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Peer reviewedAlexander, Cheryl S.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
Inconsistencies in adolescents' self-reports of sexual behavior were studied for 758 rural adolescents (eighth-grade students in rural Maryland) who completed surveys over 3 years. Consistency rates fluctuate depending on the measure of sexual behavior, the racial/gender subgroup, age, and prior sexual experience, but the majority present…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedSilverman, Wade H. – Journal of Adolescent Chemical Dependency, 1991
Surveyed all secondary school students (n=1,175) in rural county school system to assess prevalence rates of substance use for teenagers and their parents. Age, sex, and race were related to frequency and type of substance abuse. Lifestyle variables such as music preferences, sexual activity, and choice of friends also related to substance use.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Drug Use, Friendship
Download full textMeehan, Merrill L.; And Others – 1993
In 1990, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was completed by a random sample of 1,448 West Virginia public-school students in grades 9-12. The sample was 51 percent male and 89 percent white. About 71 percent of subjects were aged 15-17; 39 percent were in the ninth grade. The YRBS covered behaviors producing vehicle-related or other injuries,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Health Behavior, High School Students
