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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
Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – 1990
This study examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent behavior and development in a multi-ethnic, multi-class sample of approximately 4,000 15- through 18-year-olds. The results indicated that long work hours during the school year were associated with diminished investment in schooling and lowered school performance,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents