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Akbay, Sinem Evin; Gündüz, Bülent – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine whether the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of parents and their social anxiety levels is mediated by self-esteem. The sample of the study consisted of 694 (324 female and 360 male) volunteer high school students selected with a simple random sampling method from different high school types in…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, High School Students, Adolescent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
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Di Fabio, Annamaria; Gori, Alessio – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
This study examined the factor structure and the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in a sample of 1,515 Italian (females = 60.26%, males = 39.74%) adolescents and young adults (M[subscript age] = 17.6 years, SD = 1.21). Results confirmed the unidimensionality, good reliability, and concurrent validity of the…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Adolescent Attitudes, Psychometrics, Young Adults
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Kerpelman, Jennifer L.; McElwain, Alyssa D.; Pittman, Joe F.; Adler-Baeder, Francesca M. – Youth & Society, 2016
The current study examined associations among parenting practices, adolescents' self-esteem and dating identity exploration, and adolescents' sexual behaviors. Participants were 680 African American and European American sexually experienced adolescents attending public high schools in the southeast. Results indicated that risky sexual behavior…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Risk, Health Behavior, Adolescents
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Siegel, Judith M. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2002
Examined the temporal association between body image and depressive symptoms in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and white adolescents. Found that girls were more influenced by body image change than boys. Compared to other ethnic groups, African American girls experienced a greater increase in psychological distress as body…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Asian Americans, Blacks