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Gregg, David H.; Somers, Cheryl L.; Pernice-Duca, Francesca; Van Dale, Kimberly G. – Journal of School Violence, 2016
This study explored the roles of gender and self-esteem in the relations between various teasing experiences and externalizing behavior. Externalizing behavior was measured as reported risk-taking and alcohol consumption. Within a sample of 651 high school students located in the Midwest, males reported significantly more externalizing behavior…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Self Esteem, Risk, Antisocial Behavior
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Carroll, Annemaree; Sanders O'Connor, Emma; Houghton, Stephen J.; Hattie, John A.; Donovan, Caroline; Lynn, Sasha – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: The aim of the present study was to conduct a preliminary empirical evaluation of the KooLKIDS program, a school-based intervention that utilises a combination of whole-of-class and individual sessions for young children with early onset antisocial behaviour. Method: Trained facilitators delivered the 13-session program to a completer…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Antisocial Behavior, Prevention
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Fanti, Kostas A.; Henrich, Christopher C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
The current study investigates the longitudinal association, across a 1-year period, between self-esteem and narcissism with bullying and peer victimization. The sample consisted of 1,416 (50.1% girls) Greek Cypriot early adolescents ("M" age = 12.89) who completed a battery of self-report measures. The small correlation found between…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Personality Traits, Personality Problems, Bullying
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Zimmerman, Marc A.; Eisman, Andria B.; Reischl, Thomas M.; Morrel-Samuels, Susan; Stoddard, Sarah; Miller, Alison L.; Hutchison, Pete; Franzen, Susan; Rupp, Laney – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
We report on an effectiveness evaluation of the Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES) program. YES applies empowerment theory to an after-school program for middle school students. YES is an active learning curriculum designed to help youth gain confidence in themselves, think critically about their community, and work with adults to create positive…
Descriptors: Empowerment, After School Programs, Middle School Students, Pretests Posttests
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Lee, DongHun; Han, Yoonsun; Park, ManSik; Roh, SeakZoon – School Psychology International, 2015
The absence of an approach which encompasses several micro-systems in Korea may leave important factors of youth risk behaviors undetected. Thus, an examination of a broad set of ecological factors within the micro-system--including individual characteristics as well as immediate family, peer, and school environments surrounding the youth--that is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delinquency, Antisocial Behavior, Crime
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Grossman, Arnold H.; D'Augelli, Anthony R.; Frank, John A. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2011
Fifty-five transgender youth described their gender development and some of the stressful life experiences related to their gender identity and gender expression. More than two-thirds of youth reported past verbal abuse by their parents or peers related to their gender identity and nonconformity, and approximately one-fifth to one-third reported…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Sexual Identity, Adolescents, Young Adults