Adolescence articles from December 1999

Adolescence archives from December 1999

THE EFFECTS OF ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUPS IN A DAY SCHOOL FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Drawn from a day school for emotionally disturbed adolescents, seven students who scored in the clinical range on the Conduct subscale of the Conners Teacher Rating Scale took part in an anger management program. The program...

TEACHERS' AND STUDENTS' WORK-CULTURE VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH POSITIVE SCHOOL OUTCOME.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Little is known about the relationship between teachers' family-of-origin variables, impacting their work attitudes and interpersonal skills, and students' academic outcome. This study investigated whether goodness of fit between...

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARENTING AMONG INCARCERATED JUVENILE OFFENDERS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT In regard to the injured offender, research indicates that violent victimization represents only one facet of a constellation of associated risks and consequences, including promiscuity and adolescent parenthood. A relationship...

ONSET OF DISORDERED EATING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE: INTERPLAY OF PUBERTAL STATUS, GENDER, WEIGHT, AND AGE.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT The interplay of puberty, gender, weight, and age in regard to body image and disordered eating behaviors and attitudes was investigated in a sample of early adolescents. It was found that, after menarche, females had increased...

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Research on academic dishonesty has generally relied on survey techniques, which may fail to capture students' true feelings about cheating. The present investigation used focus group discussions to gain a fuller understanding of...

"SHE LOOKED AT ME CRAZY": ESCALATION OF CONFLICT THROUGH TELEGRAPHED EMOTION.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT This exploratory study investigated a feature of adolescent social interaction that can quickly initiate or escalate conflict: telegraphed emotion (a specific emotion conveyed through a subset of its expressive components or...

A DEVELOPMENTAL-CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE ON YOUTH COVICTIMIZATION BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Witnessing violence within the community--covictimization--has been recognized as a threat to the optimal development of youth. Following a discussion of methodological issues that plague covictimization research, the literature...

STRESS-BUFFERING FACTORS RELATED TO ADOLESCENT COPING: A PATH ANALYSIS.
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT To uncover those factors that buffer the impact of stressful negative experiences on adolescent adjustment, a theoretical model of adolescent stress and coping, with social support and social problem solving proposed as...

SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Among 250 adolescents in a short-term residential treatment program for chemical dependency, 20% had attempted suicide in the two years prior to admission. Females, however, were found to have a higher attempt rate than did males....

THE RESILIENCY OF STREET CHILDREN IN BRAZIL.
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between social support and the ability of Brazilian adolescents to adapt to life on the streets. Participants included thirty male street children in Rio de Janeiro. These youths, and a...

AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS TOUCH EACH OTHER LESS AND ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE TOWARD THEIR PEERS AS COMPARED WITH FRENCH ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Forty adolescents were observed at McDonald's restaurants in Paris and Miami to assess the amount of touching and aggression during their peer interactions. The American adolescents spent less time leaning against, stroking,...

MUSIC TRAINING AND MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT.
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) mathematics scores of eighth graders who had received music instruction were compared according to whether the students were given private lessons. Comparisons also were made between students...

MIGRANT LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF FATHER-PRESENT AND FATHER-ABSENT ADOLESCENTS.
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine whether there are significant differences in academic achievement between father-present and father-absent (due to migrant labor) adolescents. Data were collected from 276 high school students...

MENTORING AND THE SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF LATE ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible impact of faculty mentoring on the spiritual well-being of late adolescents. The sample consisted of randomly chosen students in their first year at a Christian liberal...

OBJECT RELATIONS AND REFERENTIAL ACTIVITY IN PHYSICALLY ABUSED ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT This study compared the object relations and language functions of 15 physically abused and 15 nonabused adolescents. The adolescents provided a 5-minute narrative about their mothers, which was scored for referential activity and...

PERCEPTION OF CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STUDENTS IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR FORMS.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 1999... ABSTRACT In Hong Kong secondary schools, students in the senior forms take competitive examinations to proceed to the next level, whereas those in the junior forms have to attend school regardless of their ability and motivation. It was...

Children Changed by Trauma: A Healing Guide.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... ALEXANDER, Debra Whiting. Children Changed by Trauma: A Healing Guide. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1999. 204pp. $13.95 (p). Trauma was once reserved for adult rape victims and the veterans of foreign wars. Today, even...

Student Discipline and Classroom Management: Preventing and Managing Discipline Problems in the Classroom.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CAMPBELL, Jack. Student Discipline and Classroom Management: Preventing and Managing Discipline Problems in the Classroom. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1999. ll2pp. $29.95 (h), $18.95 (p). It is always better to respond to...

Children and Adolescents in the Market Place: Twenty-Five Years of Academic Research.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CHANDLER, Tomasita M., & HEINZERLING, Barbara M. Children and Adolescents in the Market Place: Twenty-Five Years of Academic Research. Ann Arbor, MI: The Pierian Press, 1999. 680pp. $145.00 (h). Children have been studied and considered as...

Goodness of Fit. Clinical Applications from Infancy Through Adult Life.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CHESS, Stella, & THOMAS, Alexander. Goodness of Fit. Clinical Applications from Infancy Through Adult Life. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel, 1999. 229pp. $34.95 (h). Goodness of Fit illuminates one of the most significant theoretical and...

Psychology and the Teacher (6th ed.).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CHILD, Dennis. Psychology and the Teacher (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Cassell, 1997. 473pp. $35.00 (p). This text, now in its sixth edition, provides a lucid and up-to-date introduction to psychology for teachers. Thoroughly revised, it...

Charting Your Course: A Lifelong Guide to Health and Compassion.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... COLEMAN, Sally, & ANDERSON, David S. (Eds.). Charting Your Course: A Lifelong Guide to Health and Compassion. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998. 415pp. $16.00 (p). Charting Your Course is designed primarily for young...

Negotiating Adolescence in Times of Social Change.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CROCKETT, Lisa J., & SILBEREISEN, Rainer K. (Eds.). Negotiating Adolescence in Times of Social Change. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 309pp. $49.95 (h). The decline of the socialist governments in Eastern and Central Europe...

Youth Crisis: Growing Up in the High-Risk Society.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... DAVIS, Nanette J. Youth Crisis: Growing Up in the High-Risk Society. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1999. 392pp. (h and p). What is the social condition of youth in modern society? The author argues that youth are at a crisis state. The...

Shaping School Culture: The Heart of Leadership.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... DEAL, Terrence E., & PETERSON, Kent D. Shaping School Culture: The Heart of Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999. l52pp. $27.95 (h). Just as culture is critical to understanding the dynamics behind any thriving...

Family Therapy for ADHD: Treating Children, Adolescents, and Adults.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... EVERETT, Craig A., & EVERETT, Sandra Volgy. Family Therapy for ADHD: Treating Children, Adolescents, and Adults. New York: The Guilford Press, 1999. 270pp. $32.95 (h). Beyond the challenges it poses for the individual, ADHD can affect the...

Sexually Abused and Abusing Children in Substitute Care.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... FARMER, Elaine, & POLLOCK, Sue. Sexually Abused and Abusing Children in Substitute Care. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. 267pp. $39.95 (p). This book is based on the first extensive research study to examine how sexually abused and...

Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide, or Even Starts Talking About It.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... GROLLMAN, Earl A., & MALIKOW, Max. Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide, or Even Starts Talking About It. Boston: Beacon Press, 1999. lO9pp. $12.00 (p). The suicide rate among teenagers and young adults has tripled in the last...

Families, History, and Social Change: Life-Course and Cross-Cultural Perspectives.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... HAREVEN, Tamara K. Families, History, and Social Change: Life-Course and Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000. 374pp. $75.00 (h), $28.00 (p). One of the prevailing myths about the American family is that there...

The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... HUBBLE, Mark A., DUNCAN, Barry L., & MILLER, Scott D. (Eds.). The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1999. 462pp. $49.95 (h). At the root of many controversies surrounding...

On the Brink: Negotiating Literature and Life with Adolescents.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... HYNDS, Susan. On the Brink: Negotiating Literature and Life with Adolescents. New York: Teachers College Press, & Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1997. 320pp. $42.00 (h), $20.95 (p). In 1989, Susan Hynds entered Meg Andrew's...

The Sexual Abuse of Adolescent Girls: Social Workers' Child Protection Practice.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... KIRK, Stewart. The Sexual Abuse of Adolescent Girls: Social Workers' Child Protection Practice. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1999. 275pp. $65.95 (h). This book examines the "meanings" specific child protection cases, involving the familial...

Psychologists' Desk Reference.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... KOOCHER, Gerald P., NORCROSS, John C., & HILL, Sam S., III (Eds.). Psychologists' Desk Reference. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 615 pp. $65.00 (h). The Psychologists' Desk Reference presents a large variety of information...

Working with Latino Youth: Culture, Development, and Context.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... KOSS-CHIOINO, Joan D., & VARGAS, Luis A. Working with Latino Youth: Culture, Development, and Context. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999. 236pp. $34.95 (h). The Latino population in America is expanding at a rapid rate. Currently, Latinos...

Interactive Youth Work Practice.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... KRUEGER, Mark A. Interactive Youth Work Practice. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America Press, 1998. 91pp. $12.95 (p). Through essays, practice examples, and a curriculum outline, Interactive Youth Work Practice promotes the...

Stop Screaming at the Microwave! How to Connect Your Disconnected Life.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... LoVERDE, Mary. Stop Screaming at the Microwave! How to Connect Your Disconnected Life. New York: Fireside, 1998. 238pp. $12.00 (p). Filled with innovative ideas and uplifting, real-life examples, Stop Screaming at the Microwave! encourages...

Disability and the Family Life Cycle.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... MARSHAK, Laura E., SELIGMAN, Milton, & PREZANT, Fran. Disability and the Family Life Cycle. New York: Basic Books, 1999. 3l8pp. $42.00 (h). Disability introduces problems, psychological as well as practical, into the family system for the...

Why Our Children Can't Read--And What We Can Do About It: A Scientific Revolution in Reading.(Review)
December 22, 1999... McGUINNESS, Diane. Why Our Children Can 't Read--And What We Can Do About It: A Scientific Revolution in Reading. New York: The Free Press, 1997. 384pp. $25.00 (h). McGuinness explains why so many children fail to learn to read and spell,...

Preparing Foster Youths for Adult Living: Proceedings of an Invitational Research Conference.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... MECH, Edmund V., & RYCRAFT, Joan R. (Eds.). Preparing Foster Youths for Adult Living: Proceedings of an Invitational Research Conference. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, 1995. 193pp. $14.95 (p). This book of papers from a...

A Career and Life Planning Guide for Women Survivors: Making the Connections Workbook.(Review)
December 22, 1999... MURPHY, Patricia A. A Career and Life Planning Guide for Women Survivors: Making the Connections Workbook. Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1996. 290pp. $24.95 (p). From the author of Making the Connections: Women, Work, and Abuse, this...

Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety, and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE. Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety, and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1998. 318pp. $44.95 (h). In...

Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: A Comprehensive Textbook.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... NETHERTON, Sandra D., HOLMES, Deborah, & WALKER, C. Eugene (Eds.). Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: A Comprehensive Textbook. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. 604pp. $39.95 (h). This text mirrors the organization of...

Psychodiagnostics and Personality Assessment: A Handbook (2nd ed.).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... OGDON, Donald P. Psychodiagnostics and Personality Assessment: A Handbook (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services, 1998. 144pp. (p). This handbook primarily deals with hypotheses for psychodiagnostics and evaluation of...

Empowering Discipline: An Approach that Works with At-Risk Students.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... PHILLIPS, Vicki. Empowering Discipline: An Approach that Works with At-Risk Students. Carmel Valley, CA: Personal Development Publishing, 1998. ll8pp. $17.95 (p). Most school discipline programs have one thing in common: their primary goal...

Preventing Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Interventions and Special Challenges.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... PIRAN, Niva, LEVINE, Michael P., & STEINER-ADAIR, Catherine (Eds.). Preventing Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Interventions and Special Challenges. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel, 1999. 347pp. $54.95 (h). The prevention of eating disorders...

Children of Depressed Mothers: From Early Childhood to Maturity.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... RADKE-YARROW, Marian, with MARTINEZ, Pedro, MAYFIELD, Anne, & RONSAVILLE, Donna. Children of Depressed Mothers: From Early Childhood to Maturity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998. 2l6pp. $39.95 (h). Children of Depressed Mothers...

Group Work with Children and Adolescents: Prevention and Intervention in School and Community Systems.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... ROSE, Steven R. Group Work with Children and Adolescents: Prevention and Intervention in School and Community Systems. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998. 187pp. $27.50 (p). This book presents the concepts, context, and applications of a...

Sissies and Tomboys: Gender Nonconformity and Homosexual Childhood.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... ROTTNEK, Matthew (Ed.). Sissies and Tomboys: Gender Nonconformity and Homosexual Childhood. New York: New York University Press, 1999. 324pp. $18.95 (p), $55.00 (h). In 1973, homosexuality was officially depathologized with a revision in...

Teenage Runaways: Broken Hearts and "Bad Attitudes".(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SCHAFFNER, Laurie. Teenage Runaways: Broken Hearts and "Bad Attitudes." New York: Haworth Press, 1999. l72pp. $39.95 (h), $17.95 (p). Teenage Runaways deflates popular misconceptions that runaways are incorrigible delinquents who want to...

Treating the Tough Adolescent: A Family-Based, Step-by-Step Guide.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SELLS, Scott P. Treating the Tough Adolescent: A Family-Based, Step-by-Step Guide. New York: The Guilford Press, 1998. 320pp. $35.00 (h). Dealing with difficult, acting-out adolescents is extraordinarily challenging--not only for parents...

Diagnostic Assessment in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SHAFFER, David, LUCAS, Christopher P., & RICHTERS, John E. (Eds.). Diagnostic Assessment in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. New York: The Guilford Press, 1999. 398pp. $45.00 (h). This volume offers a state-of-the-science review of the...

What You Need to Know About Ritalin.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SHAYA, James, WINDELL, James, & GILBERT, Holly Shreve. What You Need to Know About Ritalin. New York: Bantam, 1999. 304pp. $6.50 (p). Ritalin is the drug doctors prescribe most often for the millions of Americans who suffer from attention...

The Students Are Watching: Schools and the Moral Contract.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SIZER, Theodore R., & SIZER, Nancy Faust. The Students Are Watching: Schools and the Moral Contract. Boston: Beacon Press, 1999. l33pp. $21.00 (h). According to the authors, students learn not just from their classes but from their...

The Nature of School Bullying: A Cross-National Perspective.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SMITH, Peter K., MORITA, Yohji, JUNGER-TAS, Josine, OLWEUS, Dan, CATALANO, Richard F., & SLEE, Phillip (Eds.). The Nature of School Bullying: A Cross-National Perspective. New York: Routledge, 1999. 384pp. $100.00 (h), $39.99 (p). The...

The Deaf Child in the Family and at School: Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... SPENCER, Patricia Elizabeth, ERTING, Carol J., & MARSCHARK, Marc (Eds.). The Deaf Child in the Family and at School: Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000. 3l8pp. (h and p). This volume...

Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WALSH, Froma (Ed.). Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy. New York: The Guilford Press, 1999. 30lpp. $35.00 (h). Spirituality has long been regarded as "off-limits" in clinical practice, leaving family therapists and counselors uncertain...

The Readable Thesis: A Guide to Clear and Effective Writing.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WALTERS, Darrel. The Readable Thesis: A Guide to Clear and Effective Writing. Gilsum, NH: Avocus Publishing, 1999. 282pp. $27.95 (p). Most style manuals focus on the manuscript--the mechanics of competent writing and the formalities of...

Counseling Troubled Teens and Their Families: A Handbook for Pastors and Youth Workers.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WEAVER, Andrew J., PRESTON, John D., & JEROME, Leigh W. Counseling Troubled Teens and Their Families: A Handbook for Pastors and Youth Workers. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1999. 248pp. $25.00 (p). This book addresses common mental health...

Evolutionary Principles of Human Adolescence.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WEISFELD, Glenn E. Evolutionary Principles of Human Adolescence. New York: Basic Books, 1999. 4Olpp. $65.00 (h), $25.00 (p). This book explores human adolescence using an ethological perspective. The author presents adolescent development...

Nowhere to Grow: Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WHITBECK, Les B., & HOYT, Dan R. Nowhere to Grow: Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 1999. 2l6pp. $47.95 (h), $23.95 (p). This book comes out of a study of over 600 runaway and homeless...

Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WILENS, Timothy E. Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids. New York: The Guilford Press, 1999. 279pp. $29.95 (h), $14.95 (p). Psychiatric medications are being used with increasing confidence to treat a variety of common child...

Sexual Pathways: Adapting to Dual Sexual Attraction.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WILLIAMS, Mark JK. Sexual Pathways: Adapting to Dual Sexual Attraction. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1999. 200pp. $59.95 (h). Sexual Pathways introduces the topic of bisexuality-a subject largely misunderstood. Persons who display dual...

Recalling Our Own Stories: Spiritual Renewal for Religious Caregivers.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WIMBERLY, Edward P. Recalling Our Own Stories: Spiritual Renewal for Religious Caregivers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997. l56pp. $15.95 (p). This book is organized to address specific issues that religious and professional...

One Powerful Mind: The Complete Approach to Emotional Management at Home and at Work.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WITZ, Paul. One Powerful Mind: The Complete Approach to Emotional Management at Home and at Work. Ontario: Prentice Hall Canada, 1998. 247pp. (h). "How can I cope with people's demands?" "After a few setbacks, how do I find the will to...

Antisocial Behavior: Personality Disorders from Hostility to Homicide.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WOLMAN, Benjamin B. Antisocial Behavior: Personality Disorders from Hostility to Homicide. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1999. 2llpp. $18.95 (p). This book chronicles the rise in sociopathic behavior among adults, adolescents, and...

Programming for Adolescent Health and Development.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. Programming for Adolescent Health and Development. Geneva: WHO, 1999. 26Opp. $50.40 (p). The consolidation of knowledge and experience acquired through the WHO/UNFPA/UNICEF Study Group on Programming for...