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Grant, Kathryn E.; Behling, Steven; Gipson, Polly Y.; Ford, Rebecca E. – Prevention Researcher, 2005
Although low levels of stressful life experiences are considered to be a normal part of development, higher levels can constitute a threat to the well-being and healthy development of children and adolescents. Adolescents are exposed to increased rates of stressful life experiences and there is some evidence that increases in stressors account, at…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Adolescents, Stress Variables, Mental Disorders
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Thornberry, Terence P.; Smith, Carolyn A.; Ehrhard, Susan – Prevention Researcher, 2004
Becoming a teen father can lead to negative consequences for both the young father and his offspring. It is important to understand the process that leads some young men into fatherhood while others delay it until they are more developmentally ready. One possibility is that becoming a teen father is part of a more general deviant lifestyle. This…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Drug Use, At Risk Persons, Adolescents