Adolescence articles from March 2000

Adolescence archives from March 2000

PREVENTING AND REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The Residential Student Assistance Program, serving high-risk, multiproblem, inner-city, primarily African-American and Latino youth, was evaluated for its ability to prevent and decrease alcohol and other drug use. Participants...

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT WITH ADOLESCENTS' EDUCATION: DO DAUGHTERS OR SONS GET MORE HELP?(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This research examined whether parents were involved differently with the education of their adolescent daughters and sons. The investigation used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS), which collected...

THE TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMICALLY PROMISING, URBAN, LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT In nine urban Ohio school systems, low-income minority students identified as academically promising in sixth grade are eligible to participate in an intervention program. In the present study, twenty-two African American students...

THE MORAL JUSTIFICATION SCALE: RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A NEW MEASURE OF CARE AND JUSTICE ORIENTATIONS.
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Research increasingly suggests that there are limitations to Kohlberg's theory of moral development. Gilligan in particular has observed that Kohlberg's theory considers abstract principled reasoning as the highest level of moral...

PRENATAL MATERNAL PREDICTORS OF COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL DELAYS IN CHILDREN OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The present study examined relationships among prenatal characteristics of 121 adolescent mothers--including cognitive readiness for parenting, intelligence, social support, and personal adjustment--and intellectual-linguistic...

SAMPLING ISSUES IN RESEARCH ON ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: ADOLESCENCE AND BEYOND.
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT A critical examination of 98 studies on adult children of alcoholics, published from 1986 to 1995, was prompted by suggestions that sampling issues confound research findings. Over half of the studies that were reviewed involved...

ASSESSING AFRICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS' RISK FOR SUICIDE ATTEMPTS: ATTACHMENT THEORY.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The threat of separation from a parent theoretically increases the risk of adolescent suicide attempts. The present study evaluated this and other hypothesized risk factors in a sample of adolescent suicide attempters and...

IDENTITY STATUS FORMULAE: GENERATING CONTINUOUS MEASURES OF THE IDENTITY STATUSES FROM MEASURES OF EXPLORATION AND COMMITMENT.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Mathematical formulae were devised for the purpose of generating continuous measures of the four identity statuses from measures of exploration and commitment. The formulae were consistent with the conceptual definitions of the...

THE MYTH OF PEER PRESSURE.
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The construct of peer pressure was examined as part of a qualitative study of the determinants of mental health for 41 high-risk adolescents. While the concept of peer pressure enables adults to explain youths' troubling...

REPEAT PREGNANCY AMONG URBAN ADOLESCENTS: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, FAMILY, AND HEALTH FACTORS.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT First-time adolescent mothers are at high risk for a repeat pregnancy. The present investigation, part of an ongoing longitudinal study, examined sociodemographic, family, and health factors associated with repeat pregnancy in a...

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ANXIETY, FEAR, SELF-ESTEEM, AND COPING STRATEGIES IN ADOLESCENCE.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationships between anxiety, fear, self-esteem, and coping strategies in a sample of 224 postprimary students (years 7, 9, and 12) in Australia. In particular, it sought to determine whether there...

Preparing Your Child for Dating.
March 22, 2000... BARNES, Bob. Preparing Your Child for Dating. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998. 208pp. $10.99 (p). If there is one thing that parents dread about their child's teenage years, it is the prospect of dating. Some abdicate their...

Cherishing Our Daughters: How Parents Can Raise Girls to Become Confident Women.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... BASSOFF, Evelyn. Cherishing Our Daughters: How Parents Can Raise Girls to Become Confident Women. New York: Plume, 1999. 278 pp. $13.95 (p). Cherishing Our Daughters offers hope and encouragement to parents trying to guide their daughters...

The Residential Youth Care Worker in Action: A Collaborative, Competency-Based Approach.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... BERTOLINO, Bob, & THOMPSON, Kevin. The Residential Youth Care Worker in Action: A Collaborative, Competency-Based Approach. New York: The Haworth Mental Health Press, 1999. l82pp. $39.95 (h), $24.95 (p). This book will help youth care...

Dinner Talk: Cultural Patterns of Sociability and Socialization in Family Discourse.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... BLUM-KULKA, Shoshana. Dinner Talk: Cultural Patterns of Sociability and Socialization in Family Discourse. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997. 306pp. $69.95 (h), $36.50 (p). Blum-Kulka demonstrates that dinner-table conversations...

The Adolescent Alone: Decision Making in Health Care in the United States.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... BLUSTEIN, Jeffrey, LEVINE, Carol, & DUBLER, Nancy Neveloff (Eds.). The Adolescent Alone: Decision Making in Health Care in the United States. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 275pp. $59.95 (h), $19.95 (p). A...

How Black Disadvantaged Adolescents Socially Construct Reality: Listen, Do You Hear What I Hear?(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... BRUNIOUS, Loretta J. How Black Disadvantaged Adolescents Socially Construct Reality: Listen, Do You Hear What I Hear? New York: Garland Publishing, 1998. 224pp. $52.00 (h). This book examines how black disadvantaged children socially...

Protecting Human Subjects: Departmental Subject Pools and Institutional Review Boards.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... CHASTAIN, Garvin, & LANDRUM, R. Eric (Eds.). Protecting Human Subjects: Departmental Subject Pools and Institutional Review Boards. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1999. 228pp. (p). This volume offers information to...

Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... ELIAS, Maurice J., ZINS, Joseph E., WEISSBERG, Roger P., FREY, Karin S., GREENBERG, Mark T., HAYNES, Norris M., KESSLER, Rachael, SCHWAB-STONE, Mary E., & SHRIVER, Timothy P. Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators....

Touch in Early Development.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... FIELD, Tiffany M. (Ed.). Touch in Early Development. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995. 121pp. $34.50 (h). Touch in Infancy was the title of a symposium held to celebrate the opening of the Touch Research Institute. The...

Power Parenting for Children with ADD/ADHD: A Practical Parent's Guide for Managing Difficult Behaviors.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... FLICK, Grad L. Power Parenting for Children with ADD/ADHD: A Practical Parent's Guide for Managing Difficult Behaviors. West Nyack, NY: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1996. 242pp. $27.95 (p). In clear, nontechnical language,...

Virtual Addiction: Help for Netheads, Cyberfreaks, and Those Who Love Them.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... GREENFIELD, David N. Virtual Addiction: Help for Netheads, Cyberfreaks, and Those Who Love Them. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1999. 238pp. $12.95 (p). Anyone that's spent an entire night surfing the net or procrastinating at...

The Adolescent Experience (Fourth Edition).(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... GULLOTTA, Thomas P., ADAMS, Gerald R., & MARKSTROM, Carol A. The Adolescent Experience (Fourth Edition). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000. 568pp. $59.95 (p). Across fifteen years and three editions, The Adolescent Experience has taken a...

Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers (1999 Annual Cumulation).(Review)
March 22, 2000... HARRIS, Laurie Lanzen (Executive Editor), & ABBEY, Cherie D. (Associate Editor). Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers (1999 Annual Cumulation). Detroit, Michigan: Omnigraphics, 2000. 446pp. $56.00 (h). Now in...

Manic Depression and Creativity.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... HERSHMAN, D. Jablow, & LIEB, Julian. Manic Depression and Creativity. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1998. 230pp. $18.95 (p). The stereotype of the "mad genius" has been with us for centuries. But what is this "madness," and what role does...

Oh What a Web We Weave: Computer Technology in Secondary Schools.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... HILLMAN, Tim, & THORN, Craig, IV (Eds.). Oh What a Web We Weave: Computer Technology in Secondary Schools. Gilsum, NH: Avocus Publishing, 1999. 3l8pp. $14.95 (p). This book examines the efforts of several secondary schools to bring today's...

Assessing Adolescents in Educational, Counseling, and Other Settings.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... HOGE, Robert D. Assessing Adolescents in Educational, Counseling, and Other Settings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999. 3l8pp. $39.95 (h). This book constitutes a comprehensive guide to the effective psychological assessment...

DSM-IV Diagnosis in the Schools.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... HOUSE, Alvin E. DSM-IV Diagnosis in the Schools. New York: The Guilford Press, 1999. 23Opp. $28.95 (h). Familiarity with the DSM-IV has become an integral part of child and school psychology. Specific diagnoses are increasingly required for...

Diversity in College Settings: Directives for Helping Professionals.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... JENKINS, Yvonne M. (Ed.). Diversity in College Settings: Directives for Helping Professionals. New York: Routledge, 1999. 260pp. $70.00 (h), $20.99 (p). Diversity in College Settings is a collection of clinical and counseling case studies...

Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Family Issues.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... KAYWELL, Joan F. (Ed.). Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Family Issues. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. 328pp. $39.95 (h). Being literate increases a person's chances of enjoying good mental health, but many of...

Live-Away Dads: Staying a Part of Your Children's Lives When They Aren't a Part of Your Home.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... KLATTE, William C. Live-Away Dads: Staying a Part of Your Children's Lives When They Aren't a Part of Your Home. New York: Penguin Books, 1999. 220pp. $12.95 (p). Parenting can be a challenge, and when you are a dad who does not live with...

Identity Development: Adolescence Through Adulthood.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... KROGER, Jane. Identity Development: Adolescence Through Adulthood. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2000. 294pp. (h and p). What is identity, and how does it change as well as remain the same over the course of one's life span? This...

The Angry Marriage: Overcoming the Rage, Reclaiming the Love.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MASLIN, Bonnie. The Angry Marriage: Overcoming the Rage, Reclaiming the Love. New York: Hyperion, 1994. 277pp. $12.95 (p). Anger is a gift, according to psychotherapist Bonnie Maslin, and can be one of the most effective and constructive...

Sexual Accusations and Social Turmoil: What Can Be Done.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MASSERMAN, Jules H. (with contributions by Christine McGuire Masserman). Sexual Accusations and Social Turmoil: What Can Be Done. Oakland, CA: Regent Press, 1994. l88pp. $34.95 (h), $17.95 (p). The author, a world-famous psychiatrist and...

Scattered. How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MATE, Gabor. Scattered. How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It. New York: Dutton, 1999. 348pp. $24.95 (h). Relying on the latest research on the relationship between the body, brain, and mind as well as his...

Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, Culture, and Gender in Clinical Practice.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... McGOLDRICK, Monica (Ed.). Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, Culture, and Gender in Clinical Practice. New York: The Guilford Press, 1998. 444pp. $40.00 (h). How do racism, sexism, and society's other unspoken secrets make their way into...

Understanding Psychology (Fourth Edition).(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MORRIS, Charles G., with MAISTO, Albert A. Understanding Psychology (Fourth Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. 6l5pp. (p). This introductory text presents psychology as a science, as a diverse discipline with a concern...

Interviewing Children and Adolescents: Skills and Strategies for Effective DSM-IV Diagnosis.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MORRISON, James, & ANDERS, Thomas F. Interviewing Children and Adolescents: Skills and Strategies for Effective DSM-IV Diagnosis. New York: The Guilford Press, 1999. 482pp. $44.00 (h). This volume provides a complete guide to conducting an...

Interviewing in Action: Process and Practice.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MURPHY, Bianca Cody, & DILLON, Carolyn. Interviewing in Action: Process and Practice. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. 32Opp. $44.00 (p) with video. This book includes examples of client-clinician dialogues and offers...

The Arts and Critical Thinking in American Education.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... OLSON, Ivan. The Arts and Critical Thinking in American Education. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 2000. l6Opp. $59.95 (h). The arts are truly "adventures of the mind." Yet, except for a fortunate but relatively small number, even the more...

Satanism: Psychiatric and Legal Views.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... PALERMO, George B., & DEL RE, Michele C. Satanism: Psychiatric and Legal Views. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 1999. 2O5pp. $42.95 (h), $29.95 (p). Palermo and Del Re present the twists and turns in the history of satanism. As they...

Kid Cooperation. How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... PANTLEY, Elizabeth. Kid Cooperation. How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1996. 2O8pp. $13.95 (p). Would you like to know how to get your children to willingly...

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities in Families: Psychological Perspectives.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... PATTERSON, Charlotte J., & D'AIJGELLI, Anthony R. (Eds.). Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities in Families: Psychological Perspectives. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 320pp. $60.00 (h), $29.95 (p). Breaking through long-held...

THE SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT OF SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES.
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study examined the school adjustment process among South Asian children who had immigrated to the United States with their parents, and who had below-average grades. Both risk and protective factors for dropping out of school...

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FATHERS AND MOTHERS IN THE TREATMENT OF, AND RELATIONSHIP WITH, THEIR TEENAGE CHILDREN: PERCEPTIONS OF CHINESE ADOLESCENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Chinese adolescents' perceptions of differences between mothers and fathers in parenting styles, parent-adolescent communication (frequency and related feelings), and quality of the parent-adolescent relationship were assessed via...

THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT SCALE (CAFAS): A DYNAMIC PREDICTOR OF JUVENILE RECIDIWISM.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study tested the degree to which the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS; Hodges & Wong, 1996), a mental health assessment tool, predicted recidivism among juvenile offenders. The CAFAS, which is sensitive...

Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-Based, School, and Community Interventions.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... BOYD-FRANKLIN, Nancy, & BRY, Brenna Hafer. Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-Based, School, and Community Interventions. New York: The Guilford Press, 2000. 244pp. $30.00 (h). Reaching out to families in the everyday settings in which...

Tomorrow 's Children: A Blueprint for Partnership Education in the 21st Century.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... EISLER, Riane. Tomorrow 's Children: A Blueprint for Partnership Education in the 21st Century. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000. 362pp. $25.00 (h). In the wake of the tragedy of the shootings in Littleton at Columbine High School and...

Skillstreaming the Adolescent: New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills (Revised Edition).(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... GOLDSTEIN, Arnold P., & McGINNIS, Ellen. Skillstreaming the Adolescent: New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills (Revised Edition). Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1997. 352pp. $17.95 (p). Skillstreaming the Adolescent...

Behavioral Management in the Public Schools: An Urban Approach.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MACCIOMEI, Nancy R., & RUBEN, Douglas H. (Eds.). Behavioral Management in the Public Schools: An Urban Approach. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1999. l76pp. $55.00 (h). Macciomei and Ruben provide a compendium entirely devoted to the...

Teens in Turmoil: A Path to Change for Parents, Adolescents, and Their Families.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... MAXYM, Carol, & YORK, Leslie B. Teens in Turmoil: A Path to Change for Parents, Adolescents, and Their Families. New York: Viking, 2000. 273pp. $23.95 (h). Do you worry that something with your adolescent son or daughter just is not right?...

The Practical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy: Things My Training Supervisor Never Told Me.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... ODELL, Mark, & CAMPBELL, Charles E. The Practical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy: Things My Training Supervisor Never Told Me. New York: The Haworth Press, 1998. 276 pp. $49.95 (h), $24.95 (p). It is a truism among therapists in...