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Adolescent Boys
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Priority Areas
• Body Image• Nutrition and obesity• Substance Abuse• Violence and safety
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Body Image
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Statistics
• Played on a sports team– 64% male– White male 65.4%– Black male 67.5%– Hispanic male 56.2%
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• Participated in strength exercises (3 or more days every week)
– 60.1% male– White male 60.6%– Black male 59.6%– Hispanic male 59.4%
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Affects of the Media
• Low body self esteem
• Disappointed with chest and bicep size due to ads (girls: thighs and hips)
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Nutrition and Obesity
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Obesity
• 50% of adult weight is added during adolescence
• 17% of male adolescents are already overweight
• 1/3 of all adolescents are at risk of becoming overweight
• Being overweight or obese increases the risk for heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and causes premature death
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Nutrition• One of two major causes of obesity
• Healthy, family meals have been replaced by fast-food and junk food
• Only 25% of adolescent males eat 5 or more servings of fruit and veggies a week, when they’re supposed to get that many in a day
• Soda consumption by male teens ahs tripled in the past 20 yrs. from 7oz-19oz
• Eating healthy not only makes them feel better physically, but also helps them get better grades
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Physical Inactivity
• 2nd major contributor to obesity
• Besides helping to control weight, it also builds strong bones, reduces risks for many chronic diseases, and reduced feelings of depression
• 10% of adolescents males don’t participate in any form of physical activity
• Teen males who played the most amount of video games and watched the most TV, ate more junk food and had about a 1 point higher BMI
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Substance Abuse
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Some Statistics
• Almost 65% of boys by 12th grade had smoked cigarettes compared to 22% of girls by the same age.
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Alcohol
• Lifetime alcohol use- up to 83% (12th grade)
• Current alcohol use- up to 56% (12th grade)
• Episodic heavy drinking- up to 40% (12th grade)
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Marijuana
• Lifetime marijuana useBoys Girls33% 19%
*9th graders
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Cocaine
• Current cocaine useBoys Girls5.8% 3.5%
*12th graders
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Other Drugs
• Inhalant use, Illegal steroid use, and heroin use all also followed the same pattern.
• Girls were only higher than boys in methamphetamine use.
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Statistics
• Offered, Sold or given an illegal drug on school property
Boys Girls32% 25%
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Recommendations
• Stricter drug policies and enforcement in schools
• Repetitive and more effective drug education programs in schools
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Violence and Safety
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Facts
• Boys are more likely than girls to:– have discipline/behavior problems – to be involved in violent crimes– carry weapons to school
• Boys constitute 71% of school suspensions
• Boys are seriously under diagnosed for depression- macho attitudes are linked to depression
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Physical Violence
• Physical abuse includes: – hitting, slapping, punching, shoving, kicking,
biting, and hair-pulling. – use of a weapon, such as a club, knife, or gun,
against someone
• Teenage boys are much more likely to use force in order to control their girlfriends, while girls more often act violently in self-defense.
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Physical Violence
• In general, African American and Latino boys are more likely than other boys to be involved with crime and violence on school property.
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Physical Violence2003
Boys Girls2001
Boys Girls1999
Boys Girls
Physical Fighting
40.5% 25.1%
43.1% 23.9%
44% 27.3%
Injured in physical fighting
5.7% 2.6% 5.2% 2.9% 5.3% 2.8%
Physical fight on school property
17.1% 8.0% 18% 7.2% 18.5% 9.8%
• Statistics from YRBSS, 15,240 participants- 40.5% ≈ 6,172 participants
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What causes?
• Insults and disrespect
• Ongoing disagreement
• Someone was hit, pushed, or bumped
• Rumors
• Reputation
• Teased by a bully
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Recommendations
• Get them involved with sports, clubs, or different activities
• Pick up a hobby, such as learning guitar
• Educational classes for parents
• Decrease amount of media violence
• Never fight anyone who might be intoxicated
• Don’t carry guns or weapons