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Peer reviewedBaker, Sharon A.; And Others – Adolescence, 1988
Used clustered sample household survey of 329 males and females aged 14 to 17, and 470 of their parents to examine influence of parental factors on adolescent sexual behavior and contraceptive use. Found parents' reported behavioral norms accounted for 5% of variance in whether adolescents had had intercourse, and for 33% of variance in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Beliefs, Contraception, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedStone, Lorene Hemphill; And Others – Adolescence, 1979
This study examined the relative impact of parent and peer reference groups on frequency of marijuana use in a nonrandom sample of university students. Ordinal type scales and tau-b provide a statistically strong degree of association between the type of reference group orientation and marijuana use. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Higher Education, Marihuana
Peer reviewedGalbo, Joseph J. – Adolescence, 1983
Studied high school students' (N=31) perceptions of significant adults as well as possible relationships between facets of alienation. Results showed parents were the adults most frequently named as significant. Teachers were not often chosen. There were no differences in adult relationship patterns between alienated and nonalienated students.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, High School Students, High Schools, Parent Influence
