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PROTOCOL: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials Evaluating the Impact of Parenting Programmes for Parents of Adolescents (10-18 Years) on Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes, Positive Development and the Parent-Adolescent Relationship
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Burke, Kylie; Dittman, Cassandra K.; Forbes, Elana J.; Eggins, Elizabeth – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2021
The primary objective of the proposed systematic review is to answer the following research question: do parenting programmes for parents of adolescents impact adolescent mental health outcomes, positive development and the parent-adolescent relationship? This will be achieved by systematically searching for and synthesising the extant evaluation…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Evidence Based Practice, Parent Education, Parenting Skills
Extracurricular Activity Intensity and Adolescent Risk-Taking: Exploring Interactive Effects of Contextual Risk and Coping Effcacy
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Heaslip, Gabriel P.; Barber, Bonnie L. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2017
Adolescence is a period of heightened risk-taking. Therefore it is important to investigate positive settings that can facilitate healthy adolescent development and reduce risk-taking behaviour. This study investigated the relations between non-sporting extracurricular activity participation intensity and risky behaviour. Adolescents' coping…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Adolescents, Coping, Adolescent Development
Music Therapy with Bereaved Teenagers: A Mixed Methods Perspective
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McFerran, Katrina; Roberts, Melina; O'Grady, Lucy – Death Studies, 2010
Qualitative investigations have indicated that music therapy groups may be beneficial for bereaved teenagers. The existing relationship between young people and music serves as a platform for connectedness and emotional expression that is utilised within a therapeutic, support group format. This investigation confirms this suggestion through…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Grief, Focus Groups, Adolescents
Boys Play Sport and Girls Turn to Others: Age, Gender and Ethnicity as Determinants of Coping.
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Frydenberg, Erica; Lewis, Ramon – Journal of Adolescence, 1993
Australian secondary students completed questionnaires on adolescent coping behavior. Found that older students used more self-blame and tension-reduction techniques than did younger students; young students used more work-related strategies than did older students; males reported using more physical recreation than did females; and females used…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
Civic Responsibility among Australian Adolescents: Testing Two Competing Models
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da Silva, Lisa; Sanson, Ann; Smart, Diana; Toumbourou, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
The development of civic responsibility is considered to be an important component of healthy adolescent development. However, the study of its development has been relatively neglected and few studies have attempted to ground understanding of its development in a theoretical framework. The present study operationalized civic responsibility as…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Causal Models, Service Learning, Adolescents
Coping Styles among Adolescent Competitive Athletes.
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Anshel, Mark – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Examines the various coping strategies that competitive adolescent athletes use to deal with errors, penalties, and unpleasant comments from spectators. Identifies and discusses four coping strategies: avoidance, approach, task-focused, and emotion-focused. Briefly reviews the literature on coping and the results of a survey of Australian…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Athletics, Behavior Patterns