Adolescence articles from September 1998

Adolescence archives from September 1998

Adolescent attraction to cults.
September 22, 1998... Adolescence is the transitional period between the dependence of childhood and the assumption of the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. It is a time when young people attempt to understand who they are, what they can do, and why they are...

Correlations between BDI and CES-D in a sample of adolescent mothers.(Beck Depression Inventory; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale)
September 22, 1998... Depression is common among adolescents, affecting between 7% and 33% depending on its definition, assessment, and severity (Petersen, Compas, Brooks-Gunn, Stemmler, Ey, & Grant, 1993). Radloff (1991) found a dramatic increase in depression...

The relationship of family structure and conflict to levels of intimacy and parental attachment in college students.
September 22, 1998... Fifty percent of American marriages end in divorce. Perhaps those most affected are children, with more than one million experiencing the divorce of their parents each year. Parental loss through divorce is a disruption of one of the most...

Measuring the mood of seventh-grade students with the MAACL-R6.(Multiple Affect Adjective Check List-Revised)
September 22, 1998... During the past decade, there has been growing concern over the reading level of patient educational materials, research consent forms, and self-report instruments used to collect data. Considering that as much as 10% of the U.S. population is...

Age and gender differences in value orientation among American adolescents.
September 22, 1998... Jensen, McGhie, and Jensen (1991) investigated whether men and women differ in what they view as important. They predicted that women would have a more caring value orientation. A questionnaire with 40 contrasting adjectives and phrases was...

Jane Austen's novels as a guide to social and individual responsibility for high school students.
September 22, 1998... In a world where social stability is increasingly rare, Jane Austen remains a refreshing voice against societal dissolution. Austen, however, has been criticized for upholding the mores of her day, which limited opportunities for women,...

Predictors of global self-worth and academic performance among regular education, learning disabled, and continuation high school students.
September 22, 1998... The present trends associated with K-12 students' academic performance have led to intensified efforts to identify the factors associated with student achievement and their causal relationships. A major focus of such work has been the role of...

Searching for connection: a new look at teenaged runaways.
September 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Approximately 12% of American youths run away at least once before the age of eighteen (Burgess, 1986; Garbarino & Garbarino, 1986). On any given night, there may be over a million adolescent runaways on the streets or "in the...

The measurement of height.
September 22, 1998... Height appears to be an important physical attribute. In the social realm, for example, mate selection seems to rest on the male-taller principle (Beigel, 1954; Cameron, Oskamp, & Sparks, 1977; Gillis & Avis, 1980; Wilson, 1989), and being...

Tween consumes: catalog clothing purchase behavior.
September 22, 1998... Children, preadolescents, and teens are the fastest growing market sectors in the United States. According to Teen Research Unlimited (1991), adolescents in the United States spent $82 billion on goods and services in 1991. The children's...

Is electroconvulsive therapy unsuitable for children and adolescents?
September 22, 1998... HISTORICAL REVIEW Few treatment approaches have caused as much controversy as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Since its first documented use in the 1940s (Cerletti, 1956; Slater, 1951), there has been ongoing discourse about its...

The effect of a video character's smoking status on young females' perceptions of social characteristics.
September 22, 1998... Although illegal, the sale of tobacco products to adolescents has continued in Australia (Sanson-Fisher, Schofield, & See, 1992; Carruthers & McDonald, 1995). About 80% of Australian 15-year-olds have smoked at least one cigarette and one third...

Completed suicide among adolescents with no diagnosable psychiatric disorder.
September 22, 1998... Completed suicide for all ages is strongly associated with mental disorders (Black & Winokur, 1990). In general, the more thorough the data collection, the higher the reported proportion of suicide victims with mental disorders. In studies of...

Causes and characteristics of the street child phenomenon: a global perspective.
September 22, 1998... The phenomenon of street children, an offspring of the modern urban environment, represents one of humanity's most complex and serious challenges. No country and virtually no city anywhere in the world today is without the presence of street...

Milieu deprivation and its implications for education in the Republic of South Africa.
September 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Sociologists, criminologists, psychologists and educators have shown heightened interest in the influence of poverty on family life. Since families constitute the building blocks of society, no nation can afford the...

Stability of vocational interests among high school students.
September 22, 1998... Holland (1973/1985) theorized that career choices are largely a function of personal factors (e.g., personality traits, self-knowledge, occupational knowledge) and environmental factors (e.g., family, school). In making career choices,...

Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy.
September 22, 1998... Bulimia nervosa was originally thought to be a derivative of anorexia, but it is now recognized as a disorder of its own. A diagnosis of bulimia requires the following symptoms: (1) recurrent episodes of binge eating; (2) a feeling of lack of...

The villain as reference idol: selection frequencies and salient attributes among New Zealand teenagers.
September 22, 1998... Merton (1957) once observed that "research and theory have tended to focus on reference groups to the relative neglect of reference individuals" (p. 302). Expanding on this point, Sherif (cited in Hyman, 1975) noted that there was considerable...

Fathers' characteristics and their children's scores on college entrance exams: a comparison of intact and divorced families.
September 22, 1998... Researchers, educators, and the general public have long been interested in the educational well-being of children whose parents divorce. For the most part, when children are exposed to parental divorce, their academic achievement suffers....

The application of traditional martial arts practice and theory to the treatment of violent adolescents.
September 22, 1998... Single-parent households with fatherless children, gangs, and out-of-control inner-city students present psychotherapists with unique challenges. Violence and neglect have reached epidemic proportions, and children often grow up with egregious...

Gender differences in adolescent sexual attitudes: the influence of individual and family factors.
September 22, 1998... Research on adolescent sexuality often considers the long-term impact of teen pregnancy, noting that teenagers are ill prepared for parenting (Barret & Robinson, 1982; Cannon-Bonaventure & Kahn, 1979; De Lissovoy, 1973). For example, research...

THE APPLICATION OF TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS PRACTICE AND THEORY TO THE TREATMENT OF VIOLENT ADOLESCENTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Components of an effective treatment program for violent adolescents, and the complex problems posed by youth gangs, are discussed. It is proposed that traditionally taught martial arts can provide a useful alternative for such...

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ATTITUDES: THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY FACTORS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT The present study, continuing a recent trend, examined multiple influences on adolescent sexuality, focusing on sexual attitudes because of their influence on sexual behavior. Empirical analyses were based on a nonrandom...

FATHERS' CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR CHILDREN'S SCORES ON COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS: A COMPARISON OF INTACT AND DIVORCED FAMILIES.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Previous research shows that the educational performance of children may be impaired when their parents divorce. However, noncustodial fathers' postdivorce behavior, especially compliance with child support orders, can greatly...

TILE VILLAIN AS REFERENCE IDOL: SELECTION FREQUENCIES AND SALIENT ATTRIBUTES AMONG NEW ZEALAND TEENAGERS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Teenagers from all 11 high schools in Dunedin, New Zealand, responded to a questionnaire about their villains (i.e., public figures, real or fictional, living or deceased, whom they strongly disliked). A total of 917 villains from...

BULIMIC ADOLESCENTS BENEFIT FROM MASSAGE THERAPY.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Twenty-four female adolescent bulimic inpatients were randomly assigned to a massage therapy or a standard treatment (control) group. Results indicated that the massaged patients showed immediate reductions (both self-report and...

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE BDI AND CES-D IN A SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS.(Beck Depression Inventory, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale)
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Adolescent mothers were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC). They also were asked if they...

THE RELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY STRUCTURE AND CONFLICT TO LEVELS OF INTIMACY AND PARENTAL ATTACHMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Randomly selected college juniors and seniors completed questionnaires concerning marital conflict, parental attachment, and attitudes about love and sex. Results indicated that intimacy was negatively correlated with parental...

MEASURING THE MOOD OF SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS WITH THE MAACL-R6.(Multiple Affect Adjective Check List--Revised)
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Recently, the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List--Revised was modified to include only those items designated as at or below the sixth-grade reading level (MAACL-R6). The present study investigated the reliability and validity...

AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN VALUE ORIENTATION AMONG AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT This study investigated the development of a caring value orientation in four age groups. The sample included 1,247 students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 who were asked to complete a questionnaire, containing 14 contrasting word...

JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS AS A GUIDE TO SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Jane Austen's novels are particularly appropriate for adolescents. These classics deal with topics of high interest to young people: money, family relationships and obligations, headstrong behavior, and society's rules, all...

PREDICTORS OF GLOBAL SELF-WORTH AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG REGULAR EDUCATION, LEARNING DISABLED, AND CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT While academic performance and achievement motivation among elementary school students have received considerable attention, far less is known with respect to adolescents. The primary purpose of this project was to examine the...

SEARCHING FOR CONNECTION: A NEW LOOK AT TEENAGED RUNAWAYS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a qualitative study of 26 runaways in a rural New England shelter. Runaway behavior was viewed from the perspective of the teenagers themselves. The findings challenge popular notions that...

TILE MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Small differences in height seem to be related to large differences in life outcomes, necessitating the accurate measurement of this variable in studies of the impact of physical attributes. The present study investigated a...

TWEEN CONSUMERS: CATALOG CLOTHING PURCHASE BEHAVIOR.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the catalog shopping behavior of students in their tween years (i.e., between childhood and adolescence; ages 12-14) with that of older students (ages 15-18). Junior high and high school...

IS ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS?
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a treatment option for adults with affective disorders has a long history. ECT with children and adolescents, however, has not been widely used, and no empirical studies or controlled evaluations...

THE EFFECT OF A VIDEO CHARACTER'S SMOKING STATUS ON YOUNG FEMALES' PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Despite public warnings of the health risks associated with cigarette smoking, as well as advertising bans and educational programs in schools, the percentage of young females who smoke is on the rise. This study examined the...

COMPLETED SUICIDE AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH NO DIAGNOSABLE PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT The characteristics of male adolescent suicide victims with (n = 84) and without (n = 8) a diagnosable psychiatric disorder were compared. Using psychological autopsy methods--interviews with victims' family members and health...

CAUSES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TILE STREET CHILD PHENOMENON: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT The street child phenomenon is an alarming and escalating worldwide problem. Street children are maltreated, imprisoned and, in some countries, killed. Street children, as the offspring of complex contemporary urban environments,...

MILIEU DEPRIVATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT Due to milieu deficiencies and psychosocial handicaps, some groups are caught in a spiral of poverty and experience serious obstruction to optimal self-actualization and to the achievement of a satisfactory quality of life. This...

STABILITY OF VOCATIONAL INTERESTS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the stability of adolescents' career interests using the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). Students at a Midwestern high school were administered the SCII twice over a three-year...

ADOLESCENT ATTRACTION TO CULTS.
September 22, 1998... ABSTRACT This article details the reasons behind adolescents' attraction to cults. It is recommended that parents, teachers, and counselors familiarize themselves with the warning signs. Suggestions are offered on how to make adolescents...

The Trouble with Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... ADAMS, Mary Louise. The Trouble with Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997. 224pp. $50.00 (h), $19.95 (p). In the years after the Second World War, economic and social factors...

ADHD: A Guide to Understanding and Helping Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School Settings.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... BRASWELL, Lauren, BLOOMQUIST, Michael, & PEDERSON, Sheila. ADHD: A Guide to Understanding and Helping Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School Settings. University of Minnesota, Professional Development (315 Pillsbury...

Wimpy Parents: From Toddler to Teen--How Not to Raise a Brat.
September 22, 1998... CONDRELL, Kenneth N., with SMALL, Linda Lee. Wimpy Parents: From Toddler to Teen--How Not to Raise a Brat. New York: Warner Books, 1998. l92pp. $13.99 (p). Whether out of guilt, fatigue, or just plain bafflement, many parents abdicate...

Adolescent Coping: Theoretical and Research Perspectives.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... FRYDENBERG, Erica. Adolescent Coping: Theoretical and Research Perspectives. New York: Routledege, 1997. 233pp. $69.95 (h), $18.95 (p). Coping with new experiences and responsibilities of adolescence is hard. Suddenly, young people need to...

A Student's Guide to Success in the Real World: Method to the Madness.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... JELL, John R. A Student's Guide to Success in the Real World. Method to the Madness. Lancaster, PA: Technomic, 1997. 185pp. $24.95 (p). Starting that first job or entering college means stepping into a different world with its own set of...

Boarding Schools at the Crossroads of Change: The Influence of Residential Education Institutions on National and Societal Development.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... KASHTI, Yitzhak. Boarding Schools at the Crossroads of Change. The Influence of Residential Education Institutions on National and Societal Development. New York: Haworth Press, 1998. 92pp. $24.95 (h). The author argues that the view of...

40 Ways to Teach Your Child Values.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... LEWIS, Paul. 40 Ways to Teach Your Child Values. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997. l92pp. $9.99 (p). Lewis has developed a handbook that examines many of the questions that parents have, and some they may not even know they have. His book...

Puberty, Sexuality, and the Self: Girls and Boys at Adolescence.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... MARTIN, Karin A. Puberty, Sexuality, and the Self: Girls and Boys at Adolescence. New York: Routledge, 1996. l66pp. $55.00 (h), $16.95 (p). This book considers the effects of puberty and teenage sexuality on adolescents through analysis of...

Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... MARX, Eva, & WOOLEY, Susan Frelick, with NORTHROP, Daphne (Eds.). Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs. New York: Teachers College Press, 1998. 360pp. $55.00 (h), $24.95 (p). This book highlights the importance...

Losing Generations. Adolescents in High-Risk Settings.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. Losing Generations. Adolescents in High-Risk Settings. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1993. 288pp. $19.95 (p). At least 7 million young Americans--fully one-quarter of adolescents 10 to 17 years old--may...

The School Within Us: The Creation of an Innovative Public School.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... NEHRING, James. The School Within Us: The Creation of an Innovative Public School. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1998. 234pp. $10.95 (p). This book tells the story of a community of teachers, parents, and students who...

Resource and Referral Guidebook for the Assessment and Treatment of Adolescent and Pre-Adolescent Sexual Abusers and Sexual Abuse Reactors.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. Resource and Referral Guidebook for the Assessment and Treatment of Adolescent and Pre-Adolescent Sexual Abusers and Sexual Abuse Reactors. Welfare Research, Inc. (112 State Street, Albany,...

Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Volume 44. Motivation and Delinquency.(Review)
September 22, 1998... OSGOOD, D. Wayne (Ed.). Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Volume 44. Motivation and Delinquency. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1997. 295pp. $40.00 (h). The contributors to this volume represent the fields of clinical...

Adolescents' Worlds: Negotiating Family, Peers, and School.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... PHELAN, Patricia, DAVIDSON, Ann Locke, & YU, Hanh Gao. Adolescents Worlds: Negotiating Family, Peers, and School. New York: Teachers College Press, 1998. 240pp. $50.00 (h), $23.95 (p). This book is about adolescents' worlds and the types of...

Violence and Conflict: Understanding the Issues and Consequences.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... SCHONBORN, Karl. Violence and Conflict: Understanding the Issues and Consequences. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1998. 223pp. (p). The primary focus of this book is domestic violence, Street gang violence, bloody encounters with cults and...

Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... SPARKS, Beatrice (Ed.). Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager. New York: Avon Flare, 1998. 246pp. $4.50 (p). The everyday problems of teenage girls usually do not include motherhood, but when a fourteen-year-old...

Youth Leadership: A Guide to Understanding Leadership Development in Adolescents.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... VAN LINDEN, Josephine A., & FERTMAN, Carl I. Youth Leadership: A Guide to Understanding Leadership Development in Adolescents. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. 243pp. $25.00 (h). Adolescence is a critical time for leadership development....

Manhood Development in Urban African-American Communities.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... WATTS, Roderick I., & JAGERS, Robert I. (Eds.). Manhood Development in Urban African-American Communities. New York: Haworth Press, 1997. 167pp. $29.95 (h), $19.95 (p). Uniting practice, research, and theory in addressing manhood...

Law-Related Education and Juvenile Justice: Promoting Citizenship Among Juvenile Offenders.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... WILLIAMSON, Deborah, MINOR, Kevin I., & FOX, James W. (Eds.). Law-Related Education and Juvenile Justice: Promoting Citizenship Among Juvenile Offenders. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 1997. 269pp. $59.95 (h), $44.95 (p). The editors'...

Promoting Health Through Schools.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. Promoting Health Through Schools (Report of a WHO Expert Committee on Comprehensive School Health Education and Promotion). Geneva: WHO, 1997. 93 pp. $15.30 (p). This report considers the wide range of issues...

Biobehavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... YARYURA-TOBIAS, Jose A., & NEZIROGLU, Fugen. Biobehavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997. 237pp. $29.00 (h). The book opens with a case study of a forty-year-old woman held captive in her...

Understanding Latino Families: Scholarship, Policy, and Practice.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1998... ZAMBRANA, Ruth E. (Ed.). Understanding Latino Families: Scholarship, Policy, and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1995. 242pp. $46.00 (h), $23.95 (p). Understanding Latino Families presents a new approach to the study of Latino families....