Journal of Youth and Adolescence articles from February 2001

Journal of Youth and Adolescence archives from February 2001

Functioning of Adolescents With Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Robert E. Roberts, [1] Catherine R. Roberts, [2] Irene G. Chen [3] The objective of the study was to examine the association between disturbed sleep and the functioning of adolescents, in particular cumulative effects on...

Social Coping Among Gifted High School Students and its Relationship to Self-Concept.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Mary Ann Swiatek [1] Several authors suggest that gifted adolescents employ a variety of strategies to cope with perceived negative social effects of recognized high ability. The Social Coping Questionnaire (SCQ) is designed to measure...

The Internal Structure of the Child Depression Inventory in Russian and UK Schoolchildren.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Tony Charman [1] Irina Pervova [2] The internal structure of a self-report rating scale for depressed mood for schoolchildren--the Child Depression Inventory (CDI)--was examined in both a Russian and a UK sample. The internal...

Satisfaction with Life Among Adolescents from Immigrant Families in Portugal [1].(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Felix Neto [2,3] The aims of this study were to find out the degree of satisfaction with life among adolescents with immigrant background and the factors that may be related to the level of satisfaction with life among them. The study...

Longitudinal Predictors of Restrictive Eating and Bulimic Tendencies in Three Different Age Groups of Adolescent Girls.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Eleanor H. Wertheim, [1] Jody Koerner, [2] Susan J. Paxton [3] This study examined longitudinal predictors offuture eating problems in 435 female adolescents in Grades 7, 8, and 10, who were tested at two time points 8 months...

Self-Esteem and Delinquency Revisited (Again): A Test of Kaplan's Self-Derogation Theory of Delinquency Using Latent Growth Curve Modeling.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... W. Alex Mason [1,2] Investigations of Kaplan's self-derogation theory of delinquency are numerous, but results have been mixed. Progress in this domain of research may be hampered by the use of statistical methods that do not optimally...

The Effect of Religious Membership on Teen Abortion Rates.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Annette Tomal [1] Religious membership can be related to teen abortion rates both directly, through antiabortion sentiment, and indirectly, through the higher probability of parental involvement laws being enacted in states with high...