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Dukes, Richard L.; Stein, Judith A. – Youth & Society, 2011
We examined correlates and predictive associations of tattoos and body piercings among 1,462 Colorado students in grades 9 to 12. More boys (19%) than girls (17%) reported tattoos, but more girls (42%) than boys (16%) reported piercings (earlobes not included). Older students reported more body modification. Structural equation models showed that…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, High School Students, Gender Differences
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Dukes, Richard L.; Stein, Judith A. – Youth & Society, 2003
Investigated the relationships of gender and gang membership to latent variables of psychosocial characteristics, drug use, delinquency, weapons possession, and fear within rural and urban Colorado school districts. Surveys of 1,669 self-reported gang members and 1,742 non-gang members indicated that gender was related more strongly to the latent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Drug Abuse, Gender Issues