Adolescence articles from December 2004

Adolescence archives from December 2004

Older adolescents' positive attitudes toward younger adolescents as sexual partners.
December 22, 2004... During the last decade in Norway, the mean age at sexual initiation has dropped one year for females (to 16.7 years) and 6 months for males (to 18 years), and the number of early initiators has risen (Pedersen & Samuelsen, 2003). A wide array...

Psychosocial correlates of substance use behaviors among African American youth.
December 22, 2004... While most youth live within reasonably constructive social settings and experience nominal stress, a significant number are at risk for adverse outcomes (Collins & Repinski, 1994; Jessor, 1998). Individual-level variables (e.g., gender and...

Black, Hispanic, and White American mothers of adolescents: construction of a national standard.
December 22, 2004... Lifestyles that reflect cultural diversity in the United States are perceived as confirmation of the national capacity to accept and encourage differences. Consequently, most researchers examine parenting in the context of subcultures without...

Acceptance of and engagement in risky driving behaviors by teenagers.
December 22, 2004... INTRODUCTION In the United States, teenagers drive less than other age groups except for the very oldest group, yet their number of accidents and fatalities is disproportionately high. The accident rate per mile for 16- to 19-year-olds is...

Adolescent loneliness assessment.
December 22, 2004... Feelings of loneliness are here considered as deficiencies in systems of interpersonal interaction. Weiss (1973) made a distinction between loneliness due to emotional isolation and loneliness due to social isolation. Emotional isolation...

Paternal absence and international migration: stressors and compensators associated with the mental health of Mexican teenagers of rural origin.
December 22, 2004... Studies have reported that labor migration from Mexico to the United States is a dynamic process that has an economic and social basis in the structures of both the communities of origin and those of migrants' destination. This process is...

Taiwanese adolescents' perceptions and attitudes regarding the Internet: exploring gender differences.
December 22, 2004... INTRODUCTION Undoubtedly, adolescents have become one of the major groups using the Internet. Most adolescents not only have considerable experience using it, but also have their own personal Internet-related equipment for participating in...

Experiences of being homeless or at risk of being homeless among Canadian youths.
December 22, 2004... Background The Canadian Council on Social Development in a survey conducted in 1987 found that almost 12% of those in homeless shelters were under the age of 16 (cited in Casavant, 1999a). It is important to understand the phenomena of...

Anger and aggression among Filipino students.
December 22, 2004... Highly publicized school shootings and other violence, particularly in the United States, have increased public concern regarding student aggression. This has stimulated research on the origins, prevalence, and consequences of antisocial...

Multicultural education: Israeli and German adolescents' knowledge and views regarding the Holocaust.
December 22, 2004... This article offers a unique case study of multicultural education and relations. Multicultural education is defined as "education, usually formal, in which two or more cultures are involved" (Ekstrand, 1997, p. 345) Multicultural education is...

Perceptions of present, ideal, and future lives among Chinese adolescents experiencing economic disadvantage.
December 22, 2004... Despite the growing problem of poverty in the global context, there has been little research on adolescents experiencing economic disadvantage. As Jessor (1993) commented, "neither research nor theory in the adolescent field has had much to say...

Coping attitudes, sources, and practices among Black and Latino college students.
December 22, 2004... Blacks and Latinos represent 11% and 9.3%, respectively, of all students in higher education in the United States. This trend has steadily risen since 1976, but is relatively low when considering the enrollment rates of other racial groups,...

Adolescents' psychological health and experiences with unwanted sexual behavior at school.
December 22, 2004... Previous research suggests that sexual harassment at school can have significant negative effects on adolescents' well-being (Stein, Marshall, & Tropp, 1993; Larkin, 1994). In a study involving grades 7 to 12 in a stratified random sample of...

Arum, Richard. Judging School Discipline: the Crisis of Moral Authority.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... ARUM, Richard. Judging School Discipline. The Crisis of Moral Authority. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003. 321 pp. $39.95 (h). Reprimand a class comic, restrain a bully, dismiss a student for brazen attire--and you may be...

Association for Library Service to Children. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: a Guide to the Medal and Honor Books (2004 Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books (2004 Edition). Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. 177pp. $19.00 (p). Each year, the Newbery and Caldecott Awards...

Bertolino, Bob. Change-Oriented Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults: a New Generation of Respectful and Effective Processes and Practices.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... BERTOLINO, Bob. Change-Oriented Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults: A New Generation of Respectful and Effective Processes and Practices. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2003. 218pp. $32.00 (h). Change-Oriented Therapy with Adolescents...

Cohen, Etty. Playing Hard at Life: a Relational Approach to Treating Multiply Traumatized Adolescents.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... COHEN, Etty. Playing Hard at Life: a Relational Approach to Treating Multiply Traumatized Adolescents. Hillsdale: the Analytic Press, 2003. 248pp. $45.00 (h). Playing Hard at Life brings contemporary relational thinking to bear on the...

Cornbleth, Catherine. Hearing America's Youth: Social Identities in Uncertain Times.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... CORNBLETH, Catherine. Hearing America's Youth: Social Identities in Uncertain Times. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2003. 177pp. $32.95 (p). Hearing America's Youth addresses questions of who "we" are. When identity is not a...

Crowley, M. Sue. The Search for Autonomous Intimacy: Sexual Abuse and Young Women's Identity Development.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... CROWLEY, M. Sue. The Search for Autonomous Intimacy: Sexual Abuse and Young Women's Identity Development. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2000. 239pp. $29.95 (p). At the center of this book are the stories of three very different young...

Eisner, Elliot W. The Arts and the Creation of Mind.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... EISNER, Elliot W. The Arts and the Creation of Mind. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002. 258pp. $38.00 (h), $18.00 (p). Although the arts are often thought to be closer to the rim of education than to its core, they are,...

Fischman, Wendy, Solomon, Becca. Greenspan, Deborah, & Gardner, Howard. Making Good: How Young People Cope with Moral Dilemmas at Work.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... FISCHMAN, Wendy, SOLOMON, Becca. GREENSPAN, Deborah, & GARDNER, Howard. Making Good: How Young People Cope with Moral Dilemmas at Work. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. 208pp. $27.95 (h). You're young, ambitious, entering the...

Glasgow, Neal A., & Hicks, Cathy D. What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research-Based Classroom Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... GLASGOW, Neal A., & HICKS, Cathy D. What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research-Based Classroom Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2003. 210pp. $65.95 (h), $29.95 (p). Built on a foundation of tested,...

Goldstein, Eda G. Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology in Social Work Practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... GOLDSTEIN, Eda G. Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology in Social Work Practice. New York: The Free Press, 2002. 336pp. $35.00 (h). Object relations and self psychology are two leading schools of psychological thought discussed in...

Goodman, Laura J., & Villapiano, Mona. Eating Disorders: the Journey to Recovery Workbook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... GOODMAN, Laura J., & VILLAPIANO, Mona. Eating Disorders: The Journey to Recovery Workbook. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2001. 220pp. $28.95 (p). Two seasoned clinicians with years of experience in the treatment of eating disorders offer...

Hyland, Terry L., & Davis, Jerry. Angry Kids, Frustrated Parents: Practical Ways to Prevent and Reduce Aggression in Your Children.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... HYLAND, Terry L., & DAVIS, Jerry. Angry Kids, Frustrated Parents: Practical Ways to Prevent and Reduce Aggression in Your Children. Boys Town, NE: Boys Town Press, 1999. 172pp. $12.95 (p). Aggression in children can lead to severe problems...

Junger-Tas, Josine, Marshall, Ineke Haen, & Ribeaud, Denis. Delinquency in an International Perspective: the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study (ISRD).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... JUNGER-TAS, Josine, MARSHALL, Ineke Haen, & RIBEAUD, Denis. Delinquency in an International Perspective: The International Self-Reported Delinquency Study (ISRD). Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press; The Hague, The Netherlands: Kugler...

Kandel, Denise B. (Ed.). Stages and Pathways of Drug Involvement. Examining the Gateway Hypothesis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... KANDEL, Denise B. (Ed.). Stages and Pathways of Drug Involvement. Examining the Gateway Hypothesis. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 400pp. $85.00 (h), $29.99 (p). This book represents a systematic and broadly based discussion...

Kaye, David L., Montgomery, Maureen E., & Munson, Stephen W. (Eds.). Child and Adolescent Mental Health.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... KAYE, David L., MONTGOMERY, Maureen E., & MUNSON, Stephen W. (Eds.). Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002. 496pp. $34.95 (p). This practical guide to pediatric mental health explains the...

Kernberg, Otto F. Aggressivity, Narcissism, and Self-Destructiveness in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: New Developments in the Psychopathology and Psychotherapy of Severe Personality Disorders.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... KERNBERG, Otto F. Aggressivity, Narcissism, and Self-Destructiveness in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: New Developments in the Psychopathology and Psychotherapy of Severe Personality Disorders. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004....

Lawson, Christine Ann. Understanding the Borderline Mother. Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... LAWSON. Christine Ann. Understanding the Borderline Mother. Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 2002. 352pp. $45.00 (h), $40.00 (p). The first love in our...

Packer, Alex J. Highs! Over 150 Ways to Feel Really, Really Good ... Without Alcohol or Other Drugs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... PACKER, Alex J. Highs! Over 150 Ways to Feel Really, REALLY Good... Without Alcohol or Other Drugs. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, 2000. 264pp. $14.95 (p). Getting high is fun. It's natural and healthy. It's why little kids roll...

Papalewis, Rosemary, & Fortune, Rex. Leadership on Purpose: Promising Practices for African American and Hispanic Students.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... PAPALEWIS, Rosemary, & FORTUNE, Rex. Leadership on Purpose: Promising Practices for African American and Hispanic Students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2002. 92pp. $49.95 (h), $24.95 (p). This guide demonstrates how high achievement...

Parham, Thomas A. (Ed.). Counseling Persons of African Descent: Raising the Bar of Practitioner Competence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... PARHAM, Thomas A. (Ed.). Counseling Persons of African Descent: Raising the Bar of Practitioner Competence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002. 175pp. $37.95 (p). Though important strides have been made in the last three decades in...

Patterson, JoEllen, Peek, C. J., Heinrich, Richard L., Bischoff, Richard J., & Scherger, Joseph. Mental Health Professionals in Medical Settings: a Primer.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... PATTERSON, JoEllen, PEEK, C. J., HEINRICH, Richard L., BISCHOFF, Richard J., & SCHERGER, Joseph. Mental Health Professionals in Medical Settings: A Primer. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2002. 232pp. $40.00 (h). This book illustrates the...

Quinn, William H. Family Solutions for Youth at Risk: Applications to Juvenile Delinquency, Truancy, and Behavior Problems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... QUINN, William H. Family Solutions for Youth at Risk: Applications to Juvenile Delinquency, Truancy, and Behavior Problems. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004. 296pp. 39.95 (h). Family Solutions for Youth at Risk is a presentation of an...

Roberts, Donald F., & Foehr, Ulla G., with Rideout, Victoria J., & Brodie, Mollyanne. Kids and Media in America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... ROBERTS, Donald F., & FOEHR, Ulla G., with RIDEOUT, Victoria J., & BRODIE, Mollyanne. Kids and Media in America. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 406pp. $75.00 (h), $25.00 (p). Examining the full array of media available to...

Salkind, Neil J. An Introduction to Theories of Human Development.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... SALKIND, Neil J. An Introduction to Theories of Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004. 351pp. $44.95 (p). An Introduction to Theories of Human Development examines the development process, looking at the series of...

Seligman, Martin E. P. Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... SELIGMAN, Martin E. P. Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. New York: Free Press, 2002. 321 pp. $26.00 (h), $14.00 (p). Over a decade ago, Martin Seligman charted a new...

Smith, Henrietta M. et al. (Eds.). The Coretta Scott King Awards. 1970-2004 (Third Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... SMITH, Henrietta M. et al. (Eds.). The Coretta Scott King Awards. 1970-2004 (Third Edition). Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. 176pp. $35.00 (p). During a conference in 1969, two librarians, Glyndon Flynt Greer and Mabel...

Temple-Plotz, Lana, Stricklett, Ted P., Baker, Christena B., & Sterba, Michael N. (Eds.). Practical Tools for Foster Parents.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... TEMPLE-PLOTZ, Lana, STRICKLETT, Ted P., BAKER, Christena B., & STERBA, Michael N. (Eds.). Practical Tools for Foster Parents. Boys Town, NE: Boys Town Press, 2002. 309pp. $14.95 (p). More than half a million children today live in...

Walker, Sally Yahnke. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child (Revised and Updated Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... WALKER, Sally Yahnke. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child (Revised and Updated Edition). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, 2002. 176pp. $14.95 (p). What...