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Appointment-keeping behavior in adolescents

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1981
Adolescent appointment-keeping behavior was investigated prospectively in 245 first-scheduled appointments in a general youth clinic within a pediatric ambulatory setting, to determine if older adolescents were more compliant when they made their appointments and less compliant when their appointments were made by their parents. Among single variables (
C E, Irwin, S G, Millstein, M A, Shafer
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Parental Behavior of Adolescent Mothers

Pediatrics, 1983
The results of the studies reviewed lead to the conclusion that some adolescent parents are faced with excessive stress, have an inadequate social support network, lack adequate knowledge of child development, are developmentally immature, and possess inappropriate child-rearing attitudes.
A B, Elster, E R, McAnarney, M E, Lamb
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Behavioral Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1992
Primary care visits provide opportunities for behavioral assessment of children and adolescents. Screening checklists, interviewing, behavioral observations, and parent and child monitoring of behavior are feasible assessment techniques for ongoing assessment of the child's behavioral and developmental status. The incorporation of behavioral assessment
Finney, J. W., Weist, Mark D.
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Adolescent injury risk behavior

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 2004
Health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescents and young adults are often established during adolescence and extended into adulthood. Unintentional motor vehicle injury is the leading cause of mortality in childhood and adolescence in developed countries.
Joav, Merrick, Isack, Kandel, Liora, Birnbaum, Eytan, Hyam, Joseph, Press, Mohammed, Morad   +5 more
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Adolescence: Booze, Brains, and Behavior

Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 2005
This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2004 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, organized and chaired by Peter M. Monti and Fulton T. Crews. The presentations and presenters were (1) Introduction, by Peter M.
Peter M, Monti, Robert, Miranda, Kimberly, Nixon, Kenneth J, Sher, H Scott, Swartzwelder, Susan F, Tapert, Aaron, White, Fulton T, Crews   +7 more
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Tattooing Behavior in Adolescence

American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1991
We characterize associations with and motivations for tattooing in adolescents through data from a controlled, three-group comparison of adolescents from a substance abuse treatment program, detention center, and private pediatric practice. We surveyed 474 adolescents (12 to 18 years old) with tattoos (12%) and without tattoos (88%).
J A, Farrow, R H, Schwartz, J, Vanderleeuw   +2 more
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Suicidal behavior in Indian adolescents

ijamh, 2013
Abstract Suicide is both a public and mental health problem, and is a leading cause of deaths, especially among adolescents. Two factors that contribute to the decision of adolescents to commit suicide are having a primary mood disorder and/or substance use.
Diana, Samuel, Leo, Sher
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Recurrent Adolescent Suicidal Behavior

Pediatrics, 1977
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people in the age group 15 to 25 years.1 Self-destructive behavior in children and adolescents is a continuum that ranges from drug intoxications to gestures of low lethality to suicide attempts with high lethality of intent. In our survey of 1,100 self-poisonings in people aged 6 to 18 who were seen at
M S, McIntire, C R, Angle, R L, Wikoff, M L, Schlicht   +3 more
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Adolescent contraceptive behavior: A review.

Psychological Bulletin, 1985
This review examines the psychologically oriented literature on adolescent contraceptive use. Descriptive studies individual difference studies and theory-based studies from family planning medical and applied journals are covered as well as studies appearing in psychology journals. The findings indicate that many teenagers are startlingly uninformed
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Dieting behavior in Norwegian adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2001
In a sample of Norwegian adolescents (n= 117) 27, 4% of the girls and 9% of the boys reported that they were dieting. Using multiple regression analyses, we were able to predict 50% of girls dieting behavior and 24% of boys dieting behavior. Psychological concerns relating to weight and eating (WEC) as well as perceptions of feeling fatter than others ...
Lau, Bjørn, Alsaker, Françoise D.
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