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Fletta eftir efnisorði "Adolescence"

Fletta eftir efnisorði "Adolescence"

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    Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in Iceland 1995-2015 
    Arnarsson, Arsaell; Kristofersson, Gisli; Bjarnason, Thoroddur (Wiley, 2017-07-28)
    Introduction. Over the past two decades, alcohol consumption of Icelandic adolescents has decreased dramatically. The aim of this study was to quantify the extent of this reduction and compare it with the trend in cannabis use over a 20 year period and ...
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    Adolescent Learning of Academic Vocabulary in Iceland 
    Ólafsdóttir, Sigríður; Laster, Barbara; Stefánsson, Kristján K. (Wiley, 2020-04-04)
    The fields of vocabulary instruction, literacy professional development, and global language issues framed this research. Situated in Iceland, the intervention consisted of professional development for 10th‐grade teachers focused on academic words in ...
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    Algengi kynferðislegrar áreitni og ofbeldis gegn íslenskum unglingum 
    Arnarsson, Arsaell; Gísladóttir, Kristín Heba; Jonsson, Stefan Hrafn (Laeknabladid/The Icelandic Medical Journal, 2016-06-02)
    Inngangur: Kynferðisleg áreitni og ofbeldi gagnvart börnum og unglingum er ein alvarlegasta ógn við heilbrigði þeirra. Markmiðið var að rannsaka algengi og áhrif þess á íslenska unglinga í 10. bekk. Efniviður og aðferðir: Rannsóknin byggir á gögnum úr ...
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    The Effects of Gender and Family Wealth on Sexual Abuse of Adolescents 
    Rúnarsdóttir, Eygló; Smith, Edward; Arnarsson, Arsaell (MDPI AG, 2019-05-20)
    Background: Sexual abuse and sexual assaults against adolescents are among the most significant threats to their health and well-being. Some studies have found poverty to be a risk factor for sexual abuse. The present study investigates the effects of ...
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    Importance of physical health and health-behaviors in adolescence for risk of dropout from secondary education in young adulthood: an 8-year prospective study 
    Svansdottir, Erla; Arngrímsson, Sigurbjörn Árni; Sveinsson, Thorarinn; Johannesson, Erlingur (Springer Nature, 2015-11-24)
    Education and health constitute two interlinked assets that are highly important to individuals. In Iceland, prevalence of dropout from secondary education poses a considerable problem. This 8-year prospective study assesses to what extent poor physical ...
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    Stress and adolescent well-being: the need for an interdisciplinary framework 
    Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra; Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Þórlindsson, Þórólfur; Allegrante, John (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2016-05-06)
    Stress and strain among adolescents have been investigated and discussed largely within three separate disciplines: mental health, where the focus has been on the negative effects of stress on emotional health; criminology, where the emphasis has been ...
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    UPRIGHT, a resilience-based intervention to promote mental well-being in schools: study rationale and methodology for a European randomized controlled trial 
    Las Hayas, Carlota; Jónsdóttir, Bryndís Jóna; Ingibergsdóttir, Alda; Palsdottir, Hrefna; Arnfjörð, Unnur B.; Kaldalons, Ingibjorg; Ólafsdóttir, Anna Sigríður (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-10-29)
    Background: Adolescence is crucial period for laying the foundations for healthy development and mental well-being. The increasing prevalence of mental disorders amongst adolescents makes promotion of mental well-being and prevention interventions at ...