Values and the Family: Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviors.

Garnier, Helen E.; Stein, Judith A.

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ERIC Number: EJ572948

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Values and the Family: Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviors.

Garnier, Helen E.; Stein, Judith A.

Youth & Society, v30 n1 p89-120 Sep 1998

The influence of different values on adolescent problem behaviors is explored in an 18-year study of 199 families. Drug use, delinquency, dropout, and sexual behavior are identified as risk factors for problem behavior. Maternal, traditional, and humanistic values as predictors of adolescent behaviors were studied. (Author/MMU)

Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Behavior Problems, Mother Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by Carnegie Corporation grants B3970 and B4189, USPHS grant MH24947, W. T. Grant Foundation grant No. 92-1488, National Institute of Drug Abuse awards No. DA05449-02 and No. DA01070-24, and the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA.