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Forrest, Sandy – Adolescence, 1988
Notes that rural family is vulnerable to overwhelming crises and that adolescent suicide may result from or add to stress. Identifies and examines specific stressors with which rural adolescent must deal, coping mechanisms used, and how failure of coping strategies can lead to suicidal behavior. Examines therapeutic modalities available and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Rural Youth, Stress Variables
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McCormick, Naomi; And Others – Adolescence, 1985
Examined personal values and sexual and contraceptive experiences of 75 male and 88 female high school students from a rural county of New York. Results suggested that religiosity was unrelated to students' sexual behavior and use of contraceptives. The different groups of high school students exhibited remarkably homogeneous sexual and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, High Schools, Religion
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Woodward, John C.; Frank, Barbara D. – Adolescence, 1988
Investigated loneliness of rural Nebraskan adolescents (n=387)) in relation to aspects of their self-esteem. Gathered data using the Loneliness Inventory (Woodward, 1967), Bachman's (1970) Self Esteem Scale, and Coping Strategies Inventory (Woodward, 1987). Results indicated that rural adolescents had extremely high loneliness scores and that 10…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Loneliness, Preadolescents
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Gibbons, Stephen; And Others – Adolescence, 1986
Examined patterns of rural adolescent alcohol use and factors associated with such use. Found gender and grade in school to be significant predictors of alcohol use for age at first drink, frequency of drinking, amount of drinking, and a composite heavy drinking index. Time spent in social acitivities was also significant. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
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Beymer, Judith K.; Hutchinson, Roger L. – Adolescence, 2002
Interviews professionals working with delinquent youth in a rural area in an attempt to better understand their opinions of youth behavior. Comparisons are made between professionals' observations and existing research findings regarding Disruptive Behavior Disorders, such as Attention Deficit Disorders and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Strong…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems
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Oberle, Wayne H.; And Others – Adolescence, 1978
Oberle's (1974) research examined the role model preferences of black and white youth and found that young blacks had different role models from white students; however, he did not examine whether place of residence was related to role model preference. This study extends Oberle's research by analyzing the relationship between place of residence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Educational Research, Learning Processes
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Brittain, Clay V. – Adolescence, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Family Relationship
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Edington, Everett; Hays, Leonard – Adolescence, 1978
In 1975, questionnaires were given to 587 sophomores and seniors in 12 rural high schools. Findings included significant differences between ethnic groups on expected and desired family size and marriage age; but no differences between age groups. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Indians, Aspiration, Cultural Differences
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Rubin, Roger H. – Adolescence, 1981
Examines the relationship of family structure, peer group affiliation, social class, and sex with five dependent variables concerned with attitudes toward dating values, marriage, romanticism, premarital pregnancy, and premarital sexual permissiveness among 85 rural, Black adolescent males and females. Findings suggest general community norms and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Attitudes, Community Influence, Dating (Social)
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House, Elizabeth A.; And Others – Adolescence, 1979
This paper reports the results of a survey of 1349 secondary school students in a rural county in North Carolina. Data are presented on psychological and social problems, self-concept, locus of control orientation, utilization of professional and nonprofessional counseling resources, and the family relationships of the respondents. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Problems, Family Relationship, Locus of Control
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Allen, Ola; Page, Randy M. – Adolescence, 1994
Examined substance use among rural black and rural white students (n=1,915). Found that black males were significantly less likely than white males to drink alcohol; get drunk; smoke cigarettes; or use smokeless tobacco, hallucinogens, and sedatives. Black females were significantly less likely than white females to drink alcohol; get drunk; smoke…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Black Students, Drinking, Drug Use
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Chimonides, Kathryn M.; Frank, Deborah I. – Adolescence, 1998
Investigates rural and urban adolescents' perceptions of mental health. Provides insight into rural and urban students' perceptions of problematic behaviors, who should intervene, and how. Recommends that health care providers help adolescents expand their range of coping behaviors, especially in regard to alcohol abuse and violence. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems