cumulative number of risk factors increased. School-based interventions aimed at addressing fighting should be tailored to fit the unique needs of adolescents in military families, particularly those with additional risk factors.

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Physical Fighting Among Male and Female Adolescents of Military Families: Results From a Representative Sample of High School Students

Reinhardt

Clements-Nolle

Yang

2016

J Interpers Violence

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“…3 Adolescents engage in risk-taking behaviors like sexual experimentation, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, and risky motor vehicle use, with the anticipation of benefit and without understanding the immediate or long-term consequences of their actions. 4,5 The problem of substance abuse has become a global concern and the trend of urbanization has made Worldwide about 90% of adult tobacco users begin before the age of 18 years and some as young as 10 years and 6 years as reported in India. Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the world today and recent estimates reveal that 6 million people die due to tobacco every year and this figure will increase to 8.3 million deaths by 2030.…”

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Effectiveness of behaviour change communication for preventing tobacco use among high school children in rural area, Bengaluru

Rajeshwari

Hemavarneshwari

Sathyanarayana

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Adolescents in high school are vulnerable to various health risk behaviors. One of it is tobacco use which is the leading cause of death and disease worldwide today. Educational programs applied in schools can have immense potential in promoting healthy behaviours and help them to refrain from risky behaviours among school going adolescents. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of tobacco use among high school students in the rural field practice area of Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru and to evaluate the effectiveness of behavior change communication using life skills education on tobacco use initiation and cessation of use among high school childrenMethods: An interventional study was conducted in a randomly selected rural high school. A total of 454 students studying in 8th 9th and 10th standard participated in the study. Pretested semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Intervention was given in the form of life skills education with interactive sessions involving debates, group discussions, role plays, situational analysis on prevention of tobacco use. Follow up was done at intervals of 1 month, 3months, and 6 months to assess the change in tobacco use prevalence using a questionnaire.Results: Over all, prevalence of tobacco use was 69 (15.2%) with 50 (11%) being male and 19(4.2%) female students. Prevalence of tobacco use reduced from 69 (15.2%) during pre-intervention to 58 (12.9%), 39 (8.7%), and 33 (7.3%) by the end of one month, three months and six months respectively after the intervention.Conclusions: There is lack of awareness regarding dog bite and its management among the rural population.

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“…It may be that older expecting parents feel more ready to take on the parenting role, and thus (ironically) more willing to engage in efforts to prepare for this role. Younger parents may still have a greater sense of personal invincibility that some have noted in adolescents, which leads to greater risk taking and perhaps less concern with preparing for challenges (Wickman, Greenberg, & Boren, 2010). In any case, it would appear that enhanced efforts to engage younger couples may be worthwhile.…”

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Predicting engagement in a transition to parenthood program for couples

Brown

Feinberg

Kan

2012

Evaluation and Program Planning

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Fostering participant engagement is a challenging but essential component of effective prevention programs. To better understand which factors influence engagement, this study examines several predictors of couple engagement in Family Foundations (FF), a preventive intervention for first-time parents shown to enhance parent mental health, couple relations, parenting quality, and child adjustment through age three years. FF consists of a series of classes delivered through childbirth education departments at local hospitals. Baseline data on socio-demographics, parent mental health, and couple relationship quality were examined as predictors of participants’ level of engagement in FF (n = 89 couples, 178 individuals). Sociodemographic variables such as parent gender, socioeconomic status, and age predicted program engagement to a limited extent. However, findings indicated that marital status was the best predictor of engagement. Discussion focuses on how findings can inform the development of practices that promote engagement, such as the use of targeted outreach efforts for individuals most at risk of disengagement.

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The Relationship of Perception of Invincibility, Demographics, and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents of Military Parents

Cited by 23 publications

References 34 publications

Physical Fighting Among Male and Female Adolescents of Military Families: Results From a Representative Sample of High School Students

Physical Fighting Among Male and Female Adolescents of Military Families: Results From a Representative Sample of High School Students

Effectiveness of behaviour change communication for preventing tobacco use among high school children in rural area, Bengaluru

Predicting engagement in a transition to parenthood program for couples

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