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Peer reviewedComeau, Helen – Adolescence, 1980
Examines reported value priorities among high school students using a 20-item attitude scale. (SS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Females, High School Students
Peer reviewedNguyet, Nguyen T. Minh; And Others – Adolescence, 1994
Examined condom use among 1,312 male adolescents. Found that subjects had become sexually active, on average, at 13.9 years. Sixty percent reported using condom at first intercourse; its use decreased to one-third when utilization at each intercourse was examined. Condom use was greatest in 14-year olds and decreased in older adolescents, being…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Condoms, Contraception
Peer reviewedMasqsud, Muhammad – Adolescence, 1980
This study tested Piaget's claims that the transition from objective to subjective responsibility occurs by age 12 and that peer interaction facilitates the transition. Results indicated that the development of moral judgment continues into late adolescence. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Boarding Schools, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedWires, John W.; And Others – Adolescence, 1994
Boarding school adolescent boys (n=197) rated dormitory mates on each dimension of Marcia's levels of ego identity achievement (Identity Achievement, Moratorium, Foreclosure, and Diffusion) twice with interval of six months. Results indicated age differences in identity status for young adolescents, identity development associated with time, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedFinkel, Madelon Lubin; Finkel, David J. – Adolescence, 1978
The contraceptive utilization of a sample of sexually active, urban, high school males (Black, Hispanic, and White) was examined by anonymous questionnaire. Contraceptive use was haphazard, but White males tended to be more effective contraceptors than the other two groups. Reasons for nonuse were also studied. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Students, Contraception, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedGallagher, Bernard J., III – Adolescence, 1979
This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada, 1974, and is a partial report of a sweeping investigation of attitude differences across three generations. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attitudes, Class Attitudes
Peer reviewedGallagher, Mary; Millar, Rob – Adolescence, 1998
Surveys the worries of adolescents in Northern Ireland, with a focus on identifying age and gender differences. Analysis reveals that females report worrying significantly more frequently than males, particularly in regard to transition from school and personal and academic issues. Students over 16 report worrying significantly less than their…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Females
Peer reviewedParrott, C. A.; Strongman, K. T. – Adolescence, 1984
Assessed delinquent and nondelinquent male adolescents (N=43) on locus of control and intellectual achievement responsibilty. Results supported a multidimensional model. There was no difference in expectancy of control for negative academic events between delinquents and nondelinquents. Birth order and delinquency were the most important…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Birth Order
