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Four Adolescents and the Problem of Evil : Redburn, Huck Finn, Nick Adams and Holden Caulfield

The real purpose of this study has been to learn something of the nature of evil as perceived by these adolescents, and to discover something of the American reaction to it as perceived by their creators.

Date: January 1963

Creator: Colwell, Judy

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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External Validation of the MMPI-A-RF with Youth with Mental Health Needs: A Systematic Examination of Symptom-Based Correlates and Interpretive Statements

Over the last several decades, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Adolescent (MMPI-A) has remained one of the most extensively studied and commonly used adolescent assessment measures. Most recently, the MMPI-A was revised, published as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Adolescent Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF). Given the infancy of the extant MMPI-A-RF literature, the current dissertation sought to be one of the first criterion studies since the test manual to est… more

Date: August 2019

Creator: Sharf, Allyson J.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Science into art: A study of the creative process

Objective was to examine the creative process, demonstrated by 5 student participants in a class at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena CA, from the germ of the creative idea through the final creative product. The students, drawn from classes sponsored by LLNL, were assigned the problem of representing ``big`` science, as practiced at LLNL, in a graphic, artistic, or multimedia product. As a result of this study, it was discovered that the process of creativity with these students was… more

Date: March 14, 1997

Creator: Marchant, M. & Sesko, S.C.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Student Science Research Associates (SSRA) 1996 Research Journal

The following student projects are reported: SSRA water research projects, various effects on polliwogs` growth and development, effects of Willow Park Golf Course on nitrate and phosphate levels in San Leandro Creek, water quality evaluation using color infrared photography, biochemical analysis of aquatic insects, effects of miracid/calcium chloride/liquid plant food on stringless bush beans, effects of vegetable oil on bean growth, effect of river water on lima beans, effect of storm water r… more

Date: December 1, 1996

Creator: Knezovich, J.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The Impact of a Peer Mentor Intervention on Internalized Stigma, Mindfulness, and Adherence to Antiretroviral Medication among Adolescents Living with HIV in Zambia

Based on a step-wedge randomized control trial (intervention n = 136; comparison n = 137), this study investigated the impact of a peer mentor intervention for youth living with HIV aged 15-24 years in Ndola, Zambia. Using piecewise hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), change in internalized stigma predicted change in mindfulness, and mindfulness was a significant predictor of better self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) across both intervention groups. Intervention group membe… more

Date: August 2021

Creator: Caldas, Stephanie

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Parents’ Reported Utilization, Accessibility, and Effectiveness of Academic Support Resources for Military Adolescents at Fort Hood Military Base

Academic support resources are increasingly available to military-connected youth; however, the military community, in general, tends to under-utilize available resources. The research literature has not clearly identified accessibility to military academic support resources or perceived effectiveness of resources as explanations for under-utilization of adolescent support services. The current research study examines military parents' perceptions of academic resource programs looking at how … more

Date: May 2016

Creator: Booker, Dana Dean

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on physical activity in U.S. children

This article examines the impact of the pandemic on the physical activity and play behavior of U.S. children and to provide evidence based recommendations to improve their physical activity.

Date: February 28, 2021

Creator: Tulchin-Francis, Kirsten; Stevens Jr., Wilshaw; Gu, Xiangli; Zhang, Tao; Roberts, Heather; Keller, M. Jean et al.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT College of Education

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Adolescents' Perception of Parental Behavior toward Them and its Relationship with Sex, Delinquency, and Security

This study investigated adolescents' perception of parental behavior toward them and its relationship with sex, delinquency, and security. The subjects chosen for the study were sixty boys and sixty girls from eleventh grade English classes, and sixty boys and sixty girls from two institutions for juvenile delinquents. All subjects were white, they ranged in age from fifteen through eighteen years, and they had two living parents.

Date: May 1972

Creator: Mojallali, Shah, 1938-

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Final report on Project ESEPP (LEAP+) for the period January 1, 1996 - August 1, 1998

This is the final report for the Project to Enhance Student Science and Engineering Preparation at the Pre-College Level (Project ESEPP) for the period from January 1, 1996 through August 1, 1998. This report summarizes the accomplishments of the program and its ability to meet the objectives described in the original proposal (1990).

Date: March 10, 2000

Creator: Henley, Vernard Jr.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The Influence of Parental Conflict on Late Adolescent Perceptions of Parental Support

The question addressed in this study is whether either parent's conflict style affected the supportive quality of the parents' relationship with the son or daughter. It was important to explore variables that affect support because supportive relationships with parents have been related to adolescent adjustment. Past studies have suggested parental conflict has a negative impact on the parent-adolescent relationship. Research in the area of mediators of perceived support in the parent-adolescen… more

Date: August 1998

Creator: Flint, Pamela

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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National Geographic Society Kids Network: Report on 1994 teacher participants

In 1994, National Geographic Society Kids Network, a computer/telecommunications-based science curriculum, was presented to elementary and middle school teachers through summer programs sponsored by NGS and US DOE. The network program assists teachers in understanding the process of doing science; understanding the role of computers and telecommunications in the study of science, math, and engineering; and utilizing computers and telecommunications appropriately in the classroom. The program en… more

Date: March 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Intuitive Eating in Adolescents: Testing a Psychosocial Model

Intuitive eating is defined as an adaptive eating process that involves focusing on internal hunger and satiety to guide eating behavior, using those physiological cues rather than emotions to determine when to eat, and choosing what to eat based upon preference and not external rules and expectations. The purpose of this study was to examine intuitive eating within the context of contemporary sociocultural models of eating in 701 early adolescent boys and 769 early adolescent girls. Support wa… more

Date: August 2015

Creator: Dockendorff, Sally A.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Suicidality among Turkish Adolescents: Comparing Durkheim's and Tarde's Perspectives

Suicidality is an important problem among adolescents. This study compares Durkheim's and Tarde's perspectives on suicide. While the Durkheimian perspective alleges that integration, regulation, and anomie play the major role on adolescent suicidality, Tarde's theory considers imitation as the most important factor affecting suicidality. Durkheim suggests that individuals with higher integration and regulation are less likely to commit suicide. Individuals with less integration and regulation, … more

Date: August 2018

Creator: Gurbuz, Suheyl

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Physical Fitness Promotion among Adolescents: Effects of a Jump Rope-Based Physical Activity Afterschool Program

Article examines the effects of a jump rope-based physical activity afterschool program on middle school students’ physical fitness. This article belongs to the special issue Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health Interventions in Children and Adolescents.

Date: August 14, 2020

Creator: Lee, Joonyoung; Zhang, Tao; Yang, Xiaofeng; Gu, Xiangli & Zhang, Xiaoxia

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT College of Education

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The Relationship Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Bmi, Depressive Symptoms, and School Absences Among a Racial/ethnically Diverse Sample of Early Adolescents

The current study examined the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness on differences by sex, race/ethnicity, and SES on BMI, depressive symptoms, and school absences among adolescents. a cross-sectional study was conducted in a north Texas school district, which included 609 Caucasian/Whites, 293 Hispanic/Latinos, and 113 African-American/Black adolescents (10-14 years). Main results of the study showed that that cardiorespiratory fitness was the largest predictor of BMI, followed by ra… more

Date: May 2012

Creator: Garza, Mariana

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Someone to Talk to: Conversations Between Friends in a Junior High Lunch Room

Quantitative studies dominate early adolescence research, a field which also lacks an understanding of communication behaviors between early adolescents. This study uses the qualitative methods of participant observation and informal interviews to observe conversations between girls in a junior high lunch room. Friendship characteristics and group socialization are discussed as they emerged from the field data. First, friendship hierarchies (best friend, close friend, and friend) may be adult-i… more

Date: December 1990

Creator: Adams, Brenda Inglis

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Influence of Separation, Attachment and Family Processes on the Career Exploratory Behavior of Late Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to examine the idea that a late adolescent's career exploration activities may be influenced by levels of attachment to and psychological separation from family, family health, and family structure. It was proposed that higher levels of self and environmental exploration would be associated with positive family relationships and adequate levels of psychological separation and attachment. Cognitive and demographic variables were included as control measures. Measure… more

Date: December 1992

Creator: Moreault, Anne-Marie

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Understanding Adolescents' Need Support, Need Satisfaction, and Health-Related Outcomes: A Self-Determination Health Behavior Perspective

Paper describes a study exploring the relationships among perceived need support from physical education teachers, psychological need satisfaction, and adolescents’ health-related outcomes in Chinese adolescent students.

Date: December 22, 2019

Creator: Chen, Changzhou; Zhang, Tao; Gu, Xiangli; Lee, Joonyoung; Ren, Sutang & Wang, Hongying

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT College of Education

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Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) Scale in Chinese Adolescents

Article examining the psychometric properties of the self-report version of Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) Scale in a sample of community adolescents in mainland China. Findings provide preliminary evidence for the four-factor structure of the PSCD and support for the utility of the self-report PSCD for measuring psychopathic traits and CD in Chinese adolescents.

Date: August 20, 2020

Creator: Luo, Jie; Wang, Meng-Cheng; Neumann, Craig S.; Hare, Robert D. & Salekin, Randall T.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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K-12 science education reform will take a decade, and community partnerships hold best hope for success

Fundamental change in K-12 science education in the United States, essential for full citizenship in an increasingly technological world, will take a decade or more to accomplish, and only the sustained, cooperative efforts of people in their own communities -- scientists, teachers, and concerned citizens -- will likely ensure success. These were among the themes at Sigma Xi`s national K-12 science education forum.

Date: December 31, 1994

Creator: Keever, J.R.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Pre-college education programs at CEBAF

As a DOE nuclear physics basic research laboratory, the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) provides a rich environment for precollege science education. Several innovative partnerships with schools, businesses, and academia demonstrate model approaches for enhancing teachers and motivating students. Becoming Enthusiastic About Math and Science (BEAMS) immerses classes of 5th/6th graders for a full week at CEBAF. Their FCCSET Summer Institute equips teachers to ''do science'' … more

Date: December 1, 1993

Creator: Hartline, Beverly K. & Strozak, Kathryn E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Pre-freshman enrichment program. Final report, June 15, 1993--June 30, 1994

Murray State College`s PREP project completed both funded years including two four week summer sessions and two winter components each year. A total of 48 students were selected to participate in the project (24 each year). A total of 47 students completed the project for the two-year funding period (24 students the first year and 23 the second). One hundred percent (100%) of the first year`s student group represented underrepresented populations in science based careers, and 95.8% of the secon… more

Date: October 1, 1995

Creator: Malone, B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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SKILL PREP Program for American Indian Students. Final report, 1994

The Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership (SKILL) precollege college program of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology concluded the 1994 PREP program on July 22, 1994. The program graduated 22 students from the 4-week residential math/science program for American Indian students. Primary academic focus was physics (30 hours); each student was given a bicycle to solve problems on angular momentum and mechanical advantage. Mathematical calculations and problem solving … more

Date: October 1, 1995

Creator: McCulloh, S. & Huebner, P.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Pre-Freshman Enrichment Program. Final Report.

Part of the problem of the under representation of minorities in science and engineering is the unfamiliarity of young people with the role of science and engineering in urban life. This compounds the pressing need of blacks and Hispanics to take leadership positions in such areas as transportation, planning, and the environment. Objective of the urban engineering program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology is to introduce students to the excitement of science and engineering as potential… more

Date: September 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department