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Peer reviewedGlendinning, 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
Koballa, Thomas R., Jr. – 1988
In response to reports that have received widespread attention decrying the failure of science education in the United States to prepare sufficient numbers of scientists, projects have sought to determine what can be done to encourage academically oriented youths to enroll in more science courses in high school and preserve their option of going…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns
