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Aids Education: A Social Constructionist Approach (Immune Deficiency)., Julie Marie. Fraser
Aids Education: A Social Constructionist Approach (Immune Deficiency)., Julie Marie. Fraser
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AIDS and HIV is a constantly growing concern in North American society. Adolescents and youth are considered to be groups in particular risk because of their unsafe sexual practices. Previous positivist research efforts attempted to understand adolescent risk as a function of their knowledge and a variety of attitudinal variables. While this research provided valuable findings, an understanding of adolescent unsafe behaviour remained fragmentary. The present study utilized a social constructionist approach to investigate this problem. Open-ended interviews were conducted with youth and adolescents in the Windsor area. Participants were encouraged to provide their constructions regarding a number of topics …
Inter-Informant Agreement And Childhood Depression., Alison Denise. Crocker
Inter-Informant Agreement And Childhood Depression., Alison Denise. Crocker
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In the present study, the influence of several variables on parent-child agreement for child, mother, and father reports of child functioning were investigated. Variables included the specificity of the depression measure used, child self-reports of global self-worth, and parent reported pathology. Harter's (Harter, Marold, & Whitesell, 1991) model of the mediational role of self-worth as a risk factor of depression and suicidal ideation was also examined. This model was originally developed for use with adolescents but was tested with elementary school age children in this study. Ninety-two elementary school children (9 to 12 years of age), their mothers, and a …