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Kim, Joonggon; Siennick, Sonja E.; Hay, Carter – Youth & Society, 2020
The main purpose of this study is to broaden our understanding of the predictors of self-control. We test how two types of strain variables (bullying victimization and grade dissatisfaction) influence the level of self-control during adolescence using three-wave panel data collected from Korean adolescents ranging in age from 14 to 16. We…
Descriptors: Self Control, Stress Variables, Adolescents, Predictor Variables
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Wang, Ming-Te; Dishion, Thomas J.; Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; Willett, John B. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Stage-environment fit theory was used to examine the reciprocal lagged relations between family management practices and early adolescent problem behavior during the middle school years. In addition, the potential moderating roles of family structure and of gender were explored. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to describe patterns of growth…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Parenting Styles, Home Management, Child Rearing
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Ellis, Bruce J.; Garber, Judy – Child Development, 2000
Tested model relating girls' pubertal timing to mothers' history of psychopathology, mediated by family discord and father absence/stepfather presence. Found that mothers' history of mood disorders predicted earlier daughters' puberty, with the relation fully mediated by dyadic stress and biological father absence. Stepfather presence best…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Biological Parents, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents
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Silverberg, Susan B.; Vazsonyi, Alexander T.; Schlegel, Alice E.; Schmidt, Sabine – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1998
Examined variation in and relationships among delinquency, attachment to adults, optimism about occupational future, and disposition toward aggressiveness in German adolescent apprentices. Found considerable variation across the four variables. Attachment to adults predicted attitudes toward delinquency and optimism regarding occupational future.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Apprenticeships
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Schulenberg, John; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined the extent to which risk factors for concurrent binge drinking in adolescence can predict changes during transition to young adulthood. Found that being male, possessing low self-efficacy, and drinking primarily "to get drunk" were unconditional risk factors for increased binge drinking over time. Other adolescent risk factors…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse
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Way, Niobe; Pahl, Kerstin – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
This study examined contributions of demographic, individual-level, and contextual factors on changes in perceived quality of general and closest same-sex friendships among 114 Asian American, Black, and Latino adolescents from low-income families. Findings suggested a compensatory model of relationships and drew attention to the importance of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Asian American Students
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Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco; Kulis, Stephen; Hecht, Michael L. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Contrasted role of ethnic labels and identity in predicting drug use among seventh graders. Found that minority students with strong ethnic pride reported less drug use/exposure than those with weak pride; ethnically proud White students reported more. Minority students who viewed themselves as consistent with their ethnic group reported more drug…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
Whitman, Thomas L.; Borkowski, John G.; Keogh, Deborah A.; Weed, Keri – 2001
This monograph details the Notre Dame Parenting Project, a comprehensive longitudinal study of the lives of adolescent mothers and their children from pregnancy through the first 8 years of life, describing how their respective developmental trajectories are interwoven and linked to the social contexts in which they live. A total of 281…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents