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Title: |
Adolescent Behavior Research |
| Sub-title: |
International Perspectives |
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| Edited by: |
Joav Merrick, Hatim A Omar |
| ISBN10-13: |
1600216498 : 9781600216497 |
| Illustrations: |
tables |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
178 |
| Weight: |
.556 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - September 2007 |
| List Price: |
172.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Sociology: family & relationships |
| In the Western World the leading causes of mortality continue to be accidents, homicide, suicide, sexually transmitted infections, eating disorders and teen pregnancy. All are preventable yet they continue to happen. This book is a collaboration among many clinicians and researchers and addressing these issues by having discussions on various aspects of adolescent behaviours, parenting and educating adolescents from different countries and different cultures. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Introduction; Parental control and Chinese adolescents in the context of a positive youth development programs in Hong Kong; Parent- adolescent Relationships; A review of risk factors for adolescent suicidal behaviour; Suicidal behaviour, alcohol and adolescence; Adolescence and hopelessness. Experiences from Hong Kong; Suicidal behaviour among Arab adolescents; Suicidal behaviour in adolescents with intellectual disability; Youth suicide prevention; Lifestyle and sexual behaviours in adolescence. Experiences from Canada; Sexual activity and the social context; School Sex Education; Adolescents and puberty; Obesity and physical activity in adolescence: Experience from Kentucky; Physical activity, self-related health and complaints in adolescents; Weight control behaviour among adolescents in the United States; Canadian adolescents and physical inactivity; Maternal and adolescent depression related to smoking; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder pubertal changes; Index. |
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