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Showing 1 to 20 of 223 for “"Adolescent Girls"”.
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Examining body image among adolescent girls
… interventions intended to enhance female adolescent body image, (b) identify research strengths and limitations, and (c) inform the development of interventions to enhance body-esteem. Findings illustrated inconsistencies in measures and methods used to assess adolescent body image, and …
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Aggressive mating strategies in young adolescent girls
… Consistent empirical evidence shows that some adolescent boys are on a developmental pathway in which they utilize aggression and risky behaviors in their mating strategies, but there is little research on adolescent girls' use of aggression and risk-taking in mating. This study hypothesized …
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The Gender Role perceptions of adolescent girls
… investigation of the gender role perceptions of girls aged 10 - 15 years. The study aimed to assess any changes in these perceptions that might occur around adolescence, in particular whether interest becomes more focussed upon feminine concerns at puberty (the gender intensification hypothesis) …
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LINGUISTIC IDENTITIES OF AMERICAN MUSLIM ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Making Connections: Adolescent Girls' Use of the Internet
… technology careers and university majors, and adolescent girls shy away from high school computer science courses. More information is needed about females who are attracted to computer technology. This study describes the online activities of young adolescent girls ages 12-14 who are high-end …
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Self-injurious behaviour among adolescent girls in residential treatment.
Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1979 .I785. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1979.
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Educational Opportunities for Adolescent Girls' Empowerment in Developing Countries
<p> Adolescent girls’ in developing countries coming from impoverished backgrounds face the added challenge of societies that marginalize the value of education for girls. Complex economic, social and cultural barriers to access secondary education pose challenges and obstacles to their human …
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Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball.
<p>This thesis examines how and why young female athletes participate in the competitive organized sport of softball. Based on participant observation and interviews with coaches and players of Team Z, this study examines how parents and coaches influence females to participate in athletics through …
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Maternal antecedents to adolescent girls’ neural regulation of emotion
Current research on adolescent brain development has uncovered individual differences in patterns of functional connectivity during the regulation of emotions, reflecting differences in psychological and emotional functioning. The purpose of this study was to identify possible contributors to these …
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Adolescent Girls' Body-Narratives and Co-Constructed Critical Interpretations
… a process being so crucial to the health of adolescent girls in Western culture. This study explores how four adolescent girls, and one researcher, together, interpreted and constructed the meanings of their bodies. The journey connects the researcher's struggle to find more democratic and …
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The Effect of Athletic Activities on Adolescent Girls' Self-esteem
… athletic participation and self-esteem among adolescent girls. The study was performed on fifth grade females. A group of 20 girls participated in an after school athletic program for eight months. At the end of the program, 3 girls had dropped and the remaining 17 girls were given a …
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Young adolescent girls' experiences of occupational engagement in Lavender Hill
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-106).
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A two-essay examination of the retail world of adolescent girls
… I focus on the two primary influences in an adolescent girl's shopping experience: her mother and her friends. The adolescent phase of mental development involves a gradual detachment from parents and gravitation towards peers, which results in the formation of an individual, emancipated …
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"It's Just Gym": Physicality and Identity among African American Adolescent Girls
… that explored how a group of African American adolescent girls attending a suburban, middle-class high school in the Midwest experience and enact their physicality in school settings. This study was devised as an attempt to critically examine how local cultural context informs the …
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Preventing Skin Cancer in Adolescent Girls Through Intervention with Their Mothers
… US. Population-based studies reveal that 15% of adolescents and 8% to 14% of their primary caregivers have engaged in IT in the past year.</p> <p>The compelling case for IT being a significant risk factor for melanoma, together with the high rates of IT in teen girls and their mothers, provided a …
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Reading selection as information seeking behavior: A case study with adolescent girls.
… Information Seeking Behavior: A Case Study with Adolescent Girls, was to explore how the experience of reading fiction affects adolescent girls aged 13 through 15, and how that experience changes based upon four activities: journaling, blogging, a personal interview, and a focus group session. …
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"Being Grown": How Adolescent Girls with Disabilities Narrate Self-Determination and Transitions
… study, I explore the experiences of four teenage girls who have been labeled as having learning disabilities and intellectual disabilities. Through in-depth interviews, supported collage making, document review, and the AIR Self-Determination Scale, I examine how they experience girlhood, …
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