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ERIC Number: EJ511335
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Risky Business: The Paradoxical Meaning of Problem Behavior for Young Adolescents.
Maggs, Jennifer L.; And Others
Journal of Early Adolescence, v15 n3 p344-62 Aug 1995
Examined concurrent and longitudinal relations among adolescents' problem behavior (PB), self-image, and peer relations. Analyses showed age increases correlated with disobedience, school misconduct, substance use, and peer involvement. Longitudinal increases in PB were associated with decreases in positive self-image and increases in peer acceptance and involvement. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Concurrent Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Peer Acceptance, Preadolescents, Problem Children, Self Concept, Student Behavior, Student Problems, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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