The Relationship Code: Deciphering Genetic and Social Influences on Adolescent Development. By David  Reiss, with, Jenae M.  Neiderhiser, E. Mavis  Hetherington, and Robert  Plomin. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000. Pp. 532. $55.00 (cloth).

Aggressive behavior in adolescence is influenced by a diversity of individual, family and social variables. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between family functioning, emotional intelligence and values for development of different types of aggression, as well as to establish profiles according to the predictor variables of aggression. To do this, a sample of 317 high school students aged 13 to 18 were administered the Peer Conflict Scale, the Family Functionality Scale, the Brief Emotional Intelligence Inventory for Senior Citizens and the Values for Adolescent Development Scales. The study showed that stress management, positive adolescent development and family functioning predominated in nonaggressive subjects with higher scores than aggressors. There was also a negative relationship between the different types of aggression and emotional intelligence, positive values and family functioning. In addition, two different profiles were found. The first had low scores on all the variables, while the second profile had higher scores on all the variables except family functioning which was higher.

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A Multilevel Analysis Examining the Relationship Between Social Influences for Smoking and Smoking Onset

American Journal of Health Behavior ◽

10.5993/ajhb.29.6.7 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 520-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Scott T. Leatherdale ◽

Paul. W. McDonald ◽

Roy Cameron ◽

K. Stephen Brown

Keyword(s):

Multilevel Analysis ◽

Social Influences ◽

Smoking Onset ◽

The Relationship

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Nurturing moral competence in university students via a credit-bearing subject

International Journal on Disability and Human Development ◽

10.1515/ijdhd-2016-0708 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Daniel T.L. Shek ◽

Wynants Ho

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Adolescent Development ◽

Real Life ◽

Moral Dilemmas ◽

Moral Competence ◽

Healthy Adolescent ◽

The Third ◽

Life Context ◽

Personal Reflections ◽

The Relationship

AbstractMoral competence is an important dimension in healthy adolescent development and effective leadership. In this paper, a lecture attempting to nurture the moral competence of university students in Hong Kong is described. There are several parts to this lecture. In the first part, moral dilemmas in real life and hypothetical situations are introduced. Second, conceptual frameworks on moral judgment are outlined. In the third part, the relationship between morality and leadership is addressed. In the next part, strategies to promote moral development are discussed. Finally, conclusions and reflections by the students are carried out. In the lecture, students are invited to have personal reflections on their moral competence and integrity in relation to their real life context.

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