Adolescence is a time of life marked by change and rapid development. In fact, few
developmental periods are characterized by so many changes at so many different levels as …

Este estudio examina las relaciones entre el consumo moderado de drogas en la
adolescencia y las dimensiones de la autoestima—familiar, académica y social. Se utilizan …

Objective: The first objective of this study was to examine the relationship between sexual
abuse and a bulimic behavior, namely purging, with a large sample of female adolescents. If …

Understanding positive youth development is useful to program and policy developers. This
article focuses on how African American females utilize a viable cultural institution, the Black …

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Split conceptions of humanity reflect commitment to a part of humanity, and may be
instantiated by war, genocide, racism, and nationalism, or even ordinary love and …

African American women have had a unique role in America. Their contribution to their
families, the community, and the work place continues to increase despite obstacles of …

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LESCENCE M ICH IG AN STATE U NIV ERSIT Y SERIES ON CH IL DREN , YO U TH AND FA …

As many citizen leaders and service providers know from experience, the problems facing
families and communities today are complex, and so are the solutions. Because a wide …

This chapter presents an overview of human ecological theory and positive youth
development. An ecological model is particularly well-suited to understanding youth …