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Kaufman, Keith L.; And Others – Clinical Pediatrics, 1993
Assesses the worries of 622 adolescent (between 12 and 20 years old) clients of an Ohio medical clinic on an 80-item self-report measure, the "Things That Worry Me" scale. Findings indicated consistent concerns related to terrorism, adolescents' self-esteem, parents' physical and mental health, and adolescents' dating and sexual relationships.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Anxiety

LeFlore, Larry – Adolescence, 1988
Investigated the relationship of several demographic variables, family structure and family environment among 68 official chronic delinquents and 130 official nondelinquents. Results indicated that 10 variables explained 49 percent of the variance between the chronic delinquent and nondelinquent groups. Personal growth had most discriminating…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
Manners, Pamela A.; Smart, David J. – 1993
This paper explores the process of identity formation as related to adolescents' level of moral development, race, sex, and family configuration. Ego identity was operationalized into four identity statuses based on an adolescent's reported degree of exploration and goal commitment in the areas of occupation, religion, politics, and philosophy…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Family Structure, Grade 9
Brown, Duane; And Others – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1983
Explored the ability of 269 students in grades 8, 10, and 12, to estimate their scores on psychometric instruments measuring self-awareness. No sex or age differences were found, but Black students were less accurate in their self-assessments than whites. Results suggest career counselors should consider means of increasing self-awareness. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Age Differences, Psychometrics, Racial Differences
Osborne, W. Larry; LeGette, Helen R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1982
Administered three self-concept instruments to 374 students in grades 7, 9, and 11. By using total scores as well as subscale scores, indications were obtained of global self-concept as well as perceptions of various dimensions of self. Data indicated significant sex, race, grade level, and social class differences. (RC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Children
Irvine, Janice M., Ed. – 1994
This collection of essays presents a new vision of adolescent sexuality shaped by a variety of social factors: race and ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, physical ability, and cultural messages propagated in films, books, and within families. The book is divided into three parts: (1) Contexts and Theories; (2) Cultures and Communities; and (3)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cultural Influences
Jordan, Debra J. – Camping Magazine, 1998
Research shows that adolescent girls face developmental issues and need camp programming providing involvement with trusted adults, community service opportunities, safe places, and avoidance of loneliness. In other research, race was more important than gender in leisure choices, with blacks having smaller, less influential, peer groups than…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Females, Group Dynamics

Trusty, Jerry; Harris, Morag B. Colvin – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1999
Examined extent to which demographics, students' personal resources, and family resources predicted stable or lowered educational expectations from eighth grade to 2 years post-high school. Found that predictors of lost talent or lowered expectations over time included low SES and racial group membership. External locus of control predicted lost…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Expectation

Di Cindio, Linda A.; And Others – Adolescence, 1983
Examined the parent-peer orientation of 236 high school seniors. Results showed race was the strongest predictor of parent-peer orientation: Blacks tended to be more parent oriented. Respondents with high self-esteem were more parent oriented, while respondents who had an internal locus of control tended to be more peer oriented. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affiliation Need, High School Seniors, High Schools

Johnson, Monica Kirkpatrick – Social Forces, 2002
Data from the longitudinal study Monitoring the Future indicate that individuals' work values change substantially from late adolescence through young adulthood, with "average trajectories" of work values suggesting growing realism with age. Work value trajectories were systematically tied to social origin and early experience, with…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adult Development, Attitude Change
Urdan, Tim, Ed.; Pajares, Frank, Ed. – 2001
Noting that the period of adolescence, and the expectations of society for adolescents, have grown and changed dramatically over the last century, this book compiles chapters from leading scholars in a variety of fields related to education to provide a broad overview of several of the most pressing concerns regarding the education of adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Dropouts, Early Parenthood, Educational Change

Way, Niobe; Chen, Lisa – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2000
Examined friendship among 160 African American, Latino, and Asian American ninth graders from low-income families. Found significant gender and racial/ethnic differences in the characteristics and quality of close and general friendships. Correlates of friendship quality varied across the type of friendship and across gender. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Asian Americans, Blacks
May, David C.; Nichols, Joe D.; Eltzroth, Patricia L. – 1999
The present study was a cross-sectional examination of the causes of adolescent participation in risky behaviors, using a diverse sample of adolescents from a Midwestern state. This research compared the relative effects of a traditional explanation of deviant behavior, differential association theory, with a modern derivative, nonsocial…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons

Simmons, Roberta G.; And Others – American Journal of Education, 1991
Following 180 African-American and 332 white students in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) as they entered junior high school reveals that African-American males differ from other racial/gender groups in having earlier adoption of behaviors and attitudes consistent with the stereotype of adolescence. Many other changes were similar for white and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Black Students, Blacks
McCord, Joan, Ed.; Widom, Cathy Spatz, Ed.; Crowell, Nancy A., Ed. – 2001
This book discusses patterns and trends in crimes committed by children and adolescents, analyzing youth crime as a subset of general crime and studying the impact of race and gender. It evaluates different approaches to forecasting future crime rates. Data come from a national panel that examined what is known about juvenile crime and its…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Crime Prevention
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