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Parent, Teacher, and School Factors Associated with Over-the-Counter Drug Use among Multiracial Youth
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Vidourek, Rebecca A.; King, Keith A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) drug use is an increasing health issue among adolescents. Purpose: This study investigated OTC drug use among 7th through 12th grade multiracial students in one metropolitan area. Methods: A total of 2134 students completed the PRIDE Questionnaire, which examines alcohol and other drug use. Results: A total of…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Parent Influence, Teacher Influence, Educational Environment
Impact of the Federal School-Based Student Mentoring Program. NCEE Evaluation Brief. NCEE 2009-4074
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The Office of Management and Budget requested that the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) oversee an independent impact evaluation of the federal Student Mentoring Program, and in 2005 IES contracted with Abt Associates and its team of subcontractors (Branch Associates, Moore and Associates, and the Center for Resource Management) to conduct…
Descriptors: Mentors, At Risk Students, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
The Relation of Prosocial Orientation to Peer Interactions, Family Social Environment and Personality of Chinese Adolescents
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Ma, Hing Keung; Cheung, Ping Chung; Shek, Daniel T. L. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
This study investigated the relation of peer interactions, family social environment and personality to prosocial orientation in Chinese adolescents. The results indicated no sex differences in general prosocial orientation and inclination to help others, but sex differences in inclination to maintain an affective relationship and inclination to…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Delinquency, Social Desirability, Personality Traits
Peer-Perceived Admiration and Social Preference: Contextual Correlates of Positive Peer Regard among Suburban and Urban Adolescents
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Becker, Bronwyn E.; Luthar, Suniya S. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2007
The primary purpose of this study was to understand further the heterogeneity of popularity, by exploring contextual correlates of two dimensions of positive peer regard among seventh graders within two highly disparate sociodemographic groups: affluent suburban and low-income urban (N = 636). Three sets of attributes were examined, all…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Student Diversity, Early Adolescents, Social Status