Presented is a look at the feelings, attitudes and behaviors of the pregnant teenager while she awaits the birth of her child. Discussed also is her contact with her family, friends and social worker, and the decision she must make on keeping the child or placing it up for adoption. (CJ)

Based on the assumption that self-esteem is essential to student success, this article describes a program, called Quest, that attempts to build self-esteem. Several examples are given of the program's impact in secondary schools across the nation. (WD)

Relates the special problems of the homosexual adolescent, focusing specifically on negative social bias and its effect on the adolescent's psychological development and identity formation. (Author/CM)

Points out the positive dimensions of protests by hospitalized children and adolescents with chronic health problems and indicates how group discussion can increase reciprocal understanding of the needs and concerns of patients and doctors. (Author/RH)

The article describes counseling with chronically/terminally ill children and adolescents at the Boston Children's Hospital using a special education-oriented philosophy of support. The authors take a view which emphasizes life and focuses on ways to maintain meaning in the child's life. (SBH)

Author examines nature of and need for intimacy in the adolescent, stating that "...the first phase of adult existential maturity is reached when the adolescent experiences intimacy emotions, whether painful of pleasurable, because they force awareness of deep inner feelings and bring into sharper focus feelings intrinsic to healthy adulthood."…

School-based clinics (SBCs) are comprehensive primary health care facilities located within or on the grounds of middle, junior, or senior high schools. Varying in size and organizational structure, SBCs have emerged as an effective model for advancing adolescent health. They have gained attention because of their potential for treating problems…

This report, prepared by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information, presents information on the deliberate inhalation of volatile substances--the treatment modalities, the pharmacology and chemistry of this drug abuse, and the opinions and practices of recognized authorities in the field. Substances which are currently being inhaled to…

A code of conduct relevant to relationships in mid-adolescence is described, together with an outline of the method by which it was abstracted from interview data. Some comments on the character and significance of the code are offered. (Editor)

Suggests that adolescents are much more influenced by peer group values than by parental values. (DS)

Among late adolescent males, parental divorce was highly related to Emotional separation as a home-leaving indicator; for females, being a firstborn was associated with Personal Control as a home-leaving indicator. These findings supported previous research indicating that males experience more adjustment problems after parental divorce than…

The real issues of importance to teenagers are managing their lives more effectively and learning practical social survival skills. (JD)

Although middle-school students benefit greatly from well-planned, effectively delivered advisory programs, teachers remain uncommitted because of inadequate preparation, fear, and lack of experience. Subject-centered teachers often fear dealing with students in the affective domain. This article presents sample program development, staff…

Ninth-grade girls (n=157) rated their own experience of menarche and answered 4 open-ended questions. Responses suggested several ways that early preparation could be revised, and supported a conceptualization of menstrual education as a long-term, continuous process, beginning well before menarche and continuing long after. (JPS)

Addresses the impact of corporal punishment by parents on the psychological well-being of youth. Utilized the National Youth Victimization Prevention Study (NYVPS), a nationally representative sample of 1,042 boys and 958 girls, ages 10-16. Although distress is greatest at higher frequencies of punishment, the association is also present at low…