Adolescence articles from June 2004

Adolescence archives from June 2004

Friends, porn, and punk: sensation seeking in personal relationships, Internet activities, and music preference among college students.
June 22, 2004... Individuals may differ radically from one another in their need for excitement. These differences in levels of desired stimulation or arousal involve a personality trait known as sensation seeking. Zuckerman (1994) has defined sensation seeking...

The impact of cultural context on Brazilian adolescents' sexual practices.
June 22, 2004... AIDS has become a global pandemic. Hundreds of studies, programs, and conferences have alerted the world to the prevalence and dangers of AIDS in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and parts of Asia. AIDS appears to have...

Avenues to prestige among adolescents in public and religiously affiliated high schools.
June 22, 2004... For more than four decades, the relative benefits of private versus public education at the elementary and secondary school levels have been debated. Both the scholarly and popular literatures addressing this issue have focused primarily on the...

Gender, grade, and relationship differences in emotional closeness within adolescent friendships.
June 22, 2004... From early to late adolescence, intimacy increases in importance within adolescent friendships (Berndt, 1982; Collins & Repinski, 1994; Hunter & Youniss, 1982; Rubin, Bukowski, & Parker, 1998; Shulman, Levy-Shift, Kedem, & Alon, 1997)....

Positive psychology and adolescent mental health: false promise or true breakthrough?
June 22, 2004... While president of the American Psychological Association, Martin Seligman (1998), called for a Manhattan Project for the social sciences. Seligman's vision was that the social sciences look beyond human weakness, damage, and remediation to...

The wish to die and the wish to commit suicide in the adolescent: two different matters?
June 22, 2004... Every day in hospital emergency rooms, doctors see adolescents who have attempted suicide. The question that doctors may ask these adolescents is, "Why did you want to die?" An immediate connection is thereby made between suicide on the one...

Adolescent suicide risk: four psychosocial factors.
June 22, 2004... Suicide is a leading cause of death among those aged 15-24 (Berman & Jobes, 1995; Centers for Disease Control, 2002). Consequently, in the U.S., a National Health Objective (National Institute of Mental Health, 2001) urges researchers to focus...

Adolescent and parent perceptions of media influence on adolescent sexuality.
June 22, 2004... Adolescents are active consumers of messages broadcast on radio and television, printed in magazines, distributed on the Internet, and presented in video games. As technology has advanced, access to these varying types of media has become...

Social network predictors of bullying and victimization.
June 22, 2004... The school context provides an opportunity for youth to socialize with selected peers, independently from adults (Youniss & Smollar, 1989). Friends make unique contributions to each other's learning, emotional support, and socialization beyond...

A teenager revisits her father's death during childhood: a study in resilience and healthy mourning.
June 22, 2004... Developmental Characteristics of Adolescents According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, adolescents generally reach the stage of formal operations, a stage in which they are less dependent on concrete objects for solving problems...

Effects of parent education on knowledge and attitudes.
June 22, 2004... Every year, nearly half a million adolescent girls in the U.S. give birth (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002). About 95% keep and raise their children, which has serious implications since adolescent parenthood and child maltreatment are linked (Coren,...

Untreated recovery from eating disorders.
June 22, 2004... Eating disorders are the third most common chronic condition among adolescent females in the United States (Fisher et al., 1995). It is estimated that 1% to 3% of adolescent females suffer full syndrome anorexia or bulimia nervosa, and up to...

Walk and talk: an intervention for behaviorally challenged youths.
June 22, 2004... Western societies have seen an increase in violence and antisocial behavior in schools and communities (Pollack, 1998). Juvenile crime rates have increased four times since the early 1970s (Cook & Laub, 1997). After the shock of the Columbine...

Adolescents' perception of the ideal mate: its relationship to parental characteristics in intact and nonintact families.
June 22, 2004... There are two major theoretical approaches to the issue of mate selection. One focuses on the similarity between partners, the other on the similarity between one's opposite-sex parent and one's selection of a partner. Most investigations of...

Antony, Martin M. 10 Simple Solutions to Shyness: How to Overcome Shyness, Social Anxiety & Fear of Public Speaking.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... ANTONY, Martin M. 10 Simple Solutions to Shyness: How to Overcome Shyness, Social Anxiety & Fear of Public Speaking. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2004. 136pp. $11.95 (p). We all could use a little reassurance before that big...

Baer, Lee. The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... BAER, Lee. The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts. New York: Dutton, 2001. 176pp. $23.95 (h), $14.00 (p). In The Imp of the Mind, Lee Baer, a leading expert on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, explores...

Bieling, Peter J., & Antony, Martin M. Ending the Depression Cycle: a Step-by-Step Guide for Preventing Relapse.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... BIELING, Peter J., & ANTONY, Martin M. Ending the Depression Cycle: A Step-by-Step Guide for Preventing Relapse. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2003. 260pp. $17.95 (p). Fifty percent of those who recover from depression relapse...

Canino, Ian A., & Spurlock, Jeanne. Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Second Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... CANINO, Ian A., & SPURLOCK, Jeanne. Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Second Edition). New York: The Guilford Press, 2000. 228pp. $32.00 (h). Now in a revised and updated second edition, this...

Catherall, Don R. (Ed.). Handbook of Stress, Trauma, and the Family.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... CATHERALL, Don R. (Ed.). Handbook of Stress, Trauma, and the Family. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004. 567pp. $44.95 (h). This book brings together the leading research, major theories, and contemporary practice strategies in the combined...

Fishbaugh, Mary Susan E., Berkeley, Terry R., & Schroth, Gwen (Eds.). Ensuring Safe School Environments: Exploring Issues--Seeking Solutions.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... FISHBAUGH, Mary Susan E., BERKELEY, Terry R., & SCHROTH, Gwen (Eds.). Ensuring Safe School Environments: Exploring Issues--Seeking Solutions. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003. 208pp. $22.50 (h). Ensuring Safe School...

Hargrave, Terry D., & Pfitzer, Franz. The New Contextual Therapy: Guiding the Power of Give and Take.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... HARGRAVE, Terry D., & PFITZER, Franz. The New Contextual Therapy: Guiding the Power of Give and Take. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2003. 158pp. $31.95 (h). Contextual family therapy is a far-reaching approach that offers a comprehensive...

Kuttner, Robert, & Trotter, Sharland. Family Re-Union: Reconnecting Parents and Children in Adulthood.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... KUTTNER, Robert, & TROTTER, Sharland. Family Re-Union: Reconnecting Parents and Children in Adulthood. New York: The Free Press, 2002. 288pp. $25.00 (h). All our lives, we seek affirmation and love from the people closest to us--our...

L'Abate, Luciano. Family Psychology III: Theory Building, Theory Testing, and Psychological Interventions.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... L'ABATE, Luciano. Family Psychology III: Theory Building, Theory Testing, and Psychological Interventions. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2003. 392pp. $56.00 (p). This third collection of writings covers most of the author's...

Levander, Caroline F., & Singley, Carol J. (Eds.). The American Child: a Cultural Studies Reader.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... LEVANDER, Caroline F., & SINGLEY, Carol J. (Eds.). The American Child: A Cultural Studies Reader. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2003. 318pp. $62.00 (h), $24.00 (p). From the time that the infant colonies broke away from the...

MacFarlane, Malcolm M. (Ed.). Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... MACFARLANE, Malcolm M. (Ed.). Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice. New York: The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2001. 440pp. $69.96 (h), $39.95 (p). Family Therapy and Mental Health explores the...

Measor, Lynda, & Squires, Peter. Young People and Community Safety: Inclusion, Risk, Tolerance and Disorder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... MEASOR, Lynda, & SQUIRES, Peter. Young People and Community Safety: Inclusion, Risk, Tolerance and Disorder. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2000. 288pp. $94.95 (h). Effective service provisions for young people are often said to be the key to...

Nichols, William C. (Ed.). Family Therapy Around the World: a Festschrift for Florence W. Kaslow.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... NICHOLS, William C. (Ed.). Family Therapy Around the World: A Festschrift for Florence W. Kaslow. New York: The Haworth Press, 2004. 263pp. $39.95 (h), $27.95 (p). Family Therapy Around the World: A Festschrift for Florence W. Kaslow...

Peebles-Kleiger, Mary Jo. Beginnings: the Art and Science of Planning Psychotherapy.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... PEEBLES-KLEIGER, Mary Jo. Beginnings: The Art and Science of Planning Psychotherapy. Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press, 2002. 344pp. $49.95 (h). How does the therapist begin psychotherapy? How, that is, does she conceptualize the needs of...

Schmidt, John J. Counseling in Schools: Essential Services and Comprehensive Programs (Fourth Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... SCHMIDT, John J. Counseling in Schools: Essential Services and Comprehensive Programs (Fourth Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2003. 347pp. $86.40 (h). The latest revision of this school counseling text helps professors and students...

Sheinberg, Marcia, & Fraenkel, Peter. The Relational Trauma of Incest: a Family-Based Approach to Treatment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... SHEINBERG, Marcia, & FRAENKEL, Peter. The Relational Trauma of Incest: A Family-Based Approach to Treatment. New York: The Guilford Press, 2001. 220pp. $32.00 (h). This book presents an innovative approach to navigating the painful...

Sklarew, Bruce, Twemlow, Stuart W., & Wilkinson, Sallye M. (Eds.).Analysts in the Trenches: Streets, Schools, War Zones.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... SKLAREW, Bruce, TWEMLOW, Stuart W., & WILKINSON, Sallye M. (Eds.). Analysts in the Trenches: Streets, Schools, War Zones. Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press, 2004. 344pp. $39.95 (p). The horrific events of 9/11 and its sequelae have...

Tatum, Becky L. Crime, Violence and Minority Youths.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... TATUM, Becky L. Crime, Violence and Minority Youths. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2000. 130pp. $79,95 (h). Mainstream criminology has devoted little attention to minority perspectives in crime and violence. Criminologists who have examined...

Underwood, Marion K. Social Aggression Among Girls.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... UNDERWOOD, Marion K. Social Aggression Among Girls. New York: The Guilford Press, 2003. 300pp. $44.00 (h), $24.00 (p). While several recent popular books address the topic of girls' "meanness" to one another, this volume offers a balanced,...

Veach, Theresa, A., Nicholas, Donald R., & Barton, Marci A. Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: a Practitioners Guide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... VEACH, Theresa, A., NICHOLAS, Donald R., & BARTON, Marci A. Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioners Guide. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2002. 260pp. $34.95 (h). Not just a disease of the individual, cancer affects the entire...

Walsh, Froma, & McGoldrick, Monica (Eds.). Living Beyond Loss: Death in the Family (2nd ed.).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... WALSH, Froma, & McGOLDRICK, Monica (Eds.). Living Beyond Loss: Death in the Family (2nd ed.). New York: W. W. Norton, 2004. 443pp. $27.50 (p). Walsh and McGoldrick have fully revised and expanded their work on the impact of death on the...