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School Disengagement as a Predictor of Dropout, Delinquency, and Problem Substance Use during Adolescence and Early Adulthood
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Henry, Kimberly L.; Knight, Kelly E.; Thornberry, Terence P. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Over the past 5 years, a great deal of attention has been paid to the development of early warning systems for dropout prevention. These warning systems use a set of indicators based on official school records to identify youth at risk for dropout and then appropriately target intervention. The current study builds on this work by assessing the…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Dropout Prevention, Adolescents, Developmental Stages
Future Orientation: Age-Related Differences among Adolescent Females.
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Seginer, Rachel – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Age-related differences in adolescent orientation to the future were studied for 124 Israeli female junior and senior high school students and college seniors. Results show greater support for a hypothesis predicting differences derived from H. Heckhausen's least necessary expenditure principle than for a social control and continuity principle.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, College Seniors, Females
The Adolescent Self-Concept: A Functional Determinant of Consultant Preference.
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Wintre, Maxine Gallander; Crowley, Jeannine M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
Consultant preference (familiar or expert adult or peer) of 122 male and 125 female Canadian adolescents was examined in relation to self-concept and locus of control. Results reveal significant interaction among age, sex, and consultant choice as well as among self-worth, locus of control, situation, and consultant choice. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Consultants, Familiarity