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Clausen, Sten-Erik – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1996
Examined the relationship between parenting style and drug use in adolescents. Data was gathered from a sample of 846 Norwegian adolescents ages 15-20 years and their parents. Found that the combination of a low level of caring and high level of protection by parents, conceptualized as "affectionless control," was associated with drug…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Drug Use
Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC. – 2000
This report by the Council of Economic Advisers analyzes key trends in teen behavior, and investigates the role of parents' involvement in their teenagers' lives. The report uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a study of a nationally representative sample of seventh through twelfth graders, to examine the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
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Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun; Hafsteinsson, Leifur G. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
An Icelandic study examined the relation between parenting style and adolescent substance use at age 14 and longitudinally from 14 to 17 years. Findings indicated that adolescents who characterized their parents as authoritative were more protected against substance use than adolescents who perceived their parents as neglectful, both concurrently…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Neglect
du Bois-Reymond, Manuela, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This book examines how young people in Germany and the Netherlands grow into adults in their society and how they cope with the accompanying experiences and changes. The 14 chapters of the book are: (1) "The Modernization of the Youth Phase. Educational, Professional and Family Careers of Dutch Youth in the Nineties" (Els Peters); (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Health
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Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco; Kulis, Stephen; Hecht, Michael L. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Contrasted role of ethnic labels and identity in predicting drug use among seventh graders. Found that minority students with strong ethnic pride reported less drug use/exposure than those with weak pride; ethnically proud White students reported more. Minority students who viewed themselves as consistent with their ethnic group reported more drug…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences