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Weisz, John R.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
In studies of the usefulness of psychotherapy with children and adolescents, clinical therapy has markedly poorer outcomes than laboratory studies. Proposals to bridge the gap include enriching the data base on treatment effects by clinical practitioners, identifying the features of research therapy that account for positive outcomes, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology
Whitley, Bernard E., Jr.; Schofield, Janet Ward – 1984
Both the career model and the decision model have been proposed to explain patterns of contraceptive use in teenagers. The career model views contraceptive use as a symbol of a woman's sexuality and implies a clear decision to be sexually active. The decision model is based on the subjective expected utility (SEU) theory which holds that people…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Students, Contraception, Decision Making