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Pasch, Keryn E.; Latimer, Lara A.; Cance, Jessica Duncan; Moe, Stacey G.; Lytle, Leslie A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Despite the known deficits in sleep that occur during adolescence and the high prevalence of substance use behaviors among this group, relatively little research has explored how sleep and substance use may be causally related. The purpose of this study was to explore the longitudinal bi-directional relationships between sleep duration, sleep…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Marijuana, Structural Equation Models, Sleep
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Deutsch, Arielle R.; Crockett, Lisa J.; Wolff, Jennifer M.; Russell, Stephen T. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Effects of ethnicity and neighborhood quality often are confounded in research on adolescent delinquent behavior. This study examined the pathways to delinquency among 2,277 African American and 5,973 European American youth residing in high-risk and low-risk neighborhoods. Using data from a national study of youth, a meditational model was tested…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Ethnicity, Delinquency, Structural Equation Models
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Marachi, Roxana; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Much of the research literature on school violence has focused narrowly on individual characteristics of troubled youth, without careful examination of contextual factors that might influence violence and victimization in school settings. This study examines the associations among Student Participation in Decision-Making in their Schools, Teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Victims of Crime, Student Participation