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Persike, Malte; Seiffge-Krenke, Inge – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
The ways adolescents develop and use strategies to cope with stress vary according to cultural scripts and values. This cross-sectional study tested the impact of region and gender on adolescents' stress perceptions and coping styles. A total sample of 10,941 adolescents (51.3% female) from 20 countries completed questionnaires on stress and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Questionnaires, Adolescents, Coping
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Lee, Jung; Cerreto, Frank A.; Lee, Jihyun – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
According to Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), behavioral intention (BI) is predicted by attitude toward the behavior (AB), subjective norm (SN), and perceived behavioral control (PBC). Previous studies using the TPB to explain teachers' intentions to use technology have resulted in inconsistent findings. This inconsistency might be due to…
Descriptors: Intention, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education
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Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Schaeffer, Cindy M.; Petras, Hanno; Ialongo, Nicholas – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Transactional theories of development suggest that displaying high levels of antisocial behavior early in life and persistently over time causes disruption in multiple life domains, which in turn places individuals at risk for negative life outcomes. We used longitudinal data from 1,137 primarily African American urban youth (49.1% female) to…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Females, Dropouts, Drug Abuse
Foehr, Ulla G. – Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2006
In the past, multitasking was a juggling act performed by busy adults, as they tried to manage jobs, chores, carpools, and PTA meetings. But recently, teens and tweens have turned into the real experts at multitasking, as their lives become chock-full of organized activities. For them, multitasking has simply become a way of life: "If I couldn't…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Young Adults, Adolescents