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Chen, Ji-Kang; Astor, Ron Avi – Youth & Society, 2012
Using a nationally representative sample of 3,058 junior high school students in Taiwan, this study examines a model of how personal traits, family factors, and school dynamics influence school violence committed by students against students and teachers. This model proposed that school violence is directly influenced by personal traits,…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Violence, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
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Brook, David W.; Morojele, Neo K.; Zhang, Chenshu; Brook, Judith S. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study tested a developmental model of pathways to risky sexual behavior among South African adolescents. Participants comprised 633 adolescents, 12-17 years old, recruited from households in Durban, South Africa. Data were collected using in-person interviews. Topics included adolescents' sexual behaviors, household poverty levels, vulnerable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Structural Equation Models, Parent Child Relationship
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O'Hare, Thomas; Shen, Ce; Sherrer, Margaret – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Objective: Interview data collected from 275 clients with severe mental illnesses are used to test the construct and criterion validity of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale (PSS). Method: First, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used to test whether the scale reflects the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Disorders, Predictive Validity