Difficulty with adjustment to sexuality by adolescents has been of increasing concern to both educators and human service professionals in recent years. The cognitive development and behavior of adolescents as it pertains to sexuality and the implications for helping them overcome maladaptive sexual behavior is discussed. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact which military service has on the adolescent male in order to help him plan his future. (Author)

Retrospectively examined adolescents from two time periods, diagnosed with adjustment disorder (n=72), for type of life stressors that initiated referrals to child psychiatry unit and compared them to control group of 42 referred adolescents with no psychopathology. Disappointment in relationships with family member or friend of opposite sex was…

The author argues that adult society prohibits adolescents from attaining maturity and that, in response to such constraints, adolescents turn to games, rituals, and charades. This state of affairs is viewed as an implicit adult conspiracy against adolescents. (DB)

Study examines the relationship between social support and the ability of Brazilian adolescents to adapt to life on the streets. Findings indicate that neither quality nor quantity of social support was related to adaptation. Discusses the implication of these findings with regard to the resiliency of street children. (Contains 20 references.)…

Central American and Cambodian students in six Canadian high schools and their parents were interviewed to assess the students' emotional problems and pre- and postmigration family environment. Findings indicate that the relationship between the emotional problems and scholastic achievement of teenaged refugees was tenuous. (Author/MKA)

To prepare the physician, psychologist or guidance counselor for the psychological aspects of pretravel preparation, discusses the characteristics of culture shock, vulnerability to culture shock, and methods of reducing psychological stress associated with leaving and returning home. (Author)

Investigates the relationship of maternal and paternal parenting behavior during adolescence to four domains of early adult functioning. Higher levels of maternal firm control were associated with more secure early adult romantic attachment and lower levels of educational achievement. There were no main effects for fathers, but paternal parenting…

Examines the school adjustment process among South Asian children who immigrated to the United States with their parents, and had below average grades. Three major themes were found: congruence of parents' and children's beliefs on the value of education; congruence of parents' and children's beliefs that education is the tool to achieve goals;…

Examines relationships among prenatal characteristics of 121 adolescent mothers -- including cognitive readiness for parenting, intelligence, social support, and personal adjustment -- and intellectual-linguistic development, social-emotional functioning, and adaptive behavior of their children at three years of age. Only 28% of the children…

Explored adolescents' perspective of their diabetic management by interviewing 12 adolescent counselors-in-training at a diabetic youth camp. Interviews were analyzed using the constant comparative method; themes were further grouped into three categories: psychosocial, developmental, and clinical. A striking finding throughout the data was the…

Examined whether structural intactness of family and/or perceived family conflict was related to young adult adjustment as assessed by measures of ego identity and psychological distress. Findings from 285 undergraduates revealed statistically significant relationship between family conflict and adjustment. There was no significant association…

Findings from pregnant adolescents, nonpregnant adolescents, pregnant adults, adolescent mothers, and adult mothers found that pregnant adolescents were less socially competent and less proficient in problem solving than nonpregnant peers, that they exhibited more behavioral problems than pregnant adults, and that adolescent mothers displayed more…

Article discusses the problem of many young people who delay the assumption of adult privileges and responsibilities as long as possible by extended education. (Author/ML)

Self-mutilation and attempted sucide among adolescent prisoners are explored in relation to concrete coping tests posed by prison and to self-esteem problems posed by failure of external (family) and internal (peer) systems. Crisis sequences are traced using verbatim excerpts from interviews with prisoners. (Author)