Browsing by Author "Palen, Lori-Ann"
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Inconsistent reports of sexual intercourse among South African high school students
Palen, Lori-Ann; Smith, Edward A.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Flisher, Alan J.; Wegner, Lisa; Vergnani, Tania (Elsevier, 2008)Purpose: This study aims to describe patterns of inconsistent reports of sexual intercourse among a sample of South African adolescents. Methods: Consistency of reported lifetime sexual intercourse was assessed using five ... -
Leisure constraints for adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study
Palen, Lori-Ann; Patrick, Megan E.; Gleeson, Sarah; Caldwell, Linda L.; Smith, Edward A.; Wegner, Lisa; Flisher, Alan J. (Taylor and Francis, 2010)This study identified leisure constraints, constraints negotiation strategies, and their relative frequencies among 114 high school students from one under-resourced area of South Africa. Through focus group discussions, ... -
Profiles of adolescent leisure motivation and substance use in the HealthWise South Africa research trial: a person-centered approach
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Palen, Lori-Ann; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Jacobs, Joachim J.; Smith, Edward (Routledge, 2018)Engaging in intrinsically motivated behaviors, both within and outside of the leisure context, is associated with well-being. However, individuals can be driven by multiple types of motivation simultaneously, and the ... -
A qualitative assessment of South African adolescents’ motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavior
Patrick, Megan E.; Palen, Lori-Ann; Caldwell, Linda L.; Gleeson, Sarah; Smith, E.D.; Wegner, Lisa (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)Focus groups (N 5 15 groups; 8 with girls, 7 with boys) with adolescents in high schools near Cape Town, South Africa, were used to conduct a qualitative investigation of reported reasons for using and not using substances ...