The purpose of this study is to search on the effect of internet and cell phones on youth (15-29 years old) and identity change in MazandaranProvince. The method of study with attention to subject, purpose, questionsand hypothesizes is survey. The Population of this study is all youth in 1529yearsold inMazandaranProvince.ThesamplingisbasedonCohenand others(2001)standardtableandthesampleis cho...

The aim of this study was to propose a model for human resource training at the Ministry of Sports and Youth. This research is practical from the objective point of view and it is complex (the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods) from nature perspective. The statistical population in the qualitative sector, including the experts of the Ministry of Sports, was knowledgeable and d...

in the area of youth health, peers education is an approach to health promotion. assess the training needs of peers educators clarifies the components, values, and quality of training protocols. aim to that we conducted a participatory educational needs assessment of youth peer educators.involving youth and key informants in direct collaboration with research team, a qualitative approach was pl...

INTRODUCTION Black male youth are at high risk of homicide and criminal justice involvement. This study aimed to determine how early mortality among youth offenders varies based on race; gender; and the continuum of justice system involvement: arrest, detention, incarceration, and transfer to adult courts. METHODS Criminal and death records of 49,479 youth offenders (ages 10-18 years at first...

Perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV+) youth are surviving into adolescence and young adulthood. Understanding the sexual development of PHIV+ youth is vital to providing them with developmentally appropriate HIV-prevention programs. Using pooled data (N = 417) from two longitudinal studies focused on HIV among youth (51% female; 39% HIV+) and their caregivers (92% female; 46% HIV+), the rate of sexu...

A distinction between parental behavioral control and psychological control has been elucidated in the literature, yet far less is known about the role of psychological control in youth adjustment broadly or risky behavior in particular. We examined the interrelationship of maternal psychological control, youth psychosocial adjustment, and youth risk behaviors among African American single moth...