The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of various attributes of the family in the structure and process of social influence during adolescence. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to analyze the needs of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students in the sixth grade, ninth grade, and twelfth grade in selected public schools in Mississippi. (Auth)

Article investigated the possible effects of drug abuse upon the central nervous system by comparing the incidence of EEG abnormality in drug abusers and non-users. (Author/RK)

In an effort to study the meanings of individual item-endorsement strengths, as well as their interpretations, the present investigation compared parent and adolescent factor structures, each independently derived from a 36-item survey of attitudes on contemporary issues. (Author/RK)

Notes that intergenerational theories of family functioning sparked interest in empirical investigations that test intergenerational relationships. Presents test of difference scores enabling researchers to compare related and unrelated dyads, thus creating comparison group when using only two generations. Contrasts procedure with correlational…

This paper was concerned with the correlation between the extent of a youth self-defined rebellion and 1) perceived parental marital happiness; 2) the restrictiveness-permissiveness of perceived child rearing practices; and 3) perceived division of authority of parents. (Author/RK)

Attempts to determine objectively, by means of a word list containing specific sexual terms, which aspects of sex most interest young adolescents, and how the females and males differ in their interests. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of the role clothing plays in the occupational world and the occupations to which they aspire. (Author)

Focuses on the relationship before and after pregnancy between a group of young mothers and the fathers of their children. Considers the problem of legitimizing the child and the provision of a so-called "normal" home with both parents versus the adequate preparation of the young mother for future life through completion of her…

Attempts to determine the extent of smoking in a high school population, to identify the relationship between students' smoking status and conditions contributing to the continuation of smoking among students. (Author/RK)

Does the experience of living in a foreign culture for the period of one year change the adolescent's acceptance of ethnic and racial integration? Attitudes of secondary students at the American School of Sao Paulo were examined to shed light on the question. (Author/RK)

Examines perceptions of married and unmarried college males for their concept of Ideal Woman. Uses a questionnaire designed to ascertain the degree to which men expected their Ideal Woman to be either home centered or out of home centered. (Editor/RK)