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Mrug, Sylvie; Borch, Casey; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Adolescents' friendships with other-sex peers serve important developmental functions, but they may also facilitate engagement in problem behavior. This study examines the unique contributions of other-sex friendships and friends' behavior to alcohol use, smoking, and initiation of sexual intercourse among late adolescent girls and boys. A total…
Descriptors: Smoking, Females, Network Analysis, Drinking
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Murphy, Kylie A.; Smith, David I. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study explored adolescent girls' experiences of, and responses to, seven domains of partner behavior that are considered to be early warning signs of relationship abuse. Girls (N = 146) aged 14 to 18 years, attending schools in a semirural area, completed a purpose-built questionnaire, providing measures of self-reported exposure, perceived…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Intimacy