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Sawyer, Thomas M.; Stevenson, John F. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2008
This study investigated the relative influence of perceived parent and peer disapproval for using drugs on youth intentions to use drugs. In a cross-sectional design, sixth and eighth grade students (N = 1,649) completed surveys that included measures of parent disapproval, peer disapproval, and intentions to use drugs in the future. Parent…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Females, Grade 8, Grade 6
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Brown, Joe H.; Portes, Pedro R. – Journal of School Counseling, 2006
The present paper discusses some of the current issues confronting practitioners and researchers in understanding gender differences in children's adjustment to divorce. Gender differences in children's developmental adjustment to divorce are influenced by pre and post divorce development processes, parent expectation and children's coping…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Child Development, Parent Influence, Expectation