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Monahan, Kathryn C.; Oesterle, Sabrina; Hawkins, J. David – Prevention Researcher, 2010
Adolescents spend more time in school than in any other context and substantial research suggests that feeling connected to one's school during adolescence promotes concurrent and long-term positive youth development. Yet, by high school as many as 40-60% of all youth are disengaged from school, placing them at risk for maladaptive development…
Descriptors: Prevention, Adolescents, Student Participation, Predictor Variables
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Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Hill, Karl G.; Chung, Ick-Joong; Guo, Jie; Abbott, Robert D.; Hawkins, J. David – Social Work Research, 2003
Examines factors in adolescence that affect the probability of violent behavior at age 18 among youths who received high teacher ratings of aggression at age 10. Study found a lower probability of violence was associated with religious services attendance, good family management by parents, and bonding to school. Implications of these findings for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Problems, Family Relationship
Hawkins, J. David; Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Farrington, David P.; Brewer, Devon; Catalano, Richard F.; Harachi, Tracy W.; Cothern, Lynn – 2000
This Bulletin describes the strength and duration of changeable risk and protective factors for youth violence at points in youth development when they appear most salient. These predictors are potential targets for prevention and intervention. The quantitative results of a large number of studies were synthesized using meta-analysis procedures.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Delinquency, Individual Differences
Hawkins, J. David – 1997
The promotion of academic success has been linked to children's social and emotional wellness, reduction in risky behaviors, and promotion of social and emotional competence. This chapter briefly summarizes the evidence regarding the link between academic performance and health risk behaviors, including substance abuse, delinquency, teen sexual…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adolescents