The adolescent experience: European and American adolescents in the 1990s

380 Pages·1999·1.56 MB·English

by  Françoise D. Alsaker

The Adolescent Experience : European and
title: American Adolescents in the 1990s
Research Monographs in Adolescence
author: Alsaker, FranÇcoise D.
publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
isbn10 | asin: 0805825525
print isbn13: 9780805825527
ebook isbn13: 9780585245843
language: English
Youth--Europe--Social conditions, Youth--
United States--Social conditions,
subject
Adolescent psychology--Europe,
Adolescent psychology--United States.
publication date: 1999
lcc: HQ799.E9A325 1999eb
ddc: 305.235/094
Youth--Europe--Social conditions, Youth--
United States--Social conditions,
subject:
Adolescent psychology--Europe,
Adolescent psychology--United States.
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The Adolescent Experience
European and American Adolescents in the 1990s
Page ii
Research Monographs in Adolescence
Nancy L. Galambos/Nancy A. Busch-Rossnagel, Editors
Coté Adolescent Storm and Stress: An Evaluation
of the Mead-Freeman Controversy
Cohen/Cohen Life Values and Adolescent Mental Health
Seiffge-Krenke Stress, Coping, and Relationships in
Adolescence
East/Felice Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: Findings
From a Racially Diverse Sample
Bachman/Wadsworth/O'Malley/Johnston/Schulenberg
Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood:
The Impacts of New Freedoms and New Responsibilities
Alsaker/Flammer The Adolescent Experience: European
and American Adolescents in the 1990s
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The Adolescent Experience
European and American Adolescents in the 1990s
Françoise D. Alsaker
University of Bergen, Norway
University of Berne, Switzerland
and
August Flammer
University of Berne, Switzerland
In collaboration with:
Nancy Bodmer, Federal Social Insurance Office, Berne, Switzerland
Luba Botcheva, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Sofia, Bulgaria
Benö Csapó, Attila Jozsef University, Szeged, Hungary
Connie Flanagan, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Nina Gootkina, Institute of General and Pedagogical Psychology,
Moscow, Russia
Alexander Grob, University of Berne, Switzerland
Hania Liberska, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Aurora Liiceanu, Societatae de Educatie Contaceptiva si Sexuala,
Rumania
Petr Macek, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Peter Noack, University of Jena, Germany
Jari Nurmi, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Colette Sabatier, University of Nanterre - Paris X, France

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The adolescent experience: European and American adolescents
in the 1990s / [edited by] Françoise D. Alsaker and August
Flammer; in collaboration with Nancy Bodmer . . . [et al.].
p. cm.(Research monographs in adolescence)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-2552-5 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. YouthEuropeSocial conditions. 2. YouthUnited
StatesSocial conditions. 3. Adolescent psychologyEu
rope. 4. Adolescent psychologyUnited States. I. Alsaker,
Françoise D. II. Flammer, August. III. Bodmer, Nancy. IV.
Series.
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Contents
Series Editors' Foreword vii
Nancy L. Galambos & Nancy A. Busch-Rossnagel
Preface ix
1 1
Cross-National Research in Adolescent Psychology: The
Euronet Project
Françoise D. Alsaker & August Flammer
2 15
Methodological Challenges in Cross-National Research:
Countries, Participants, and General Procedures
Françoise D. Alsaker, Connie Flanagan, & Benö Csapó
3 33
Time Use by Adolescents in an International Perspective. I:
The Case of Leisure Activities
August Flammer, Françoise D. Alsaker, & Peter Noack
4 61
Time Use by Adolescents in an International Perspective.
II: The Case of Necessary Activities
Françoise D. Alsaker & August Flammer
5 85
Future-Oriented Interests
Jari-Erik Nurmi, Aurora Liiceanu, & Hanna Liberska
6 99
Macrosocial Context and Adolescents' Perceived Control
Alexander Grob & August Flammer