Two studies are reported presenting the development of the Adolescent Friendship Attachment Scale (AFAS), a 30 item self-report measure of adolescent close friendship conceptualized as an attachment relationship. Study One reports the results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with a sample of 490 adolescents aged 13 to 19 years. A…

Many adults come up short on social skills. Some of these may be co-workers, friends, or family members who make occasional blunders. Some of these individuals may experience marked social skills deficits throughout life, as is the case with young adults who are diagnosed with High Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome (HFA/AS). Following years…

This cross-sectional study explores potential mediating effects of parental monitoring of peers on three adolescent problem behaviors (externalizing behavior, drug use, sexual risk behavior) among juvenile delinquents and their families. Participants are 190 African American and Hispanic adolescents and parent guardians enrolled in a family…

This paper is a qualitative case study of a Korean first grade child. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of a first grade Korean child's oral language interactions with teachers, parents, peers, and community members and to examine how a child's oral language impacts his literacy learning in English. The data were…

Peer support can be helpful in reducing the stress involved in giving birth to and raising a child with handicaps. A peer support group can help meet the parents' needs for information, emotional support, and ways to connect with social/health systems components. To be successful, a peer support system should be led by parents, have access to…

The paper discusses the use of regularly scheduled classroom group discussions in the treatment of emotionally disturbed (ED) children, to assist them in learning alternative ways of acting and interacting and to move them from feelings of discouragement and negativism to the point where they can effect change in themselves, feel confident in…

Three experimental peer rating forms were developed for use in research in prediction of the aviation training performance criterion--completion/attrition--from the training program for Aviation Warrant Officer Candidates at the U.S. Army Helicopter School. This paper describes the construction of the ratings, the "Potential Aviator…

Results showed that the failure to find convergent validity for the Smith Test of Sensitivity (TOS) should be considered before employing this instrument for the measurement of sensitivity. Data showed that sensitivity was not meaningfully described as a unified personality trait or the TOS doesn't adequately tap the trait. (Author/DEP)

Describing the research methodology used by a female researcher studying feminism among her own peer group, this article discusses several experiences of the anthropologist-as-insider and offers some solutions to the resultant research problems. (JC)

The peer support group represents a promising means of meeting the need to facilitate professional development among school psychologists. A case example of peer support for this professional position is presented to illustrate goals, structure, composition, activities, and outcomes of peer support. (TJH)

This bulletin provides an overview of the problems that youth gangs pose. It pinpoints the differences between youth gangs and adult criminal organizations and examines the risk factors that lead to youth gang membership. Some promising strategies being used to curb youth gang involvement are reviewed. The proliferation of youth gangs since 1980…

A three-dimensional model of adolescent groups is presented in which two interacting group dimensions are related to the degree of cultural discontinuity of the normative socialization. (PS)

Overall, the results suggested that the clergymen Ss were more similar to counselors rated low in competence by their peers than to counselors rated high in competence. (Authors)