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Differences in Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts Among 9th and 11th Grade Youth: A Longitudinal Perspective
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Fried, Lise E.; Williams, Sandra; Cabral, Howard; Hacker, Karen – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between timing of adolescent development and risk factors for suicide. Nationally representative data from the Add Health survey were used. The relationship of sociodemographic characteristics, known risk factors, and physical developmental timing and cognitive developmental style to suicide…
Descriptors: Risk, Suicide, High School Students, Death
Parental Problem Drinking and Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Adolescent-Parent Communication
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Ohannessian, Christine McCauley – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
This study explored the relations between parental problem drinking, adolescent-parent communication, and adolescent psychosocial adjustment. Surveys were administered to a diverse sample of 683 15-17-years-old adolescents in the spring of 2007 and again in the spring of 2008. Results indicated that paternal problem drinking directly predicted…
Descriptors: Females, Drug Use, Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse
Adolescent Non-Involvement in Multiple Risk Behaviors: An Indicator of Successful Development?
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Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather; Busseri, Michael A.; Bosacki, Sandra; Dupont, Diane; Marini, Zopito; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Sadava, Stan; Ward, Anthony; Woloshyn, Vera – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Based on the conceptualization of successful development as the joint maximization of desirable outcomes and minimization of undesirable outcomes (Baltes, 1997), the present study examined connections between adolescent non-involvement in multiple risk behaviors and positive developmental status. Results from a survey of 7290 high school students…
Descriptors: Friendship, Adolescents, Sexuality, Risk
Predictors of Risk for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Ninth Grade Urban High School Students.
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Boyer, Cherrie B.; Tschann, Jeanne M.; Shafer, Mary-Ann – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1999
Examined risk factors associated with acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among adolescents. Found that demographic factors were associated with being sexually experienced, but few demographics were associated with specific STD-related risk behaviors. Knowledge was not associated with any risk behaviors. Use of alcohol and drugs was…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Drinking
Negative Correlates of Part-Time Employment during Adolescence: Replication and Elaboration.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent development. Long work hours were associated with lower performance in school, greater psychological and somatic distress, drug and alcohol use, delinquency, and autonomy from parents. Workers do not have any advantages over nonworkers in self-reliance, work orientation, or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Delinquency
Negative Correlates of Part-Time Employment during Adolescence: Replication and Elaboration.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – 1990
This study examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent behavior and development in a multi-ethnic, multi-class sample of approximately 4,000 15- through 18-year-olds. The results indicated that long work hours during the school year were associated with diminished investment in schooling and lowered school performance,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents