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Olson, Jonathan R.; Goddard, H. Wallace – Youth & Society, 2015
The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of depressive symptoms among adolescents using concepts drawn from two theoretical models that underlie popular youth-focused programs. Specifically, we assessed the degree to which family-level risk factors increase the likelihood of depressive symptoms, and the degree to which community and/or…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Adolescents, Predictor Variables, At Risk Persons
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Slocum, Lee Ann; Simpson, Sally S.; Hipwell, Alison E.; Loeber, Rolf – Youth & Society, 2011
The article discusses a research instrument developed and utilized by the Pittsburgh Girls Study that asked young girls (ages 7 and 8) and their caretakers to report on the girls' involvement in a variety of problem behaviors. In this article, the authors evaluate whether comprehension, prevalence, and caretaker-child concordance of problem…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Females, Drug Abuse, Age Differences