Recently added articles from Adolescence:
Links between parent characteristics and attachment variables for college students of parental divorce.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The high rate of divorce in America is considered a major risk factor for children (Bray & Hetherington, 1993). Indeed, negative emotional effects of divorce on offspring olden include lingering feelings of abandonment, rejection, guilt, and low self-esteem (e.g., Kurdek, Blisk, & Siesky, ...
Teachers' preferences for interventions for ethnically diverse learners with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.(Clinical report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common childhood disorders. Approximately 3 to 7% of school-age children are diagnosed with ADHD (Pastor & Reuben, 2002). About 50% of these students take psychotropic medication to treat their ADHD, while 12 to 34% receive other ...
Students' perceptions of the non-academic advantages and disadvantages of participation in advanced placement courses and international baccalaureate programs.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Because gifted students, in general, learn quickly, exhibit great efficiency in problem-solving, demonstrate facility in understanding advanced and complex concepts in a variety of reasoning domains, and are proficient and creative producers of thoughts ...
Mexican American adolescents' academic achievement and aspirations: the role of perceived parental educational involvement, acculturation, and self-esteem.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The Mexican American population is the largest Latino subgroup (64%) and is currently among the fastest growing ethnic subpopulations in the United States (Ramirez & de la Cruz, 2002; Lollock, 2001). The growing numbers of Mexican American children in public schools require serious ...
Peer-support suicide prevention in a non-metropolitan U.S. community.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... 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 Center for Health Statistics, 2007). Each year, countless adolescents require medical attention for self-inflicted injuries (CDC, 2006). The impact ...