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Trotter, Jennie C. – 1987
Stress is an inevitable part of students' lives, but too much stress can have damaging consequences. Ways in which children can respond positively are covered in this stress booklet. Intended for students in grades 6-12, the booklet is divided into 20 lessons on stress. Each lesson features various activities, role plays, exercises, and checklists…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coping, Curriculum Guides
Kristel, Orie V., IV; And Others – 1997
Adults many times misunderstand adolescence and the problems from which adolescents suffer. However, there are few quantitative studies that have evaluated the prevalence of "common" teenage problems. To address this lack of hard data concerning perceived high school/adolescent problems, a study was commissioned to determine…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Drug Use
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Eme, Robert; And Others – Adolescence, 1979
A 14-item questionnaire was administered to 240 White middle class high school students to assess the seriousness of typical adolescent problems. The three most worrisome problems were physical appearance, careers, and grades. Sex, age, and college v work-bound differences are discussed. The questionnaire is included. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Anxiety, Emotional Problems
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Instruction. – 1994
This report summarizes data compiled in a survey of student health conducted among 53,362 7th and 12th grade students in the spring of 1993. In order to compare these results to older students' health, 990 students attending Adult Basic Education centers were also surveyed. The survey instrument, which appears in Appendix A, contains 77 questions…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Comparative Analysis, Drinking
Redetzke, Pamela M. – 1996
Adolescents continue to use alcohol and other drugs despite the profound risks to their health. This thesis examines the attitudes of students in grades 7-9 toward alcohol and other nonprescriptive mind-altering substances. Eight independent variables were investigated: (1) gender; (2) grade placement; (3) DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Drug Use, Grade 7
Tamaki, Shelley – 1994
Teachers often spend more time in the classroom dealing with disruptions and conflict than they do teaching. This report describes a study (n=18) that was conducted to assess the effects of a school-based group treatment program on social skills development and anger management for students with behavior problems in an urban Saskatchewan (Canada)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anger, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Crabtree, Michael – 1980
Marijuana and alcohol use by high school students has continued to increase through the latter part of the 1970's. To gain information on the extent of this problem in their area, a school district in rural western Pennsylvania approved a study of drug and alcohol usage by the school district's 2,200 students. For reasons of confidentiality, all…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Education