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The role of school-based health education in adolescent spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
(2019-08-01)
Background: The broad nature of young people’s development is internationally acknowledged, which includes physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social elements. In England, schools have a legal obligation to promote ...
Socioeconomic Differences and the Potential Role of Tribes in Young People’s Food and Drink Purchasing Outside School at Lunchtime
(2019-07-10)
Socioeconomic deprivation has been linked to food consumption practices, but studies investigating the food environment around schools provide mixed findings. Peer influence and marketing cues are considered important ...
Socio-Economic Factors, the Food Environment and Lunchtime Food Purchasing by Young People at Secondary School
(2019-05-01)
The aim of this paper is to report on the lunchtime food purchasing practices of secondary school students and some of the factors related to this purchasing, including the influence of socio-economic status (SES) and the ...
The mitigating role of ecological health assets in adolescent cyberbullying victimization
(2019-04-01)
Over the last decade, cyberbullying has emerged as a public health concern among young people. Cyberbullying refers to intentional harmful behaviors and communication carried out repeatedly using electronic media. Considerable ...
Prevalence of drug-herb and drug-supplement interactions in older adults : A cross-sectional survey
(2018-10)
Background Polypharmacy is common among older adults, with increasing numbers also using prescription drugs with herbal medicinal products (HMPs) and dietary supplements. There is no reliable evidence from the UK on ...
Association Between Experiencing Relational Bullying and Adolescent Health Related Quality of Life
(2017-11-01)
BACKGROUND Bullying is a public health concern for the school-aged population, however, the health outcomes associated with the subtype of relational bullying are less understood. The purpose of this study was to examine ...
Lunchtime food and drink purchasing : young people’s practices, preferences and power within and beyond the school gate
(2016-04-02)
This paper highlights factors that influence young people aged 13–15 years when purchasing food or drink within or beyond the school catering service. The paper draws from a qualitative study of secondary schools in Scotland, ...
Video gaming in adolescence : factors associated with leisure time use
(2016-01-02)
The geographies of the current generation of young people are markedly distinct from previous generations by virtue of their access to a virtual playground. The vast majority of young people now engage in video gaming as ...
The Influence of Deprivation and the Food Environment on Food and Drink Purchased by Secondary School Pupils Beyond the School Gate : final report
(Food Standards Scotland, 2015-04)
The aim of the study was to investigate what food and drink young people aged 13-15 years purchase beyond the school gate at lunchtime and to explore the factors related to this purchasing. The importance of relative ...
The Long March or Bold Strokes : Comparing Strategies for Adopting EVS Learning Technology at a UK University
(ACPI (Academic Conference Publishing International), 2014-10)
In recent years there has been much encouragement to investigate the use of classroom technologies to enhance the student learning experience especially in the STEM subjects but now extending across other subject areas as ...