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Unruh, Deanne; Bullis, Michael; Yovanoff, Paul – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
We identify explanatory risk variables associated with the co-occurrence of two problem behaviors: juvenile offending and adolescent fatherhood. Data were gathered from a 5-year prospective, longitudinal study of 531 incarcerated juvenile offenders as they transitioned from youth correction facilities back into the community. Of the total sample,…
Descriptors: Parents, Probability, Adolescents, Fathers
Fardy, Paul S.; Azzollini, Ann; Herman, Ariela – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2004
National health statistics highlight a serious problem in adolescent girls and boys. Too many teenagers are sedentary, unfit, overweight, and prone to related health consequences (Fagot-Campagna, Pettit, Engelgau, Burrows, & Geiss, 2000; Flegal, 1999; Ogden, Flegal, Carroll, & Johnson, 2002; Troiano & Flegal, 1998). Ethnic teens have been less…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Physical Education, Urban Schools
Rayburn, Nadine Recker; Wenzel, Suzanne L.; Elliott, Marc N.; Hambarsoomians, Katrin; Marshall, Grant N.; Tucker, Joan S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
The authors examined the relationship among trauma, coping, depression, and mental health service seeking in a probability sample of sheltered homeless and low-income housed women. Results highlight the diversity of trauma. In a longitudinal analysis, women who lived in shelters or experienced major violence had a twofold increase in their risk of…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Health Services, Females, Violence
Jones, Karen H.; Woolcock-Henry, Constance O.; Domenico, Desirae M. – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
Pregnancy among all teenagers is a major challenge facing the United States. A literature review indicated little research on the incidences of pregnancy and parenting among teenagers with disabilities, similarities and differences in their educational needs when compared to their non-disabled peers, and how programs address their specific…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Child Rearing, Disabilities, Pregnancy
Parsons, Jeffrey T.; Bimbi, David S.; Koken, Juline A.; Halkitis, Perry N. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2005
This exploratory investigation examined the relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and related psychosocial characteristics and sexual behaviors among 46 gay/bisexual male escorts who advertise via the Internet. More than a quarter of men (28.3%) reported some history of CSA. Men reporting CSA were more likely to be from an ethnic…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Sexual Abuse, Children, Homosexuality
Thornberry, Catherine; Olson, Karin – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2005
The abuse of people with developmental disabilities has a long and horrific history, which extends from prehistoric to current times. Only in the past 20 or 30 years has society recognized that this abuse is a serious social problem and, with this recognition, research has been carried out on the topic. The limited research that has been done…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Safety, Institutionalized Persons
Bethel, Joyous C. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2005
This paper will address the development and offering of two combined (BSW and MSW) courses in Grief and Bereavement. This is a description of the purposes, educational units, and assignments for both courses. In addition, there is discussion of the learning environment to include educational strategies to promote both didactic and experiential…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Grief, Student Evaluation, Experiential Learning
Burak, Lydia J. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003
Aliteracy is defined as the quality or state of being able to read but the lack of interest in doing so; aliterates can read, but they never read for the love of reading. Aliteracy is said to be prevalent among college students. Also prevalent among college students are risk behaviors that contribute to poor health. Problem behavior theory links a…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, College Students, Reading Attitudes, Health Behavior
Reese, Donna J. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2004
This paper describes the use of a participatory action research model to teach undergraduate social work research and statistics. Strategies of the model include (1) integration with social work education, (2) policy analysis, (3) literature review, (4) collaboration with practitioners, (5) collaboration with the target population through…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Natural Disasters, Family Violence, Action Research
Kenya, Sonjia; Brodsky, Mitchell; Divale, William; Allegrante, John P.; Fullilove, Robert E. – Journal of American College Health, 2003
The authors administered the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to 1,219 college students who were attending a historically Black college located in New York City. They assessed the US-born Black students and Black students who emigrated to the United States for differences in risky sexual behaviors, risky dietary behaviors, and physical…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexuality, Physical Activities, Immigration
Surratt, Hilary L.; Inciardi, James A.; Kurtz, Steven P.; Kiley, Marion C. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
This article examines the subculture of violence thesis as it relates to female street sex workers in Miami. Interview and focus group methods were used to study the intersections of childhood trauma, drug use, and violent victimization among 325 women. Using targeted sampling, crack- and heroin-using sex workers were recruited through street…
Descriptors: Violence, Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Use
Buckingham, Betty Jo – 1994
This annotated bibliography covers materials about children at risk because of disabilities and/or abilities. The bibliography includes approximately 560 entries. The following categories are addressed: autism; gifted; handicapped--general and multiple; hearing impaired/deaf; learning disabilities; mental illness; mentally handicapped/brain…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, At Risk Persons, Autism, Blindness
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, Washington, DC. – 1994
All over America, young adolescents' experiences of growing up have changed dramatically in the past two decades. Family life for adolescents has changed, adolescents face greater risks to their health, and greater risks of being poorly educated for the next century. Families, schools, and community organizations, the three pivotal institutions…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, After School Programs, At Risk Persons
Coffey, Osa D.; Gemignani, Maia G. – 1994
This publication, a literature review on effective practices in juvenile correctional education, is intended to challenge all who are in a position to influence the future course of the education of juvenile delinquents. It is based on the conviction that education can and must play a greater role in the lives of delinquent and at-risk youth in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Correctional Education, Criminals
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. – 1995
This document is intended to present briefly the needs of children and families, to identify the greatest gaps in services, and to discuss how psychology can mobilize as a profession to address both needs and gaps. It begins by highlighting prominent indicators to demonstrate that America's children and families are in crisis. Following that are a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Childhood Needs, Children, Consultants