Adolescence articles from December 1994

Adolescence archives from December 1994

The profile and treatment of male adolescent sex offenders.
December 22, 1994... The rising incidence of sexual crimes by children against children is no longer America's best kept family secret. Treatment centers for youthful sex offenders mushroomed from 20 nationally in 1982 to about 650 now (inpatient and outpatient),...

Intervening with high risk youth: a program model.
December 22, 1994... CASPAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit alcoholism and drug abuse treatment agency that runs an array Of programs for adults in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts. For almost two decades, CASPAR has also sponsored an alcohol and drug education...

Attitudes toward marriage and premarital sexual activity of college freshmen.
December 22, 1994... In a review of the most recent research on adolescent sexual activity, White and DeBlassie (1992) noted that a number of factors were associated with sexual attitudes and behavior of unmarried youths. These included age, gender, religion, coming...

Private speech in adolescents.
December 22, 1994... A Brief History In 1926 Jean Piaget found what he called egocentric speech to occur often in the speech of three- to five-year-old children. This was talk that seemed to be said out loud to the self. He also discovered that the amount of...

Inner-city youths and condom use: health beliefs, clinic care, welfare, and the HIV epidemic.
December 22, 1994... The Secretary of Health of the United States recently announced that the rate of AIDS among heterosexual young women is growing faster than in any other group. HIV/AIDS is now the fifth leading killer of young women, who are most likely to be...

The relationship of gender and family environment to eating disorder risk in adolescents.
December 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION The success rate for treating anorexia nervosa is abysmal. Only one-half of all persons diagnosed with anorexia nervosa fully recover, and one out of every thirty die as a result (Patton, 1989). Although eating disorders were once...

Vitamin/mineral supplement use among high school athletes.
December 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION Vitamin and mineral supplements are commonly consumed in the United States with about 35-40% of the general population using them (McDonald 1986; Stewart, McDonald, Levy, Schuker, & Henderson, 1985). Fewer adolescents consume...

Black and white adolescent females' pre-pregnancy nutrition status.
December 22, 1994... Adolescent pregnancy, which occurs in over one million U.S. teenagers each year, remains a major public health and nutrition concern. Nutritional requirements for the adolescent female increase during the time that growth is at its maxium....

Adolescent depression: Children's Depression Inventory norms, suicidal ideation, and (weak) gender effects.
December 22, 1994... Although the presence of depressive symptomatology in children and adolescents has been amply demonstrated, much less is known about the phenomenon in these age groups than in adults. Further, the inconsistency of findings of the empirical...

An atypical eating disorder with Crohn's disease in a fifteen-year-old male: a case study.
December 22, 1994... Typically, counseling or school psychology training programs include required courses in psychological theories, research design, statistical methods, therapeutic interventions, developmental issues, assessment procedures, and abnormal...

Sex roles and values of school children using self-esteem as a moderating factor.
December 22, 1994... Coleman (1961a, 1961b) started a wide range of research when he found that interscholastic athletics was a determining factor in the values of male high school students. When asked how they wanted to be remembered most, the majority of male...

Modernization theory revisited: a cross-cultural study of adolescent conformity to significant others in mainland China, Taiwan, and the USA.
December 22, 1994... Modernization theory can be traced to the writings of Emile Durkheim (1987) and Max Weber (1992). Modernization is a broad concept that refers to major social changes which occur when a preindustrial society develops economically and the...

Governmental and nongovernmental youth welfare in the new German lander.
December 22, 1994... Youth welfare aims to improve the opportunities for children and young people and to support their families. German youth welfare is in the hands of state-run youth welfare departments and nongovernmental, charitable organizations (NGOs). The...

Gender socialization of adolescents in the home: research and discussion.
December 22, 1994... There has been considerable gender research on inequality in employment, sports participation, television programs, and literature content over the past two decades. However, there is limited research on adolescent gender socialization within the...

The effects of a prenatal course including prep for effective family living of self-esteem and parenting attitudes of adolescents: a brief report.
December 22, 1994... PREP for Effective Family Living (PREP) (Dinkmeyer, McKay, Dinkmeyer, Dinkmeyer, & Carlson, 1985) is an Adlerian-based guidance program that has received little attention in the research literature (Dinkmeyer, 1993). Lineberger (1987) did examine...

Alcohol use, self-esteem, depression, and suicidality in high school students.
December 22, 1994... A number of studies have indicated that adolescents who refrain from drinking alcohol have higher self-esteem than do adolescents who drink (Butler, 1980; Young, Werch, & Bakema 1989). Other studies report that adolescents who refrain from...

Parents' actions: are they related to children's self-concepts, evaluations of parents, and to each other?
December 22, 1994... The importance of the family in promoting the psychosocial development of children has been well documented in the literature (e.g., Kagan, 1980; Parish, 1987). According to Byrne (1977), the family represents a basic human support system within...

Personality characteristics of adolescents with alcoholic parents.
December 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION Investigations of various factors known to increase the risk of alcohol addiction in adolescents have invariably stressed the association between the personality traits of prospective alcoholics and their dysfunctional family. The...

The teaching of empathy for high school and college students: testing Rogerian methods with the interpersonal reactivity index.
December 22, 1994... Whether empathy can be "taught" has long been debated. Can we teach an individual to feel for another person, to "walk in someone else's shoes?" (Myrick & Erney, 1985). Such a question is often one of the first posed by students who are learning...

Parental relations, mental health, and delinquency in adolescents.
December 22, 1994... It is commonly maintained that a poor relationship with parents is significantly associated with the development of psychosocial problems in children and adolescents. In particular, thorough studies have been carried out on the relationship...

Teaching and Counseling Gifted and Talented Adolescents: An International Learning Style Perspective.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... This book is designed to give teachers, counselors, gifted education specialists, and parents an understanding of the specific leaning style components that characterize gifted adolescents in their culture. Part 1 presents the broad theoretical...

Youth in Crises: A Team Approach in the Schools, 2d. ed.
December 22, 1994... The greatest amount of effort in the schools is aimed at youths who are at risk in the area of learning--those likely to fail or drop out. However, there are an ever-increasing number of children and adolescents who are at risk for emotional...

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... This volume presents a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). Proven effective in managing adult depression, IPT was recently modified into a time-limited (12-week-long) program...

Suffer the Children: A Pediatrician's Reflections on Abuse.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... The author, a pediatrician, reflects on the phenomenon of child abuse and neglect she witnessed in over twenty years of practice in inner-city hospitals and public health departments. Over fifty case studies illuminate the different kinds of...

Going Public: Schooling for a Diverse Democracy.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... According to the author, arguments for and against multicultural education have too often been debated in a historical vacuum. This book attempts to provide the historical context of the struggle for diverse curricula in American public schools....

Elixir of Empire: English Public Schools, Ritualism, Freemasonry, and Imperialism, 2d. ed.
December 22, 1994... The English public school, that peculiar institution which was not public in any accepted use of the word, kept company with the Empire for as long as it survived. The connection between the schools and the Empire was a classic case of symbiosis....

Education on Trial.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... This book attempts to show why the prevailing educational systems are failing, and describes the organic change that is called for. The author's aim is to help teachers and parents turn their classrooms and homes into vital learning centers. He...

Children's Saving: A Study in the Development of Economic Behavior.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... In the past, attempts to study the emergence of children's economic consciousness have failed to take account of the practical nature of the "economic" in the history of western cultures. Economic socialization has been seen as the acquisition of...

Sexual Harassment and Teens: A Program for Positive Change.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... Sexual harassment, a pervasive social problem, has become a major issue in senior high, junior high, and even elementary schools. Unhealthy and negative sexual attitudes and behaviors are prevalent among adolescents, and they escalate when...

The Peer Helper's Pocketbook.(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... This guide is a quick, easy-to-read peer helping reference written for high school and middle school participants in a peer helping program. Everything a student needs for effective peer helping is included: tips, basic skills, and a review of...

Adolescence in the 1990s: Risk and Opportunity.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... In this collection, the authors attest to an emerging consensus about adolescents, their needs, and how they can be guided toward productive and meaningful adulthood. Chapters include: changing views of adolescence in contemporary society, the...

Inpatient Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1994... This text provides a practical approach to the functions of behavior therapists in inpatient psychiatric services for children and youth. Part 1 consists of a historical overview, an analysis of staff training and consultation, and a description...