Journal of Youth and Adolescence articles from February 2004

Journal of Youth and Adolescence archives from February 2004

Stability and changes in problem behavior during adolescence: latent growth analysis.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Child and adolescent problem behavior have been frequently conceptualized as two empirically derived syndromes: Internalizing problems (including depression, anxiety, withdrawal) and externalizing problems (including...

Cultural equivalence and cultural variance in longitudinal associations of young adolescent self-definition and interpersonal relatedness to psychological and school adjustment.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION The proportion of ethnic minorities in the U.S. population has increased dramatically in recent decades, bringing about what some observers have described as a "demographic imperative" to increase knowledge that will...

Gender and gender-role orientation differences on adolescents' coping with peer stressors.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Early adolescence is characterized by rapid and significant changes in an individual's physical, social, cognitive, and emotional domains. Young adolescents are adjusting to the biological changes of puberty, their emerging...

Coping strategies in young male prisoners.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION The term "coping" is usually used to refer to those personal, contextual, and/or social strategies which people use in dealing with situations that are perceived as causing stress or psychological distress. It should be...

Effects of perceived control on the relationship between perceived parental rearing behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression in nonclinical preadolescents.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Perceived control is thought to play an important role in the expression and development of negative emotions such as anxiety and depression (e.g., Chorpita, 2001). A straightforward illustration of this notion can be found...

Gender differences in posttraumatic stress and related symptoms among inner-city minority youth exposed to community violence.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Many urban minority adolescents are exposed to community violence on a daily basis. Community violence can take the form of shootings, muggings, street chases, gang violence, and other acts of violence. Adolescents who are...

Prevalence and predictors of sexual risks among homeless youth.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Over the past 2 decades, it has become clear that homelessness is widespread and persistent throughout the United States, with 5-year prevalence of homelessness estimated at 4.6% or 8.5 million adults (Link et al., 1994)....

Gender differences in self-perceptions and academic outcomes: a study of African American high school students.
February 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Despite significant gains in the rates of high school completion for African American youth during the past 30 years, there is increasing divergence in the academic outcomes of African American males and females (Belluck,...