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Van Heel, Martijn; Van Den Noortgate, Wim; Bijttebier, Patricia; Colpin, Hilde; Goossens, Luc; Verschueren, Karine; Van Leeuwen, Karla – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Previous studies often assumed that parenting practices are similar across families. This assumption is difficult to hold, especially throughout adolescence, a period of major change for both adolescents and their parents. By combining a person-centered and a variable-centered approach, the present study adds to the literature by identifying…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Behavior Problems, Correlation
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Ouvrein, Gaëlle; Pabian, Sara; Machimbarrena, Juan Manuel; Erreygers, Sara; De Backer, Charlotte J. S.; Vandebosch, Heidi – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
The present study investigated the effect of descriptive and injunctive norms of peers, parents, and favorite celebrities on adolescents' negative online behavior toward celebrities. The sample consisted of 1,255 adolescents ([X-bar][subscript age] = 14.17, SD = 0.47). Adolescents indicated what their peers, parents, and favorite celebrities think…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Popular Culture, Negative Attitudes, Peer Influence
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Walrave, Michel; Heirman, Wannes – Children & Society, 2011
The double-edged nature of modern technology, continuously balancing between risks and opportunities, manifests itself clearly in an emerging societal problem known as cyberbullying. To analyse the extent and nature of the issue in Belgium, 1318 adolescents were questioned explicitly about their involvement in cyberbullying, as well as implicitly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Victims of Crime, Predictor Variables, Identification (Psychology)
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Vermeiren, Robert; Jones, Stephanie M.; Ruchkin, Vladislav; Deboutte, Dirk; Schwab-Stone, Mary – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Cross-national studies describing the psychopathological characteristics of arrested adolescents are virtually non-existent. Such studies are important because they have implications for national policy on arrest, case-management, and future research. Method: To address this issue, self-report surveys administered to representative…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Antisocial Behavior, Prevention, Adolescents
De Mey, Wim, Ed.; Moens, Ellen, Ed.; Van Leeuwen, Karla, Ed.; Verhofstadt-Deneve, Leni, Ed. – 2000
Behavioral problems are the most common mental health problem in children and adolescents worldwide. For several decades there has been a growing body of scientific knowledge of the factors influencing the development of antisocial behavior. There are several intervention and prevention programs, the most effective of which activate parents,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems