Adolescence articles from June 2001

Adolescence archives from June 2001

FEMALE ADOLESCENT FRIENDSHIP AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT Young female offenders (n = 29) and female high school students (n. = 47) were compared in terms of delinquent behavior, and relationships with their best female friend and peer group. Young offenders exhibited significantly more...

PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSION IN FEMALE ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT Depression during adolescence has been associated with a number of factors, including failure to individuate (Bios, 1968), insecure attachments (Armsden, McCauley, Greenberg, Burke, & Mitchell, 1990), negative parental...

PARENT, PEER, AND MEDIA INFLUENCES ON BODY IMAGE AND STRATEGIES TO BOTH INCREASE AND DECREASE BODY SIZE AMONG ADOLESCENT BOYS ANT) GIRLS.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT This study investigated the nature of body image and body change strategies, as well as the sociocultural influences on these variables, among a group of 1,266 adolescents (622 males, 644 females). In particular, it investigated...

ADOLESCENT SUICIDAL IDEATION.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT Adolescent suicidal ideation and its relationship to other variables was tapped by a self-report questionnaire administered to 88 high school seniors. Eighteen percent responded positively to the statement "sometimes I feel...

HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES AMONG ISRAELI ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT This study investigated the willingness of Israeli adolescents to seek help for emotional and health problems, and their preference for various helping agents. Nearly fifteen hundred students in grades 7-12 participated in a...

EXAMINATION OF A MODEL OF MULTIPLE SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT GIRLS' BODY DISSATISFACTION AND DIETARY RESTRAINT.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT This study examined the perceived role of three types of sociocultural agents (peers, parents, and media) in influencing body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint in adolescent girls. Participants were 577 grade 10 girls from six...

ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF DISCIPLINE WITHIN INTACT FAMILIES AND STEPFAMILIES.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT This study examined adolescents' perceptions of discipline in intact families and stepfamilies. Forty-five adolescents, ranging in age from 15 to 19 years, completed the Adolescent Discipline Perception Survey (ADPS). They...

INTERNAL POVERTY AND TEEN PREGNANCY.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT The subjects for the present study were drawn from the female students who participated in the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) initial eighth-grade data collection. Adolescent females who later became pregnant were...

PARENTS' ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS REGARDING SCIENCE EDUCATION: COMPARISONS AMONG AMERICAN, CHINESE-AMERICAN, AND CHINESE FAMILIES.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT This study examined the differences in attitudes toward science education among American, Chinese-American, and Chinese parents and students. Parents' expectations for their high school children's science performance were also...

BODY WEIGHT, SELF-ESTEEM, AND DEPRESSION IN KOREAN FEMALE ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine whether body mass index (BMI) and perception of a body weight problem predict level of self-esteem and depression in Korean female adolescents. The sample consisted of 303 females, ranging...

MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SYMPTOMS AMONG MALE ADOLESCENTS ATTENDING A TEEN HEALTH CLINIC.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency and nature of mental health problems and symptoms among a group of 51 inner-city male adolescents attending a teen health clinic at a large county hospital in the southwestern...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADOLESCENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS AUTHORITY, SELF-CONCEPT, AND DELINQUENCY.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT Attitudes towards authority of youth and adults have been investigated in recent years in a number of Western countries. The present research focused on attitudes towards institutional authority among three groups of adolescents:...

ADOLESCENTS' REACTIONS TO HYPOTHETICAL PEER GROUP CONVERSATIONS: EVIDENCE FOR AN IMAGINARY AUDIENCE?
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT The theory of adolescent egocentrism holds that early adolescents have a distorted understanding of self-other relations; because of flaws in the traditional methods used to assess adolescent egocentrism, this notion has never...

A REVIEW OF TEEN-TOT PROGRAMS: COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL CARE FOR YOUNG PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT Comprehensive clinical programs for teenage mothers and their children, also known as teen-tot programs, have been a promising intervention to improve outcomes of teenage childbearing and parenting. However, much remains unknown...

EMPLOYMENT DURING ADOLESCENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION, INFERIOR RELATIONSHIPS, LOWER GRADES, AND SMOKING.
June 22, 2001... ABSTRACT A self-report questionnaire was administered to high school seniors to collect data on the psychological, behavioral, and social aspects of their lives. It was found that employment was associated with (1) greater depression; (2)...

The Unfinished Revolution: Learning, Human Behavior, Community, and Political Paradox.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... ABBOTT, John, & RYAN, Terry. The Unfinished Revolution: Learning, Human Behavior, Community, and Political Paradox. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 2001. 213pp. $25.95 (p). In The Unfinished...

When to Forgive.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... AFFINITO, Mona Gustafson. When to Forgive. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1999. 204pp. $12.95 (p). Forgiveness has long been an ideal embraced by religious leaders, psychotherapists, talk show hosts, and others--many of whom...

Children's Rights, Therapists' Responsibilities: Feminist Commentaries.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... ANDERSON, Gail, and HILL, Marcia (Eds.). Children's Rights, Therapists' Responsibilities: Feminist Commentaries. New York: Harrington Park Press, 1997. 141 pp. $34.95 (h), $19.95 (p). This book addresses specific practice dimensions that...

Judo with Words: An Intelligent Way to Counter Verbal Attacks.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... BERCKHAN. Barbara. Judo with Words: An Intelligent Way to Counter Verbal Attacks. London: Free Association Books, 2001 (distributed by International Specialized Book Services). 142pp. $25.00 (p). This is a handbook for verbal self-defense....

Transition to Adulthood: A Resource for Assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... CLARK, Hewitt B. and DAVIS, Maryann (Eds.). Transition to Adulthood: A Resource for Assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2000. 293pp. $29.95 (p). From the a premier...

Lesbian and Gay Voices. An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... DAY. Frances Ann. Lesbian and Gay Voices. An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. 296pp. $35.00 (h). Librarians and educators have long recognized the power of...

Empowering Adolescent Girls: Examining the Present and Building Skills for the Future with the Go Grrrls Program.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... LeCROY, Craig Winston, & DALEY. Janice. Empowering Adolescent Girls: Examining the Present and Building Skills for the Future with the Go Grrrls Program. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2001. 308pp. $32.00 (h). Until recently, the literature...

Advances in Adolescent Psychology (2nd ed).(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... TRAVIS, LeRoy, & VIOLATO, Claudio. Advances in Adolescent Psychology (2nd ed). Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 2001 (distributed by Temeron Books). 424pp. (p). The authors want readers to grapple seriously with the central ideas in...

Interwoven Lives: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children.(Review)
June 22, 2001... WHITMAN, Thomas L., BORKOWSKI, John G., KEOGH, Deborah A., & WEED, Ken. Interwoven Lives: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2001. 270pp. Interwoven Lives. Adolescent Mothers and...