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Correspondence between Attitudes and Drinking and Drug Behavior: Youth Subculture over Time.
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Lowney, Jeremiah – Adolescence, 1984
Explored the relationship between youthful subculture attitudes toward hedonism, immediate gratification, and drug use in a longitudinal study of California youths (N=23 and N=72). Specific attitude measures indicated no relationship between degree of drug use and youth subculture attitudes. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Drug Use, Longitudinal Studies
Canadian Adolescents and the Challenge to Demonstrate Competence at Personal Physical Risk: I
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Moore, Robert J. – Adolescence, 1972
The challenge to demonstrate competence at personal physical risk as expressed by the dare phenomenon" is a functional aspect of the life space of early adolescent boys. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Fear
Television's Role Regarding Alcohol Use among Teenagers.
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Tucker, Larry A. – Adolescence, 1985
Administered questionnaire on television and drinking practices to 394 high school males to determine the extent to which adolescents classified as light, moderate, or heavy television viewers differed regarding alcohol use. Results indicated that heavy television viewers consumed alcohol significantly more often than did light and moderate…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Behavior Patterns, Drinking, High School Students
Changing Patterns in the Delinquent Activities of Boys and Girls: A Self-reported Delinquency Analysis
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Kratcoski, Peter C.; Kratcoski, John E. – Adolescence, 1975
Article considered newly emerging evidence regarding the character of delinquency in general and modifications of female sex roles which challenge popular notions about the quality and quantity of the sexual distribution of delinquent acts. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Delinquent Behavior, Females, Males
Depression in Diagnostic Subtypes of Delinquent Boys.
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Kashani, Javad H.; And Others – Adolescence, 1982
Delinquent boys (18 percent of 120) were found to be depressed when DSM III criteria for Major Depressive Disorder were utilized. Results indicated the prevalence of depression was not significantly more frequent among socialized, undersocialized, aggressive or nonaggressive subtypes. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
The Profile and Treatment of Male Adolescent Sex Offenders.
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Lakey, Joyce F. – Adolescence, 1994
Outlines characteristics of sex offenders, including family and school histories, sexual attitudes, social skills and relationships, delinquent behaviors, psychiatric diagnoses, and cognitive distortions based on mythical beliefs. Treatment requires correction of thinking errors and promotion of accountability, empathy, education, morality,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis
Adolescent Unwed Prospective Fathers: Readiness for Fatherhood and Behaviors Toward the Mother and the Expected Infant.
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Westney, Ouida E.; And Others – Adolescence, 1986
Queried unmarried adolescent fathers (N=28) about their readiness for fatherhood. Found that readiness increased as their mate's pregnancy advanced and that males who had had longer prepregnancy relationships with their mates tended to be more supportive of them prenatally. Most adolescent fathers planned to work to help support their infants.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Early Parenthood