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Paniagua, Carmen; Moreno, Carmen; Román, Maite; Palacios, Jesús; Grotevant, Harold D.; Rivera, Francisco – Youth & Society, 2020
This study compares a sample of 223 adopted adolescents with a nonadopted reference group representative of the Spanish adolescent population from the "Spanish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study." Variables related to the family context, peers, school context, and emotional well-being are compared. Adoptees are not…
Descriptors: Adoption, Well Being, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
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Somhovd, Mikael J.; Hansen, Bo M.; Brok, Jesper; Esbjorn, Barbara H.; Greisen, Gorm – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012
Aim: To determine if adolescents who are born very preterm (less than 32wks; of gestation) and/or with very low birthweight (VLBW; less than 1500g) have a higher risk of experiencing clinically significant anxiety problems. Method: We used a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched the databases ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed, PsycNET,…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Outcome Measures, Adolescents, Anxiety
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Wells, Gayle M. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Religiosity and campus culture were examined in relationship to alcohol consumption among college students using reference group theory. Participants and Methods: College students (N = 530) at a religious college and at a state university complete questionnaires on alcohol use and religiosity. Statistical tests and logistic regression were…
Descriptors: College Students, Reference Groups, Drinking, Religious Factors
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Bishop, Dorothy V. M.; Hardiman, Mervyn; Uwer, Ruth; von Suchodoletz, Waldemar – Developmental Science, 2007
It has been proposed that specific language impairment (SLI) is the consequence of low-level abnormalities in auditory perception. However, studies of long-latency auditory ERPs in children with SLI have generated inconsistent findings. A possible reason for this inconsistency is the heterogeneity of SLI. The intraclass correlation (ICC) has been…
Descriptors: Reference Groups, Language Impairments, Auditory Perception, Correlation