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Bullying by Siblings and Peers: Poly-Setting Victimization and the Association with Problem Behaviours and Depression
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Foody, Mairéad; Samara, Muthanna; O'Higgins Norman, James – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: In recent times, sibling bullying has emerged of interest to researchers concerned with the emotional and behavioural implications for victimization regardless of type and setting. Aims: This research attempts to extend current knowledge on both peer and sibling bullying and to determine the effects of poly-setting victimization. This…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Friendship, Depression (Psychology)
Cognitions about Smoking and Not Smoking in Adolescence
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ter Doest, Laura; Dijkstra, Arie; Gebhardt, Winifred A.; Vitale, Salvatore – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
The theory of planned behavior identifies important proximal determinants of behavior, including attitude toward the behavior, perception of subjective norms exerted by significant others, and perception of perceived control over performance of the behavior. Because research in the planned behavior tradition has focused on desirable target…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Smoking, Adolescents, Schemata (Cognition)
Temperamental and Familial Predictors of Violent and Nonviolent Criminal Convictions: Age 3 to Age 18.
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Henry, Bill; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined the relations between family characteristics, childhood temperament, and convictions for violent and nonviolent offenses at age 18. Found that family factors were associated with both violent and nonviolent offenses, whereas childhood temperament was associated primarily with convictions for violent offenses. Results suggest potentially…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons
Longitudinal Adjustment Patterns of Boys and Girls Experiencing Early, Middle, and Late Sexual Intercourse.
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Bingham, C. Raymond; Crockett, Lisa J. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined the association between psychosocial development and the timing of first sexual intercourse in a sample of white, rural adolescents. Two theoretical models were tested. For both boys and girls, early timing of first sexual intercourse was associated with longitudinal patterns of greater transition proneness and poorer psychosocial…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns
Better Autonomic Conditioning and Faster Electrodermal Half-Recovery Time at Age 15 Years as Possible Protective Factors Against Crime at Age 29 Years.
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Raine, Adrian; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Contrasted characteristics of antisocial adolescents who desist from crime in adulthood with characteristics of those who became adult criminals. Proposed that psychophysiological differences between the two groups could reveal procedures to protect vulnerable individuals against crime. Findings suggest that better conditioning and enhanced…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons
Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Asian American Adolescents: A Comparative Study.
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Lorenzo, Mary Kwan; And Others – Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1995
Examined the social, academic, emotional functioning, and the social support systems of teenage Asian American students. Ninety-nine students were compared to 404 Caucasian students. Results show that Asian American students exhibited less delinquent behavior and better academic performance, but were significantly more isolated, depressed, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents
The Developmental Interface between Nature and Nurture: A Mutual Influence Model of Child Antisocial Behavior and Parent Behaviors.
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Ge, Xiaojia; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined evidence for reciprocal influence between adoptive parents' behavior and heritable characteristics of adopted children. Found that psychiatric disorders of biological parents were significantly related to children's antisocial/hostile behaviors and consequently with adoptive parents' behavior. Also, the adoptee's antisocial/hostile…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adopted Children