1. Exploring Youth Development With Diverse Children: Correlates of Risk, Health, and Thriving Behaviors
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Smith, Laureen H. and Barker, Elizabeth
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Elementary school students -- Health aspects ,Child development -- Health aspects ,Medical law -- Health aspects ,Nursing -- Health aspects ,Nurses -- Health aspects ,Junior high school students -- Health aspects ,Behavioral health care -- Health aspects ,Children -- Health aspects ,Family and marriage ,Health ,Health care industry ,Science and technology - Abstract
To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2008.00164.x Byline: Laureen H. Smith (1), Elizabeth Barker (1) Keywords: Assets; health behaviors; risk behaviors; youth; youth development Abstract: PURPOSE. This study explored the relationships between internal and external assets, risk behaviors, health behaviors, and thriving behaviors in diverse children. DESIGN AND METHODS. The strength of relationships existing between measures, differences between group means based on gender, grades earned, and school, and confidence interval (p [less than or equal to] .05) were tested in a sample of 61 urban sixth graders. RESULTS. Few assets were related to substance use. Assets were related to delinquency acts, health behaviors, and thriving indicators. Group differences between schools and gender and the total number of assets were noted. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Supporting assets are important to consider when nurses perform assessments and design interventions to support youths in their maturation processes. Author Affiliation: (1)Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH Article History: First received September 4, 2007; Revision received December 15, 2007; Accepted for publication January 11, 2008. Article note: Author contact: smith.5764@osu.edu, with a copy to the Editor: roxie.foster@UCDenver.edu
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- 2009