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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
Conditions for Optimal Development in Adolescence
Author: Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1135065659
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Published in 2001, Conditions for Optimal Development in Adolescence is a valuable contribution to the field of Developmental Psychology.
Adolescent Health: Crosscutting issues in the delivery of health and related services
Author: Adolescent Health
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Category : Preventive health services for teenagers
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Relationship Between Family Structure and Adolescent Substance Use
Author: Robert A. JohnsonPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788145983
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Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
This study uses data from approximately 22,000 respondents to the 1991, 1992, and 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Particular topics explored include: the particular family types that are most highly associated with adolescent substance use, dependence, and the need for treatment; the interaction between gender, race, ethnicity and family structure in substance abuse; the effects of family structure on type and pattern of substance use; and the effect of the gender of the custodial parent on the risk of substance use. Tables, references, and a technical appendix.
The Social Importance of Self-Esteem
Author: Andrew MeccaPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520067097
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Is the well-being of a society dependent on the well-being of its citizenry? Does individual self-esteem play a causal role in chronic social problems such as child abuse, school drop-out rates, teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, welfare dependency? In an attempt to answer these questions, the State of California established a task force on self-esteem and social responsibility in 1987. The aim of this body was to determine what connections might exist between these two factors and to suggest policy guidelines relating to the welfare of Californians and to the expenditure of public resources. The ten essays in this volume, prepared by faculty members of the University of California, draw on research in the social and behavioral sciences to explore these issues. They assess the substantive assertions and research findings in the field and make careful evaluations of their reliability and validity. In many cases strong connections between self-esteem and problematic behavior are established, in others the connections are weak, and in some the causal relationship is, as yet, imperfectly understood. One of the conclusions of the book is that research on these issues needs to be improved, particularly in the areas of comparative and longitudinal studies. Guidelines for future research are suggested, and some points of policy direction are elaborated. These essays may indeed promote additional research, for the premise that social stability and welfare are largely dependent on the psychological state of a people poses a challenging and provocative counter-emphasis to the assumption that social institutions are the primary determinants of individual welfare.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Program
Author: American Educational Research AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Adolescents and Their Families
Author: Richard M. LernerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317842758
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
First published in 1999. The adolescent period is marked by changes in the biological, psychological, cognitive, and social dimensions of the individual, as well as by changes in the adolescents' multilevel context (i.e., the peers, family, school, and other institutions in his or her ecology). Adolescence is a dynamic period, one which exemplifies the importance of understanding the relations between the developing individual and his or her changing context. The articles included in this volume represent the current range of scholarship pertaining to adolescents and their families, and exemplify the use of such an approach. The articles underscore the continual importance of the family across adolescence.
Cognitive and Moral Development, Academic Achievement in Adolescence
Author: Richard M. LernerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134828101
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This volume focuses on concepts central to the understanding of the key features of individuality which undergo significant transformations throughout the adolescent period: Personality, self, and ego. While rooted in distinct theoretical traditions, these three concepts, in combination, capture the core aspects of the formation of the individual's unique sense of self or identity, a psychosocial development fundamentally associated with adolescence. Consistent with the developmental-systems models of person-context relations at the forefront of current human development theory and research, the articles within this volume focus on the dynamic, reciprocal relations between youth and key socializing agents within their ecologies. Nevertheless, the articles represented in this volume illustrate that when attempting to understand the development of personality- and self-systems, scholars differ in the extent to which they place primary emphasis on the individual, on the context, or on the relationship between the two.
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