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Peer reviewedStorvoll, Elisabet E.; Wichstrom, Lars – Journal of Adolescence, 2002
Examines whether there are gender differences in the associations between conduct problems and risk factors. Results reveal that even though there were gender differences in the strength of these associations, the same risk factors seem to be relevant in explaining conduct problems for both gender groups. (Contains 72 references and 5 tables.)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedHansen, Thomas; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Examines communication about contraception and specific knowledge of oral contraceptives (OCs) in a sample of Norwegian high school students. More females than males discussed contraception at least monthly. Discussions were predominantly held with peers and not adults. Females were far more knowledgeable about OCs than males. The most significant…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Contraception, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Peer reviewedWichstrom, Lars; Rossow, Ingeborg – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2002
Norwegian students (N=9,679), grades 7-12, were followed in order to determine which variables may account for gender differences in self-reported suicide attempts. Gender differences in previous suicide attempts were significantly reduced when depression was controlled, and was no longer significant when eating disorders were considered. No…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Eating Disorders, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedSkaalvik, Einar M.; Rankin, Richard J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Predictions from the internal/external frame of reference model of H. W. Marsh (1986) and gender differences in the structure of academic self-concept were examined through path analyses of data from 231 Norwegian sixth graders (117 males and 114 females). Implications for the study of academic self-concept are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedFosse, Gunilla Klensmeden; Holen, Are – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study contrasted the childhood environment of Norwegian adult psychiatric outpatients reporting to have been bullied at school (n=74) with those who were not (n=85). Men who were bullied tended to grow up without biological fathers. Women who were bullied reported higher parental abuse and neglect in childhood. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Bullying, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Peer reviewedWichstrom, Lars – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Investigated relation between pubertal timing and alcohol use among junior high school students in Norway who were followed up 2 years later. Found that early timing of puberty correlated with number of intoxication incidents and number of units consumed on each occasion and, to a lesser degree, with frequency of alcohol use. Correlations were…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis
