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Research outputs towards dissemination - such as journal articles and academic conferences - may be difficult to access for marginalized youth, despite the fact that engaging youth in this access can 1) help them equitably benefit from the existing research evidence-base while 2) mobilizing new generations towards research utilization and application. A pilot study was conducted to assess digital media as an alternative tool for disseminating research to marginalized youth. Specifically, this article focuses on the mental health implications of communicating research to marginalized youth via digital media. Grounded in the perspectives of marginalized youth themselves, the three-phase study includes an exploratory literature review, a first round of interviews (n = 5) to refine the interview guide, and a second round of interviews with marginalized youth (n = 8) for a pilot investigation. Mental health impacts are analyzed with six emerging themes, with findings below. First, youth self-censor and can experience constant fear even in expressing support for a piece of digital media. Second, youth report intentionally seeking negative emotional experiences via digital media for personal growth and development. Third, youth can successfully receive transformational knowledge via digital media; yet, the inability to communicate this knowledge to peers and the powerlessness they can experience from being unable to utilize this knowledge can result in greater isolation. Lastly, the intrinsic link between digital media and creation of online communities around a common interest could be further explored towards successful research dissemination and utilization in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was conducted on the topic "Impact of Globalization on Youth (A Case Study of Southern Punjab)" with the aim to evaluate the level of awareness about globalization, positive and negative impact of globalization, impacts of changing and restructuring the social structure of the society due to global village and values changing due to globalization. For purpose of data collection interview schedule was use as tool and selects 200 respondents from four Districts of Southern Punjab by using convenient sampling technique. The results showed that the globalization has its negative effects on youth some of the effects are; values for elder decrease, people become materialistic, having love for others instead of parents, people adopting new fashion and trends due to the globalization. All these factors affect the culture and society negatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Previous studies indicate that perception of peer norms and school norms regarding intergroup contact can significantly influence children and youth attitudes and behaviours towards outgroup members. Additionally, school climate can also play an important role in shaping quality of intergroup relations. The present study examines the role of peer and school norms regarding intergroup contact and school climate in explaining majority and minority pupils' self-reported prosocial outgroup behaviour in different types of public schools from four different multi-ethnic contexts in Croatia. Pupils (N = 1568; average age M = 15.04) attending ethnic majority, minority and mixed schools participated in this study. Results demonstrate that positive peer and school norms regarding intergroup contact as well as the lower level of ethnicity-based conflicts are associated with more self-reported outgroup prosocial behaviour. Furthermore, findings indicate a moderation effect of group status whereby the effect of quality of relationships and connectedness in school is observed for majority pupils only. The findings also indicate a moderation effect of school type and the stronger effect of peer norms on self-reported outgroup prosocial behaviour of pupils in mixed schools. The results are discussed from the perspective of current literature review and potential educational implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to find out the differences in the attitude of young people who reached adulthood toward their health during a period of moderate (epidemic) and strong (wartime) deprivation of comfortable life and a surge of national consciousness that changed egocentric accents to subjective general ones. The use of methods of theoretical, systematic and comparative analysis, supplemented by statistical and correlational research, has shown: young people have hardly changed their own SCH after the deployment of tragic actions in their country: they have accumulated and directed the mental potential to achieve freedom, national self-identity and passionarity. At the same time, SCH has receded into the background and has not given way at all to the mass life-saving, protective or other egoistic patterns expected at the beginning of the study. The international significance of the article is that, for the first time in science, the authors have begun to study SCH in the context of a global conflict that has unexpectedly affected personal self-preservation motives and increased attention to one's health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to examine the utility of inertial measurement unit (IMU) technology to identify angle, step-specific, and side-specific differences between youth soccer players with and without a history of lower limb injury during soccer-specific field tests. Thirty-two youths (mean age 16.4 years) who were elite soccer players (Females n = 13, Males n = 19) wore IMUs during pre- and postseason soccer-specific change-of-direction assessments. A response feature analysis was used to compare the change in peak resultant acceleration of the groups at a level of significance of p < 0.05. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in change of peak resultant acceleration of right leg final foot contact in a 180° pivot turn (p = 0.012, ES = 1.0) and a 90° cut (p = 0.04, ES = 0.75) between the two groups. These data suggest that players with a history of lower limb injury might experience greater angle and side-specific change within a season in peak resultant acceleration when compared with injury-free athletes. This study demonstrates that IMUs may present a useful method to analyze youth soccer players' change of direction movement after returning to play. These results can inform future studies investigating player monitoring and may prove to be a useful tool for coaches when designing individualized training programs in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although school violence statistics indicate that schools are safe places, anxiety over school shootings continues to influence school safety reform to the extent that security measures in American public schools include the arming of schoolteachers. Furthermore, not only have youths' perceptions of school security been relatively unexplored, existing research points to racial inequalities in the use of and the effects of school security practices. This study uses data from high school students across multiple school districts in a Midwestern county to examine how race and perceptions of fairness intersect to influence attitudes on arming teachers. The results suggest that, relative to White students, Black students are less supportive of arming teachers and anticipate greater decreases in safety if teachers are armed. In addition, perceptions of fairness mediate the effect of race on support and feelings of safety. Implications for policy and future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

School-age youth constitute a neglected but highly vulnerable group concerning sexual health risks in low-resource countries. Robust evidence concerning the research landscape of school-based interventions on human papillomavirus in Africa is currently lacking. Therefore, this systematic scoping review (SSR) aims to map evidence about school-based HPV interventions and identify emerging themes, gaps and lessons learned in Africa. This review was guided by Joanna Brigg's Institute's guidelines for SSRs and reported based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Metanalysis for Scoping Reviews. Five databases—PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Allied and Complementary Medicine—were searched for relevant literature using appropriate search terms and Boolean operators. The retrieved literature was extracted, deduplicated and screened using the Rayyan software. Only those articles which met the eligibility criteria were included for data charting, collation, and summarization. Ten articles were included in this review. The articles demonstrate that a life-course approach is significant in health intervention. School-based health interventions help reach adolescents in a dynamic life stage, affecting their vulnerability to sexual health risks. The school-based interventions serve as an ideal platform to offer HPV peer education, improving their HPV knowledge and subsequent testing services and enhancing their acceptability for screening and vaccination. Cervical cancer education and screening can be effectively combined in HPV health services for women. While the studies are geographically diverse, such effective interventions, which help reduce bottlenecks in accessing HPV screening and vaccination, are very few in Africa. In conclusion, school-based intervention is a viable strategy that can be adopted for adolescent protection from HPV-induced diseases. However, the current evidence on the impact of these interventions, particularly HPV vaccination, is inadequate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores Nepali youth expectations about political equality in the 'New' Nepal following the promulgation of a constitution in 2015. It discusses the outcome of seven deliberative youth assemblies held across the country in 2018 and 2019, in which youth debated their priorities for the governments at the local, provincial, and federal levels. These assemblies revealed that youth were committed to a conception of meritocracy that prioritizes individual achievement over cultural ascription as a basis for social and economic justice. Current efforts to introduce equity through ethnic, caste, and gender reservations were seen as useful instruments to achieve this equality but also distrusted as they appeared to contradict meritocratic principles or as tactics to sustain Nepal's existing cultural barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Criminological literature investigating the association between employment and desistance presents largely mixed findings. This article uses the Skill Mill employment scheme for young offenders as a case study to advance our understanding of how participating in work programmes can influence youth reoffending. Participant observations and semi-structured interviews were conducted with young attendees of the scheme and their supervisors. The findings suggest that employment schemes that offer remuneration, that influence how attendees are perceived by others, that encourage friendships between individuals with a history of criminal justice involvement and that employ supervisors who manage the dynamics of the work group and support young people to change can aid desistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Police-initiated diversion practices allow officers to divert youth away from the justice system. This qualitative study addresses one such Southern California program to understand the subjective experiences of youth and parents through in-depth interviews. Thirty-eight respondents, 19 youth and 19 parents, were interviewed for this study. Results demonstrate how an increase in positive interactions with police officers and diversion program staff can influence how youth comply with the law and legal institutions. Interviews emphasized youths' complex attitudes toward police and the law, highlighting the importance for police and diversion programs to engage in transparent practices to facilitate a greater understanding of diversion and reduce potentially traumatic feelings from initial police contact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Techno-entrepreneurship is critical to the growth of society as a useful technique for overcoming youth unemployment. However, the growth of techno-entrepreneurship has been limited with the end outcome being less than satisfying. Hence, the purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the possibility of choosing techno-entrepreneurship as a profession among engineering students in the Philippines. There were 200 engineering students selected by stratified random sampling and the significance of the factors was then determined using Pearson correlation analysis. Based on the findings, students' likelihood of choosing techno-entrepreneurship as a career was not influenced by their equipment availability but by their e-commerce experience, geographical location, and internet ability. This implies the need for academic personnel and instructors teaching techno-entrepreneurship courses to guarantee students have relevant technopreneur knowledge, skills, and competencies that value students' creativity and innovation to encourage techno-entrepreneurship as a profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapid penetration of the Internet into our lives has a profound effect on the reading habits of young people, and the concept of access to information is gradually becoming synonymous with the concept of reading. Until the last twenty years, young people have traditionally met their information needs through reading. It was formed as a result of long historical traditions. There has always been a significant difference between "heard information" and "read information". The percentage of "read information" by young people with higher education should have been higher than the percentage of "listened to information". This percentage determined the intelligence of the young man and expressed his social and cultural qualities. Surveys show that young people spend "time reading" on the Internet and are content with getting "episodic" information instead of classical reading. Also, reading is not one of the main activities in the organization of leisure. Here, too, the main place is occupied by the Internet. Over the past twenty years, the "time" spent on the Internet has been growing dynamically and is crowding out various traditional activities for young people. Students of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts created a working group to study the classical reading skills of young people, conducted surveys and obtained interesting results. To study the classic reading habits of young people belonging to different categories, and to compare the results obtained, it is necessary to have certain standards and norms. Unfortunately, although the results are not comparable with other regions, in a country with a population of ten million and 54 universities, the attitude of young people towards classical reading reveals a certain pattern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The emergence of internet technologies and social media platforms has affected all aspects of life, especially among younger generations. In this new media world of social media, for stakeholders dealing with the 15-24-year-old population it is important to understand how to communicate and engage with them. Using a combination of qualitative/quantitative research methodology, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive, descriptive view of the values, perception, and behaviour of youth (15-24) in Croatia when it comes to digital media channels and especially social media. Research results confirmed that social networks, messaging services and browsing internet are the dominant activities of young generation. YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook are the most popular social network, and principals in content creation are authenticity, customization, and interactivity. These results should serve as a basis for communication strategies within this target audience. And since the way young use social networks and create/consume content changes daily, legal framework should follow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A research was conducted to determine the attitudes, behaviors and sensitivities of young people studying in three faculties at Adıyaman University regarding social problems. Youth, especially university youth, are at a stage where they are making their final preparations to enter life. Therefore, their views and evaluations on social problems should be emphasized. It is important what and how much the youth know about the society they live in. In addition, taking their opinions into consideration will lead to a motivation in their work. Because the youth is the period when communication conflicts are experienced the most. The main reason for communication conflicts or disconnections is that the parties do not define social phenomena and events in the same way. Therefore, there are differences between the attitudes and behaviors of young people in the face of an event and the attitudes and behaviors of adults. The main population of the study consists of young people aged 18 and over studying at Adıyaman University. The sample was determined according to the stratified sampling technique in accordance with the criteria of representing the universe. 529 questionnaires were applied and the study is an explanatory field research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study investigated the relationship between personality traits, self-control, and sexting attitudes in young adults. Convenient sample of 254 young adults with an age range of 18-30 years (M = 22.28, SD = 2.70) were taken from different universities and professional fields in Pakistan. The self-constructed demographic sheet, Brief HEXACO Inventory (de Vries, 2013), Brief Self-Control Scale (Tangney et al., 2004), and Sexting Attitude Scale (Weiskkerch & Delevi, 2011) were used to assess the study variables. The results revealed that honesty-humility and self-control had a negative relationship with fun and carefree aspect of sexting attitude in young adults. Moreover, honesty-humility, conscientiousness and self-control had a positive, whereas emotionality had a negative relationship with perceived risk aspect of sexting attitude in young adults. Furthermore, honesty-humility and self-control also had a negative relationship with relational expectations aspect of sexting attitude. Results also indicated that self-control negatively predicted fun and carefree and positively predicted perceived risk domains of sexting attitudes; while, honesty-humility negatively predicted relational expectations in young adults. Results showed significant differences in working and non-working young adults in terms of personality traits, self-control, and sexting attitudes. The study providing an in-depth understanding of the widespread phenomenon of sexting highlighting some of the major mental health concerns associated with the sexting behavior among youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For just over a decade, interpersonal violence has impacted the daily life of the Mexican population, particularly adolescents. With the aim of having an instrument that assesses the perception of violent events in different contexts, the objective was to adapt and validate the "Questionnaire exposure to violence" (CEV), to which was added a group of items related to exposure to violent events through the mass media (TV, social networks and streaming). The findings show that the CEV has a high psychometric quality in the Mexican adolescent population, and that the inclusion of items related to the perception of the occurrence of violent events through the mass media proved to be useful to evaluate violence on this scale. The model obtained in the confirmatory factor analysis was verified by means of absolute indices (GFI, AGFI, CFI, RMSEA and NFI Delta1), which were above the minimum acceptable, showing two clearly defined factors: the perception of violence in physical contexts and in mass media contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the article is to offer a reading of the book Antes del fin, by Ernesto Sabato, cataloged as memoirs and, therefore, linked to the repertoire of autobiographical writings that were produced in Latin America at the end of the 20th century. For this we appeal to the notions of autobiographical thought, yo tejedor, self-care and parrhesia, allied to the theory of autobiography and the hermeneutics of the subject. We support the idea that far from the pessimism typical of melancholic old age, Sabato is encouraged by a hopeful attitude towards young people, whom he invites to fight for the preservation of utopia. With this we hope not only to highlight the importance of the autobiographical work of the Argentine writer, but also to open the possibility to study it based on the tradition of the Literature of the Self in Latin America that he helped to consolidate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The lack of agricultural involvement of the youth is a worldwide issue that endangers food security and sustainable development. As the youth continue to pursue nonagricultural courses and migrate to non-agricultural careers, there is a need to increase the labor force in the agricultural industry. As such, this phenomenological research aimed to understand the experiences of youths enrolled in agricultural courses. It aims to provide insights into the meanings of agriculture from individuals who have chosen to pursue agricultural education despite society's pessimism about agriculture. Data was collected and analyzed using Collaizi's descriptive phenomenological method. We individually interviewed eleven senior high school students enrolled in an agricultural program at a Philippine state university. We also conducted member checking to enhance data validity and reliability. The participants have practical experience in agriculture, which focuses on crop production and livestock management. They also had communicative experiences, which are their interactions at school, with families, friends, and media focusing on agriculture. Moreover, for the participants, agriculture is a worthwhile endeavor. Agriculture can be a source of fulfillment, a stressful and risky field of specialization, and a means of contributing to national development. This research highlights that when given opportunities for agricultural engagement, the youths' experiences can establish positive meanings on agriculture. Thus, researchers can pursue further research on agricultural involvement. Moreover, there must be collaboration among relevant agencies to intensify efforts in encouraging the youth's participation in agricultural activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the history and the impact of racism against youth in the African American community specific to illegal sexual behavior. Topics discussed include epidemiology of illegal sexual behavior among youths, the history of illegal sexual behavior by White people against African American people in the U.S., and racial disparities in responses to sexual victimization and suspected/accused or adjudicated illegal sexual behavior.

The Kenyan post-election violence of 2007 deepened the ethnic differences that have been growing for the past decades after independence. While the August 2022 elections revealed political maturity, the October 2017 re-elections indicated that the hostility was not a settled issue. Kenyan churches in the post-democratic space have courted with political alliances along ethnic blocs. Additionally, some of the protestant churches in Kenya such as Presbyterian, Methodist and Friends, are largely monoethnic despite their long history. To what extent can these churches follow the biblical vision of a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic church? This topic has generated theological interest yet few have assessed the role of the youth in ethnic reconciliation. This article will 1) survey the issue of ethnicity and the church; 2) offer a biblical-theological reflection on ethnicity, and 3) suggest how an inclusive-congregational youth ministry model can revitalize ethnic reconciliation in the church and by extension, society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With this article, I will argue the impact of the musical culture of the musical subgenre of rap on youth today. To achieve this, I set specific questions within the context of Sociology of Religion and further, trying to seek the conditions of sociological methodology and the very reason that explains the big, and for some people, annoying impact of rap and its music subgenres on young people. The postmodern subproducts of the contemporary globalized music industry; are they really entertaining or not? And on what scale? What are the values, the principles and the social reflections that rap music really promotes? Are the rap artists and those who manage and promote them, very willing to contribute within the context of an authentic artistic expression or do they lean to the tendency to reproduce anti-social stereotypes? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a sociological and catechetical-pastoral overview of the results of an empirical survey that was carried out at the beginning of 2022 among 257 pupils aged 13–18 who were taking part in religious education in public schools in Poland. In the empirical measurement, a computer-assisted interview technique was applied (i.e., computer-assisted web interview). Participants of religious education were asked about their independence in making the decision to attend religious classes, about their motivations, activity during the lessons, and their opinions on the lessons and teachers. The students were asked about the content, methods, atmosphere at the classes, and the impact on their knowledge and their attitudes to life. The analysis of data framed in an interdisciplinary approach indicated that the students had mildly positive attitudes towards religious education, despite secularisation changes and the confessional character of religious education in Poland. This research shows that religious education classes have an impact on particular aspects of the student's life, their knowledge and faith, and their good assessment of the educational content, methods, and atmosphere during classes. The main conclusion of this research is that it is necessary to develop a less confessional and more open concept of religious education in Poland, which will be more inclusive and more interesting for pupils. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of the article is to contribute to a critical debate on the modernist influences in Nadine Gordimer's short fiction by exploring her understanding of human identity in early stories ("In the Beginning" and "The Talisman" [1949]) and showing how this understanding influenced her later works ("The Correspondence Course" [1984]). It is argued that her early stories are informed by two views on identity: one continuous, coherent, and unitary, the other discontinuous, fragmented, and multiple. The latter notion of selfhood is closely associated with Gordimer's conception of the short story as a form uniquely qualified to describe the tensions and ruptures in the lives of her characters. As it is shown, this insight into the short story, discussed at length in Gordimer's essay "The Short Story in Africa" (1968), was derived from post-Enlightenment and post-Romantic conceptions of the self, as expressed by the modernist writers that Gordimer read extensively in her youth. The notion of a non-unitary and non-homogenous self is then applied in an analysis of a later story that concentrates on the political development of a character. In this way, the article proceeds from non-political to political stories, making a connection between topics that are seldom juxtaposed by Gordimer's critics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite high aspirations, youth formerly in foster care may face significant barriers (e.g., academic preparedness, adult mentoring) to obtaining a postsecondary credential. Better understanding the relationship between affordability and postsecondary access for youth formerly in foster care (YFFC) merits attention from researchers because finances often present a barrier to success for this population of students. This exploratory study asks the question: What factors influenced whether YFFC received financial aid and do those factors change over time? Using event history analysis and national longitudinal data on foster care and youth outcomes, we explore what factors impact whether a YFFC receives financial aid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the 1950s and '60s, Brazil experienced rapid economic growth and modernization under a policy of "developmentalism" that privileged young workers and gave the teenaged population unprecedented consumer power. This newfound economic status lent cultural prestige to the internationally informed teen culture of the era and laid the foundations for cross-class unity to fight the military dictatorship of the late twentieth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We know that the settler societies known as Quebec and Canada were imperialist during the "new imperialism" era, but do we really know the process through which they became imperialist? During this period, schools provided the geographic knowledge and emotional place-attachment necessary for the consolidation of settler-colonialism. At the same time, youth imagined their future life in an interconnected world geography that they believed belonged to them. My article aims to understand how geographical knowledge—imperial, missionary, and literary—was transmitted to young people through the school system and how they integrated and appropriated this geographical imagination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multiple regression equations that estimate the maturity offset for peak height velocity (PHV) have been used in studies regarding adolescents. However, to estimate the maturity of a Japanese population with characteristic proportions, a multiple regression equation developed using a sample of Japanese adolescents is necessary. This study aimed to develop a multiple regression equation that estimates the maturity offset for PHV that can be used for Japanese youth. Methods: Morphometry data of individuals (207 males and 209 females) aged 6 to 18 years were collected. Age at PHV was calculated from the change in the height of each individual, and a multiple regression equation was developed using morphometric data at each age (height, sitting height, lower limb length, and weight) and chronological age. The newly-developed multiple regression equation was compared with a previously-reported equation to determine if it is suitable for Japanese youth. Results: The coefficient of determination (R²) of the multiple regression equation was 0.948 for boys and 0.930 for girls. The differences between the estimated and measured maturity offsets obtained from the multiple regression equation in this study were - 0.09 ± 0.81 years for boys and - 0.28 ± 0.95 years for girls. In contrast, the differences between the estimated and measured maturity offsets obtained in previous studies were - 1.25 ± 1.17 years for boys and - 3.40 ± 1.59 years for girls. Conclusion: The newly-developed multiple regression equation is more accurate than previously-reported equations and accurately estimates the maturity offset of Japanese youth in a reliably and practically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article, we analyse the religiosity and secularisation processes of secondary school youth on several selected levels: religious affiliation, changes in religiosity, belief in a personal God, compulsory and non-compulsory religious practices, i.e. personal prayer. These analyses are based on the results of a sociological survey as part of the research project 'Religious education of Polish youth - current state, opportunities and challenges', conducted in November and December 2022 and January 2023. The study involved 1,672 male and female students from secondary schools across Poland. The results of the study confirm the increasingly dynamic secularisation processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kinship is the foundation of society to teach the youth to see reality. Hence, kinship's influence affects the youth's decisions in their everyday lives, including political preferences. A generation gap between the older and younger members may signify the former's influence to be coercive or persuasive to the latter, especially in their decisions. Thus, it conveys the similarities and differences between kinship and youths' preferences on whom they will vote for during the elections. This study aimed to understand the perceived influence of kinship on the experiences of youth voters in their voting preferences in the 2022 Mayoral Elections in Quezon City. As the study was qualitative and phenomenological, the collected data analyzed the concrete experiences and responses from the bonafide twelve (12) youth voters from Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, using multiple sampling techniques such as the Criterion Sampling, Snowball Sampling, and Emergent Sampling. The data observed the point of saturation. The findings indicated an actual influence of kinship among the youth voters regarding their voting preferences in the 2022 Mayoral Election in Quezon City. It revealed that political activeness, preferences, and expectations from the mayoral candidate, and lastly, the effect of the influence of kinship encompasses the youth voters' free will and limitations to choose their preferred candidates. Furthermore, this study provided a basis for future researchers to improve and deeply understand the experiences of youth voters on the influence of kinship on their voting preferences for the mayoral candidate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ecological topics have been the focus of numerous studies in various scientific fields for years. The global problem of waste management is closely related to this topic. A constant increase in waste, which can be linked with mass consumption and economic development, is recorded in Croatia as well. Being observed as a global problem of the entire society, waste disposal can also be viewed from an individual's viewpoint who is responsible, after becoming ecologically aware, for reshaping his or her own behavior and lifestyle in accordance with ecological values. The subject of the research is the ecological awareness of young people with the general aim of examining young people's attitudes toward the environment and youth awareness of environmental protection, and to determine this, it was necessary to determine the lifestyle habits, the frequency of recycling, the ways they contribute to environmental protection, their attitudes about the importance of environmental care and the impact of residents on the environment. Furthermore, an assessment of citizens' level of education on environmental protection was carried out. The online questionnaire included a convenience sample of 480 young people, 154 men and 326 women, in the city of Split, within the range of 18 to 29 years. From the results, it is evident that, according to their assessment, the participants are conscientious toward the environment, often recycle paper and plastic, sometimes use eco-products and dispose of waste in designated places. They criticize the (lack of) education of other citizens of Split in regard to ecology, and they are also aware that waste disposal in Split is insufficient. In regard to attitudes about waste disposal, air pollution and the education of other citizens, young people show that they are aware of the problems in the city Split. The ecological situation significantly affects the quality of life of an individual and society, so the results of this research can be understood within the framework of the set goals and results obtained from the conducted research. We can understand the research results as a guideline for work in the field of environmental awareness and environmental protection. Likewise, the results of the research are guidelines for the implementation of these topics through education and training of young people but also of other age groups, so that the habits of young people (and citizens) of the city of Split, and accordingly their activities, change toward positive behavior in these areas in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The role of youth in investment is huge when we compare that to the old generation and their perceived attitudes about cryptocurrency investment is getting increased these days in India. This study's primary goal was to assess people's attitudes among young people regarding cryptocurrency awareness and investment. Most of the youth have not yet purchased bitcoin, were just familiar with cryptocurrencies, and lack a comprehensive overview of potential risks. The study's data was gathered from primary and secondary sources of data. The fundamental information obtained by a questionnaire sent to more than 200 active and passive investors. The secondary sources of data used for the completion of this assignment include journals, magazines, internet websites, textbooks, and a review of literature. Several hypotheses were generated and evaluated with the intention of providing youths with useful suggestions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I Tempo i 's advocacy of the weekend is a sensible way to understand the appeal of the newspaper and the directions it championed. In the marvellous first sentences to his 1925 short story "Disorder and Early Sorrow", Thomas Mann described what a slice of time looked like: 'The principal dish at dinner had been croquettes made of turnip greens. For I Tempo i , the means were the end: the motions of informed citizens who would fashion best practices necessary for collective life, and the paper was sure that the new dispassionate attitudes of young people would determine the shape of an increasingly pluralistic republic. [Extracted from the article]

Background: Extensive research demonstrates the benefits of fitness on children's health and academic performance. Although decreases in health-related fitness may increase school absenteeism, multiple years of prospective, child-level data are needed to examine whether fitness changes predict subsequent chronic absenteeism status. Methods: Six cohorts of New York City public school students were followed from grades 5-8 (2006/2007-2012/2013; N = 349,381). A longitudinal 3-level logistic generalized linear mixed model with random intercepts was used to test the association of individual children's changes in fitness and 1-year lagged chronic absenteeism. Results: The odds of chronic absenteeism increased 27% [odds ratio (OR) 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.25-1.30], 15% (OR 95% CI, 1.13-1.18), 9% (OR 95% CI, 1.07-1.11), and 1% (OR 95% CI, 0.98-1.04), for students who had a >20% decrease, 10%-20% decrease, <10% increase or decrease, and 10%-20% increase in fitness, respectively, compared with >20% fitness increase. Conclusion: These findings contribute important longitudinal evidence to a cross-sectional literature, demonstrating reductions in youth fitness may increase absenteeism. Given only 25%of youth aged 12-15 years achieve the recommended daily 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity, future work should examine the potential for youth fitness interventions to reduce absenteeism and foster positive attitudes toward lifelong physical activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Although the active transportation (AT) indicator received an F grade on the 2016 US Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, this AT assessment excluded public transportation. An objective of the Built Environment and Active Play Study was to assess youth AT, including public transportation, among Washington, DC area children in relation to parental perceptions of neighborhood built environment (BE) variables. Methods: Questionnaires were mailed to 2000 parents of children aged 7-12 years. AT to school (ATS) was assessed with the question: "In an average school week, how many days does your child use each of the following ways to get to and from school? (a) Walk; (b) Bike; (c) Car; (d) Bus or Metro." Parental perceived BE data were obtained through questionnaire items, and logistic regression was conducted to determine if BE variables were associated with youth ATS. Results: The sample included 144 children (50% female; average age 9.7 years; 56.3% white; 23.7% African American; 10.4% Asian American). Over 30% used ATS-public transportation 5 days per week, and nearly 13% used ATS-walking daily. Parental perceived BE variables significantly predicted youth ATS-walking and ATS-public transportation. Conclusions: ATS-public transportation is common among Washington, DC area youth, and parental perceptions of BE can significantly predict ATS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]