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The Relationship between Personality, Anger Expression, and Perceived Family Control among Incarcerated Male Juveniles.
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Coles, Charlton J.; Greene, Anthony F.; Braithwaite, Harold O. – Adolescence, 2002
Examines three factors that may place adolescents at risk for aggression and violence: personality, affect, and family. Using a sample of male adolescents at risk for violence, a cluster analysis was conducted to categorize these adolescents in terms of personality characteristics. Concludes that, among male delinquents, elevated psychopathology…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Anger, At Risk Persons
The Effects of a Mentoring Program on At-Risk Youth.
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Keating, Lisa M.; Tomishima, Michelle A.; Foster, Sharon; Alessandri, Michael – Adolescence, 2002
Examines an intensive mentoring program that focuses on youth deemed at-risk for juvenile delinquency or mental illness. Results indicate significant improvement in problematic behaviors for the intervention group. Mentoring appeared to affect African American youth differently than Caucasian and Latino youth. Findings support the positive…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Delinquency
Identity Formation and Social Maladaptation in Foster Adolescents.
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Yancey, Antronette K. – Adolescence, 1992
Summarizes literature on identity formation in individuals from socially devalued racial and ethnic groups in U.S. Discusses implications for adolescents in foster care or residential group homes, many of whom are African American or Latino. Postulates that social maladaptation is reflective of identity disturbances created by negative images of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons