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Willoughby, Brian J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
The current study seeks to address the implicit assumption in the developmental literature that marital attitudes are static by investigating how various marital attitudes might change across adolescence. Longitudinal change for three marital attitudes in relation to family structure, educational aspirations, race and gender are examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Family Structure, Metropolitan Areas, Attitude Measures
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Chang, Esther S.; Chen, Chuansheng; Greenberger, Ellen; Dooley, David; Heckhausen, Jutta – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study investigated ethnic as well as gender and generational similarities and differences in the life goals among graduating high-school seniors. Adolescents came from six ethnic groups: White, African, Mexican, Other Latino, Filipino, and East/Southeast Asian Americans. Their self-articulated medium-range life goals were grouped into 8 major…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, High School Seniors, Adolescents, Ethnic Groups