Understanding tobacco use among urban African American adolescents living in public housing communities: A test of problem behavior theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 978-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoo Yu ◽  
Von E. Nebbitt ◽  
Margaret Lombe ◽  
Ronald O. Pitner ◽  
Christopher P. Salas-Wright
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
Problem Behavior Theory

Understanding Tobacco Use Among African American Adolescents Living in Urban Public Housing Communities

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoo Yu ◽  
Ronald O. Pitner ◽  
Von E. Nebbitt ◽  
Margaret Lombe ◽  
Christopher Salas-Wright
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
African American Adolescents

The Cross-National Generality of Problem Behavior Theory

2016 ◽  
pp. 155-180
Author(s):  
Richard Jessor ◽  
Mark S. Turbin ◽  
Frances M. Costa ◽  
Qi Dong ◽  
Hongchuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
Problem Behavior Theory ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals Association Between Severity of Adolescents’ Peer Problems and Moral Judgment Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Najia Zulfiqar
Keyword(s):  
Moral Development ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Problem Behavior Theory ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Growing Age

Previous studies supported that adolescents’ moral judgment decreases as their peer problems increase in severity. The objective of the present research was to examine peer problems as a predictor of adolescents’ moral judgment development based upon Jessor’s problem behavior theory and Gibbs moral development theory. It was hypothesized that moral judgment increases with growing age and thus, older adolescents are expected to be at higher stages of moral judgment development than younger adolescents. It was also assumed that adolescents with severe peer problems will be at lower level of moral judgment development than their counterparts. The younger adolescents (n = 140; M = 13.1 year) and older adolescents (n = 147; M = 19 year) were compared on measures of Index of Peer Relations and Padua Moral Judgment Scale. The findings showed that adolescents’ moral judgment development declined with an increase in peer problems, particularly during late adolescence. Adolescents who reported having moderate and severe peer problems had lower level of moral judgment development than those with no and mild peer problems. Findings provided guideline for future researchers and practitioners.

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