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Peer reviewedTimberlake, Constance H. – Adolescence, 1982
Compared some characteristics of Black female high school dropouts with a group of graduates previously perceived as potential dropouts. Results indicated that students' age, employment status, involvement in church, and involvement in activities outside of school are related to Black female persistence in high school. (RC)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedRoosa, Mark W.; And Others – Adolescence, 1982
A multivariate comparison of the childbearing and childrearing experiences of teenage and older mothers (N=67) was undertaken to investigate factors assumed to be responsible for developmental deficits experienced by children born to teenage mothers. The two groups were found to be quite similar on most of the variables studied. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Child Development
Peer reviewedMedora, Niulfer; Woodward, John C. – Adolescence, 1982
Questionnaires were distributed to 130 single undergraduate students to elicit opinions concerning premarital sexual behaviors. Found statistically significant differences between the opinions of males and females. Significant differences were also found between the opinions of religious and nonreligious subjects. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Higher Education
