Child Policy Publications: Adolescents
2005
Developmental Considerations for Substance Use Interventions from Middle School Through College — 2005
This article summarizes a symposium organized by Dr. Elizabeth D'Amico and presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism in Vancouver, Canada.
Does Alcohol Advertising Promote Adolescent Drinking? Results from a Longitudinal Assessment — 2005
Examines the relationship between exposure to different forms of alcohol advertising and subsequent drinking among US adolescents.
Dynamic Effects Among Patients' Treatment Needs, Beliefs, and Utilization: A Prospective Study of Adolescents in Drug Treatment — 2005
To document the relationships among substance use problems, utilization of drug treatment, and beliefs thought to increase treatment utilization.
Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Intervention for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Clinics: A Randomized Controlled Trial. — 2005
Depression is a common condition associated with significant morbidity in adolescents.
Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use: Evidence From the National Youth Tobacco Survey — 2005
Investigates the effect of prices and regulation on the demand for cigars among youth.
Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use: Evidence from the National Youth Tobacco Survey — 2005
Raising excise taxes on cigars could reduce cigar use prevalence among youths.
Evaluating an Experimental Intensive Juvenile Probation Program: Supervision and Official Outcomes — 2005
The authors report results of a randomized experiment used to evaluate Ventura County's 4-year demonstration project called the SOCP.
Factors That Impact Adolescents' Intentions to Utilize Alcohol-Related Prevention Services — 2005
The current study is the first to examine factors associated with middle school students' intentions to use alcohol-related prevention services.
How Do Ethnicity and Primary Language Spoken at Home Affect Management Practices and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with Asthma? — 2005
Examines the effects of language on asthma management practices and asthma-related outcomes.
Juvenile Probation Initiatives in California and Their Effects — 2005
Over the past ten years, probation departments across the state of California have undertaken five major initiatives aimed at juvenile offenders and at-risk youths.
Making Out-of-School-Time Matter: Evidence for an Action Agenda — 2005
Presents the findings of a literature review intended to identify and assess relevant issues concerning effective out-of-school-time programs.
Marijuana Use and Later Problems: When Frequency of Recent Use Explains Age of Initiation Effects (and When It Does Not) — 2005
Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are among the most commonly used drugs during adolescence.
Mediation Analysis of a School-Based Drug Prevention Program: Effects of Project ALERT — 2005
Taken together, the findings highlight an avenue for program improvement through increased impact on peer influence to use alcohol and drugs.
Meeting Literacy Goals Set by No Child Left Behind: A Long Uphill Road — 2005
The RAND Corporation to examined adolescents' literacy achievement across the nation. The results of that achievement provide a sobering portrait of where adolescents stand relative to state and national literacy goals.
Parent-adolescent Communication About Sex in Filipino American Families: A Demonstration of Community-Based Participatory Research — 2005
Pregnancy rates among Filipino American adolescents exceed those of other Asian and Pacific Islander adolescents.
Prevalence of Substance Use Among White and American Indian Young Adolescents in a Northern Plains State — 2005
Documents self-reported substance use among White and American Indian seventh graders in a Northern Plains state in 1997 and finds that American Indian girls exceeded American Indian boys and White girls and boys on lifetime and past-month use.
Processes Linking Adolescent Problems to Substance-Use Problems in Late Young Adulthood — 2005
Explores how problematic substance use, failure to assume adult roles and responsibilities, and exposure to pro-drug social influences in adolescence may be linked to later substance use.
The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Risk-Taking Behaviors, and Youth Violence — 2005
This study builds on existing criminological theories and examines the role of life satisfaction and self-control in explaining youth violence.
Saturated in Beer: Awareness of Beer Advertising in Late Childhood and Adolescence — 2005
Television beer ads result in high levels of beer advertising awareness in children as young as age 9, and even higher awareness among 14-year-olds.
Sex on Television and Its Impact on American Youth: Background and Results from the RAND Television and Adolescent Sexuality Study — 2005
Discusses the results of several new studies based on the RAND Television and Adolescent Sexuality data set.
Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care — 2005
Book review of: Ellen C. Perrin, Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care (New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2002).
Social Cognitive Processes Mediating the Relationship Between Exposure to Television's Sexual Content and Adolescents' Sexual Behavior — 2005
Tests a model explaining the association between exposure to televised sexual content and initiation of intercourse among an ethnically diverse national sample of 1,292 adolescents.
Stopping Violence Before It Starts: Identifying Early Predictors of Adolescent Violence — 2005
This research brief describes work documented in “Early Predictors of Adolescent Violence,” American Journal of Public Health.
Use of Mental Health Care Among Youths in 1997 and 2002 — 2005
This column examines mental health service use among youths in 1997 and 2002 for 13 U.S. states and for the nation.
Worksite-Based Parenting Programs to Promote Healthy Adolescent Sexual Development: A Qualitative Study of Feasibility and Potential Content — 2005
A worksite-based program designed to help parents of adolescents develop communication and parenting skills could provide a way to reach busy parents.
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