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Chaffee, Steven H.; Tims, Albert R. – Journal of Social Issues, 1976
An examination of some interpersonal factors related to adolescents' television viewing is presented, with particular emphasis on dimensions of communication in the family and with peers. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Relationship
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L'Abate, Luciano – Psychology in the Schools, 1971
From a theoretical viewpoint, the results of the study support the importance of the receptive expressive distinction in considering behavior. The practical implications suggest the importance of assessing receptive functions more directly and support present large-scale remedial procedures for disadvantaged youth in terms of improving and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Communication Skills
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. – 1991
This booklet focuses on establishing effective, meaningful, and forceful programs to prevent alcohol and other drug use by youth between the ages of 10 and 14. It looks at some of the most common developmental characteristics of this age group, and reviews the literature on how best to approach them with prevention messages. The focus is on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills
Cohen, Stewart – 1971
Communicative relations among children and adolescents are considered from the concept of reciprocity (or perspective of others ) and its development. Research reveals that from the ages of two through four, and often through five also, the child's speech is primarily lacking in communicative message. It is found that the major difference in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Communication Skills
Boxhill, Carlton – Nat Cath Guidance Conf J, 1970
Stresses need for counselor involvement in decisions concerning student disturbances, and in dialogues with young people in and out of the office. Counselors must "become real by indicating concern, listening, examining options. (CJ)
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Role, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns
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Turkstra, Lyn; Ciccia, Angela; Seaton, Christine – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2003
This study collected normative behavioral data from extemporaneous 3-minute conversations of 50 typically developing adolescents. Analysis found the following high frequency behaviors: directing gaze at the partner, nodding and showing neutral and positive facial expressions, using back-channel responses, and giving contingent responses.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
Baggett, Lavada – 1969
This investigation emerged out of the generally accepted propositions that understanding is a fundamental for building, or maintaining, positive human relationships and that meaningful interaction in any interpersonal relationship is dependent upon the communication of understanding. An instrument was developed containing a list of behaviors that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research
Watson, Arden K. – 1987
Researchers have offered a number of explanations for why people occasionally or frequently feel shy in social situations, focusing on behavioral, psychological, or somatic causes. However, each theory encompasses a problem with communication skills. A study examined the communication implications of shyness as reported in definitions by both…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Communication Apprehension
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Schatz, Jeffrey; Hamdan-Allen, Ghada – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Scores from the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale were compared to age and performance IQ for 72 children and adolescents with autism and 37 nonautistic controls with mental retardation. The relationship between the two groups' adaptive behavior profiles was stable from preschool age through adolescence. Increasing IQ was associated with lower…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Age, Autism
Jennings, Rick L. – 1982
This manual summarizes and highlights basic considerations in interviewing children. The relationship between interviewing for data collection and interviewing within the counseling or psychotherapeutic context is discussed. The Interviewer's Functional Checklist is presented to provide a method for self-evaluating interviewer behavior, and for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Children, Communication Skills
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Malgady, Robert G.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
Twenty-seven teachers rated 196 retarded workers with respect to the frequency of maladaptive behavior and the 28 items of a language behavior rating scale with respect to the probability that a given behavior would result in termination of employment. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1985
This document presents a curriculum for high school students designed to help students recognize human needs, develop useful communication skills, improve perception and self-concept, and learn to make rational decisions to improve the quality of life for themselves and for society. The curriculum is organized by instructional objectives. An…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills