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Sociology of Sport Journal. 22:178-193
Although previous research has established that high school sports participation might be associated with positive academic outcomes, the parameters of the relationship remain unclear. Using a longitudinal sample of nearly 600 western New York adoles
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 34:123-136
Despite recent declines in overall sexual activity, sexual risk-taking remains a substantial danger to US youth. Existing research points to athletic participation as a promising venue for reducing these risks. Linear regressions and multiple analyse
Autor:
Kathleen E. Miller, Don Sabo, Joseph H. Hoffman, Michael Farrell, Merrill J. Melnick, Grace M. Barnes
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Substance Use & Misuse. 40:1637-1657
To test the comparative value of strain theory and problem behavior theory as explanations of adolescent anabolic steroid use, this study examined gender-specific relationships among steroid use, physical activity, and other problem behaviors. Based
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Sociology of Sport Journal. 19:385-402
Contrary to popular assumption, adolescent anabolic-androgenic steroid use is not limited to serious male athletes. This paper examines the relationships among gender, athletic participation, and health-related problem behaviors among adolescent ster
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Sociological Perspectives. 45:467-489
Based on a national sample of over 16,000 public and private high school students (the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey), we used logistic regression analysis to examine relationships among anabolicandrogenic steroid use and other problem behaviors fo
Autor:
Steven J. Jackson, Merrill J. Melnick
Publikováno v:
International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 37:429-448
While there have been significant refinements in the scholarly development of the sport and Americanization/globalization literature in recent years, the individual, psychosocial consequences resulting from the intersection of global forces and local
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International Journal of Men's Health. 1:173-193
This study tested whether athletic participation was associated with lower rates of health risk behaviors among a nationwide sample of American male adolescents. Results are based on a secondary analysis of the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nati
Autor:
Merrill J. Melnick
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Perceptual and Motor Skills. 92:595-602
Using research methodology for analysis of secondary data, statistical data for five National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons (1993–1994 to 1997–1998) were examined to test for a relationship between team assists (a behavioral measure of tea
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Sociology of Sport Journal. 16:366-387
This paper explores the relationship among athletic participation and sexual behavior, contraceptive use, and pregnancy in female and male high school students in the US. Using the 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the sexual behavior of 8979 high sch
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Journal of Black Studies. 28:43-59
Key functionaries are positions within a social system that are capable of influencing and performing crucial activities (Olsen, 1978, pp. 25-26). As a result of their location, these positions are centers of power and control (Buckley, 1966, pp. 8-1