Her research
focuses on adolescent development, racial and ethnic identity, and sexual health and risk - taking.
In closing, I hope that this collection of articles will stimulate more
research on adolescent health and illness, particularly in areas not covered by the 12 papers accepted for these special issues.
The aim of these briefs is to improve efforts to collect rigorous evidence for programmes and policies
on adolescent health and well - being.
This course is recommended for psychologists, social workers, counselors, family therapists, and other health professionals who seek knowledge about parental and peer
influences on adolescent eating pathology.
Its authors say their findings challenge the claim by tobacco companies that marketing has far less of an
impact on adolescent smoking than social factors.
A
study on adolescent perceptions of autonomy, however, finds that too much parental involvement is as problematic as too little.
Her primary study focus was health promotion and the impact of the school environment
on adolescent sexual behavior.
Of these, 13 focused
on adolescent mental health, and all included depression as an outcome variable.
Overall the present study highlights the need to look at the joint influence of neighborhood context and ethnicity
on adolescent problem behavior.
There remains a direct effect of parental mental health
on adolescent school - functioning, and / or other factors that were not measured account for the direct effect.
Social control theory focuses on the effects of parental behavior
on adolescent delinquency but fails to take into account the effect of adolescent delinquency on parental behaviors.
This research approach continues to examine parenting factors based on their impact
on adolescent self - disclosure.
Thus, the beneficial aspects of acceptance and the detrimental aspects of psychological control
on adolescent well - being may be especially apparent among girls.
However, the present study focused
on adolescent dating desire and is, therefore, framed within the context of short - term mating.
Impact of parenting practices
on adolescent achievement: authoritative parenting, school involvement, and encouragement to succeed.
There, social and developmental research psychologists not only observed mothers and babies, but began to study the long - term effects of secure and insecure
attachment on adolescents and adults.
Now, the church must
rely on adolescent insecurity to do deed, and it just does not work as well.
This was the first - ever field - based study measuring the effects of chocolate milk versus a typical sports drink
on adolescent athletes.
Training and professional development opportunities should focus not just on subject matter expertise, but
also on adolescent development.
If he wants his license back he must take a college - level
course on adolescent development, a state report showed.
Finally, policy - makers should be increasingly concerned about the potentially negative effects of welfare
reform on adolescents, and should focus on the role of institutions and social context for adolescents.
The effects of violent video game
habits on adolescent hostility, aggressive behaviors, and school performance.
They see increasing
demands on adolescents, combined with 21st century lifestyles, making kids more vulnerable than ever to drug abuse and addiction.
The study focused
on adolescent women, ages 14 to 21, in disadvantaged areas, with no other known health risks to their pregnancies.