NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schlack, Robert; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike; Petermann, Franz – Journal of Adolescence, 2013
This study investigates self-rated mental health in terms of psychological problems, protective factors and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a nationally representative sample of adolescents (n = 6813) aged 11-17 involved in violence with varying frequency. Using MANCOVA and ANCOVA, youth with single and multiple histories of violent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Quality of Life, Hyperactivity, Violence
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rayburn, Nadine Recker; Jaycox, Lisa H.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Ulloa, Emilio C.; Zander-Cotugno, Megan; Marshall, Grant N.; Shelley, Gene A. – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
Dating violence is a serious problem among adolescents and young adults. Understanding teens' reactions to dating violence offers the potential to understand the factors that lead to perpetration of violent behavior and to elucidate prevention strategies. Knowledge concerning youth attitudes about dating violence is limited, and has largely come…
Descriptors: Violence, Models, Prevention, Familiarity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shepherd, J. P.; Sutherland, I.; Newcombe, R. G. – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
Background: Compared to links between alcohol and aggression, links between alcohol and vulnerability are poorly understood. Objectives: To determine whether there is a significant relationship between vulnerability to physical violence and alcohol consumption in adolescence independent of a relationship between alcohol consumption and violent…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Violence, Alcohol Abuse, Aggression
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Henggeler, Scott W., And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Provides an overview of Multisystemic Therapy, an approach that has demonstrated long-term reductions in criminal activity and violence among youth at high risk for perpetrating violence. Discusses the findings of two clinically controlled trials that evaluated MST with serious juvenile offenders and supported the viability of the public health…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bolland, John M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Surveys inner-city adolescents, asking questions about hopelessness, violent and aggressive behavior, substance use, sexual behavior, and accidental injury. Nearly 50% of males and 25% of females had moderate or severe feelings of hopelessness. Moreover, hopelessness predicted of each of the risk behaviors considered. Suggestions are made for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Inner City
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kuntsche, Emmanuel N.; Klingemann, Harald K.-H. – Journal of Adolescence, 2004
After reviewing prevalence rates, this work tries to identify gender specific groups in which weapon-carrying occurs in the context of victim and offender related violent behaviours. [kappa]-Means cluster and logistic regression analyses were calculated, based on a cross-sectional survey of a national representative sample of 1549 15-year-olds as…
Descriptors: Weapons, Schools, Incidence, Victims of Crime