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Poppen, Paul J. – Adolescence, 1994
Compared sexual experiences of 186 college students in 1979 to those of 215 college students in 1989. Found that self-reported condom use increased over decade. Percentage of respondents using any method of contraception and percentage who discussed contraception with partner increased from first to current partner but did not increase between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, College Students, Contraception
Bachman, Jerald G.; And Others – 1986
The Monitoring the Future project was created to assess the changing lifestyles, values, and preferences of American youth on a continuing basis. Trends in marijuana use and related attitudes were investigated, and alternative hypotheses about the linkage between attitudes and behaviors were examined. Data were obtained using questionnaires…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Drug Use, High School Seniors
Evertson, Carolyn M.; Veldman, Donald J. – 1979
The behavior of junior high school students and teachers in English and mathematics classes was observed from November through April in an attempt to identify the relationship between teacher and student behavior, compare behaviors in the two different classes, and note changes in behavior over this period. Some fluctuation was observed in task…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, English Instruction, Interaction
Glynn, Ted; McNaughton, Stuart – 1979
A state of the art survey provided an overview of approximately ten years of applied behavior analysis research in New Zealand. Research areas identified in an earlier review are updated in this report, and current directions in research activities are identified. General programs, including innovative special education facilities and remedial…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
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Roche, John P.; Ramsbey, Thomas W. – Adolescence, 1993
Surveyed 268 college students about premarital sex in 1988 and compared findings to those from similar sample in 1983. Females in 1988 showed lower levels of sexual intercourse at all five dating stages than did 1983 counterparts. Males in 1988 reported higher levels of intercourse for first four dating stages than did 1983 males. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Cohabitation
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1992
The Minnesota Student Survey was first administered in 1989 to students in grades 6, 9, and 12, when approximately 90,000 students completed the survey. The survey was administered to approximately 131,000 students in 1992. A comparison of the two administrations revealed that the adolescent student population had changed little between 1989 and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Drug Use