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Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Sellers, Denise P.; LeBlanc, Monique; Kelley, Mary L. – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Evaluates whether anxiety, event valence and demographic variables influence relationship between helplessness and depression. Results showed: adolescents with anxiety and depression from lower socioeconomic backgrounds made less helpless attributions for negative events; and African-American adolescents showed less helpless attributions for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Demography, Depression (Psychology)
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Tsovili, Theodora D. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2004
The aim of the present study was to investigate the role anxiety plays in the lives of adolescents with dyslexia by including a school perspective with special emphasis on the role of the teacher. The state-trait anxiety of 68 adolescents with dyslexia and their language teachers' attitudes towards them were compared with an equal number of…
Descriptors: Well Being, Adolescents, Language Teachers, Helplessness
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Davis, Gwendolyn Y.; Stevenson, Howard C. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
Ecological barriers like racism and discrimination can weigh heavily on the shifting emotions of adolescents. We investigated the relationship of racial socialization experiences to the depression symptoms of 160 Black adolescents, including lethargy, low self-esteem, cognitive difficulties, social introversion, irritability, guilt, pessimism, sad…
Descriptors: African American Children, Socialization, Mental Health Workers, Adolescents