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Armenta, Brian E.; Hautala, Dane S.; Whitbeck, Les B. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
In the present study, we considered the utility of the prototype/willingness model in predicting alcohol use among North-American Indigenous adolescents. Specifically, using longitudinal data, we examined the associations among subjective drinking norms, positive drinker prototypes, drinking expectations (as a proxy of drinking willingness), and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Adolescents, American Indians, Models
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Dodge, Kenneth A.; Albert, Dustin – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Ellis et al. (2012) bring an evolutionary perspective to bear on adolescent risky behavioral development, clinical practice, and public policy. The authors offer important insights that (a) some risky behaviors may be adaptive for the individual and the species by being hard-wired due to fitness benefits and (b) interventions might be more…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Adolescents, Behavior Standards, Public Policy
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Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Hitti, Aline; Rutland, Adam; Abrams, Dominic; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Ingroup preferences when deciding who to include in 2 distinct intergroup contexts, gender and school affiliation, were investigated. Children and adolescents, in the 4th (9-10 years) and 8th (13-14 years) grades, chose between including someone in their group who shared their group norm (moral or conventional) or who shared their group membership…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Preferences, Context Effect