Adolescence articles from March 2008

Adolescence archives from March 2008

The problem of school bullies: what the research tells us.
March 22, 2008... The issue of school bullies and their victims has been a source of much research during recent years. This paper seeks to clarify and elaborate on some of the most salient findings of empirical studies in the United States and other countries....

Internalization of values and self-esteem among Brazilian teenagers from authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and neglectful homes.
March 22, 2008... This study examines the impact of parental socialization on Brazilian teenagers' self-esteem and their internalization of values. Internalization of social values and the development of the child's self-esteem are important objectives in...

Acceptability of dating violence among late adolescents: the role of sports participation, competitive attitudes, and selected dynamics of relationship violence.
March 22, 2008... Beginning with Makepeace's (1981) pioneering work on dating violence, research has continued to present a sobering picture of the extent to which violence occurs in dating and courtship relationships (Perry & Fromuth, 2005). This violence is...

Identity formation of United States American and Asian Indian adolescents.
March 22, 2008... According to Eriksonian and neo-Eriksonian theory (e.g., Marcia, 1980), identity formation among youth often requires that they explore a range of life choices about interpersonal and ideological domains before they make commitments. Erikson...

Parental bond and life course transitions from adolescence to young adulthood.
March 22, 2008... Whereas the parent-child bond has been studied extensively in children and adolescents, its nature and course in late adolescence and young adulthood have received less empirical attention (Arnett, 2000; Hagestad, 1987; Van Wel, Ter Bogt, &...

Male and female development of delinquency during adolescence and early adulthood: a differential autoregressive model of delinquency using an overlapping cohort design.
March 22, 2008... INTRODUCTION Hirschi and Gottfredson have argued that using social correlates to explain desistance is misguided, as the factors that explain crime or its absence are constant across the life course (Hirschi & Gottfredson, 1983, 1984,...

Parenting and adolescent well-being in two European countries.(Report)
March 22, 2008... Parents may facilitate adolescents' general adjustment through a combination of demandingness and responsiveness (Baumrind, 1971; 1989; Maccoby & Martin, 1983; Scabini, 1995; Steinberg, 2001). Demandingness refers to the extent to which parents...

Hispanic versus African American girls: body image, nutrition, and puberty.
March 22, 2008... Public health research has been dominated by the biomedical model, which describes biological mechanisms at the individual level. This model does not appear to be appropriate for studying public health variables across different populations,...

College students' role models, learning style preferences, and academic achievement in collaborative teaching: absolute versus relativistic thinking.
March 22, 2008... In Taiwan, higher hospitality education is managed by the system of technological and vocational education. In order to maximize the professional skills learned by students, collaborative teaching has been widely adopted in the technical...

Parenting styles and learned resourcefulness of Turkish adolescents.
March 22, 2008... The role of parenting styles in self-control-related behaviors of adolescents has been of interest in many studies. These studies clearly demonstrate that parental warmth, support, and monitoring facilitate development of adolescents'...

Predictors of perceived satisfaction with parental control in Chinese adolescents: a 3-year longitudinal study.
March 22, 2008... In the field of parental behavioral control, certain views suggest a need to recognize the multi-dimensional nature of parental behavioral control (Smetana & Daddis, 2002) and to differentiate aspects of parental behavioral control. In addition...

Prediction of work efficiency in early adolescence under the effects of noise.
March 22, 2008... INTRODUCTION Our environment is becoming more polluted and the causes are detectable, especially in the rapid development of industry, traffic, and other "civilization needs." This "aggressive development" does not spare educational...

The relationship between leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction of adolescents concerning online games.
March 22, 2008... INTRODUCTION Total online game market subscription revenue in Taiwan in 2005 reached 210 million, a 12.1% increase from 2004. The International Data Corporation (IDC, 2006), one of the largest online gaming markets in the Asia-Pacific...

Dishion, Thomas J., & Stormshak, Elizabeth A. Intervening in Children's Lives: An Ecological Family-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... DISHION, Thomas J., & STORMSHAK, Elizabeth A. Intervening in Children's Lives: An Ecological Family-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2007. 320pp. $69.95 (h). Mental health...

Jensen, Janis, & Sandrock, Paul, with Franklin, John. The Essentials of World Languages, Grades K-12: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... JENSEN, Janis, & SANDROCK, Paul, with FRANKLIN, John. The Essentials of World Languages, Grades K-12: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007. 124pp. $23.95...

Jurich, Anthony P. Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... JURICH, Anthony P. Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents. New York: Routledge, 2008. 288pp. $39.95 (h). This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over...

Marshall, Dominique (Nicola Doone Danby, Translator). The Social Origins of the Welfare State: Quebec Families, Compulsory Education, and Family Allowances, 1940-1955.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... MARSHALL, Dominique (Nicola Doone Danby, Translator). The Social Origins of the Welfare State: Quebec Families, Compulsory Education, and Family Allowances, 1940-1955. Waterloo, Ont., Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006. 280pp....

Neely, Teresa Y. Information Literacy Assessment: Standards-Based Tools and Assignments.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... NEELY, Teresa Y. Information Literacy Assessment: Standards-Based Tools and Assignments. Chicago: American Library Association (ALA Editions), 2006. 216pp. $42.00 (p). Are students mastering information literacy skills? ACRL's standards...

Prout, H. Thompson, & Brown, Douglas T. (Eds.). Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice for School and Clinical Settings (4th Edition).(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... PROUT, H. Thompson, & BROWN, Douglas T. (Eds.). Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice for School and Clinical Settings (4th Edition). Hoboken, N J: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. 480pp. $80.00 (h). ...

Rivers, Ian, Duncan, Neil, & Besag, Valerie E. Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... RIVERS, Ian, DUNCAN, Neil, & BESAG, Valerie E. Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. 224pp. $49.95 (h). Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents offers a comprehensive exploration of the...