Co-occurrence of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in
early adolescent boys: 3.
The co-occurrence of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in
early adolescent boys: I. Familial factors and general adjustment at Grade 6
An at - risk community sample of 203
early adolescent boys in the Oregon Youth Study, a multimethod / multiagent study, was divided into the following groups at Grade 6: (a) co-occurring conduct problems and depressed mood, (b) conduct problems only, (c) depressed mood only, and (d) neither problem.
In
early adolescent boys, stressors were significantly associated with depressive symptoms (β =.59, p =.001), whereas NCS was not (β =.11, p =.39).
Co-occurrence of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in
early adolescent boys: A 2 - year follow - up at grade 8
Co-occurrence of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in
early adolescent boys: III.
The current study examined the joint contributions of pubertal maturation, parental monitoring, involvement in older peer groups, peer dating, and peer delinquency on dating in a sample of
early adolescent boys and girls.
Not exact matches
The average teenage
boy in Los Angeles in the
early»70s seemed to be a pinball of emotions and noise, bouncing off the city walls, screaming into the
adolescent night.
«Muscle enhancement was particularly high among
boys and those involved in sports teams,» said lead author Marla E. Eisenberg, ScD, MPH,, an assistant professor in pediatrics in the division of
Adolescent Health and Medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, findings consistent with
earlier studies.
A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on
early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky
adolescent sexual behaviour32 and
earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases
boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in
early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35
«We found children at a very
early age — from the most conservative to the most liberal societies — quickly internalize this myth that girls are vulnerable and boys are strong and independent,» said Robert Blum, director of the Global Early Adolescent Study based at Johns Hopkins Univer
early age — from the most conservative to the most liberal societies — quickly internalize this myth that girls are vulnerable and
boys are strong and independent,» said Robert Blum, director of the Global
Early Adolescent Study based at Johns Hopkins Univer
Early Adolescent Study based at Johns Hopkins University.
The recent trend among
early adolescents is for
boys and girls to socialize as part of a group.
Some observers have argued that female offenders can, in theory, be either
adolescent - limited or life - course - persistent and that the relative scarcity of
early - onset aggression in females indicates that they are generally less likely to follow the latter pathway.56 Others, however, have argued that the relative prevalence of
adolescent - onset aggression in girls (compared with childhood - onset) indicates that persistent delinquency simply manifests at a later age in girls than it does in
boys.57 In Persephanie Silverthorn and Paul Frick's model, girls and
boys are influenced by similar risk factors during childhood, but the onset of delinquent behavior in girls is delayed by the more stringent social controls imposed on them before adolescence.
To Do It or Not To Do It Is Not The Only Question:
Early Adolescent Girls» and
Boys» Experiences with Dating and Sexuality (2003)
Being admired or being liked: Classroom social status and depressive problems in
early adolescent girls and
boys
The participants were 28
early adolescents (17
boys and 11 girls; M age = 11.55; SD = 1.34).
A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on
early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky
adolescent sexual behaviour32 and
earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases
boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in
early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35
Negative cognitive style in the interpersonal domain was positively related to depressive symptoms in both girls and
boys, except in
early adolescent girls reporting few stressors.
Negative cognitive style in the interpersonal domain was related to depressive symptoms in both girls and
boys, except for
early adolescent girls reporting few stressors, thus supporting a diathesis - stress pattern only in
early adolescent girls.
Dependency, self - criticism, and depressive symptoms were assessed twice over a 1 - year interval in a large sample of
early adolescent girls and
boys.
The
early to middle
adolescent group consisted of 311
boys (54.1 %) and 264 girls (45.9 %).
Furthermore, NCS in the interpersonal domain was related to depressive symptoms in
boys and girls, except in
early adolescent girls reporting few stressors, thus supporting a cognitive vulnerability - stress model in
early adolescent girls.
The four - class model comprised of children with low involvement with conduct problems (Low, 64 % of the sample, 48.9 %
boys), childhood limited (CL, 15 % of the sample, 54.1 %
boys),
adolescent onset (AO, 12 % of the sample, 49.7 %
boys), and
early onset persistent (EOP, 9 % of the sample, 56.8 %
boys).
For drug use, the findings provided support for a direct relationship between
early adolescent parental monitoring and late
adolescent drug use for both
boys and girls.
Interestingly, greater eveningness preference among pre-
adolescents and
early adolescents is linked to externalizing behaviors in
boys and reactive aggression in girls (Susman et al. 2007).