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Schüürmann, Alissa; Goagoses, Naska – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2022
The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between adolescents' social support, their internalising and externalising behaviour problems, and their alcohol consumption. Adolescents attending Grade 7-10 (N = 329), answered questionnaires regarding their perceived social support (from parents, teachers, classmates, and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Drinking
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Steeger, Christine M.; Gondoli, Dawn M. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study examined mother-adolescent conflict as a mediator of longitudinal reciprocal relations between adolescent aggression and depressive symptoms and maternal psychological control. Motivated by family systems theory and the transactions that occur between individual and dyadic levels of the family system, we examined the connections among…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Conflict
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Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.; Choudary, Wendie; Kearney, Anne; Piko, Bettina F. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2013
This study examined the relationship between risk, assets, and negative health behaviors among a large sample of Hispanic adolescents. Data were collected from over 1,000 Hispanic youth in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 attending school in a moderate size school district in Northwest Arkansas. Logistic regression models examined the variation in the odds…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adolescents, High School Students, Middle School Students
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Burstein, Marcy; Ginsburg, Golda S.; Petras, Hanno; Ialongo, Nicholas – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
The present study examined the developmental trajectories of youth depression and anxiety symptoms from 6th through 12th grade in a low-income, urban sample (N = 141; mean age = 11.75 years; 88.7% African American). The study also tested the independent contribution of parent mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders assessed…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Adolescents, Parents, Depression (Psychology)
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Simons-Morton, Bruce; Rusan, Chen, – Youth & Society, 2009
Students who are not motivated and do not try to do well are unlikely to achieve consistent with their abilities. This research assesses the relationships over time between school engagement and parenting practices and peer affiliation among sixth to ninth graders using latent growth models. Participants included 2,453 students recruited from…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Parent Participation, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
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Segal, Carmit – Journal of Human Resources, 2008
This paper investigates the determinants and malleability of noncognitive skills. Using data on boys from the National Education Longitudinal Survey, I focus on youth behavior in the classroom as a measure of noncognitive skills. I find that student behavior during adolescence is persistent. The variation in behavior can be attributed to…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Gender Differences, College Students, Males