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Houghton, Stephen; Odgers, Pete; Carroll, Annemaree – Journal of Drug Education, 1998
Data pertaining to the reputations, self-concepts, and coping strategies of secondary-school Volatile Solvent Users (VSUs; n=31), ex-VSUs (n=44), and non-VSUs (n=48) in Western Australia were obtained. Findings reveal that differences between the groups were more attributable to reputation enhancement than to self-concept or coping strategies.…
Descriptors: Coping, Inhalants, Reputation, Secondary Education

Carroll, Annemaree; Green, Shauna; Houghton, Stephen; Wood, Robert – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2003
This study examined the relationship between Australian high school students' (n=965) self-reported delinquency and the importance of their social reputations. Students with low delinquency involvement, females, and older students tended to desire a more conforming reputation than those with high delinquency involvement, males, or younger…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Delinquency, Foreign Countries, High Schools

Houghton, Stephen; Carroll, Annemaree; Odgers, Peta; Allsop, Stevan – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Presents information about children's and adolescents' views toward alcohol risk social situations, reputation enhancement, self-concept, and other related issues. Results show that individuals with the highest levels of orientation to alcohol risk believe that they are liked by their families, are physically attractive, have greater confidence in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Drinking