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Life Satisfaction among Low-Income Rural Youth from Appalachia.
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Wilson, Stephan M.; Peterson, Gary W.; Henry, Carolyn S. – Journal of Adolescence, 1997
Using a 10-year longitudinal study, examined the relative strength of objective, subjective, and congruency variables as predictors of life satisfaction among low-income rural youth (N=322). Results show that support was provided for variables representing all three types of life satisfaction predictors, especially subjective variables such as…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Life Satisfaction, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups
Stress, Coping, and Behavioural Problems among Rural and Urban Adolescents.
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Elgar, Frank J.; Arlett, Christine; Groves, Renee – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Rural/urban differences were studied in self-reported stress, coping, and behavioral problems in adolescents. Levels of stress and ways of coping were similar between the two groups. However, urban males reported more conflict and externalizing behaviors than females and rural males. Results suggest that adolescents may utilize many coping…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Coping, Rural Youth
Community Service for Youth: The Value of Psychological Engagement over Number of Hours Spent
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McGuire, Jenifer K.; Gamble, Wendy C. – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
This study examined the relative contribution of psychological engagement with a service activity and number of hours spent in that activity as predictors of change over time in community belonging and social responsibility. Sixty-eight primarily rural adolescents participated as teen leaders in a sexuality education program, and completed…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Service Learning, Rural Youth, Adolescents
Social Relationships and Health: The Meaning of Social "Connectedess" and How It Relates to Health Concerns for Rural Scottish Adolescents.
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Hendry, Leo B.; Reid, Marylou – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
Discusses social belonging as both a health-related goal and an antidote for emotional crises. Examines how social connectedess represents both a content and process variable in Northern Scottish young people's discussion of their health concerns. Analyses reveal both the potency of all these concerns and participants' belief that skills acquired…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Health, Health Behavior
Resiliency, Social Support, and Coping in Rural Low-Income Appalachian Adolescents from Two Racial Groups.
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Markstrom, Carol A.; Marshall, Sheila K.; Tryon, Robin J. – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
Examines social support and coping in relation to resiliency among a sample of rural, low-income Appalachian African-American and White adolescents. Regression analyses reveal that social support from family and problem-focused, avoidance, and wishful-thinking forms of coping significantly predicted resiliency. Race and gender distinctions were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, High Schools, Low Income Groups
Disordered Eating in Southwestern Pueblo Indians and Hispanics.
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Snow, Janeanne T.; Harris, Mary B. – Journal of Adolescence, 1989
Investigated incidence of eating disorders in Pueblo Indian and Hispanic high school students (N=95). Found no ethnic differences. Majority of girls reported wanting to lose weight, being worried about weight, and indulging in binge eating. Nine girls reported eating habits consistent with bulimia. Few boys indicated concerns about weight or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Weight