Most Recent Articles from Adolescence

• Links between parent characteristics and attachment variables for college students of parental divorce 

  The high rate of divorce in America is considered a major risk factor for children (Bray & Hetherington, 1993). Indeed, negative emotional effects...

  06/22/09 by Laura V. Carranza; Peter R. Kilmann; Jennifer M.C. Vendemia · More from publication

• Teachers' preferences for interventions for ethnically diverse learners with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 

  Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common childhood disorders. Approximately 3 to 7% of school-age children are diagnosed...

  06/22/09 by Jamie C. Wood; Kelly D. Heiskell; Dawn M. Delay; Jody Ann S. Jongeling; Darrick Perry · More from publication

• Students' perceptions of the non-academic advantages and disadvantages of participation in advanced placement courses and international baccalaureate programs 

  REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Because gifted students, in general, learn quickly, exhibit great efficiency in problem-solving, demonstrate facility in...

  06/22/09 by Regan Clark Foust; Holly Hertberg-Davis; Carolyn M. Callahan · More from publication

• Mexican American adolescents' academic achievement and aspirations: the role of perceived parental educational involvement, acculturation, and self-esteem 

  The Mexican American population is the largest Latino subgroup (64%) and is currently among the fastest growing ethnic subpopulations in the United...

  06/22/09 by Francisco D. Carranza; Sukkyung You; Vichet Chhuon; Cynthia Hudley · More from publication

• Peer-support suicide prevention in a non-metropolitan U.S. community 

  Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15- 19-year-olds and exceeds all natural causes of death for youth in this age group (National...

  06/22/09 by Rheeda L. Walker; Judy Ashby; Olivia D. Hoskins; Farrah N. Greene · More from publication

• Bully/victim problems in Northern Ireland's schools: data from the 2003 Young Persons' Behavior and Attitude Survey 

  Although the international literature on the nature, prevalence, and correlates of bully/victim problems is burgeoning (see Smith, Morita,...

  06/22/09 by Conor Mc Guckin; Pauline K. Cummins; Christopher Alan Lewis · More from publication

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