2023-01-172023-01-171985-12-16198412091547https://hdl.handle.net/10657/13494One thousand one hundred seventy-five students, 639 parents, and 265 teachers participated in an adolescent health needs assessment survey in an attempt to determine whether question format affects the responses individuals provide concerning which health-related factors are most important regarding the health of adolescents and whether adolescents, their parents, and their teachers differ on these responses. Chi square and multivariate analyses yielded results suggesting the presence of effects of both question format (X2 's=1975, 1928, p<.0001) and group membership (X2 's=260, 315, p<.0001; Wilk's Lambda=.71, p<.0001). Results suggest open-ended questions yield responses reflecting only a limited range of factors and adults and adolescents agree regarding the importance of substance abuse and safety issues, disagreeing regarding mental health and teen fertility issues. Implications for the design of future adolescent needs surveys and for further investigations to explore the relationships which were found are discussed.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.YouthHealth and hygieneQuestionnairesThesisreformatted digital