Growing up in the Middle East : the daily lives and well-being of Israeli and Palestinian youth / Yossi Harel-Fisch, Ziad Abdeen, and Miriam Navot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harel-Fisch, Yossi, author.

Abdeen, Ziad, author.

Navot, Miriam, author.

Series:

Pediatrics, child and adolescent health.

Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Israel--Social conditions.

Youth.

Youth--Middle East--Social conditions.

Youth--Israel--Health and hygiene.

Youth--Middle East--Health and hygiene.

Young volunteers in community development--Israel.

Young volunteers in community development.

Young volunteers in community development--Middle East.

Youth and violence--Israel.

Youth and violence.

Youth and violence--Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The goal of the Middle East HBSC study presented in this book was to examine the needs and experience of Jewish and Arab Israeli youth, as well as Arab youth in the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The study was based on the HBSC (Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children) study that investigates the health and well-being, behaviour and experiences of adolescents around the world from a broad ecological and holistic perspective. The collection and analysis of youth health data help inform and influence appropriate, culturally-relevant policies of health-promotion and health-education as well as intervention strategies both regionally and internationally. HBSC is a cross-national, school-based survey currently encompassing 43 countries in Europe and North America under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Regional Office. It is conducted every four years in order to track multi-year trends. HBSC-ME is a collaborative, cross-cultural study similar to the international HBSC. The project was initiated in 1995 by researchers from Bar-Ilan and Al-Quds universities and the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute. Data collection was carried out in 2004, and data analysis and dissemination of findings have continued over the last decade.

Contents:

GROWING UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST THE DAILY LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH FINDINGS FROM THE 2004 SURVEY "HEALTH BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE-EAST" (HBSC-ME) A REGIONAL CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ; GROWING UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST THE DAILY LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH FINDINGS FROM THE 2004 SURVEY "HEALTH BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE-EAST" (HBSC-ME) A REGIONAL CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ; CONTENTS ; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES ; LIST OF DIAGRAMS; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION ; INTRODUCTION

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS JEWISH SOCIETY ; ARAB SOCIETY IN ISRAEL AND IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA ; BROADER OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ; METHODS ; SAMPLING; QUESTIONNAIRE ; CONFIDENTIALITY ; ETHICS ; DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS ; Partners' responsibility ; LOCAL AND REGIONAL DATA FILES ; DATA ANALYSIS ; PART TWO: YOUTH AND SOCIAL SETTING: FAMILY, SCHOOL AND PEERS ; Chapter 1 FAMILY ; INTRODUCTION ; 1.1. FAMILY SUPPORT ; 1.1.1. Communication with parents ; 1.1.2. Parental emotional support ; 1.1.3. Parental control ; Family emotional support scale

1.2. JOINT FAMILY ACTIVITY Joint family activities scale ; 1.3. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ; 1.3.1. Parental involvement in school ; Parental involvement in school scale ; 1.3.2. Parental monitoring of friends, use of money and leisure time ; Parental monitoring of friends, use of money and leisure time ; DISCUSSION ; Chapter 2 SCHOOL ; INTRODUCTION; 2.1. FEELINGS TOWARDS SCHOOL/TEACHERS ; 2.2. GENERAL PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL ; 2.3. PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS' APPROACH ; 2.4. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS ; 2.5. STUDENT INTERACTIONS ; 2.6. ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM (TRUANCY) ; DISCUSSION

Chapter 3 PEERS AND LEISURE ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION ; 3.1. PEER GROUP ; 3.1.1. Friends ; 3.1.2. Loneliness ; 3.2. LEISURE ACTIVITIES ; 3.2.1. Homework ; 3.2.2. TV watching ; 3.2.3. Computer use ; DISCUSSION ; Chapter 4 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND VOLUNTEERING ; INTRODUCTION ; 4.1. SOCIAL ACTIVITY ; 4.2. SCHOOL-RELATED VOLUNTEERING ; 4.3. VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY ; DISCUSSION; Chapter 5 SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY ; INTRODUCTION ; 5.1. PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ; 5.2. MATERIAL STATUS OF FAMILY ; Summary of figures 5.2 and 5.5 to 5.9. ; Social inequality scale

5.3. LIVING ENVIRONMENT DISCUSSION ; PART THREE: PATTERNS OF HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOUR ; Chapter 6 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION ; INTRODUCTION ; RESULTS ; 6.1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL ; 6.2. EATING HABITS ; 6.3. FOOD CONSUMPTION ; 6.4. BODY IMAGE ; 6.5. DIETING ; DISCUSSION ; Chapter 7 SMOKING BEHAVIOUR ; INTRODUCTION ; RESULTS ; 7.1. CIGARETTE SMOKING ; 7.2. FAMILY USE AND ACCEPTANCE ; 7.3. NARGILEH SMOKING ; DISCUSSION ; Chapter 8 YOUTH VIOLENCE ; INTRODUCTION ; 8.1. BULLYING ; 8.2. PHYSICAL VIOLENCE (FIGHTS) ; 8.3. CARRYING WEAPONS ; DISCUSSION

Chapter 9 INJURY AND SAFETY BEHAVIOURS

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-765-2