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Schirmbeck, Katharina; Rao, Nirmala; Maehler, Claudia – Infant and Child Development, 2020
A systematic review was conducted to gain a more nuanced understanding of similarities and distinctions across countries in the development of executive functions (EF). The review includes 26 studies, with child and adolescent participants, that were published between 2006 and 2018. Both similarities and differences within developmental patterns…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Executive Function, Cognitive Development, Children
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Tomaszewska, Paulina; Schuster, Isabell – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
Violence in adolescent relationships is a common problem with numerous negative short- and long-term consequences. Because most of the evidence on teen dating violence (TDV) synthesized in reviews comes from North American studies, this review aimed to compile evidence on prevalence rates of TDV based on studies identified for Europe only.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dating (Social), Violence, Incidence
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Andrews, Paul; Diego-Mantecón, Jose – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
Much comparative research into education-related beliefs has exploited questionnaires developed in one culture for use in another. This has been particularly the case in mathematics education, the focus of this paper. In so doing, researchers have tended to assume that translation alone is sufficient to warrant a reliable and valid instrument for…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Mathematics, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
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Plaszewski, Maciej; Nowobilski, Roman; Kowalski, Pawel; Cieslinski, Maciej – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
Idiopathic scoliosis affects 2-3% of adolescents. Large, progressing deformities, mostly present in girls, may lead to pulmonary complications, pain symptoms, the feeling of social isolation, and even mental disorders. The correlation of screening programs with surgery rate reduction and the clinical effectiveness of bracing remain a matter of…
Descriptors: Surgery, Cost Effectiveness, Screening Tests, Adolescents
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Rescorla, Leslie; Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Begovac, Ivan; Chahed, Myriam; Drugli, May Britt; Emerich, Deisy Ribas; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Haider, Mariam; Hansson, Kjell; Hewitt, Nohelia; Jaimes, Stefanny; Larsson, Bo; Maggiolini, Alfio; Markovic, Jasminka; Mitrovic, Dragan; Moreira, Paulo; Oliveira, Joao Tiago; Olsson, Martin; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Petot, Djaouida; Pisa, Cecilia; Pomalima, Rolando; da Rocha; Marina Monzani; Rudan, Vlasta; Sekulic, Slobodan; Shahini, Mimoza; de Mattos Silvares, Edwiges Ferreira; Szirovicza, Lajos; Valverde, Jose; Vera, Luis Anderssen; Villa, Maria Clara; Viola, Laura; Woo, Bernadine S. C.; Zhang, Eugene Yuqing – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To build on Achenbach, Rescorla, and Ivanova (2012) by (a) reporting new international findings for parent, teacher, and self-ratings on the Child Behavior Checklist, Youth Self-Report, and Teacher's Report Form; (b) testing the fit of syndrome models to new data from 17 societies, including previously underrepresented regions; (c)…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Psychopathology, Children, Adolescents
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Whitlock, Janis; Rodham, Karen – School Psychology Forum, 2013
In this article we summarize what is known about nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in youth. First, we describe basic demographic trends, prevalence, and function. Then we turn our attention to the implications of NSSI for schools, school-related policies, and school guidelines. Having provided an overview of the field, we conclude that even in the…
Descriptors: Injuries, Self Destructive Behavior, Incidence, Guidelines
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Maulik, Pallab K.; Mascarenhas, Maya N.; Mathers, Colin D.; Dua, Tarun; Saxena, Shekhar – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Intellectual disability is an extremely stigmatizing condition and involves utilization of large public health resources, but most data about its burden is based on studies conducted in developed countries. The aim of this meta-analysis was to collate data from published literature and estimate the prevalence of intellectual disability across all…
Descriptors: Income, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Public Health
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Yu, Fangzhou; Patterson, Dannette – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
Adolescence is a pivotal developmental stage for establishing patterns of behaviors that can last a lifetime. Adolescents' choices have a significant impact on future opportunities. Education can have tremendous influence on the overall success of an individual. For example, a quality education can affect employability, which indirectly influences…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Access to Health Care, Student Motivation
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Rokach, Ami; Bauer, Natasha; Orzeck, Tricia – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Examines the influence of cultural background on adolescents' experience of loneliness. Adolescents from Canada and the Czech Republic answered a questionnaire composed of five subscales. Results revealed a mixed pattern of differences between the cultures, with Canadian youth scoring higher than the Czechs only on Emotional distress, while that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
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Chang, Catherine Y.; Myers, Jane E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2003
The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL), developed in English, was translated into Korean, field tested, then administered to Korean American adolescents. Means were similar for participants competing the scale in both languages. Challenges to the adaptation process, recommendations for further study of the Korean WEL, and implications for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Korean, Korean Americans
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Serman, Nina; Johnson, Jeffrey G.; Gellat, Pamela A.; Kanost, Ruth E.; Zacharapoulou, Helen – Adolescence, 2002
Investigates the association between personality disorder (PD) and substance use among adolescents in the United States and Greece. Results indicated that adolescents with PDs reported more frequent alcohol consumption than did those without PDs. Differences were not observed in the prevalence of alcohol use, cigarette use, or PDs as a function of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Drinking, Foreign Countries
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Field, Tiffany – Adolescence, 1999
Forty adolescents were observed at McDonald's restaurants in Miami and Paris to assess the amount of touching and aggression during their peer interactions. The American adolescents spent less time leaning against, stroking, kissing, and hugging their peers than did the French adolescents. Instead, they showed more self-touching and more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Meeus, W.; Iedema, J.; Vollebergh, W. – Developmental Review, 1999
Examines similarities and differences between American and Dutch research on identity formation and psychological well-being in adolescent and young adults. Concludes that identity development is systematically progressive and may be described with the trajectory diffusion?closure/moratorium?achieving commitment. Age differences are found in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Musgrave, P. W. – Journal of Moral Education, 1980
A near-replication of Eppels' sentence completion test study of teenagers' moral attitudes in the early 1960s was conducted in 1976-77 in urban and suburban areas of England, Scotland, and Australia. Comparisons are drawn across time and, for the newer data, between societies and between the sexes. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Moral Values
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Tatar, Moshe – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2001
Investigates the perceptions Israeli secondary-school counselors have of adolescence. Results reveal that, in general, counselors have a favorable view of adolescents and do not perceive adolescence as a "difficult stage." Counselors also believe that they are perceived positively by their adolescent students. Identifies five types of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
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