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Rhoads, Deborah J. – Eta Sigma Gamma Monograph Series, 1994
Resiliency research helps identify preventive measures for avoiding negative outcomes associated with stress. The article discusses what separates those who cope successfully with life's stressors from those who cope poorly. Health promotion programs must develop early preventions to avoid negative spirals in children before stressors permanently…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Decision Making, Early Intervention
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Pullen, Lisa M. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1994
Describes survey of 300 undergraduates on alcohol abuse. Shows significant relationships between alcohol abuse and nine variables. The demographic/social variables of gender, age, and grade point average (GPA) related significantly to students' alcohol abuse. Important single predictors of abuse included familial abuse, depression, state anxiety,…
Descriptors: Age, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Assertiveness
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Struck, Scott D. – Contemporary Education, 1994
Researchers believe an ecological perspective that considers multiple factors as impacting delinquent behavior is important, and early intervention can effectively reduce delinquency. Four studies have shown reduced delinquency in children receiving early intervention services. The article examines several perspectives and suggests children must…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Delinquency Prevention, Early Childhood Education
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Moore, Susan; Boldero, Jennifer – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1991
Studies psychosocial development and friendship of 85 secondary school students and 138 college students (71 males and 152 females). Finds no gender preference in choice of developmental style. Friendship variables are more strongly associated with development for boys; girls view their relationships as closer than those of boys. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, College Students, Females
Birke, Szifra – Momentum, 1993
Provides information on alcoholism and codependency to help teachers identify and respond to children of alcoholics (COAs). Discusses characteristics of alcoholic homes and problems encountered by children and adult COAs. Examines survival "masks" of COAs, including hero, rebel, adjustor, clown, and caretaker. Lists organizational,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Catholic Educators
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Rodrigue, James R.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
This study found that siblings (n=19) of severely autistic children, siblings of children with Down's syndrome, and siblings of normal children did not differ on measures of perceived self-competence or parents' report of social competence. Siblings of autistic children had more internalizing and externalizing behavior problems than siblings of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Kotik, M. A. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Reports on a study comparing attitudes of Russian and Estonian students at Estonia's Tartu University. The study documented the students expectations of future success and stability for upcoming stages of their life. Correlates these attitudes with the personal and demographic information provided by the students. (MJP)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Emotional Response, Expectation
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Bottoms, Bette L.; And Others – Journal of Social Issues, 1995
Examines cases of religion-related child abuse reported to mental health professionals nationwide and statistically describes cases involving the withholding of medical care, the expulsion of evil in a child, and abuse by persons holding religious authority. The authors argue that society should protect children's rights and welfare whenever they…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
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Henderson, Sarah – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1995
This article discusses the resistance of many students who have taken Advanced Placement English in high school to college freshman-year English composition requirements. Concepts of adherence and opposition to authority are applied to help understand these students. Recommendations for helping these students develop their thinking and writing are…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement, Advanced Students, Cognitive Development
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Yelsma, Paul – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
Examines and compares affective orientations of 79 perpetrators, 57 victims, and 70 functional spouses. Perpetrators were significantly more alexithymic than functional spouses but not significantly different from victims. Deficit of positive affect versus the presence of negative affect was a significant indicator of physical abuse reported…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Aggression, Communication Problems
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Fore, Chris L.; Chaney, John M. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1998
Before beginning a Job Corps program offering postsecondary tuition incentives, 19 American Indians aged 17-21 with previous academic difficulties completed self-report measures of cultural identification, perceived deprivation, attributional style, and noncognitive academic factors. Subjects who pursued further education after the program had…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Late Adolescents
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Barber, Bonnie L.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Stone, Margaret R. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2001
Examined young adult participation in high school activities and identity group as predictors of later substance use, psychological adjustment, and educational and occupational outcomes. Found both participation and identity may consolidate specific skills, attitudes, values, and social networks that have a far-ranging impact on the transition to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Employment Patterns
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Jackson, Pamela Braboy – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2004
Role sequencing refers to the ordering of social roles. According to the normative order hypothesis, adults who follow a certain sequencing of their social roles will be better adjusted than their peers who follow other life course patterns. The normative order is defined as first entering the paid labor force, getting married, and later having…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Baby Boomers, Employed Parents, Biographies
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Boratav, Hale Bolak – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
Two studies examined the representations, lived experiences and subjective worlds of young people in an economically disadvantaged neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. As part of a larger project, face-to-face surveys (n = 500) were conducted with young people aged 14-28, and focus groups (n = 90) were carried out in the community. Along with shared…
Descriptors: Athletics, Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Economically Disadvantaged
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Schneider, Kerri M.; Phares, Vicky – Child Welfare, 2005
This article addresses the process by which children and adolescents cope with severe acute stress of parental loss from causes other than divorce or death. Participants were 60 children and adolescents from a residential treatment facility. Most had experienced neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, and their parents had their parential…
Descriptors: Coping, Parent Rights, Children, Adolescents
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