Browsing Research Articles by Author "Weybright, Elizabeth H."
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Parenting practice, leisure experience, and substance use among South African adolescents
Xie, Hui; Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Routledge, 2019)There is limited understanding of parents’ role in positive youth/adolescent development through leisure in developing countries. Using a sample of 6,626 eighth-grade students in South Africa, this study examined the ... -
Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: a cross-cultural comparison
Xie, Hui Jimmy; Caldwell, Linda L.; Graham, John W.; Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs ... -
Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: A cross-cultural comparison
Xie, Hui "Jimmy"; Caldwell, Linda L.; Graham, John W.; Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Leisure is viewedworldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and ... -
Predicting secondary school dropout among South African adolescents: A survival analysis approach
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Xie, Hui Jimmy; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Education Association of South Africa, 2017)Education is one of the strongest predictors of health worldwide. In South Africa, school dropout is a crisis where by Grade 12, only 52% of the age appropriate population remain enrolled. Survival analysis was used to ... -
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 ... -
The state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africa
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A.; Jacobs, J. J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2016)BACKGROUND Methamphetamine use among youth in the Western Cape Province of South Africa has increased at alarming rates over the past decade. Although current estimates of youth use exist, they range from 2% to 12%. OBJECTIVES ... -
Trajectories of adolescent substance use development and the influence of healthy leisure: a growth mixture modeling approach
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Ram, Nilam; Smith, Edward A.; Wegner, Lisa (Elsevier, 2016)Considerable heterogeneity exists in adolescent substance use development. To most effectively prevent use, distinct trajectories of use must be identified as well as differential associations with predictors of use, ... -
With a little help from my friends? A longitudinal look at the role of peers versus friends on adolescent alcohol use
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Beckmeyer, Jonathon J.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Elsevier, 2019)Introduction: Alcohol is the most commonly used substance by South African adolescents. Social norms play a key role in alcohol use, although distinctions are not always made between descriptive and injunctive norms and ...