Evaluates the extent to which a model of social support may help explain the low suicide rate of black females. Results taken from a national survey indicate that for all race/sex categories, seeking support from friendship and familial resources is negatively related to attempted suicide. (RJM)

Describes causal factors pertaining to youth violence (family variables, individual characteristics, and societal factors) and presents a transactional-ecological conceptual model for understanding youth violence. Makes program recommendations as examples of how the transactional-ecological framework can be applied toward addressing youth violence…

Notes that the kind of education and brain building that students undergo at home is as vital as school-based education, explaining what parents can do to establish a home environment that helps children develop their minds (e.g., monitor their children's development to know their strengths and shortcomings, instill intellectual content into home…

Uses social learning theory to examine the possible effects of parental domestic violence on children who witness it in their home environment. Examines the short-term and long-term influence of witnessing parental violence on children's development, including aggression among peers during childhood and adolescence, as well as in dating…

Students' social and emotional development is vital in today's education, especially in light of changing family structures. This paper examines implications of recent cultural changes which have resulted in positive and negative changes in students' social and emotional needs, then describes and presents approaches to social and emotional…

This article describes the implications of the consultation process when working with an educationally and linguistically heterogeneous Spanish-speaking immigrant Latino community. Suggestions for consultants include recognizing the heterogeneity within bicultural communities and conducting thorough family interviews in an informal setting and…

Results of the Deterrents to Participation Scale completed by 119 General Educational Development participants aged 16-23 revealed the following: (1) no differences between black and white students; (2) statistically significant differences between men and women and urban and rural residents; and (3) family constraints as the only factor with…

Explores how child and family factors influence judicial decision making in contested custody cases through interviews with 18 family court judges. Judges cited a variety of factors as being influential, including the child's age and developmental status, the child's wishes regarding the custody arrangement, the child's stability, parental…

Discusses the nature of substance use during adolescence and the causal factors which contribute to it. Emphasis is placed on parent and family factors that are associated with substance use. Research findings indicate consistent intervention effects on children's problem behaviors, and on potential mediating processes such as parenting behaviors…

James P. Comer, a distinguished Black child psychiatrist born of sharecropper parents, credits his family's values and continued support for his success in college. In 1968, Comer and his colleagues developed a school-based management team to help poor families and schools develop trust and mutual respect. The program is widely used in New Haven…

Among 94 Ojibway adolescents, those with a history of delinquency or court adjudication were less likely to spend time with their families and were more likely to report dysfunctional family situations and negative feelings toward family. Recommendations are presented for family support and skills development in reservation communities. (SV)

Claims little factual evidence exists for proposition that child rearing styles and family environments are formative of personality traits. Contends nonintellectual traits seem to be determined instead by genetic influences and relatively specific environmental influences, most of which are particularly tied to the family or parental treatments.…

Students' understanding of leisure behavior models may be enhanced when the model is presented graphically as a carousel. Leisure behavior is influenced by a multitude of factors, each of which is represented by a part of the carousel. (IAH)

When 40 organically mentally retarded, 33 familial retarded, and 35 nonretarded school-age children were compared on 2 tasks of intentional memory, with mental age being covaried, the nonretarded children performed best, followed by the familial group. The 3 groups did not differ on a task of incidental learning. (Author/JDD)

Results suggest that income loss leads to low family integration, which in turn increases adolescents' sensitivity to evaluation by peers. This can result in decreased self-esteem and an inclination to act against common rules and norms. (PCB)