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Sumer, Seda; Poyrazli, Senel; Grahame, Kamini – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2008
The role of gender, age, race/ethnicity, length of stay, social support, and proficiency in English in the variance in depression and anxiety among international students revealed that social support was a significant predictor of depression and anxiety among international students. Age significantly contributed to the variance in anxiety, and…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
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Patel, Sheetal G.; Salahuddin, Nazish M.; O'Brien, Karen M. – Journal of Career Development, 2008
Individual (gender and acculturation), microsystem (social support), exosystem (socioeconomic status), and macrosystem (racism) variables were examined as predictors of career decision-making self-efficacy in a sample of 85 Vietnamese adolescents in the Washington, D.C., area. English language acculturation and peer support accounted for unique…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, Acculturation, Adolescents
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Mihalas, Stephanie; Powell, Heather; French, Rachel – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
The current study examined important predictors of substance use during early adolescence. The authors hypothesized that adolescents' relationships with key adults (i.e., teachers and parents) influence their choices to use substances indirectly through links with their decisions regarding peer groups. A total of 461 middle school students from an…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing, Early Adolescents