Adolescence articles from December 2006

Adolescence archives from December 2006

Parents' and teachers' perceptions of adolescent storm and stress: relations with parenting and teaching styles.
December 22, 2006... REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM Even though researchers have suggested that less than 10% of families with adolescents experience serious relationship difficulties (Holmbeck, 1996) and that only 15-30% of adolescents experience serious developmental...

Personal conceptions of intelligence, self-esteem, and school achievement in Italian and Portuguese students.
December 22, 2006... Motivation and Learning Considerable evidence in the literature demonstrates how scholastic achievement depends on the reciprocal enhancement of students' cognitive abilities and emotional-motivational attributes. When there is a...

Bullying in elementary school, high school, and college.
December 22, 2006... Research on bullying began in Europe in the 1970s, led by Dan Olweus (1978), who continues to be the foremost international authority on bullying. To date, almost all research on bullying done internationally and in the United States has...

Why do adolescents use drugs? A common sense explanatory model from the social actor's perspective.
December 22, 2006... INTRODUCTION Several authors have attempted to explain drug use debut in teenagers. Petraitis, Flay, and Miller (1995) proposed a conceptual model that includes three kinds of influences: (1) cultural and attitudinal, such as public policy...

Motor coordination and intelligence level in adolescents.
December 22, 2006... INTRODUCTION To successfully perform a variety of motor skills used in everyday life we must coordinate movements of different body parts. The number of combinations of movements we can perform with individual body parts is extremely high...

Prevalence of bulimic behaviors and trends in eating attitudes among Turkish late adolescents.
December 22, 2006... Subclinical forms of eating disorders have been investigated in terms of eating attitudes and behaviors (Button & Whitehouse, 1981; King 1989). Recently, Wichstrom (1995) described the importance of such research to determine potential causes...

Biological knowledge is more tentative than physics knowledge: Taiwan high school adolescents' views about the nature of biology and physics.
December 22, 2006... INTRODUCTION Many psychologists assert that students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge (their epistemological beliefs), are essential to their learning process (Bendixen, Dunkle, & Schraw, 1993; Hofer & Pintrich, 1997; Hofer, 2001)....

Paternal/maternal attachment, peer support, social expectations of peer interaction, and depressive symptoms.
December 22, 2006... Recent research on depression has articulated a cognitive-interpersonal approach in order to conceptualize depression in adulthood and childhood. According to this model of depression, lack of security may create enduring vulnerabilities to...

Teachers' modeling advantage and their modeling effects on college students' learning styles and occupational stereotypes: a case of collaborative teaching in technical courses.
December 22, 2006... Hospitality has been a mainstream service industry in the 21st century. It is also designated as the target industry by the Taiwanese government. Higher education in the hospitality field in Taiwan is managed by the system of vocational...

Environmental influences on risk taking among Hong Kong young dance partygoers.
December 22, 2006... Attending rave parties or discos (hereafter referred to as "the dance party") has appeared to be a risk factor for drug abuse and other risky behavior by young people (Forsyth & Barnard, 1997). Attendance seems to expose them to influences of...

Collectivists' contingency and autonomy as predictors of buffet preferences among Taiwanese adolescents.
December 22, 2006... Change of economic structure and social trends directly or indirectly affect dietary habits. More and more consumers expect to access quick, hygienic, delicious, and inexpensive food (Chen, 1997). In recent years, all-you-can-eat buffet has...

Brittain, Charmaine R. (Ed.). Understanding the Medical Diagnosis of Child Maltreatment: A Guide for Nonmedical Professionals, 3d ed.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... BRITTAIN, Charmaine R. (Ed.). Understanding the Medical Diagnosis of Child Maltreatment: A Guide for Nonmedical Professionals (Third Edition). New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 288pp. $27.50 (p). This practical resource from the...

Copland, Michael A., & Knapp, Michael S. Connecting Leadership with Learning: A Framework for Reflection, Planning, and Action.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... COPLAND, Michael A., & KNAPP, Michael S. Connecting Leadership with Learning: A Framework for Reflection, Planning, and Action. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006. 280pp. $27.95 (p). What kind of...

Cozolino, Louis. The Making of a Therapist: A Practical Guide for the Inner Journey.(Book review)
December 22, 2006... COZOLINO, Louis. The Making of a Therapist: A Practical Guide for the Inner Journey. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2004. 240pp. $28.00 (h). The difficulty and cost of training psychotherapists properly is well known. It is far easier to...

Damon, William, & Lerner, Richard M. (Editors-in-Chief). Handbook of Child Psychology (Sixth Edition).(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... DAMON, William, & LERNER, Richard M. (Editors-in-Chief). Handbook of Child Psychology (Sixth Edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 4416pp. $700.00 (h). This authoritative four-volume reference spans the entire field of child...

Harmin, Merrill, with Toth, Melanie. Inspiring Active Learning: A Complete Handbook for Today's Teachers.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... HARMIN, Merrill, with TOTH, Melanie. Inspiring Active Learning: A Complete Handbook for Today's Teachers (Expanded Second Edition). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006. 475pp. $34.95 (p). How can we...

Institute of Medicine. Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE. Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006. 536pp. $54.95 (h). Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy...

Kater, Michael H. Hitler Youth.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... KATER, Michael H. Hitler Youth. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. 368pp. $27.95 (h), $16.95 (p). In modern times, the recruitment of children into a political organization and ideology reached its boldest embodiment in the...

Kaye, Lenard W. (Ed.). Perspectives on Productive Aging: Social Work with the New Aged.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... KAYE, Lenard W. (Ed.). Perspectives on Productive Aging: Social Work with the New Aged. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2005. 256pp. $44.99 (p). This new book in the field of aging and gerontological social work fills a major gap in social...

Kincheloe, Joe L., Hayes, kecia, Rose, Karel & Anderson, Philip M. (Eds.). The Praeger Handbook of Urban Education (Two Volumes).(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... KINCHELOE, Joe L., HAYES, kecia, ROSE, Karel & ANDERSON, Philip M. (Eds.). The Praeger Handbook of Urban Education (Two Volumes). Westport: Praeger, 2006. 680pp. $224.95 (h). Maintaining that urban teaching and learning is characterized by...

Laub, John H., & Sampson, Robert J. Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives: Delinquent Boys to Age 70.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... LAUB, John H., & SAMPSON, Robert J. Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives: Delinquent Boys to Age 70. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006. 352pp. $22.95 (p). This book analyzes newly collected data on crime and social development up...

National Research Council & Institute of Medicine. Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL & INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE. Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004. 340pp. $47.95 (h). Children's health has clearly improved...

Nelson, Charles A., Haan, Michelle de, & Thomas, Kathleen M. Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2006... NELSON, Charles A., HAAN, Michelle de, & THOMAS, Kathleen M. Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 224pp. $75.00 (h). This book provides a...