Adolescence articles from September 2000

Adolescence archives from September 2000

EMOTIONAL ABUSE OF THE CHILD.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... Very little has been published on the subject of emotional abuse as differentiated from physical or sexual abuse. This timely book helps clear up much of the confusion (among both professionals and the public), particularly in the area of child...

A JOURNEY TOWARD WOMANHOOD: EFFECTS OF AN AFROCENTRIC APPROACH TO PREGNANCY PREVENTION AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADOLESCENT FEMALES.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT A Journey Toward Womanhood is an Afrocentric pregnancy prevention program for adolescent females developed by Sisterhood Agenda in Durham, North Carolina. In the present study, 33 past participants in the program were compared...

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS AMONG SLOVENIAN ADOLESCENTS.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study investigated psychosocial risk factors in adolescents and assessed gender differences in the frequency of their occurrence. A specially designed questionnaire, which included validated scales for the evaluation of...

DEPRESSION, SELF-ESTEEM, LONELINESS, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW PARENTS PROJECT.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The purpose of this pilot study was to examine levels of depression, self-esteem, loneliness, and social support, and the relationships between these variables, among adolescent mothers participating in the New Parents Project...

YOUTH DATING VIOLENCE.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Adolescents' responses to the Youth Dating Violence Survey have previously been documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1996). The present study on dating violence examined the responses of thirty-seven...

FORENSIC EVALUATIONS OF ADOLESCENTS: PSYCHOSOCIAL AND CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The forensic evaluation of an adolescent who has been arrested or is facing adjudication has important ramifications for the youth's present and future welfare. This paper reviews the knowledge base pertinent to forensic...

ADOLESCENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS ABOUT PREGNANCY: THE IMPACT OF "ENABL".
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Finding effective ways to prevent adolescent pregnancy is a concern of public health officials, educators, social workers, parents, and legislators. Numerous programs exist, but there is debate as to whether it is the specific...

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ADOLESCENTS' BEHAVIOR DURING CONFLICT RESOLUTION TASKS WITH BEST FRIENDS.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study examined gender differences in adolescents' behavior during conflict resolution tasks with their best friends. It also examined gender differences in adolescents' descriptions of those friendships. Thirty-nine...

MATERNAL AND PATERNAL PARENTING DURING ADOLESCENCE: FORECASTING EARLY ADULT PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship of maternal and paternal parenting behavior (acceptance and firm control) during adolescence to four domains of early adult functioning (internalizing problems, externalizing problems,...

THOUGHT RECOGNITION, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND ADOLESCENT WELL-BEING.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This paper reviews the underlying assumptions and principles of a new psychological paradigm, Psychology of Mind/Health Realization (POM/HR). A core concept of POM/HR, thought recognition, is then compared with locus of control...

PROBLEM DRINKING IN THE FAMILY AND YOUTH SUICIDE.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Drawing from the work of Danigelis (1983), the present research put forth a theory of chronic stress to further our understanding of the processes related to suicide among 10- to 14-year-olds. Specifically, the relationship...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND CONDOM USE AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT The present investigation explored the relationship between psychosocial factors and condom use by African-American adolescents. Two hundred twenty-nine males, aged 14 to 19 years, responded to a health behavior survey that...

URBAN FEMALE TEENAGERS' PERCEPTIONS OF MEDICAL COMMUNICATION.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT Although it is clear that health care must be age-appropriate to be effective, little is known about the care-related preferences of adolescent females. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine teenagers' preferences...

FAMILY PROBLEMS AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT.
September 22, 2000... ABSTRACT This study attempted to determine the extent to which family and personal characteristics relate to the employment situation of adolescents. Data were drawn from the Utrecht Study of Adolescent Development (USAD), which...

Human Behavior in Global Perspective: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology (Second Edition).(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SEGALL, Marshall H., DASEN, Pierre R., BERRY, John W., & POORTINGA, Ype H. Human Behavior in Global Perspective: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology (Second Edition). Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999. 399pp. (p). The authors,...

Therapeutic Intervention with Poor, Unorganized Families: From Distress to Hope.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SHARLIN, Shlomo A., & SHAMAI, Michal. Therapeutic Intervention with Poor, Unorganized Families: From Distress to Hope. New York: The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2000. 257pp. $49.95 (h),$24.95 (p). This book provides social workers,...

Dying: A Guide to Helping and Coping.(Review)
September 22, 2000... SHEPARD, Martin. Dying: A Guide to Helping and Coping. Sag Harbor, NY: The Permanent Press, 2000. 208pp. $24.00 (h). Death is of course the one issue with which all families must deal. Martin Shepard's warm, yet unflinching look at the...

Children, Feelings and Divorce: Finding the Best Outcome.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SMITH, Heather. Children, Feelings and Divorce: Finding the Best Outcome. London: Free Association Books (distributed by International Specialized Book Services), 1999. l78pp. $25.00 (p). This book is a distillation of the author's...

Exploring Science in the Library: Resources and Activities for Young People.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SOSA, Maria, & GATH, Tracy (Eds.). Exploring Science in the Library: Resources and Activities for Young People. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. 236pp. $32.00 (p). As school reform movements gain front-page attention, it is...

Adolescence, Affect and Health.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SPRUIJT-METZ, Donna. Adolescence, Affect and Health. Philadelphia: Psychology Press, 1999. 22lpp. $54.95 (h). Adolescence, Affect and Health covers the entire empirical cycle in adolescent health research and education. It describes in...

Premarital and Remarital Counseling: The Professional's Handbook.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... STAHMANN, Robert F., & HIEBERT, William J. Premarital and Remarital Counseling: The Professional's Handbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997. 2l4pp. $26.95 (p). This book attempts to capture the paradoxes of marriage and to...

Trauma and Adolescence (Monograph Series of the International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 1.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SUGAR, Max (Ed.). Trauma and Adolescence (Monograph Series of the International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 1). Madison, CT: International Universities Press, 1999. 344pp. $49.95 (h). In this first volume in a new series, an...

The Shy Child: Helping Children Triumph Over Shyness.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... SWALLOW, Ward K. The Shy Child: Helping Children Triumph Over Shyness. New York: Warner Books, 2000. 275pp. $13.95 (p). Shyness is the personality style of forty percent of all children and young adults. Shyness has its good side: your...

Tales from Family Therapy: Life-Changing Clinical Experiences.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... THOMAS, Frank N., & NELSON, Thorana S. (Eds.). Tales from Family Therapy: Life-Changing Clinical Experiences. New York: The Haworth Press, 1998. 307pp. $49.95 (h), $24.95 (p). In this volume, psychologists, psychotherapists, and marriage...

Adolescent Development and Rapid Social Change: Perspectives from Eastern Europe.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... VAN HOORN, Judith L., KOMLOSI Akos, SUCHAR, Elzbieta, & SAMELSON, Doreen A. Adolescent Development and Rapid Social Change: Perspectives from Eastern Europe. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000. 309pp. $21.95 (p). In times...

Handbook of Special and Remedial Education. Research and Practice (Second Edition).(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... WANG, Margaret C., REYNOLDS, Maynard C., & WALBERG, Herbert J. (Eds.). Handbook of Special and Remedial Education. Research and Practice (Second Edition). Oxford, UK: Pergamon, 1995. 468pp. $176.00 (h). Handbook of Special and Remedial...

Handbook for Families: A Guide to Communicating with Professionals.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... WEINGARTNER, Paul L. ADHD Handbook for Families: A Guide to Communicating with Professionals. Washington, DC: Child and Family Press, 1999. 133pp. (p). This book gives families practical, concrete know-how. Chapters 1 through 3 provide...

Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... YALOM, Irvin D. Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books, 247pp. $24.00 (h). Yalom probes the mysteries and marvels at the heart of the therapeutic encounter, revealing in six stories his own and his...

Developing Theories of Intention: Social Understanding and Self Control.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... ZELAZO, Philip David, ASTINGTON, Janet Wilde, & OLSON, David R. (Eds.). Developing Theories of Intention: Social Understanding and Self Control. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999. 358pp. $79.95 (h), $34.50 (p). In this book,...

An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder (2nd ed.).(Review)
September 22, 2000... ZUERCHER-WHITE, Elke. An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder (2nd ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1998. 218pp. $17.95 (p). This guide is designed to help readers cope with and overcome panic attacks. The...