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Relationship Between Selected Demographic Variables And Self-Esteem In Female Adolescents In The Rural South, Denise Tennison
Relationship Between Selected Demographic Variables And Self-Esteem In Female Adolescents In The Rural South, Denise Tennison
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Self-esteem is recognized as a basic personality- characteristic of positive and productive behavior. The view the adolescent female has of herself is of utmost importance and may have an impact on behavior, achievement, social functioning, and physical and emotional health. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between sociodemographic variables and self-esteem in adolescent females. Roy's Adaptation Model was used to guide this descriptive correlation investigation. Data were collected from a sample of 3 0 adolescent females from a small rural high school in East Central Mississippi. Participants were surveyed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem …
Hiv Transmission Risk Behaviors Of Hiv-Positive Adolescents In Mississippi, Kristi A. Henderson
Hiv Transmission Risk Behaviors Of Hiv-Positive Adolescents In Mississippi, Kristi A. Henderson
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Risk behaviors for transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus are prevalent among adolescents. One outcome of continued participation in risk behaviors is increased prevalence of HIV. Based on Fishbein and Ajzen's Theory of Reasoned Action (1975), a descriptive design was utilized to examine, the following research question: What are the HIV transmission risk behaviors of HIV-positive adolescents? The Henderson Risk Behavior Participation Survey was utilized to examine HIV transmission risk behaviors among adolescents already infected with HIV. The sample for this study was comprised of 24 adolescents age 11 to 21 years who were drawn from two infectious disease clinics …
The Relationship Between Perceived Control Of Health In Older Adolescents And Their Likelihood Of Engaging In Health-Promoting Behavior: A Replication, Annette Amos Williams
The Relationship Between Perceived Control Of Health In Older Adolescents And Their Likelihood Of Engaging In Health-Promoting Behavior: A Replication, Annette Amos Williams
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This correlational study was designed to describe the relationship between perceived control of health in older adolescents between the ages of 2 0 and 21 years and the likelihood of engaging in health-promoting behaviors. This study was a replication of a study conducted by Mitchell (1987) with adolescents between the ages of 16 and 19 years. The theoretical framework for the study was predicated on Pender's Health Promotion Model (Pender & Pender, 1986) which propositions that cognitive/perceptual and modifying constituents stimulate an individual's likelihood of engaging in health-promoting behaviors. Antecedent researchers have established that cognitive/perceptual components such as locus of …
The Significance Of The Parental Replacement Role Model And The Parental Supplement Role Model To Black Adolescents Experiencing Repeat Pregnancies, Evelyn Peggy
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Adolescent parenthood has continued to be a national problem. Repeat pregnancy has continued to increase among rural black adolescents. The significance of cultural beliefs and norms and the parental role model assumed by the grandmother post-delivery may be keys to determining successful interventions to break the cycle. The purpose of the study was to determine whether black adolescents utilized the Parental Replacement Role Model or the Parental Supplement Role Model more frequently after delivery of their first child. The sample included 39 black adolescent mothers, age 13 to 18 years, experiencing a repeat pregnancy with at least one living child …
Relationship Between Social Support And Life Events In Adolescents, Josephine Jackson
Relationship Between Social Support And Life Events In Adolescents, Josephine Jackson
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he purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of social support and stressful life events in adolescents as they develop into adults. Newman's System Model was the theoretical basis of this study. These six hypotheses were tested: 1. T h e r e is no s ignificant relationship between general support and family life events for adolescents. 2. T h e r e is no s i g n i ficant relationship between general support and autonomy life events for adolescents. 3. There is no significant relationship between general support and sexuality life events for adolescents. 4. There …