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Dan, Orrie; Bar Ilan, Omrit; Kurman, Jenny – Educational Psychology, 2014
The purpose of this study was to assess how attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance), self-esteem, and three subscales of test anxiety--cognitive obstruction, social derogation and tenseness are related in two age groups: adolescents and college students. Participants (N?=?327) completed relevant questionnaires. Results showed that college…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Self Esteem, Test Anxiety, Adolescents
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Yang, Shu Ching; Chen, Shih-Fen – Death Studies, 2009
This study administered an open-ended questionnaire about death and the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MODS) to explore the relationships between personal constructs about death and fears of death among Taiwanese adolescents. The sample included 329 adolescents in junior and senior high school grades 7 to 12. A coding manual was used to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Content Analysis, Fear, Death
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Johnson, Monica Kirkpatrick; Crosnoe, Robert; Thaden, Lyssa L. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
A substantial literature documents a gender reversal in many aspects of social psychological functioning during adolescence, in which girls fall below boys in domains in which they once enjoyed advantages. This study elaborates upon recent research from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health suggesting that this phenomenon may occur…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology), Males
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Franke, Todd M. – Prevention Researcher, 2003
Violence among American youth is a significant societal problem. The past decade witnessed juvenile arrests for violence, weapons, drugs, and curfew violations peak in the mid 90's. Analogous to the arrest trends for older juveniles, the arrest rate for young offenders rose 63% from 1987 until 1994 when it declined slightly. Since that time,…
Descriptors: Violence, Young Adults, Adolescents, Juvenile Justice