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Lamborn, Susie D.; Steinberg, Laurence – Child Development, 1993
Compared adjustment scores among adolescents who differ in both emotional autonomy and perceptions of parental support. Found that, although adolescents who scored high in both emotional autonomy and relationship support reported more internal distress and behavior problems than less autonomous adolescents, they had higher levels of psychological…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Emotional Adjustment
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Steinberg, Laurence; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Before working, adolescents who later worked more than 20 hours per week were less engaged in school and granted more autonomy by their parents than other adolescents. Working more than 20 hours per week further disengaged adolescents from school, increased delinquency and drug use, furthered autonomy, and diminished self-reliance. (BC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, High School Students
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Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent development. Long work hours were associated with lower performance in school, greater psychological and somatic distress, drug and alcohol use, delinquency, and autonomy from parents. Workers do not have any advantages over nonworkers in self-reliance, work orientation, or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Delinquency