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Family, Neighborhood, and Peer Characteristics as Predictors of Child Adjustment: A Longitudinal Analysis of Additive and Mediation Models
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Criss, Michael M.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Moilanen, Kristin L.; Hitchings, Julia E.; Ingoldsby, Erin M. – Social Development, 2009
The purpose of this study was to test direct, additive, and mediation models involving family, neighborhood, and peer factors in relation to emerging antisocial behavior and social skills. Neighborhood danger, maternal depressive symptoms, and supportive parenting were assessed in early childhood. Peer group acceptance was measured in middle…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Child Rearing
Analysis and Synthesis of Research on Responsible Environmental Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.
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Hines, Jody M.; And Others – Journal of Environmental Education, 1987
Discusses results of a meta-analysis which sought to identify those variables found in research as strongly correlated with responsible environmental behavior. Variables found significant were: knowledge of issues; knowledge of action strategies; locus of control; attitudes; verbal commitment; and sense of responsibility. Proposes a model of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Behavior Development, Correlation
A Developmental Perspective on Alcohol Use and Heavy Drinking during Adolescence and the Transition to Young Adulthood.
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Schulenberg, John E.; Maggs, Jennifer L. – Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Supplement, 2002
This article offers a developmental perspective on college drinking by focusing on broad developmental themes during adolescence and the transition to young adulthood. Links between developmental transitions and alcohol use and other health risks are discussed in light of five conceptual models: Overload; Developmental Mismatch; Increased…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Development
Risk Mechanisms in Development: Some Conceptual and Methodological Considerations.
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O'Connor, Thomas G.; Rutter, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on problems raised in this special issue, focusing on the distinctive aspects of the risk research reported. Highlights issues like sample characteristics, measurement strategies, specificity of risk factors, and risk mechanisms. Discusses the challenges of integrating alternative models of risk, with special references to research into…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns
Known and Potential Processes Underlying Developmental Trajectories in Childhood and Adolescence.
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Wachs, Theodore D. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on research problems raised in this special issue. Suggests that recent research highlights the nature of the multiple processes underlying variability in child and adolescent adjustment. Views variability as a function of covarying influences from multiple domains, operating on specific developmental outcomes across a background of time…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
Transitions and Turning Points: Navigating the Passage from Childhood through Adolescence.
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Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on this special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Presents models for predicting and understanding behavioral and affective change at transitions occurring especially from middle childhood through adolescence. Provides examples…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents