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Direct linkVan Ouytsel, Joris; Torres, Elizabeth; Choi, Hye Jeong; Ponnet, Koen; Walrave, Michel; Temple, Jeff R. – Journal of School Nursing, 2017
Dating violence is an important public health concern and is considered to be a form of school violence. While digital technologies have enabled perpetrators of dating violence to target their victims online (cyber dating abuse), little is known about how this form of perpetration relates to specific adolescent risk behaviors. This brief research…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexuality, Bullying, Behavior Problems
Holleran Steiker, Lori K.; Hopson, Laura M.; Goldbach, Jeremy T.; Robinson, Charletta – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
The problem of substance use among older youths is often disregarded in prevention research. The prevailing perception has been that prevention programming is developmentally inappropriate for those who are actively experimenting with substances. This project examines the differential effectiveness of youth-driven adaptations of the evidence-based…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, At Risk Persons, Pretests Posttests
Ferguson, Kristin M.; Bender, Kimberly; Thompson, Sanna J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
This study identified predictors of transience among homeless emerging adults in three cities. A total of 601 homeless emerging adults from Los Angeles, Austin, and Denver were recruited using purposive sampling. Ordinary least squares regression results revealed that significant predictors of greater transience include White ethnicity, high…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Homeless People, Young Adults, Urban Areas
Sinanan, Allison N. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
This study identified selected child factors (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnicity, disabilities, prior victimization, and relationship to perpetrator of abuse), family risk factors (e.g., substance abuse, domestic violence, inadequate housing, and financial problems), and services provided by child protective services that likely increased reports…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Sexual Abuse
Rodney, H. Elaine; Mupier, Robert – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2004
This study compared the characteristics of girls in the juvenile justice system with their male counterparts in selected Texas counties. A relatively higher proportion of girls who are in trouble with the law experienced ineffective parental control as compared to delinquent boys. They also experienced more problems in family, school, and with…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Crime, At Risk Persons, Substance Abuse
Weston, Rebecca; Marshall, Linda L.; Coker, Ann L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Drawing from past research on women's motives for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, correlates of women's perpetration, and correlates of nonviolent conflict, we created a scale containing 125 possible motives, representing 14 broad domains (e.g., self-defense, retaliation). Participants were an ethnically diverse sample of women who…
Descriptors: Females, Intimacy, Ethnicity, Factor Analysis
