Published November 1966. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Encouraging teenage family members to find jobs
is one way a family can increase their income
during a period of unemployment. Part-time jobs
are available that fit into student schedules.
Identifying factors related to adolescent sexual activity is an important
issue for health care, education, and public policy. This research explores the
idea that sexual identity relates to adolescent sexual activity and the riskiness of
the behavior. Sexual identity is composed of many factors, including self-esteem,
sexual self-efficacy, body image,...
The purpose of this study was to collect information on relevant sexuality
education content for adolescents by assessing students' interests and
perceived needs. Subjects in this study were middle school students.
Two methods of data collection were employed, therefore, this study was
conducted in two phases. In the first phase,...
Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) provide disadvantaged youth
jobs and employment experiences. These federally funded programs meet a practical
need to help adolescents earn money and have positive summer activities. In addition,
federal administrators have implemented program requirements designed to give youth
relevant training for future employment.
One federal requirement...
1. The recommended allowance of the National Reasearch
Council, 100 mg ascorbic acid for the 18-year-old boys and 80 mg
for the 16 to 19-year-old girls, did not maintain mean plasma ascorbic
acid values at levels as high as the respective saturation means. For
the girls all the mean values...
Published December 1947. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Homelessness is a social concern worldwide. In Ghana, homelessness among
the youth comes as a result of several factors, the major one being rural-urban
migration. Rural-Urban drift is impelled by several factors ranging from
perceptions of economic opportunities in urban areas, to increasing rejection of
aberrant traditional practices such as...
While the general link between adolescent maltreatment and adolescent substance abuse is well established, questions remain regarding factors that may explain variability in the strength of this link. This study examines whether the link between maltreatment and substance abuse varies across three categories of maltreatment: physical, sexual and emotional. It...
This study explored the relationship between ethnic and ego identities taking
into consideration age at arrival in the U.S., gender of adolescent, family functioning,
and parental performance of ethnic behaviors/activities. In addition, this study
described the general nature of ethnic and ego identity development among Korean-
American adolescents.
One hundred...
