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Mesch, Gustavo S. – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
Concern has grown regarding possible harm to the social and psychological development of children and adolescents exposed to Internet pornography. Parents, academics and researchers have documented pornography from the supply side, assuming that its availability explains consumption satisfactorily. The current paper explored the user's dimension,…
Descriptors: Social Characteristics, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Pornography
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Gowers, Simon; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1993
Conducted retrospective analysis of referrals (n=275) to regional adolescent psychiatric service over two years, focusing on selected social and family variables, to identify areas of potential unmet need and relationship between these factors and clinical variables. Social and family disadvantage was well represented in patients, but few were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clinical Diagnosis, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Walker, Susan P.; Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.; Himes, John H.; Williams, Sonia; Duff, Edith M. – Journal of Adolescence, 1998
Health, nutrition, and behavioral determinants of school achievement, attendance, and dropout examined in 452 girls aged 13-14 randomly selected in Kingston, Jamaica. Anemic or sexually active girls had worse achievement levels. Better achievement was associated with possession of school materials and access to reading material outside of school.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Anemia, Attendance