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Pyle, Nicole; Flower, Andrea; Fall, Anna Mari; Williams, Jacob – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
This systematic review sought to understand the individual characteristics of incarcerated youth within the major risk factor domains identified by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). A comprehensive search of the literature from 1979 to 2013 identified 85 articles of individual-level risk characteristics that…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Youth, At Risk Persons
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Sorvoll, Elisabet E.; Wichstrom, Lars – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Examines whether there are gender differences in changes in the aggregate level and individual stability of conduct problems from early adolescence to early adulthood. Analyzes self-reported data from a study of Norwegian adolescents. Analyses showed that involvement in conduct problems for both genders peaked in mid-adolescence. In the long term,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
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Glendinning, Anthony; Inglis, David – Journal of Adolescence, 1999
Considers the relationship between self-esteem and smoking in youth by analyzing survey data of two Scottish samples of 13 to 14-year-olds (N=2,900). The findings for peer groupings, self-esteem, and smoking indicate that young people who were socially isolated report both lower self-esteem and smoking prevalence, while peer-oriented youth report…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools
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Hipple, Ted; Comer, Melissa; Boren, Dodie – Professional School Counseling, 1997
Lists 20 problems adolescents may encounter, with a description of one young adult novel in which that problem is a central feature. Some of the problems addressed include abuse, AIDS, alcohol, alienation, crime, death, disabilities, divorce, drugs, ethics, homosexuality, peer pressure, pregnancy, prejudice, rape, religious pressure, school, sex,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Behavior Development
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Bell, Robert; Pavis, Stephen; Amos, Amanda; Cunningham-Burley, Sarah – Journal of Adolescence, 1999
Reports the third wave of a longitudinal study that followed 106 15-year-olds from their last compulsory year at school for 22 months. Study shows that this is a period of considerable flux in smoking behavior. Highlights the role of friendship groups and social contexts and suggests that smoking prevention programs should be developed to meet the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Foreign Countries, Health Education
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Hodapp, Robert M.; Kasari, Connie – Early Education and Development, 1998
Introduces this special journal issue by describing what developmental approaches are and how they can be applied to children with disabilities. Gives a short preview of the articles in the issue and raises future challenges for developmental research and intervention with young children with disabilities. (JS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Children
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Werch, Chudley E.; Anzalone, Debra – Journal of Drug Education, 1995
Examines the conceptual and empirical foundations of individual drug use stage development and progression related to tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Research examining interdrug use progression among youths supports the idea of a generally invariant sequence, involving nonuse to legal drug use, marijuana, and finally other illegal drug use.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Children, Developmental Stages
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Lukenbill, W. Bernard – Family Relations, 1981
Examined the nature of family social interactions appearing in contemporary novels written especially for adolescent readers. Investigated: (1) family structures and parenting behavior; (2) family decision-making processes; (3) autonomy; (4) affect; and (5) global-health-pathology. As a norm, fictional families were not functioning optimally but…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Content Analysis
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Bender, William N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
A review of research regarding the self-concept, locus of control, temperament, problem behavior, and social status of learning-disabled (LD) adolescents reveals a general lack of information, conflicting results, and methodological pitfalls inherent in the study of LD adolescent personality and behavioral development. (CB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
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Fick, Ana Correa; Thomas, Sarah Moody – Youth & Society, 1995
Examines the relationship between violence exposure and experimentation with cigarettes and alcohol, intentions to use cigarettes and alcohol, health locus of control, and health values. Responses from 110 inner-city children and adolescents ages 10 to 13 years show cigarette use positively associated with violence. Control scales were negatively…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research
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Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Attempts to integrate recent models of social systems based on age and cognitive personality research with research on adolescence. Presents a conceptual model of how adolescents set personal goals, construct cognitive strategies, and evaluate their success in an age-graded sociocultural context. Discusses future directions for research based on…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development
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Christenbury, Leila; And Others – School Counselor, 1996
Discusses bibliocounseling, in which students read and react to writing about situations or persons similar to themselves. Overviews key points counselors should be aware of before engaging in bibliotherapy. Presents an annotated bibliography of recent works selected for bibliotherapy comprising fiction for adolescents, and nonfiction for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Development
Baydar, Nazli; And Others – 1994
Data from a 20-year longitudinal study of 125 males and 126 females born to Black teenage mothers in a Baltimore hospital between 1966 and 1968 were analyzed to identify early childhood, middle childhood, and early adolescence determinants of functional literacy. All 251 subjects were interviewed in 1987, and 202 of them completed a document…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Behavior Development
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Belsky, Jay; And Others – Child Development, 1991
The concept of reproductive strategy is applied to the study of childhood experience and interpersonal development to develop an evolutionary theory of socialization. The relationship between this theory and prevailing theories of socialization is considered, and research consistent with the evolutionary theory is reviewed. Discusses directions…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Adults, Attachment Behavior
Levine, Madeline – 1996
Numerous studies have shown that viewing media violence encourages aggression, desensitization, and pessimism in children. This book reviews research on the effects of television and movie violence on children and adolescents, offering parents suggestions for dealing with the problems it creates. It is asserted that parents frequently…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, Affective Behavior, Aggression