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The Effects of Service Activities on Adolescent Alienation.
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Calabrese, Raymond L.; Schumer, Harry – Adolescence, 1986
Evaluated the effects of involvement of adolescents in community service activities on levels of alienation in 50 ninth graders. It is suggested that adolescent involvement in service activities can produce positive benefits, including reduced levels of alienation, improved school behavior, improved grade point average, and acceptance by the adult…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Alienation, Community Services
Differences in Extracurricular Activity Participation, Achievement, and Attitudes toward School between Ninth-Grade Students Attending Junior High School and Those Attending Senior High School.
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Gifford, Vernon D.; Dean, Margie M. – Adolescence, 1990
Attempted to determine type of school organization that most benefited ninth-grade students. Results from ninth graders in junior high schools (n=771) and in high schools (n=825) indicated that ninth graders in the junior high school setting participated significantly more in extracurricular activities and achieved significantly higher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Extracurricular Activities, Grade 9
Factors Related to Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Use among Adolescents.
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Thorlindsson, Thorolfur; Vilhjalmsson, Runar – Adolescence, 1991
Examined predictors of cigarette smoking and alcohol use in nationwide sample of 1,200 Icelandic adolescents. Found that use of tobacco and alcohol was related to sex, residence, hours of paid work, physical activities, social network, educational performance and beliefs, and psychological distress. Concludes that existing theoretical perspectives…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Drinking, Employment