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Values And Problem Behaviors In Hong Kong Adolescents, Phebe Karen Lam
Values And Problem Behaviors In Hong Kong Adolescents, Phebe Karen Lam
Wayne State University Dissertations
The present study examined sensation seeking, psychological problem behaviors, values orientation, and problem behaviors of smoking, alcohol use, and delinquency among Hong Kong adolescents studying in high school of two different ability levels. Adolescents (N = 1385) from a band one and band three level high school in Hong Kong were assessed using the Sensation Seeking Scale Form-V (SSS-V), Youth Self Report (YSR), Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ), and the Adolescent Health and Development Questionnaire (AHDQ), along with several demographic variables (e.g., age, gender, grade level, employment).
Regression analyses were employed to determine the contribution of the significantly correlated variables in …