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Brooks-Russell, Ashley; Foshee, Vangie A.; Ennett, Susan T. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
This study identified classes of developmental trajectories of physical dating violence victimization from grades 8 to 12 and examined theoretically-based risk factors that distinguished among trajectory classes. Data were from a multi-wave longitudinal study spanning 8th through 12th grade (n = 2,566; 51.9 % female). Growth mixture models were…
Descriptors: Risk, Drinking, Gender Differences, Victims
Makin-Byrd, Kerry; Bierman, Karen L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Teen dating violence is a crime of national concern with approximately one-fourth of adolescents reporting victimization of physical, psychological, or sexual dating violence each year. The present study examined how aggressive family dynamics in both childhood and early adolescence predicted the perpetration of dating violence and victimization…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Late Adolescents, Kindergarten
Moskowitz, Amanda; Stein, Judith A.; Lightfoot, Marguerita – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Runaway and homeless youth often have a constellation of background behavioral, emotional, and familial problems that contribute to stress and maladaptive behaviors, which, in turn, can lead to self-harming and suicidal behaviors. The current study examined the roles of stress and maladaptive behaviors as mediators between demographic and…
Descriptors: Runaways, Homosexuality, Suicide, Models
Elledge, L. Christian; Williford, Anne; Boulton, Aaron J.; DePaolis, Kathryn J.; Little, Todd D.; Salmivalli, Christina – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Electronic social communication has provided a new context for children to bully and harass their peers and it is clear that cyberbullying is a growing public health concern in the US and abroad. The present study examined individual and contextual predictors of cyberbullying in a sample of 16, 634 students in grades 3-5 and 7-8. Data were…
Descriptors: Public Health, Bullying, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables
Sanchez, Yadira M.; Lambert, Sharon F.; Ialongo, Nicholas S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Considerable research has documented associations between adverse life events and internalizing symptoms in adolescents, but much of this research has focused on the number of events experienced, with less attention to the ecological context or timing of events. This study examined life events in three ecological domains relevant to adolescents…
Descriptors: Females, Family Life, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Ferreiro, Fatima; Seoane, Gloria; Senra, Carmen – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
The interplay between intrapersonal risk (low self-esteem, perfectionism and body dissatisfaction) and interpersonal protection (social support) appears relevant for delineating gender-specific pathways that lead to both depressive and eating psychopathology. The aims of this longitudinal study were to examine gender differences in the levels of…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Psychopathology, Gender Differences
Wong, Y. Joel; Maffini, Cara S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Although suicide-related outcomes among Asian American adolescents are a serious public health problem in the United States, research in this area has been relatively sparse. To address this gap in the empirical literature, this study examined subgroups of Asian American adolescents for whom family, school, and peer relationships exerted…
Descriptors: Public Health, Suicide, Risk, Adolescents
Mason, W. Alex; Spoth, Richard L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Adolescent alcohol involvement is associated with numerous negative outcomes, but also appears to have positive correlates, including subjective well-being. Additional research is needed to understand these paradoxical findings. The current study examines alcohol use, adverse alcohol-related (and other substance-related) consequences, and…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Educational Attainment, Well Being, Drinking
Park, Sira; Holloway, Susan D.; Arendtsz, Amanda; Bempechat, Janine; Li, Jin – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Adolescents' emotional engagement plays a critical role in promoting their academic performance as well as overall psychological wellbeing. As a part of a 3-year longitudinal study, this study drew upon self-determination theory to examine three psychological predictors of emotional engagement within specific learning contexts. Ninety-four, low…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Learner Engagement
Crespo, Carla; Kielpikowski, Magdalena; Jose, Paul; Pryor, Jan – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
The present study examined the longitudinal links between perceptions of family connectedness and body satisfaction in 1,774 (52% female) adolescents. Participants (10-15 years of age at Time 1) completed self-report measures at three measurement occasions separated by 1 year each. Mean group difference results showed that both body satisfaction…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Human Body, Self Esteem, Self Concept
Schnurr, Melissa P.; Lohman, Brenda J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Given prevalence rates and negative consequences that adolescents' perpetration of dating violence may have on an individual's well-being and future relationships, it is imperative to explore factors that may increase or reduce its occurrence. Thus, we aimed to identify how multiple contextual risk factors (individual, family, schools, and…
Descriptors: Prevention, Risk, Behavior Problems, Well Being
van Roekel, Eeske; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Verhagen, Maaike; Goossens, Luc; Scholte, Ron H. J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Parental support and parental depressive feelings are found to be associated with depressive feelings in adolescent boys and girls, but results are inconsistent. In addition, the "5-HTTLPR" genotype has been found to interact with environmental stressors in predicting adolescents' depressive feelings, but this has not been examined longitudinally.…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Males, Parents
Morgan, Ali Zaremba; Keiley, Margaret K.; Ryan, Aubrey E.; Radomski, Juliana Groves; Gropper, Sareen S.; Connell, Lenda Jo; Simmons, Karla P.; Ulrich, Pamela V. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Obesity and high body fat percentages are a major public health issue. The percentage of obese and overweight Americans has increased over the past 30 years. On average, overweight individuals with higher percent body fat than normal weight individuals are at increased risk for numerous negative outcomes both physically and mentally. A prime time…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Public Health, Young Adults
Montague, Marjorie; Cavendish, Wendy; Enders, Craig; Dietz, Samantha – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the trajectories of behavioral problems for a sample of predominately minority adolescents (n = 212, 91% African-American and/or Hispanic, 45% boys, 55% girls) in a large, urban school district and to determine the impact of parental and peer relationships, gender, and risk status on their development…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, Adolescents, Gender Differences
Desjardins, Tracy L.; Leadbeater, Bonnie J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Adolescence heralds a unique period of vulnerability to depressive symptoms. This longitudinal study examined relational victimization in adolescents' peer relationships as a unique predictor of depressive symptoms among a primarily (85%) Caucasian sample of 540 youth (294 females) concurrently and across a 6-year period. The moderating effects of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Adolescents, Victims of Crime, Depression (Psychology)