Joan E. Durrant, Dominique Pierre Plateau
In 2015, the United Nations set out a new sustainable development agenda based on human rights standards. One of its 17 goals is to end all forms of violence against children by 2030. An indicator...
Jessika H. Bottiani, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Katrina J. Debnam, Catherine Bradshaw
Introduction: School stakeholders, including students, staff, and parents, often differ in their perceptions of school climate, making a multiple informant...
Serena Bauducco, Ida Flink, Steven Linton
Introduction: Growing evidence shows that adolescents are at risk for sleep deprivation, which has serious consequences on adolescents´ functioning, including emotional and physical health, and...
Marsha Bowers, Helen Baker-Henningham, Yakeisha Scott
Introduction: Corporal punishment is a widely used behaviour management strategy in Jamaican schools and exposure to corporal punishment at school is associated with poor child mental...
Craig Nagoshi, Julie L. Nagoshi, Eusebius Small, Flavio F. Marsiglia
Introduction: The overall goal of the proposed research project was to implement an adaptation of the established Families Preparing a New Generation (FPNG) substance use...
Jo Holliday, Thomas Littlejohns, Naomi Allen, Nicola Doherty, Cathie Sudlow
Introduction: In an increasingly digital environment, web-based questionnaires are a convenient and cost-effective way of collecting data from participants in...
Amanda Kerry, Claire V Crooks
Introduction: Over one-third of Canadian youth have engaged in some form of delinquent behavior by the age of 14 (Savoie, 2006). In the United States, approximately 31 million youth are under juvenile court...
Jeremy Segrott, Jo Holliday, Jonathan Scourfield, David Foxcroft, Simon Murphy
Introduction: Trials of family-based prevention interventions often face challenges in recruitment and retention, leading to methodological issues. However...
Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Ray E. Reichenberg, Kathan Shukula, Tracy E. Waasdorp, Catherine Bradshaw
Introduction: Research over the past decade has provided clarity in defining school climate, improvements in its measurement, and more...
Deinera Exner-Cortens, Debb Hurlock, Pam Krause
Introduction: A large body of research demonstrates that adolescence is a key period for promoting healthy relationship skills as part of efforts to prevent bullying and dating violence...
