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Davis, Albert J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1976
A Modified form of Sigel's Styles of Categorization Tests discriminated group and individual categorization preferences in 5th, 8th, and 11th graders consistent with the expectations of developmental theory and research for these age groups. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
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Urberg, Kathryn A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
The relative influence of best friends and social crowds of 324 older adolescents (eleventh graders) on cigarette smoking was examined to determine influences as a function of sex, conformity, and friendship mutuality. Best friends, rather than social crowd, appeared to be the major influence in this group. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conformity, Friendship, Grade 11
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Galotti, Kathleen M.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1991
Students' written responses to open-ended moral questions were studied by having 61 eighth graders, 73 eleventh graders, and 52 college sophomores respond to hypothetical dilemmas and describe their own moral reasoning. Mature moral reasoning is associated with noncontextual, nonemotional reasoning. Feminine moral concerns are important to all…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, College Sophomores, Comparative Analysis