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Smetana, Judith G.; Ahmad, Ikhlas; Wray-Lake, Laura – Developmental Psychology, 2016
We examined within- and between-person variations in parental legitimacy beliefs in a sample of 883 Arab refugee youth (M[subscript age] = 15.01 years, SD = 1.60), 277 Iraqis, 275 Syrians, and 331 Palestinians, in Amman, Jordan. Latent profile analyses of 22 belief items yielded 4 profiles of youth. The "normative" profile (67% of the…
Descriptors: Refugees, Arabs, Parenting Styles, Beliefs
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Peris, Tara S.; Benazon, Nili; Langley, Audra; Roblek, Tami; Piacentini, John – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2008
This paper documents preliminary examination of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Parental Attitudes and Behaviors Scale (PABS), an OCD-specific measure of parental attitudes, beliefs, and behavioral strategies related to childhood OCD. Employing a sample of 123 youth (mean age = 11.7; 59% male, 79% Caucasian) diagnosed with…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Adjustment (to Environment), Factor Structure, Integrity
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Kimhi, Shaul; Eshel, Yohanan; Zysberg, Leehu; Hantman, Shira – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2010
Posttraumatic stress and recovery were investigated among 820 adolescents living on the Israeli-Lebanese border 1 year after the Second Lebanon War of 2006. It was hypothesized that most adolescents would not report serious symptoms, whereas a minority would complain about high-level prolonged postwar symptoms. Another minority would indicate…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Family Relationship, Family Environment
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Slonim-Nevo, Vered; Mirsky, Julia; Rubinstein, Ludmila; Nauck, Bernhard – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
This study examined the impact of family interaction, perceived discrimination, stressful life events, and the hosting country on the adjustment of Israeli and German immigrants. Results show that changes in self-esteem between the 1st year of immigration and 2 and 4 years later were significantly related to family relations: the better the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adjustment (to Environment), Family Influence, Longitudinal Studies
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Kovach, John A.; Glickman, Nita W. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1986
Trends and patterns of adolescent drug use were examined through consideration of over 125 psychosocial correlates with drug use and nonuse. A sample of over 480 Philadelphia high school students was given personal interviews and a survey questionnaire that included several psychological scales and test batteries. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Correlation, Drug Use
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Gil-Rivas, Virginia; Holman, E. Alison; Silver, Roxane Cohen – Applied Developmental Science, 2004
Approximately 2 weeks after September 11th, adolescents from a national sample of households who were indirectly exposed to the terrorist attacks through the media completed a Web-based survey that assessed event-related acute stress symptoms. One year later, these adolescents (N = 142) and a randomly selected parent from their household completed…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Self Efficacy, Emotional Disturbances, Adolescents