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Sun, Deqing; Anderson, Martha; Shah, Ashish; Julliard, Kell – Adolescence, 1998
Studies students in an urban junior high school about their attitudes toward cigarette advertising, their perception of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, and their sources of information. Approximately 27% believed cigarette advertising significantly influenced their classmates or themselves, and 90% recognized that smoking was seriously…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Advertising, Early Adolescents, Health Education
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Berton, Margaret Wright; Stabb, Sally D. – Adolescence, 1996
Investigates variables associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents in a metropolitan area. Comparisons were made with regard to gender, ethnicity, family constellation, self-reported exposure to violence, self-reported exposure to trauma, and incidence of violent crime in the vicinity of school attendance. Revealed minority males…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Crime