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Holtz, Peter; Appel, Markus – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
In early adolescence, the time spent using the Internet and video games is higher than in any other present-day age group. Due to age-inappropriate web and gaming content, the impact of new media use on teenagers is a matter of public and scientific concern. Based on current theories on inappropriate media use, a study was conducted that comprised…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Video Games, Early Adolescents, Internet
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Boulard, Aurore; Quertemont, Etienne; Gauthier, Jean-Marie; Born, Michel – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
This study examined the impact of various school-related factors on adolescents' depressive mood, including prosocial behavior, verbal aggression, and relationships with teachers. The data used in this study were collected in the context of a larger survey on victimization in secondary schools from the French Community of Belgium. Participants…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
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Davenport, Emily; Yap, Marie B. H.; Simmons, Julian G.; Sheeber, Lisa B.; Allen, Nicholas B. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study examined maternal and early adolescent temperament dimensions as predictors of maternal emotional behavior during mother-adolescent interactions. The sample comprised 151 early adolescents (aged 11-13) and their mothers (aged 29-57). Adolescent- and mother-reports of adolescent temperament and self-reports of maternal temperament were…
Descriptors: Mothers, Well Being, Early Adolescents, Affective Behavior
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Krahe, Barbara; Moller, Ingrid – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
The relations between adolescents' habitual usage of media violence and their tendency to engage in aggressive and prosocial behavior in a school setting were examined in a cross-sectional study with 1688 7th and 8th graders in Germany who completed measures of violent media exposure and normative acceptance of aggression. For each participant,…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Violence, Aggression, Females
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Bolland, John M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Surveys inner-city adolescents, asking questions about hopelessness, violent and aggressive behavior, substance use, sexual behavior, and accidental injury. Nearly 50% of males and 25% of females had moderate or severe feelings of hopelessness. Moreover, hopelessness predicted of each of the risk behaviors considered. Suggestions are made for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Inner City
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Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Borch, Casey – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
Growth curve modelling was used to examine developmental trajectories of sociometric and perceived popularity across eight years in adolescence, and the effects of gender, overt aggression, and relational aggression on these trajectories. Participants were 303 initially popular students (167 girls, 136 boys) for whom sociometric data were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Peer Acceptance, Females, Data Analysis