Adolescence articles from September 1997

Adolescence archives from September 1997

Weapon-carrying and youth violence.
September 22, 1997... PREVALENCE OF WEAPON-CARRYING BY YOUTH A higher incidence of weapon-carrying, and guns in particular, among youths has been identified as a key factor in the recent increase in youth violence. Weapon-carrying increases risk of death and serious...

Adolescent same-sex and opposite-sex best friend interactions.
September 22, 1997... Several studies have highlighted the critical importance of friendship in human development (Goldstein, Field, & Healy, 1989; Greenberg, Siegel, & Leitch, 1983). A recent review of the literature on friendship revealed that children with close...

Project support: engaging children and families in the educational process.
September 22, 1997... At both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum, children, families, and schools are often found to be at odds. Many children live in high-risk communities - where jobs are scarce and drugs are readily accessible, where three families live in a house...

Instruments to measure social support and related constructs in pregnant adolescents: a review.
September 22, 1997... Social Support and Adolescent Pregnancy Social support is comprised of a multidimensional collection of resources available to an individual through social ties to other individuals and groups (Lin, Simeone, Ensel, & Kuo, 1979; Norbeck,...

Domain-specific gender comparisons in identity development among college youth: ideology and relationships.
September 22, 1997... Research on identity formation typically focuses on identity as a developmental process. However, it also is important as an "environmental process" that includes influences on personal choices and decision-making from the social contexts...

Nuances before dinner: exploring the relationship between peer counselors and delinquent adolescents.
September 22, 1997... Peer counseling is an umbrella term for all kinds of peer-oriented programs including peer-education/facilitation, peer-academic advising, and various types of peer-intervention, for example, peer counseling and peer crisis intervention and peer...

Adolescent male athletes: body image, diet, and exercise.
September 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION Body image is a complex phenomenon that includes physiological, psychological, and sociological components. Research has indicated that the degree of satisfaction with one's body image is related to one's self-esteem (Becker,...

The influence of fashion magazines on the body image satisfaction of college women: an exploratory analysis.
September 22, 1997... Many contemporary American women covet an unrealistically thin body build for themselves (Lamb, Jackson, Cassidy, & Priest, 1993; Mallick, Whipple, & Huerta, 1987; Silberstein, Striegel-Moore, Timko, & Rodin, 1988; Spillman & Everington, 1989), a...

Weight, weight-related aspects of body image, and depression in early adolescent girls.
September 22, 1997... Body image - the individual, subjective sense of the body - is theorized to be a core component of personality (Freud, 1927). Assumed to be a matter of conscious as well as unconscious apprehension, body image is thought to reflect the combined...

Treating powerless minorities through an ecosystem approach.
September 22, 1997... Americans' overwhelming perception of Asian-Americans in general is that they constitute a model minority, are professionally successful, and according to their own cultural notions of health, are well-adjusted both emotionally and mentally...

Co-victimization among African-American adolescents.
September 22, 1997... CONCEPT OF CO-VICTIMIZATION Shakoor and Chalmers (1991) described co-victimization as the experience of witnessing violent assault on another person. African-American adolescents often are exposed to forms of violence ranging from rape,...

Adolescent mothers' self-esteem and role identity and their relationship to parenting skills knowledge.
September 22, 1997... Adolescence is a period of struggle to gain a positive role identity (Erikson, 1963; Gross, 1987; Rasmussen, 1964), stabilize self-concept, and enhance self-esteem (O'Malley & Bachman, 1983; McCarthy & Hoge, 1982). Even though adolescents...

Street youth, their peer group affiliation and differences according to residential status, subsistence patterns, and use of services.
September 22, 1997... One of the most significant milestones of adolescence is the development of complex social and problem-solving skills, moral judgment, and social values which are acquired, in part, through interpersonal relationships with peers (Hartup, 1983)....

The contribution of self-concept in the etiology of adolescent delinquent.
September 22, 1997... In the 1950s and 1960s, self-concept started being viewed as an important factor in the etiology of delinquency, with major theories being developed by Lemert (1951), Cohen (1955), and Reckless (1961). More recent theories with a "self"...

Psychological determinants of idolatry in adolescents.
September 22, 1997... Idolatry, the excessive admiration of, and devotion to, something or someone, is commonly found among adolescents. In Hong Kong, as in many countries, popular singers and movie stars are the choice of idols for many. To the adolescent who is...

The effect of a physical activity intervention package on the self-esteem of pre-adolescent and adolescent females.
September 22, 1997... It has been reported in the sport and exercise literature that physical activity has potential benefit psychologically and physically (Barnett, Smoll, & Smith, 1992; Leith & Taylor, 1991). Similarly, it has been postulated that the perception of...

Victim awareness programs for delinquent youths: effects on moral reasoning maturity.
September 22, 1997... During the last decade a number of programs for offenders have incorporated educational components aimed at enhancing participants' understanding of the experiences of victims of crime. For example, some sex-offender programs have victims give...

Women's perceptions of the adolescent experience.
September 22, 1997... What can women's perceptions about their own adolescence tell us about female adolescence? The answer to this question offers insight into the pressures and strategies of the adolescent years which comprise a pivotal transition period. This...

Body image in adolescence: cross-cultural research-results of the preliminary phase of a quantitative survey.
September 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION Just as the cognitive perception of the body, which is closely linked to muscular and kinesthetic sensations, secures the integrity of the body inside space, the psychological image of the body seals the bond of individuals with...