Adolescence articles from September 2005

Adolescence archives from September 2005

The impact of parental attachment and feelings of isolation on adolescent fear of crime at school.
September 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION Despite recent reports that violent crime has decreased, particularly among juveniles (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2004), school shootings at Pearl, Mississippi, Littleton, Colorado, and San Diego, California (among...

Success of Taiwanese mothers in guiding adolescents.
September 22, 2005... Changes in family structure present technological societies throughout the world with unfamiliar challenges and opportunities for the care and development of children. There has been a rapid increase in the numbers of single-parent households,...

The role of ego-identity status in mating preferences.
September 22, 2005... "One could make a point for an evolutionary rationale which would explain why sexual differences should not fully divide the sexes until competence and fidelity permit their division to be one of polarization, that is, one of mutual enhancement...

An exploration of adolescent emotional intelligence in relation to demographic characteristics.
September 22, 2005... Emotional intelligence (EI), a concept rooted in the theory of social intelligence (Rehfield, 2002) is defined in a number of ways. One definition denotes EI as the combination of factors that allow a person to feel, be motivated, regulate...

The nature of connections: young fathers and their children.
September 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION The proportion of single-mother families grew from 12% in 1970, to 26% in 2003 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2004). An increasing amount of research has shown that lack of paternal involvement can increase the likelihood of...

Correlates of adolescent assertiveness with HIV avoidance in a four-nation sample.
September 22, 2005... Social or generalized assertiveness is the capacity to express the real self (Lieberman, 1972) without any sense of guilt (McFall & Lillesand, 1971). It is the ability to say "no" or "yes," as appropriate, to requests--to express...

Demography, psychosocial factors, and emotional problems of Korean American adolescents.
September 22, 2005... According to U.S. Bureau of Census data (2001), approximately 1.1 million Korean Americans reside in the U.S. Of this number, about one-third are children and adolescents. Many of the adolescents have experienced emotional problems due to...

The effect of individual differences on adolescents' impulsive buying behavior.
September 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION Impulsive buying behavior is a widely recognized phenomenon. It accounts for up to 80% of all purchases in certain product categories (Abrahams, 1997; Smith, 1996). It has been suggested that more purchases result from impulse...

The role of personality factors in predicting the reported physical health symptoms of Turkish college students.
September 22, 2005... Developments in health psychology and epidemiology have raised the question of how personality factors affect physical well-being. Although today's Western society bombards individuals about the importance of having a physically, mentally, and...

Adolescents at risk for violence: an initial validation of the life challenges questionnaire and risk assessment index.
September 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION Adolescent violence is a serious issue which has gained attention nationally. Such problems as gang violence, teen-on-teen homicide, aggravated sexual assault, and domestic battery involving children and adolescents have...

The relation of facial affect recognition and empathy to delinquency in youth offenders.
September 22, 2005... Facial expressions of emotions provide a means of communicating and obtaining information about one's social environment (Blanck, Buck, & Rosenthal, 1986; Ekman, 1982) and provide cues to interpersonal exchanges (Custrini & Feldman, 1989)....

Gay adolescents and suicide: understanding the association.
September 22, 2005... A FAMILIAR BUT UNFAMILIAR CASE A 16-year-old male with depression has committed suicide. He had been seeing a physician who placed him on an anti-depressant three weeks ago. His family, friends, and physician knew of his depression, but did...

Acculturation models of immigrant Soviet adolescents in Israel.
September 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION This study deals with attitudes both of native Israeli and immigrant students from the Commonwealth of Independent States (i.e., Soviet immigrants). It probes ideological, cultural, social, and personal aspects of the...

An investigation of Taiwanese early adolescents' views about the nature of science.
September 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION There is no doubt that science is one of the major school subjects for adolescent students. The goal of science education is not only to help students acquire scientific knowledge, but to understand its development. In other...

Relational factors of vulnerability and protection for adolescent pregnancy: a cross-sectional comparative study of Portuguese pregnant and nonpregnant adolescents of low socioeconomic status.
September 22, 2005... Adolescent pregnancy has been the target of various studies because it elicits innumerable questions. In developed societies it is considered a serious social problem that is associated with low schooling, precarious employment, and poverty....

Aby, Stephen H., Nalen, James, & Fielding, Lori. Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Third Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... ABY, Stephen H., NALEN, James, & FIELDING, Lori. Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Third Edition). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. 288pp. $75.00 (h). Now in its third edition, this book provides undergraduate...

Balloffet, Nelly, & Hille, Jenny. Preservation and Conservation for Libraries and Archives.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... BALLOFFET, Nelly, & HILLE, Jenny. Preservation and Conservation for Libraries and Archives. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005. 240pp. $125.00 (h). When materials are not available due to deterioration, missing pages, disconnected...

Banks, Cherry A. McGee. Improving Multicultural Education: Lessons from the Intergroup Education Movement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... BANKS, Cherry A. McGee. Improving Multicultural Education: Lessons from the Intergroup Education Movement. New York: Teachers College Press, 2005. 185pp. $67.00 (h), $29.95 (p). Intergroup conflict has been a perennial problem in the United...

Boaler, Jo (Ed.). Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... BOALER, Jo (Ed.). Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Westport: Ablex Publishing, 2000. 288pp. $115.00 (h), $29.95 (p). Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning offers a collection of chapters that...

Bonnie, Richard J., & O'Connell, Mary Ellen (Eds.). Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... BONNIE, Richard J., & O'CONNELL, Mary Ellen (Eds.). Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004. 317pp. $49.95 (h). Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous--both to...

Byrd, Susannah Mississippi. !Bienvenidos! !Welcome! A Handy Resource Guide for Marketing Your Library to Latinos.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... BYRD, Susannah Mississippi. !Bienvenidos! !Welcome! A Handy Resource Guide for Marketing Your Library to Latinos. Chicago: American Library Association; El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2005. 110pp. $20.00 (p). The Latino population,...

Carr, Alan (Ed.). What Works with Children and Adolescents? A Critical Review of Psychological Interventions with Children, Adolescents and Their Families.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... CARR, Alan (Ed.). What Works with Children and Adolescents? A Critical Review of Psychological Interventions with Children, Adolescents and Their Families. New York: Routledge, 2001. 384pp. $34.95 (p). What Works with Children and...

Catherall, Don R. (Ed.). Family Stressors: Interventions for Stress and Trauma.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... CATHERALL, Don R. (Ed.). Family Stressors: Interventions for Stress and Trauma. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2005. 194pp. $27.95 (p). This book is aimed at practitioners working with couples and families dealing with the impact of a...

Colby, Ira, & Dziegielewski, Sophia. Introduction to Social Work: The People's Profession (Second Edition).(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... COLBY, Ira, & DZIEGIELEWSKI, Sophia. Introduction to Social Work: The People's Profession (Second Edition). Chicago: Lyceum Books, 2004. 445pp. $55.95 (p). In this introductory text the authors present a broad, realistic, and accurate...

Constable, Robert, & Lee, Daniel B. Social Work with Families: Content and Process.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... CONSTABLE, Robert, & LEE, Daniel B. Social Work with Families: Content and Process. Chicago: Lyceum Books, 2004. 288pp. $46.95 (p). Social workers have worked with families for over 100 years. Drawing on this rich history, the authors...

Cooper, Al (Ed.). Sex & the Internet: A Guidebook for Clinicians.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... COOPER, Al (Ed.). Sex & the Internet: A Guidebook for Clinicians. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2002. 290pp. $36.95 (p). This book thoroughly explores the topic of cybersex and the effects of Internet use on sexuality. Focusing on treatment...

De Schill, Stefan. Crucial Choices--Crucial Changes: The Resurrection of Psychotherapy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... DE SCHILL, Stefan. Crucial Choices--Crucial Changes: The Resurrection of Psychotherapy. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2000. 548pp. $56.00 (h). Based on more than 45 years of research at the American Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), this...

Donovan, M. S., Wigdor, A. K., & Snow, C. E. (Eds.). Strategic Education Research Partnership.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... DONOVAN, M. S., WIGDOR, A. K., & SNOW, C. E. (Eds.). Strategic Education Research Partnership. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2003. 160pp. $29.95 (p). Envision a cadre of leading scientists and practitioners working...

Duffy, Maureen P. & Gillig, Scott Edward (Eds.). Teen Gangs: A Global View.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... DUFFY, Maureen P. & GILLIG, Scott Edward (Eds.). Teen Gangs: A Global View. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. 248pp. $49.95 (h). Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. This volume shows the international scope of the phenomenon...

Fagan, Jeffrey, & Zimring, Franklin E. (Eds.). The Changing Borders of Juvenile Justice: Transfer of Adolescents to the Criminal Court.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... FAGAN, Jeffrey, & ZIMRING, Franklin E. (Eds.). The Changing Borders of Juvenile Justice: Transfer of Adolescents to the Criminal Court. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. 440pp. $35.00 (h). Since the 1960s, recurring cycles of...

Farmer, Lesley S. J. Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library: Exploring the Issues and Acting on Them.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... FARMER, Lesley S. J. Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library: Exploring the Issues and Acting on Them. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. 178pp. $39.00 (p). The digital divide is a disturbing reality, and teens increasingly fall...

Fish, Linda Stone, & Harvey, Rebecca G. Nurturing Queer Youth: Family Therapy Transformed.(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... FISH, Linda Stone, & HARVEY, Rebecca G. Nurturing Queer Youth: Family Therapy Transformed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2005. 258pp. $27.50 (h). Youth are coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered at increasingly younger ages. This...

Gardella, Lorrie Greenhouse, & Haynes, Karen S. A Dream and a Plan: A Woman's Path to Leadership in Human Services.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... GARDELLA, Lorrie Greenhouse, & HAYNES, Karen S. A Dream and a Plan: A Woman's Path to Leadership in Human Services. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2004. 196pp. $34.99 (p). Successful women leaders in the human services recognize and value...

Gordon, Sol. A Friend in Need ... How to Help When Times Are Tough.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... GORDON, Sol. A Friend in Need... How to Help When Times Are Tough. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2000. 221pp. $19.00 (p). Do you know a friend who's in trouble, depressed, seriously iii, or grieving, or whose behavior you feel is terribly...

Heaven, Patrick C. L. The Social Psychology of Adolescence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... HEAVEN, Patrick C. L. The Social Psychology of Adolescence. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. 297pp. $95.00 (h). How does the family influence adolescent behavior? Why do some young people become delinquents? What role do peers play in...

Hirsch, Barton J. A Place to Call Home: After-School Programs for Urban Youth.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... HIRSCH, Barton J. A Place to Call Home: After-School Programs for Urban Youth. New York: Teachers College Press, 2005. 176pp. $21.95 (p). Across the political spectrum, there is enormous interest in how local community organizations can...

Hokenstad, M.C., & Midgley, James (Eds.). Lessons from Abroad: Adapting International Social Welfare Innovations.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... HOKENSTAD, M. C., & MIDGLEY, James (Eds.). Lessons from Abroad: Adapting International Social Welfare Innovations. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2004. 166pp. $44.99 (p). Regarded as among the world's leaders in formulating social work policy...

Irvine, Leslie. Codependent Forevermore: The Invention of Self in a Twelve Step Group.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... IRVINE, Leslie. Codependent Forevermore: The Invention of Self in a Twelve Step Group. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999. 218pp. $22.00 (h). In the same week that his father died, Alex came home to find his live-in fiancee in...

Jagodzinski, Jan. Music in Youth Culture: A Lacanian Approach.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... JAGODZINSKI, Jan. Music in Youth Culture: A Lacanian Approach. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 321pp. $65 (h). Music in Youth Culture examines the fantasies of post-Oedipal youth cultures as displayed on the landscape of popular music...

Johnson, Susan M. The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection, 2nd ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... JOHNSON, Susan M. The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Second Edition: Creating Connection. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004. 362pp. $34.95 (p). Since its original publication in 1996, this volume has been a helpful guide...

Kadison, Richard, & Digeronimo, Theresa Foy. College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do about It.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... KADISON, Richard, & DIGERONIMO, Theresa Foy. College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004. 296pp. $24.95 (h), $15.95 (p). Written for parents, students, college...

Kaywell, Joan F. (Ed.). Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Abuse Issues.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... KAYWELL, Joan F. (Ed.). Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Abuse Issues. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. 254pp. $45.00 (h). This book deals with four types of abuse: neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and...

Kelly, A. V. The Curriculum: Theory and Practice (Fifth Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... KELLY, A. V. The Curriculum: Theory and Practice (Fifth Edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2004. 256pp. $38.95 (p), 115.00 (h). This book has been regularly revised and updated since it was first published in the mid-1970s. A.V....

Luster, Tom & Okagaki, Lynn (Eds.). Parenting: An Ecological Perspective (2nd Edition).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... LUSTER, Tom & OKAGAKI, Lynn (Eds.). Parenting: An Ecological Perspective (2nd Edition). Mahwah, N J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. 442pp. $125.00 (h), 42.50 (p). Parenting: An Ecological Perspective was originally created in 1993 to...

Molnar, Alex. School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... MOLNAR, Alex. School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity. New York: Routledge, 2005. 178pp. $75.00 (h), $17.95 (p). Kids today face a barrage of corporate messages in the classroom. In School Commercialism, Alex Molnar...

Pratt, Michael W., & Fiese, Barbara H. (Eds.). Family Stories and the Life Course: Across Time and Generations.(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... PRATT, Michael W., & FIESE, Barbara H. (Eds.). Family Stories and the Life Course: Across Time and Generations. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004. 436pp. 39.95 (p). This edited book is concerned with recent research and theory...

Reifel, Stuart (Ed.). Theory in Context and Out.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... REIFEL, Stuart (Ed.). Theory in Context and Out. Westport, CT: Ablex Publishing, 2001. 434pp. $45.00 (p), $115.00 (h). Theory in Context and Out furthers discourse and understanding about the complex phenomenon we know as play. Play, as a...

Rockman, Ilene F. & associates. Integrating Information Literacy into the Higher Education Curriculum: Practical Models for Transformation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... ROCKMAN, Ilene F. & associates. Integrating Information Literacy into the Higher Education Curriculum: Practical Models for Transformation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004. 260pp. $36.00 (h). Research has shown that in order to develop...

Ruback, R. Barry, & Thompson, Martie P. Social and Psychological Consequences of Violent Victimization.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... RUBACK, R. Barry, & THOMPSON, Martie P. Social and Psychological Consequences of Violent Victimization. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2001. 256pp. $51.95 (p), $115.00 (h). What are the effects that violent crime has on our everyday...

San Antonio, Donna Marie. Adolescent Lives in Transition: How Social Class Influences the Adjustment to Middle School.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... SAN ANTONIO, Donna Marie. Adolescent Lives in Transition: How Social Class Influences the Adjustment to Middle School. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2004. 326pp. $73.50 (h), $29.95 (p). Addressing the issues of educational...

Snow, David R. Classroom Strategies for Helping At-Risk Students.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... SNOW, David R. Classroom Strategies for Helping At-Risk Students. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, 2005. 114pp. $19.95 (p). Strategies...

Todd, Sharon. Learning from the Other: Levinas, Psychoanalysis, and Ethical Possibilities in Education.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... TODD, Sharon. Learning from the Other. Levinas, Psychoanalysis, and Ethical Possibilities in Education. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2003. 178pp. $49.50 (h), $16.95 (p). Learning from the Other presents a philosophical...

Urquhart, Vicki, & McIver, Monette. Teaching Writing in the Content Areas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... URQUHART, Vicki, & MCIVER, Monette. Teaching Writing in the Content Areas. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, 2005. 169pp. $26.95 (p). ...

Williams, Patrick, & Thomas, Lloyd J. Total Life Coaching: 50+ Life Lessons, Skills, and Techniques to Enhance Your Practice ... and Your Life.(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... WILLIAMS, Patrick, & THOMAS, Lloyd J. Total Life Coaching: 50+ Life Lessons, Skills, and Techniques to Enhance Your Practice... and Your Life. New York: W. W. Norton, 2005. 454pp. $40.00 (h). Life coaching is more than a collection of...

Wilmshurst, Linda. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Casebook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... WILMSHURST, Linda. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Casebook. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2004. 308pp. $36.95 (p). Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. A Casebook provides an abundance of realistic cases in assessing and...