Studied the ways young people cope with their concerns in samples of Australian (n=200), Colombian (n=100), German (n=128), and Palestinian (n=144) students who completed the Adolescent Coping Scale. Findings demonstrate the importance of identifying coping strategies that are reflective of the community under investigation. (SLD)

This study explored the relationship between leisure preferences and work/occupational aspiration for adolescents in Singapore and Australia. Three hypothesized relationships were investigated. Except for females in the Australian sample, it appeared that adolescents saw leisure preferences and occupational aspirations as two independent spheres…

Using an event-listing approach, this study examined the personal and societal future orientations of 15-year-old adolescents in Singapore and Sydney. Three aspects were examined: content, affect, and time span. (Author/JAZ)

American and Australian adolescents scored higher on the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire than did Indian and Irish adolescents. The Questionnaire measured 11 conflict areas: impulse control, emotional tone, body and self-image, social attitudes, morals, sexual attitudes, family relations, external mastery, vocational and educational goals,…

The effectiveness of the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ) in separating normal, juvenile delinquent, and emotionally disturbed adolescents, older and younger teenagers, and males and females is discussed. The results of the OSIQ in four different cultures (United States, Ireland, Australia, and Israel) are also described. (Author/MV)