Edward M Adlaf
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 2118490 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Edward M Adlaf |
| PRENOMES | Edward M |
| SOBRENOME | Adlaf |
| ASSINATURA | ADLAF E M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 81 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 3 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1986 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Math and Science Integrated Curriculum
Many researchers investigated students’ attitudes towards learning mathematics and science. Educators were trying to be more innovative in creating different teaching strategies to engage students in these subjects which they find complex or not relevant to their lives. Namely, curriculum designers were trying to find ways to make these subjects more enjoyable and meaningful for students. Many studies found that the problem could be in the way th…
The Effect of Flipped Classroom on Iranian Adolescents
Vocabulary as an inseparable part of language learning has a vital role in communication, which requires to be taught in new approaches. A quasi-experimental method was used to achieve the aims of the current study. In doing this, 48 Iranian female adolescent elementary learners (13–17) were assigned based on the Oxford Quick Placement Test from 70 female students to take part in 4 sessions of treatment. The participants were randomly divided int…
Determinants of Human Capital Development in Ethiopia
The role of human capital development in the era of globalization, knowledge-based economy, and technological development cannot be underestimated. This is mainly attached to the creative and adaptive capacity of human capital (HC) in bringing multidimensional changes and developments for the individual, organization, and the country at large. However, the scenario of HC in Sub-Saharan Africa and specifically in Ethiopia remains the lowest compar…
Waterpipe use among high school students in Ontario
Ten-year trends in overweight/obesity among Ontario middle and high school students and their use in establishing baseline measures for government reduction targets
Subtypes of Adolescent Video Gamers
Prevalence of Problematic Video Gaming among Ontario Adolescents
Estimating the Prevalence of Anxiety and Mood Disorders in an Adolescent General Population
An Exploratory Approach to Analyzing Alcohol Control Policy Opinions Held by Ontario Adults
Telephone interview data from a representative sample of 1,216 Ontario adults were analyzed using latent class analysis to determine whether distinct and homogeneous classes of individuals could be identified based on their responding patterns to 11 alcohol policy items. Five latent classes were identified and labeled as: dedicated liberalizers, moderate liberalizers, moderate controllers, dedicated controllers, and an ambivalent class. Multinomi…
A comparative study of the influence of collective efficacy on substance use among adolescent students in Philadelphia, Toronto, and Montreal
The purpose of this study was to describe the differences in illegal adolescent substance use among representative samples of secondary school students in Philadelphia (N = 712), Toronto (N = 983), and Montreal (N = 824) and apply a novel theoretical perspective. Collective efficacy is a widely cited criminological theory that has not been applied to minor forms of delinquency such as underage alcohol use and cannabis use. We examined the influen…
Adolescent knowledge of schizophrenia and social distancing
Stigma is a significant barrier to the improvement of the lives of people with schizophrenia. Little is known about the emergence of stigmatizing attitudes developmentally. The purpose of this study was to provide a provincial assessment of adolescent knowledge about schizophrenia and to identify the relationship between adolescent knowledge and social distance toward people with schizophrenia. Data were derived from the 2005 cycle of the Ontario…
An Illustration of a Methodology to Maximize Mail Survey Response Rates in a Provincial School-Based Physical Activity Needs Assessment
Two mail surveys were conducted as a province-wide needs assessment to examine the opportunities for, barriers to, and participation in physical activity in Ontario elementary and secondary schools. Dillman’s Tailored Design Method (TDM) was used to maximize the quality of responses and the response rate. Both surveys entailed five mailings to key informants from randomly selected schools. The response rate among the 599 elementary and 600 second…
Adolescent Risk Behaviours and Psychological Distress across Immigrant Generations
Perceived financial status, health, and maladjustment in adolescence
Specialist or Nonspecialist Physical Education Teachers in Ontario Elementary Schools
Research supports the position that specialists are the preferred providers of physical education in elementary (primary) school settings. We examined whether specialists delivered more physical education lessons and provided greater opportunities for moderate and vigorous physical activity and whether barriers to curricular and extracurricular physical activity opportunities in Ontario elementary schools differed for specialist and nonspecialist…
Road Rage and Collision Involvement
The Decline in Physical Activity Among Adolescent Students
Women Behaving Badly
Prescription Drug Abuse in Canada and the Diversion of Prescription Drugs into the Illicit Drug Market
Schools, students and heavy drinking
Using a multilevel approach, this article examines the association of individual and school environment with heavy drinking of high school students. Using data from the 1999 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (a random sample of 2984 students from 72 high schools participated in the survey), our results show (1) that 11% of the total variance in heavy drinking is situated at the school level, (2) that both student and school characteristics are pred…
The Early 1990s Cigarette Price Decrease and Trends in Youth Smoking in Ontario
Secular Trends in Self-reported Violent Activity Among Ontario Students, 1983–2001
Cigarette Use Among Canadian Undergraduates
Trends in Vigorous Physical Activity Participation Among Ontario Adolescents, 1997–2001
Heavy Drinking on Canadian Campuses
Multilevel analysis of situational drinking among Canadian undergraduates
Adolescent Risk Behaviours and Psychological Distress across Immigrant Generations
Perceived financial status, health, and maladjustment in adolescence
Predictors of Health Risk Behaviours Among Young Adults
Age and Sex Differences in Physical Inactivity Among Ontario Teenagers
Trends in Vigorous Physical Activity Participation Among Ontario Adolescents, 1997–2001
Rules and Limits in the Use of Marijuana among High-School Students
Social norms that govern high-school students in their use of marijuana are examined. Attitudes toward marijuana and its use were discussed in 49 focus groups conducted in Ontario between 1996 and 1997. The participants numbered 278. Their remarks provide evidence for the existence of normative boundaries separating adolescents who use marijuana on an occasional and social basis from those who use it in isolation and on a frequent basis, as well …
Heavy Drinking on Canadian Campuses
Structured Opportunities for Student Physical Activity in Ontario Elementary and Secondary Schools
Youth Smoking in Ontario 1981–1997
The Decline in Physical Activity Among Adolescent Students
Women Behaving Badly
Prescription Drug Abuse in Canada and the Diversion of Prescription Drugs into the Illicit Drug Market
Cigarette Use Among Canadian Undergraduates
Prevalence of Methylphenidate Use Among Adolescents in Ontario
Adolescent knowledge of schizophrenia and social distancing
Stigma is a significant barrier to the improvement of the lives of people with schizophrenia. Little is known about the emergence of stigmatizing attitudes developmentally. The purpose of this study was to provide a provincial assessment of adolescent knowledge about schizophrenia and to identify the relationship between adolescent knowledge and social distance toward people with schizophrenia. Data were derived from the 2005 cycle of the Ontario…
The Early 1990s Cigarette Price Decrease and Trends in Youth Smoking in Ontario
Secular Trends in Self-reported Violent Activity Among Ontario Students, 1983–2001
Patterns of drug use among adolescents
Patterns of drug use among adolescents
Party Subculture or Dens of Doom? An Epidemiological Study of Rave Attendance and Drug Use Patterns Among Adolescent Students
Based on 1853 questionnaires derived from adolescent students participating in the 1995 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey, this article describes the prevalence of rave attendance and the drug-use profile of rave attendees and those participating in similar activities (i.e. bush parties). The results showed that 13% of the sample attended a rave during the 12 months before the survey. Although rates of drug use were higher among rave attendees than…
Age and Sex Differences in Physical Inactivity Among Ontario Teenagers
Introduction of High-Alcohol Beer in Ontario
Rules and Limits in the Use of Marijuana among High-School Students
Social norms that govern high-school students in their use of marijuana are examined. Attitudes toward marijuana and its use were discussed in 49 focus groups conducted in Ontario between 1996 and 1997. The participants numbered 278. Their remarks provide evidence for the existence of normative boundaries separating adolescents who use marijuana on an occasional and social basis from those who use it in isolation and on a frequent basis, as well …
Predictors of Health Risk Behaviours Among Young Adults
Youth Smoking in Ontario 1981–1997
Prevalence of Methylphenidate Use Among Adolescents in Ontario
Age at First Alcohol Use
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the natural course of DSM-III-R alcohol disorders as a function of age at first alcohol use and to investigate the influence of early use as a risk factor for progression to the development of alcohol disorders, exclusive of the effect of confounding influences. METHOD: Data were obtained from a community sample (N=5,856) of lifetime drinkers participating in the 1990-1991 Mental Health Supplement of the On…
Structured Opportunities for Student Physical Activity in Ontario Elementary and Secondary Schools
The Prevalence of Elevated Psychological Distress Among Canadian Undergraduates
For a study of elevated psychological distress, the authors used data based on a national probability sample of 7,800 Canadian undergraduate students from 16 universities. They used the 12-item General Health Questionnaire to assess mental health. Thirty percent of the students in the sample reported elevated psychological distress, which varied significantly according to sex, region, year of study, and recreational and academic orientation. Rate…
Part-time Work and Cigarette Use Among Teenagers
Multilevel analysis of situational drinking among Canadian undergraduates
Schools, students and heavy drinking
Using a multilevel approach, this article examines the association of individual and school environment with heavy drinking of high school students. Using data from the 1999 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (a random sample of 2984 students from 72 high schools participated in the survey), our results show (1) that 11% of the total variance in heavy drinking is situated at the school level, (2) that both student and school characteristics are pred…
The Early 1990s Cigarette Price Decrease and Trends in Youth Smoking in Ontario
Secular Trends in Self-reported Violent Activity Among Ontario Students, 1983–2001
Cigarette Use Among Canadian Undergraduates
Trends in Vigorous Physical Activity Participation Among Ontario Adolescents, 1997–2001
Heavy Drinking on Canadian Campuses
Women Behaving Badly
Prescription Drug Abuse in Canada and the Diversion of Prescription Drugs into the Illicit Drug Market
Road Rage and Collision Involvement
The Decline in Physical Activity Among Adolescent Students
Specialist or Nonspecialist Physical Education Teachers in Ontario Elementary Schools
Research supports the position that specialists are the preferred providers of physical education in elementary (primary) school settings. We examined whether specialists delivered more physical education lessons and provided greater opportunities for moderate and vigorous physical activity and whether barriers to curricular and extracurricular physical activity opportunities in Ontario elementary schools differed for specialist and nonspecialist…
An Illustration of a Methodology to Maximize Mail Survey Response Rates in a Provincial School-Based Physical Activity Needs Assessment
Two mail surveys were conducted as a province-wide needs assessment to examine the opportunities for, barriers to, and participation in physical activity in Ontario elementary and secondary schools. Dillman’s Tailored Design Method (TDM) was used to maximize the quality of responses and the response rate. Both surveys entailed five mailings to key informants from randomly selected schools. The response rate among the 599 elementary and 600 second…
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