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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Chassin, Laurie; Macy, Jon T.; Seo, Dong-Chul; Presson, Clark C.; Sherman, Steven J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
The current study examined the association between membership in the sandwich generation, defined as providing care to both children and parents or in-laws, and five health behaviors: checking the food label for health value when buying foods, using a seat belt, choosing foods based on health value, exercising regularly, and cigarette smoking.…
Descriptors: Smoking, Caregivers, Health Behavior, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
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Chassin, Laurie; Presson, Clark; Morgan-Lopez, Antonio; Sherman, Steven J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2007
In a midwestern community sample, we tested for evidence of "hardening" of adolescent cigarette smoking between 1980 and 2001 by comparing adolescent smokers and nonsmokers at these two times on measures indicative of "deviance proneness" in Jessor and Jessor's [Jessor, R., & Jessor, S. L. (1977). "Problem behavior and psychosocial development: A…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Smoking, Risk, Adolescents
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Carle, Adam C.; Chassin, Laurie – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
Data from an ongoing longitudinal study examined resilience (competent performance under adverse conditions) in a community sample of children of alcoholics (COAs n=216) and matched controls (n=201). The study examined the prevalence of competence and whether the relation of competence to internalizing and positive affect differed for COAs and…
Descriptors: Sample Size, Children, Alcoholism, Personality Traits