Many studies have reported gaps between Latino and non-Latino adolescents in academic and political outcomes. The current study presents possible explanations for such gaps, both at the individual and school level. Hierarchical linear modeling is employed to examine data from 2,811 American ninth graders (approximately 14 years of age) who had…

Adolescent suicide is the second leading cause of death in the adolescent population and is on the rise. This study used a mass screening concept as a pre-test identifier of at risk clients for suicide ideation and depressions; development of a competency-based prevention group treatment program, and the post-testing of the identified at-risk…

Loneliness is thought to be a relatively common experience among adolescents. Although no studies have specifically examined the relationship between adolescent loneliness and attributional style, research has found that children's attributions do affect interpersonal behaviors. The relationship between adolescent loneliness and perceptions of…

Junior high schools have been blamed for failing to meet the needs of early adolescents. Proponents of the new middle school structure favored moving grade nine to the high school and moving grade five and or six from the elementary school to the new structural organization. The uniqueness of the middle school is in how the philosophy behind this…

This study was undertaken to identify differences in the literary responses of adolescents related to race-of-characters (white, Negro, and neutral) in three versions of a short story. Each of 281 subjects (ninth- and eleventh-grade) read one story version and then--on an adapted semantic differential instrument--rated nine elements from the story…

Of all variables studied, education is the best predictor of variation in perceived differences in child rearing practices. The lower the socioeconomic status, the lower the amount of perceived parental support, control, and consistency. (Author/DEP)

A method of assessing language dominance using self-reports of language usage in social interaction, language preference in answering a written questionnaire, and language proficiency measured by equivalent tests of linguistic aptitude is outlined. The results of the method's application on francophone ninth and twelfth graders in northeastern…

Examined impact of counseling program which sought to assist the ninth and tenth graders (N=31) in developing positive attitudes about themselves, their abilities, and their educational environments through instruction in goal setting, basic study skills, and self-monitoring. Results indicated the students viewed the program favorably and…

Intimacy in adolescent friendships was studied with 288 Israeli 7th, 9th, and 11th graders who completed questionnaires about perceived friendship intimacy and with 137 Israeli ninth graders who completed a questionnaire on individual differences in friendship intimacy. Results underscore the salience of intimacy for peer relationships during the…

Examined relationships among cigarette use, alcohol use, marijuana use, delinquency, and sexual intercourse in 1,271 seventh and 966 ninth graders in urban school system in which most students were African American and from low-income families. Measures of problem behavior frequency were positively correlated with each other and negatively…

Discusses the effects of a group counseling intervention on the social problem solving by and employment preparation of students in grades 9 and 10. Mathematics teachers implemented the intervention within a unit on mathematics problem solving. The intervention used a cognitive approach to counseling. Pretest and posttest scores and analyses of…

Investigated behavioral decision-making theories of bounded rationality and satisficing in relation to young people's decision making in the World Wide Web and considered the role of personal preferences. Results of this study of ninth- and tenth-grade females consider time constraints, information overload, physical constraints, reduction…

A school transition project examined effects on sleep and circadian rhythms in a group of 25 youngsters shifting from an 8:25 a.m. junior high school starting time to a 7:20 a.m. high school starting time. The average amount of sleep on school nights fell substantially for 9th and 10th graders, and was below the amount required for normal…

This paper presents some of the emergent findings from my Ph.D. research, which is connected to the large-scale, federally-funded research project on which I am an assistant. This project investigates how drama education highlights the intersections between students' school and personal lives, and the influence of those intersections on the…

Inspired by K. V. Hoover-Dempsey and H. M. Sandler's (1995, 1997) model of the parent involvement process, the authors examined 4 psychological constructs of parent involvement: (a) relative strength of parents' role construction, (b) parents' self-efficacy for helping adolescents succeed in school, (c) parents' perceptions of teacher invitations…