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2014

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Parents, Friends, And Romantic Partners: Enmeshment In Deviant Networks And Adolescent Delinquency Involvement, Robert Lonardo, Peggy Giordano, Monica Longmore, Wendy Manning Apr 2014

Parents, Friends, And Romantic Partners: Enmeshment In Deviant Networks And Adolescent Delinquency Involvement, Robert Lonardo, Peggy Giordano, Monica Longmore, Wendy Manning

Wendy Manning

Adolescent networks include parents, friends, and romantic partners, but research on the social learning mechanisms related to delinquency has not typically examined the characteristics of all three domains simultaneously. Analyses draw on data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (n = 957), and our analytic sample contains 51% male and 49% female as well as 69% white, 24% African-American, and 7% Latino respondents. Parents,' peers,' and partners' deviance are each related to respondents' delinquency, and affiliation with a greater number of deviant networks is associated with higher self-reported involvement. Analyses that consider enmeshment type indicate that those with both above …


The Impact Of A Cancer Diagnosis On The Health Behaviors Of Cancer Survivors And Their Family And Friends, Nancy Humpel, Christopher Magee, Sandra C. Jones Mar 2014

The Impact Of A Cancer Diagnosis On The Health Behaviors Of Cancer Survivors And Their Family And Friends, Nancy Humpel, Christopher Magee, Sandra C. Jones

Sandra Jones

Goals The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a cancer diagnosis on the health behaviors of cancer survivors and their family and friends, and to determine whether a cancer diagnosis could be a teachable moment for intervention. Materials and methods This was a cross-sectional study of the health behaviors of individuals taking part in a cancer fundraising event. The questionnaire was completed by 657 participants. Main results Participants were 81.4% women, had a mean age of 46 years, and comprised of 17.2% cancer survivors. For cancer survivors, 31.3% reported an increase in physical activity, 50% of …


My Friends Bundy, Cruiser And Vb: Alcohol Marketing On Facebook, Sandra C. Jones, Laura Robinson, Lance Barrie, Sondra Davroen Mar 2014

My Friends Bundy, Cruiser And Vb: Alcohol Marketing On Facebook, Sandra C. Jones, Laura Robinson, Lance Barrie, Sondra Davroen

Sandra Jones

Abstract presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2013, 24-27 November 2013, Brisbane, Australia