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Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
This study used the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to explore gender differences in the relationship between body perceptions and behavior and changes in adolescents' psychological well-being over a one-year time period. The sample included 12,814 adolescents (51% girls) aged 11-20 comprised of 68% Non-Hispanic White, 15% African…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Developmental Stages, Body Weight
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Epstein, Marina; Ward, L. Monique – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
Although parents are often thought to be the primary communicators of sexual information, studies have found that many adolescent boys report receiving little or no parental communication about sex. Instead, boys report learning about sex mostly from their peers and the media. However, little is known about the content of these communications,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Males, Sexuality, Undergraduate Students