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Predicting substance use behavior among South African adolescents: The role of leisure experiences across time

Sharp, Erin Hiley; Coffman, Donna L; Caldwell, Linda L; Smith, Edward A; Wegner, Lisa; Vergnani, Tania; Mathews, Catherine (SAGE Publications, 2011)

Using seven waves of data, collected twice a year from the 8th through the 11th grades in a low-resource community in Cape Town, South Africa, we aimed to describe the developmental trends in three specific leisure experiences ...
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 ...
Through the lens of a peer: understanding leisure boredom and risk behaviour in adolescence

Wegner, Lisa (Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2011)

There has been very little research investigating leisure boredom and risk behaviour among adolescents in South Africa. Using a qualitative approach, this study investigated adolescents’ perceptions of leisure boredom and ...
Translational research in South Africa: evaluating implementation quality using a factorial design

Caldwell, Linda L; Smith, Edward A; Collins, Linda M; Graham, John W; Lai, Mary; Wegner, Lisa; Vergnani, Tania; Matthews, Catherine; Jacobs, Joachim (Springer Verlag, 2012)

Background: HealthWise South Africa: Life Skills for Adolescents (HW) is an evidence- based substance use and sexual risk prevention program that emphasizes the positive use of leisure time. Since 2000, this program has ...
Understanding leisure-related program effects by using process data in the HealthWise South Africa Project

Caldwell, Linda L; Younker, Anita S; Wegner, Lisa; Patrick, Megan E; Vergnani, Tania; Smith, Edward A; Flisher, Alan J (American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, 2008)

As the push for evidence-based programming gathers momentum, many human services programs and interventions are under increased scrutiny to justify their effectiveness across different conditions and populations. ...

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