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Download full textCalhoun, Yolanda Marie – 1994
The purpose of this study was to explore the difference between the sexual abuse of males and females. The study group was a caseload of clients from the Northside Family Resource Center in the Houston area, a branch of the Mental Health Mental Retardation Association (MHMRA) of Harris County, Texas. The researcher studied 21 children, age 10…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Incest, Incidence
Guinn, Bobby; Crofts, Alfred – 1986
Height, weight, and triceps skinfold were measured in 1,680 Mexican American children, 10 through 14 years of age, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) region of Texas. Study sample measurements were compared to those gathered in 1972 involving LRGV Mexican American children as well as National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reference data…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Height, Body Weight, Change Agents
Peer reviewedYin, Zenong; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1995
A survey of 2,216 low-SES Mexican American students in grades 4-6 investigated family, social, and psychological risk factors related to substance abuse. Use of major and minor substances was related to respondent score on an index of 11 risk factors. Relationship between major substance use and risk index was significantly greater for females…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Use, Elementary School Students, Family Characteristics
