In Fact series Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The In Fact series summarise key research that Sport New Zealand have funded.
NEET by choice? Investigating the links between motherhood and NEET status Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 It is tempting for policy-makers to subtract young mothers aged 15 to 24 from the NEET group, assuming young mothers have intentionally disengaged with employment, education…
Young people’s perceptions of how difficult it would be to quit smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The New Zealand Government has committed to the goal of New Zealand becoming ‘smokefree’ (smoking prevalence of less than 5%) by 2025. To achieve this it…
Young people’s perceptions of their parents’ attitudes and rules about smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Young people’s perceptions of parental attitudes and rules about smoking are associated with youth smoking, and these perceptions may be an even stronger influence on youth…
Post-Secondary School Sport Participation, Transition & Withdrawal Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The general perception and anecdotal evidence suggests that upon leaving secondary school, people participate less in sports. The decline in physical activity and participation in sport…
Problem Substance Use Among New Zealand Secondary Schools Students Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This report explores the health issues and contexts of New Zealand secondary school students who use substances at very high levels. Young people who use substances…
What does bullying look like in Wellington? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 New research explores the issue of bullying in the Wellington suburbs of Newtown, Berhampore, Kilbirnie and Strathmore. Skylight Trust talked with 65 kids and 6 adults to find…
Offer and acceptance of tobacco among young people: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 In New Zealand it is illegal to sell tobacco products to people under the age of 18 years, yet young people continue to smoke. It is,…
Convention Coalition Monitoring Youth Report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This report, relating to the individual experiences of disabled youth, outlines one half of the activities undertaken by The Convention Coalition in 2013, regarding The Disability…
Effectiveness of Relationship Education Programmes in Schools for Years 7–13 Last Publication Date: 25 Nov 2013 International evidence reviews have indicated that school-based relationship violence prevention programmes are one of the few strategies with proven evidence for preventing intimate partner violence. The Social…
