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Lebron, Cynthia; Stoutenberg, Mark; Janowsky, Mariel; Asfour, Lila; Huang, Shi; Prado, Guillermo – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
The purpose of our study was to investigate the potential relationships in Hispanic adolescents (n = 575) between substance use and/or risky sexual behaviors and (a) physical activity (PA) and (b) sedentary time and (c) the moderating effect of gender. PA levels and sedentary behaviors were assessed using the PA Questionnaire for Adolescents,…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Health Behavior, At Risk Persons
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Carter, Rona – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
This study examined the effects of pubertal status, pubertal timing (actual and perceived), and youth biological sex on symptom dimensions of anxiety (i.e., social, separation, harm avoidance, physical) in African Americans (n = 252; ages 8-12). For girls, results indicated that pubertal status and timing (actual) exerted similar effects for some…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), African Americans, Puberty
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Schwartz, Seth J.; Mason, Craig A.; Pantin, Hilda; Szapocznik, Jose – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
The present study was designed to investigate trajectories of identity development and their relationship to family functioning in a sample of Hispanic adolescents and their primary caregivers. Two hundred fifty adolescents completed measures of identity coherence and confusion and of family functioning, and parents completed measures of family…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Adolescents, Identification (Psychology), Correlation