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Rostosky, Sharon Scales; Danner, Fred; Riggle, Ellen D. B. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
Despite interest in the role of religiosity in youth development and health behavior, few studies have examined these associations in sexual minority youth. Participants (n = 11,699) who were adolescents (wave 1) and young adults (wave 3) in the Add Health survey were used to examine proximal and distal religiosity by sexual identity group and to…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Drinking, Young Adults, Homosexuality
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Spano, Richard; Rivera, Craig; Bolland, John – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
A growing body of research has linked exposure to violence to violent behavior, but few studies have examined the impact of the timing of exposure to violence on violent behavior among inner city, minority youth. Theoretical insights derived from developmental psychology and psychopathology (DPP) and Agnew's general strain theory (GST) give…
Descriptors: Violence, Urban Areas, Economically Disadvantaged, African Americans