Adolescence articles from March 2004

Adolescence archives from March 2004

Adolescent depression and externalizing problems: testing two models of comorbidity in an inpatient sample.
March 22, 2004... In children, psychiatric comorbidity is more the rule that the exception. However, from a treatment perspective, comorbidity presents a serious dilemma: do you separately target each type of problem or is a qualitatively different approach to...

Twenty years of student sexual behavior: subcultural adaptations to a changing health environment.
March 22, 2004... This article continues a study of sexual behavior initiated over twenty years ago at a British Columbia college. In 1980, students lived within a sexual "plural society," with individuals choosing among three sexual subcultures: celibacy,...

Early adolescents' experiences with, and views of, Barbie.
March 22, 2004... Developmental psychologists have long recognized the importance of play to children's development (Huizinga, 1950; Sutton-Smith, 1986, 1997). During play, children converse with their world and internalize elements of society, such as norms,...

Bullying in college by students and teachers.
March 22, 2004... The problem of bullying in school is common throughout the world (Smith, Morita, Junger-Tas, Olweus, Catalano, & Slee, 1999). Olweus conducted the first systematic investigation of bullying in the early 1970s in Norway (Olweus, 1973), and has...

Do adolescents take "Baby Think It Over" seriously?
March 22, 2004... Convincing adolescents to postpone sexual activity, or to become more responsible if they become sexually active, has long been a goal of public health efforts, and for good reason. Approximately 40% of all females will experience at least one...

Adolescent males' view on the use of mental health counseling services.
March 22, 2004... Understanding the adolescent viewpoint on mental health counseling is important for theory development and service enhancement. The few studies that have been conducted help to illuminate the topic. In one study, a group of college males...

Transmission of values from adolescents to their parents: the role of value content and authoritative parenting.
March 22, 2004... Most models of value socialization within the family are unidirectional: children are assumed to internalize the attitudes, rules, and expectations of their parents (e.g., Schonpflug, 2001). However, this unnecessarily constrains research on...

Parent-adolescent conflict in early adolescence.(Includes tables and bibliography.)
March 22, 2004... Adolescence is viewed as a period of transformation and reorganization in family relationships (Grotevant & Cooper, 1986; Steinberg, 1990). Prominent among these changes is the shift that occurs from unilateral authority exercised by parents...

Direct, mediated, moderated, and cumulative relations between neighborhood characteristics and adolescent outcomes.(Includes tables and bibliography.)
March 22, 2004... Although it is widely accepted that child development is shaped by many factors (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), relatively little research has explored the ways in which forces outside of adolescents' immediate environments influence their well-being....

A longitudinal study of pubertal timing and extreme body change behaviors among adolescent boys and girls.(Includes tables and bibliography.)
March 22, 2004... Extreme behaviors related to exercise and eating are of increasing concern for professionals working with adolescent boys and girls (e.g., Hausenblas & Carron, 1999; Parks & Read, 1997). These behaviors are adopted by adolescents to change...

Gender-related processes and drug use: self-expression with parents, peer group selection, and achievement motivation.(Includes tables and bibliography.)
March 22, 2004... In a national survey of high school seniors, 63.2% reported having been drunk and 41.7% having used marijuana (Johnston, O'Malley, & Bachman, 1996). Research has linked substance use during high school and young adulthood to lower educational...

Bellenir, Karen (Ed.). Drug Information for Teens: Health Tips About the Physical and Mental Effects of Substance Abuse.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... BELLENIR, Karen (Ed.). Drug Information for Teens: Health Tips About the Physical and Mental Effects of Substance Abuse. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2002. 452pp. $58.00 (h). Drug Information for Teens provides students with facts about drug...

Bengtson, Vern L., Biblarz, Timothy J., & Roberts, Robert E. L. How Families Still Matter: a Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... BENGTSON, Vern L., BIBLARZ, Timothy J., & ROBERTS, Robert E. L. How Families Still Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 238pp. $58.00 (h), $21.00 (p). Are family influences...

Coll, Cynthia Garcia, Bearer, Elaine L., & Lerner, Richard M. (Eds.). Nature and Nurture: the Complex Interplay of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Human Behavior and Development.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... COLL, Cynthia Garcia, BEARER, Elaine L., & LERNER, Richard M. (Eds.). Nature and Nurture: The Complex Interplay of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Human Behavior and Development. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004. 280pp. $34.50...

Elliott, Charles H., & Smith, Laura L. Why Can't I Be the Parent I Want to Be?(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... ELLIOTT, Charles H., & SMITH, Laura L. Why Can't I Be the Parent I Want to Be? Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1999. 192pp. $12.95 (p). Why Can't I Be the Parent I Want to Be? teaches us how to overcome the deeply held beliefs...

Espelage, Dorothy L., & Swearer, Susan M. (Eds.). Bullying in American Schools: a Social-Ecological Perspective on Prevention and Intervention.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... ESPELAGE, Dorothy L., & SWEARER, Susan M. (Eds.). Bullying in American Schools: A Social-Ecological Perspective on Prevention and Intervention. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004. 408pp. $99.95 (h), $45.00 (p). This book is a...

Flaherty, Lois T. (Ed.). Adolescent Psychiatry: the Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (Vol. 27).(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... FLAHERTY, Lois T. (Ed.). Adolescent Psychiatry: The Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (Vol. 27). Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press, 2003. 416pp. $59.95 (h). Volume 27 of Adolescent Psychiatry focuses on trauma and...

Goldstein, Mark A., & Goldstein, Myrna Chandler. Boys into Men: Staying Healthy Through the Teen Years.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... GOLDSTEIN, Mark A., & GOLDSTEIN, Myrna Chandler. Boys into Men: Staying Healthy Through the Teen Years. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2000. 216pp. $46.95 (h). What are the most prevalent sports injuries for male teenagers? How should a guy...

Goldston, David B. Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... GOLDSTON, David B. Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2003. 328pp. $49.95 (h). Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents offers...

Graham-Pole, John. Illness and the Art of Creative Self-Expression: Stones and Exercises from the Arts for Those with Chronic Illness.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... GRAHAM-POLE, John. Illness and the Art of Creative Self-Expression: Stones and Exercises from the Arts for Those with Chronic Illness. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000. 210pp. $13.95(p). As patients and practitioners challenge...

Hempelman, Kathleen A. Teen Legal Rights (Revised Edition).(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... HEMPELMAN, Kathleen A. Teen Legal Rights (Revised Edition). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. 320pp. $52.95 (h). This revised and updated edition provides teenagers with the most current answers to their legal questions. The...

Herzog, James M. Father Hunger: Explorations with Adults and Children.(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... Herzog, James M. Father Hunger: Explorations with Adults and Children. New Jersey: The Analytic Press, 2001. 336pp. $49.95 (h). We live in an era when a great many children grow up without a father, or, worse still, with fathers who...

Hymowitz, Kay S. Liberation's Children: Parents and Kids in a Postmodern Age.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... HYMOWITZ, Kay S. Liberation's Children: Parents and Kids in a Postmodern Age. Chicago, IL: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2003. 224pp. $24.95 (h). What is life like for children coming of age in an era after feminism, after the sexual revolution?...

Kimball, Chad T. (Ed.). Child and Youth Security Sourcebook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... KIMBALL, Chad T. (Ed.). Child and Youth Security Sourcebook. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2003. 646pp. $68.00 (h). Recent reports show that one in five young people are afraid of attending school because of potential threats and dangers....

Kipnis, Aaron. Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help "Bad Boys" Become Good Men.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... KIPNIS, Aaron. Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help "Bad Boys" Become Good Men. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. 304pp. $25.00 (h), $19.95 (p). Writing from personal and professional experience, Aaron Kipnis...

Lerner, Richard M., & Steinberg, Laurence (Eds.). Handbook of Adolescent Psychology (Second Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... LERNER, Richard M., & STEINBERG, Laurence (Eds.). Handbook of Adolescent Psychology (Second Edition). Hoboken, N J: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. 864pp. $95.00 (h). This edition of the Handbook of Adolescent Psychology is concerned with all...

Messerschmidt, James W. Nine Lives: Adolescent Masculinities, the Body, and Violence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... MESSERSCHMIDT, James W. Nine Lives: Adolescent Masculinities, the Body, and Violence. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000. 168pp. $25.00 (p). Sociologists and criminologists have long known that there is a relationship between masculinity...

Reid, John B., Patterson, Gerald R., & Snyder, James. Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: a Developmental Analysis and Model for Intervention.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... REID, John B., PATTERSON, Gerald R., & SNYDER, James. Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Analysis and Model for Intervention. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2002. 339pp. $49.95 (h). Modern...

Thornberry, Terence P., Krohn, Marvin D., Lizotte, Alan J., Smith, Carolyn A., & Tobin, Kimberly. Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... THORNBERRY, Terence P., KROHN, Marvin D., LIZOTTE, Alan J., SMITH, Carolyn A., & TOBIN, Kimberly. Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. 262pp. $60.00 (h), $22.00 (p). To reveal how...

Ungar, Michael. Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth.(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... UNGAR, Michael. Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. 354pp. $65.00 (h), $29.95 (p). Michael Ungar's Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth is the first text in its field to...

Watson, Mary Ann, with Briegel, Jessie, O'Connor, Jason, & Tizer, Nadja. Your Sexuality Workbook (Fourth Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... WATSON, Mary Ann, with BRIEGEL, Jessie, O'CONNOR, Jason, & TIZER, Nadja. Your Sexuality Workbook (Fourth Edition). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2003. 276pp. $47.95 (p). This workbook is a learning tool, a way to transition...

Wonderly, Donald M. The Quest for a Female Identity.(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... WONDERLY, Donald M. The Quest for a Female Identity. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2003. 396pp. $50.00 (p). Among the myriad of disasters that humans have brought on themselves, the male predilection for denigrating females seems...