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Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
Describes the dramatic increase in eating and depressive disorders experienced by significant numbers of girls as they pass through puberty. The Adolescent Study Program followed girls with eating and depressive problems across the entire adolescent decade. Discusses characteristics which are predictive of more intense problems while suggesting…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anorexia Nervosa, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems
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Dorman, Steve M. – Journal of School Health, 1997
Video and computer games have assumed a prominent role in the culture of U.S. children and adolescents. The paper examines the health effects of these games, suggests criteria upon which parents and teachers may evaluate the games, and notes some implications for health educators. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Computer Games, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gray, Peter – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Argues for a greater and more explicit use of evolutionary theory in psychology courses. Provides examples of ways that this strategy can help students think critically about classic psychological theories, understand the importance of narrower domain-specific theories, and comprehend the rationales behind cross-species comparison in psychology.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences
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Hansen, Donald A. – American Journal of Education, 1989
In a three-year study, each of 193 students was seen to employ lesson evading and lesson dissembling, as well as lesson engaging and lesson rejecting, in situations that were confusing, threatening, or boring. Choice of lesson tactic and frequency of employment varied widely. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Educational Strategies
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Thompson, Elaine Adams; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1994
Surveys examined whether psychosocial factors (psychosocial distress, drug use, family stress, and school performance) would distinguish adolescents endorsing high suicide ideation from those who did not, focusing on potential school dropouts. High-risk students with suicide ideation had more psychosocial distress, drug involvement, family stress,…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Discriminant Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, High Risk Students
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Wellhousen, Karyn; Downey, Jill – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1992
Discusses stages of the grieving process and ways in which early childhood teachers and caregivers can help young children understand and cope with death. An annotated bibliography of children's books concerning death is provided. (BB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Ability
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Kaplan, Diane S.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1994
Using data from 4,141 students tested in grade 7 and again as young adults, a theoretically informed model is proposed which specifies the effects of failing to finish high school on the latent construct "psychological functioning" in young adulthood. Results suggest that dropping out has a significantly negative effect on psychological…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research
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Covey, Linda A.; Feltz, Deborah L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1991
Relationships between self-reported past and present physical activity levels and self-image, sense of mastery, gender role identity, self-perceived physical ability, and self-perceived attractiveness were studied for 149 female high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Results are discussed in terms of adolescent emotional health. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Coping
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Zetlin, Andrea G. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
The sociocultural context of the lives of five Hispanic American and five Anglo learning-disabled adolescents was studied over a school year to determine everyday stressors and coping strategies. In addition to the typical concerns of adolescents, cultural conflicts and learning handicapped status are major sources of stress. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Behavior Patterns, Context Effect
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Hoffman, Lois Wladis – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Considers the increase in research on adolescence, with attention to its transitional aspects during the adolescent period and as a bridge between childhood and adulthood. In addition, discusses the effort to examine interactional processes between parent and child and between environment and genes, with respect to the articles of this special…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
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Simon, Thomas R.; Swann, Alan C.; Powell, Kenneth E.; Potter, Lloyd B.; Kresnow, Marcie-jo; O'Carroll, Patrick W. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2002
Examined impulsive suicide attempts within a population-based, case-control study of nearly lethal suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults. Impulsive attempts were more likely among those who had been in a physical fight and less likely among those who were depressed. Findings suggest inadequate control of aggressive impulses as a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Aggression, Case Studies
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Awang-Hashim, Rosa; O'Neil, Harold F., Jr.; Hocevar, Dennis – Educational Assessment, 2002
The relations between motivational constructs, effort, self-efficacy and worry, and statistics achievement were investigated in a sample of 360 undergraduates in Malaysia. Both trait (cross-situational) and state (task-specific) measures of each construct were used to test a mediational trait (r) state (r) performance (TSP) model. As hypothesized,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Factor Analysis
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Dunn, Merrily S.; Forney, Deanna S. – New Directions for Student Services, 2004
This chapter sets a context for the use of student development theory in student affairs work, summarizes several prominent theories, and offers examples of how the entertainment media can be used to facilitate understanding of these theories by both graduate and undergraduate students.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Development, Student Personnel Services, Mass Media Effects
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Moskos, Michelle; Olson, Lenora; Halbern, Sarah; Keller, Trisha; Gray, Doug – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
We conducted a psychological autopsy study to further understand youth suicide in Utah. While traditional psychological autopsy studies primarily focus on the administration of psychometric measures to identify any underlying diagnosis of mental illness for the suicide decedent, we focused our interviews to identify which contacts in the…
Descriptors: Youth, Suicide, Psychological Patterns, Psychometrics
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Mills, Jeremy F.; Green, Kate; Reddon, John R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
This study examined the generalizability of a self-report measure of psychache to an offender population. The factor structure, construct validity, and criterion validity of the Psychache Scale was assessed on 136 male prison inmates. The results showed the Psychache Scale has a single underlying factor structure and to be strongly associated with…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Structure, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity
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