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Asghar Mohammadpoorasl - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Development of a Cigarette Smoking Obscenity Scale (CSOS) in adolescents: an exploratory sequential mixed method design.
Health promotion perspectives, 2020Co-Authors: Khadijeh Keshavarzian, Haidar Nadrian, Asghar MohammadpooraslAbstract:Background: Considering the increasing prevalence rate of smoking among Iranian adolescents,and recent evidence on the relationship between Obscenity of smoking and tendency of adolescents towards the behavior, there is a need for an appropriate measurement tool to measure the level of Obscenity on cigarette smoking among adolescents. This study was conducted to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring the Obscenity of cigarette smoking in adolescents. Methods: This study was conducted in Tabriz, Iran, using an exploratory sequential mixed methods design. To explain the concept of Obscenity and develop the questionnaire’s items, 18 students attended semi-structured individual interviews and 13 others took part in focus group discussions (FGDs) in three groups of 4-5. Extracting and summarizing the codes derived from the interviews, an item pool was developed, from which the initial draft of the scale was provided.Next, the psychometric properties of the scale were assessed using face, content, construct, and predictive validity, as well as internal consistency, and reliability in a sample of 1013 high school students. Results: The 22-item Cigarette Smoking Obscenity Scale (CSOS) was developed based on thecodes derived from qualitative data. Explanatory factor analysis revealed five-factor structure(Negative Attitude; Negative Consequence; Negative Valuation; Inappropriate Relationship; Agateway to addiction). In confirmatory factor analysis, the χ2/df ratio was 3.911 for the CSOS five-factor structure. Suitable values were obtained for the goodness of fit indices (GFI = 0.88,AGFI = 0.85, NFI = 0.87, IFI = 0.90, CFI = 0.90, RFI = 0.85, and RMSEA = 0.072). The Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation (ICC) coefficients for the constructs ranged between 0.77 to 0.90 and 0.80 to 0.91, respectively. Conclusion: The validity and reliability of the CSOS was appropriate; therefore, it can be used infuture studies as a suitable tool for measuring the Obscenity of cigarette smoking in adolescents.
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Development of a Hookah Smoking Obscenity Measurement Scale for Adolescents.
Addiction & health, 2020Co-Authors: Khadijeh Keshavarzian, Haidar Nadrian, Hamid Allahverdipour, Asghar MohammadpooraslAbstract:BackgroundThe worldwide trend of hookah use among adolescents is increasing, and literature shows a relationship between Obscenity and adolescents’ tendency toward hookah smoking. As there is a lack of appropriate instruments to measure the Obscenity of hookah smoking, in the present study, we aimed to develop an instrument to measure hookah smoking Obscenity among adolescents.MethodsIn this methodological study, a sequential exploratory design was used to conduct the study from February 2017 to July 2018 on adolescents in Tabriz, Iran. In the qualitative phase, we conducted semi-structured individual interviews (with 18 students) and a focus group discussion (FGD) (with 13 students) to explain the concept of Obscenity and develop the items of hookah smoking Obscenity scale (HSOS). We then examined the psychometric properties of the HSOS based on face, content, construct and predictive validities as well as internal consistency and repeatability.FindingsThe HSOS was developed with 21 items based on the results of qualitative data analysis. Applying confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the χ2/degree of freedom (df) ratio was found to be 3.792 for the four-factor structure of the questionnaire and the fit indices of this structural model were satisfactory. The values of Cronbach’s alpha and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the constructs in the HSOS ranged 0.81-0.93 and 0.79-0.92, respectively.ConclusionWe found the HSOS with a good level of fit indices, validity, and reliability. The HSOS may be applied by school healthcare providers and health practitioners to find valid and reliable data on the Obscenity of hookah smoking when developing hookah smoking
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Obscenity of Cigarette and Hookah Smoking in Iranian Adolescents: A Longitudinal School-based Study.
International journal of preventive medicine, 2019Co-Authors: Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Ali Bahari, Soudabeh Marin, Mohammad HajizadehAbstract:Background : There is a very limited information on the Obscenity of cigarette and hookah smoking among adolescents. Using a large and representative longitudinal sample of adolescents ( n = 4820) aged 14–19 years from Tabriz (a metropolitan city in northwestern Iran), this study aimed at comparing the Obscenity of cigarette and hookah smoking and assessing factors associated with Obscenity of smoking. Moreover, we examined how the Obscenity of cigarette and hookah smoking affected by the progress in the stages of cigarette and hookah smoking. Methods : In this longitudinal study, a random sample of high‑school students was selected in Tabriz in 2010. Using a valid and reliable self‑administered questionnaire, the data from the sampled students were collected twice at two points in time, 12 months apart. Multivariate backward logistic regression was used to determine the effect of the transition in cigarette (or hookah) smoking stages on the Obscenity of cigarette (or hookah) smoking. Results : While 3,079 (63.9%) students expressed that Obscenity of cigarette smoking is higher than Obscenity of hookah smoking, 1,741 (36.1%) students expressed that Obscenity of hookah smoking is higher than Obscenity of cigarette smoking. The results of multivariate backward logistic regression indicated that the transition in cigarette (hookah) smoking stages was not related to the Obscenity of cigarette (hookah) smoking. Conclusions : The results showed that Obscenity of hookah smoking was less than Obscenity of cigarette smoking, especially among females. Further study is required to understand the effect of Obscenity on smoking and transition to different stages of cigarette and hookah smoking. Keywords : Adolescence, adolescent behavior, cigarette, Obscenity, substance‑related disorders, water‑pipe smoking
Kirsten Kramar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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adopting the governmentality approach Obscenity and indecency tracking harm through discourse of the supreme court of canada
Social Science Research Network, 2014Co-Authors: Richard Jochelson, Kirsten KramarAbstract:This chapter explores the governmentalities of law in the Court's developing jurisprudence of Obscenity and indecency law in Canada.
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governing through precaution to protect equality and freedom Obscenity and indecency law in canada after r v labaye 2005
Social Science Research Network, 2012Co-Authors: Richard Jochelson, Kirsten KramarAbstract:This paper traces the logics underpinning Obscenity and indecency law in Canada from R. v. Hicklin (1868) to the present day in R. v. Labaye (2005) to discuss the emergence of a precautionary principle in the law governing sexually explicit materials and conduct. The most recent Supreme Court decision on Obscenity and indecency law (R. v. Labaye 2005) is interesting for its appropriation of a security inspired logic of pre-emption (or precautionary governance) into the heart of Obscenity and indecency law. The replacement of the community standards of tolerance test for the undue exploitation of harm with a new, so-called objective test for risk of harm, obviates the need for empirical evidence of harm to justify the exercise of state power. Today, risk of harm becomes a stronger element within the rubric of Obscenity and indecency law thus enabling criminalization on the basis of a judge's perception of the imagined negative effects of sexual conduct and materials on constitutional values such as liberty and equality.
Khadijeh Keshavarzian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Development of a Cigarette Smoking Obscenity Scale (CSOS) in adolescents: an exploratory sequential mixed method design.
Health promotion perspectives, 2020Co-Authors: Khadijeh Keshavarzian, Haidar Nadrian, Asghar MohammadpooraslAbstract:Background: Considering the increasing prevalence rate of smoking among Iranian adolescents,and recent evidence on the relationship between Obscenity of smoking and tendency of adolescents towards the behavior, there is a need for an appropriate measurement tool to measure the level of Obscenity on cigarette smoking among adolescents. This study was conducted to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring the Obscenity of cigarette smoking in adolescents. Methods: This study was conducted in Tabriz, Iran, using an exploratory sequential mixed methods design. To explain the concept of Obscenity and develop the questionnaire’s items, 18 students attended semi-structured individual interviews and 13 others took part in focus group discussions (FGDs) in three groups of 4-5. Extracting and summarizing the codes derived from the interviews, an item pool was developed, from which the initial draft of the scale was provided.Next, the psychometric properties of the scale were assessed using face, content, construct, and predictive validity, as well as internal consistency, and reliability in a sample of 1013 high school students. Results: The 22-item Cigarette Smoking Obscenity Scale (CSOS) was developed based on thecodes derived from qualitative data. Explanatory factor analysis revealed five-factor structure(Negative Attitude; Negative Consequence; Negative Valuation; Inappropriate Relationship; Agateway to addiction). In confirmatory factor analysis, the χ2/df ratio was 3.911 for the CSOS five-factor structure. Suitable values were obtained for the goodness of fit indices (GFI = 0.88,AGFI = 0.85, NFI = 0.87, IFI = 0.90, CFI = 0.90, RFI = 0.85, and RMSEA = 0.072). The Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation (ICC) coefficients for the constructs ranged between 0.77 to 0.90 and 0.80 to 0.91, respectively. Conclusion: The validity and reliability of the CSOS was appropriate; therefore, it can be used infuture studies as a suitable tool for measuring the Obscenity of cigarette smoking in adolescents.
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Development of a Hookah Smoking Obscenity Measurement Scale for Adolescents.
Addiction & health, 2020Co-Authors: Khadijeh Keshavarzian, Haidar Nadrian, Hamid Allahverdipour, Asghar MohammadpooraslAbstract:BackgroundThe worldwide trend of hookah use among adolescents is increasing, and literature shows a relationship between Obscenity and adolescents’ tendency toward hookah smoking. As there is a lack of appropriate instruments to measure the Obscenity of hookah smoking, in the present study, we aimed to develop an instrument to measure hookah smoking Obscenity among adolescents.MethodsIn this methodological study, a sequential exploratory design was used to conduct the study from February 2017 to July 2018 on adolescents in Tabriz, Iran. In the qualitative phase, we conducted semi-structured individual interviews (with 18 students) and a focus group discussion (FGD) (with 13 students) to explain the concept of Obscenity and develop the items of hookah smoking Obscenity scale (HSOS). We then examined the psychometric properties of the HSOS based on face, content, construct and predictive validities as well as internal consistency and repeatability.FindingsThe HSOS was developed with 21 items based on the results of qualitative data analysis. Applying confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the χ2/degree of freedom (df) ratio was found to be 3.792 for the four-factor structure of the questionnaire and the fit indices of this structural model were satisfactory. The values of Cronbach’s alpha and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the constructs in the HSOS ranged 0.81-0.93 and 0.79-0.92, respectively.ConclusionWe found the HSOS with a good level of fit indices, validity, and reliability. The HSOS may be applied by school healthcare providers and health practitioners to find valid and reliable data on the Obscenity of hookah smoking when developing hookah smoking
Gregory A Caldeira - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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lawyers organized interests and the law of Obscenity agenda setting in the supreme court
American Political Science Review, 1993Co-Authors: Kevin T. Mcguire, Gregory A CaldeiraAbstract:Each year thousands of cases and litigants come to the Supreme Court. How can the Court find the most important cases to decide? The law of Obscenity illustrates particularly well the Court's problem as it constructs its plenary agenda. Using data drawn from petitions for certiorari and jurisdictional statements filed with the Supreme Court from 1955 to 1987, we formulate and test a model of case selection in which professional Obscenity lawyers and organized interests figure as critical elements in the process of agenda building. We also encounter strong evidence of the Court's differential treatment of several different litigants. Moreover, the calculus of selection changed markedly over time, as the Court itself changed; the Burger Court and Warren Court weighed several of the criteria quite differently.
Richard Jochelson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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adopting the governmentality approach Obscenity and indecency tracking harm through discourse of the supreme court of canada
Social Science Research Network, 2014Co-Authors: Richard Jochelson, Kirsten KramarAbstract:This chapter explores the governmentalities of law in the Court's developing jurisprudence of Obscenity and indecency law in Canada.
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governing through precaution to protect equality and freedom Obscenity and indecency law in canada after r v labaye 2005
Social Science Research Network, 2012Co-Authors: Richard Jochelson, Kirsten KramarAbstract:This paper traces the logics underpinning Obscenity and indecency law in Canada from R. v. Hicklin (1868) to the present day in R. v. Labaye (2005) to discuss the emergence of a precautionary principle in the law governing sexually explicit materials and conduct. The most recent Supreme Court decision on Obscenity and indecency law (R. v. Labaye 2005) is interesting for its appropriation of a security inspired logic of pre-emption (or precautionary governance) into the heart of Obscenity and indecency law. The replacement of the community standards of tolerance test for the undue exploitation of harm with a new, so-called objective test for risk of harm, obviates the need for empirical evidence of harm to justify the exercise of state power. Today, risk of harm becomes a stronger element within the rubric of Obscenity and indecency law thus enabling criminalization on the basis of a judge's perception of the imagined negative effects of sexual conduct and materials on constitutional values such as liberty and equality.
