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Exploring Black-Canadian parent-youth sex communication
(2012-01-01)
Black-Canadian populations are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. In particular, Black-Canadian youth are noted to be at a greater risk of HIV infection due to their sexual risk behaviours. Many international studies ...
Durham Region healthy sex youthality project: youth's perspectives of sexual health needs in Durham Region
(2012-07-01)
According to Durham Region Public Health Department, 40% of youth, aged 15-19
years, living in Durham Region said that they had engaged in sexual intercourse in the last year,
with 570 youth becoming pregnant. In Durham ...
Relative age effects: exploring possible solutions and the relationships between relative age, sport participation, education, and indicators of positive youth development
(2018-07-01)
Relative age occurs when youth are placed into age groups in sport and education. Relative Age Effects (RAE) indicate that being born closer to the cutoff date holds an advantage in sport and academic outcomes. Study 1 ...
The effects of anaerobic swim ergometer training on sprint performance in adolescent swimmers
(2020-04-01)
The effects of anaerobic training using a swim ergometer on sprint swimming performance have not been investigated in competitive adolescent swimmers. The purpose of this study was to compare 4-weeks of sprint interval ...
Informing the creation of an evidence-based app for daily physical activity in schools
(2019-12-01)
It has been well document that physical activity has positive effects on physical health and well-being, as well as academic performance. In contrast, sedentary behaviour has been associated with negative health implications, ...