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Mistry, Rashmita S.; Brown, Christia Spears; Chow, Kirby A.; Collins, Geri S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Poverty and economic hardship remain a reality for many of America's children. Although the causes of poverty are varied, Americans strongly endorse individual responsibility as a primary cause. Because beliefs about poverty originate in childhood and adolescence, intervention efforts targeting young people may be particularly effective in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Economically Disadvantaged, Adolescents
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Cousineau, Tara M.; Franko, Debra L.; Green, Traci C.; Watt, Meredith; Rancourt, Diana – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The aim of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of an interactive computer program among 34 sixth and seventh grade children and to assess the potential for knowledge acquisition about puberty. Based on a developmental self-esteem approach to teach children about their bodies, the "Body Morph" program was designed to maximize the…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Early Adolescents, Puberty, Pilot Projects