The research aim was to examine the relationship between Christian mentoring during adolescence and spiritual formation practices. Two hundred seventy-eight Christian emerging adults completed the survey. The survey utilized two instruments. The Mentor-Youth Alliance Scale (MYAS…
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Adolescence can be a difficult time for youth, and several additional factors intensify the stress and risk associated with adolescence for refugee youth. Refugee adolescents, for example, often have to learn and speak different languages in different contexts, establish new pee…
Despite an influx of refugees into the United States during the last few decades, there has not been a parallel growth in the study of refugees there. Further, most studies of refugees remain under the rubric of ‘immigrant’ studies, and sometimes even non-immigrant minority stud…
This qualitative case study examined how six students who attended the Academic Magnet High School constructed and made meaning of their Jewish identities. The students came from five families, with two sisters included in the sample. Data were obtained from interviews, observat…
Research on ethnic and racial minority groups has increased in recent years as diverse populations have entered the United States. However, most of the research regarding educational and psychological constructs has been confined to a few minority populations. In particular, Ara…
This thesis examines aspects of adolescent family mealtimes and psychopathology among both non-clinical (adolescents and mothers of adolescents) and clinical (adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN)) samples. It contains seven studies employing quantitative methodology, which add…
Aims: The purpose of the qualitative study was to gain insight into the way parents experience and manage the waiting process following a referral to a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The aim was to use the information for future service delivery and therapeutic enga…
The main aim of this thesis was to investigate decision making from a broad developmental perspective to clarify the role of the underlying mechanisms influencing it. Problem solving and cognitive inhibitory capacity were chartered initially through the use of hypothetical vigne…
The current study examined family-level intervening variables hypothesized to link severe economic adversities in post-war Bosnia with adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems. The study design essentially replicated the family stress model in post-war Bosnia. This st…
The primary aim of this study was to investigate clinical, religious, social, and spiritual factors that contribute to a quest orientation to religiosity in adolescents. Quest is a less structured, more open-ended and questioning approach to religion, and an inherently meaningfu…
This qualitative, multiple case study design consisting of interviews, in English and Hebrew with 12 adolescents from 4 distinct Israeli communities (secular Jewish Sabras, Russian speaking Jewish immigrants, Arab-Christians, and Arab-Muslims) examined the perceptions of older a…
The research study examines sexual practices among 250 Malaysian school-aged adolescents who participated in the Rakan Muda Program. Based on logistic regression analysis, salient findings are reported. These include the occurrence of premarital sexual activities and sexual inte…
Abstinence as a protection against STD and unwanted pregnancy is highly promoted by public health and health education professionals. However, few studies of abstinence have focused on abstinence within the context of partnerships, particularly as relationships change over time.…
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived discrimination and subsequent academic motivation of adolescent refugee girls who have been resettled in the United States. In the study, I addressed the following questions: (a) Do adolescent refugee gi…
The high rate of migration of young people to urban and economic centers in the context of persistent poverty and devastating HIV/AIDS burden raise intricate social policy questions on early sexual behavior in Nigeria. This dissertation explores the linkages between patterns of …
Adolescent girls in an Arab village in Israeli's Galilee work exceedingly hard in order to excel in their high school studies, and succeed in doing so. This research delves into the reasons for their high motivation. The dissertation is based on a year of participant-observation…
An exploratory mixed-methods design was used to shed light on the relationship between acculturative styles of Arab American mother/adolescent dyads and outcome measures (symptoms and conflict). In addition, the acculturation gap between Arab American immigrant parents and their…
This study explores the ideological complexity in Modern Orthodoxy and the factors involved in healthy religious development of Modern Orthodox adolescents. The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship between religious action and belief amongst Modern Orthodox adole…
Research has shown that many adolescents are engaging in risky behaviors that involve drug use, sexual behavior, and juvenile delinquency. Rates of emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems have been increasing and are occurring among adolescents at an earlier age. The ma…