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Publikováno v:
International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2013)
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs has become a serious social problem among American youth. Two general categories of motives for the nonmedical use of prescription drugs include self-treatment and recreational use. This study assesses differences
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/02bb56c4713c4094bc41e94afeb583d7
Autor:
Whitney D. Gunter, Sami Abdel-Salam
Publikováno v:
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 23:49-57
The adolescent drug problem places a huge toll on society and a heavy burden on the criminal justice system. Research regarding the benefits of therapeutic community (TC) treatment for adolescents has shown it to be effective. Despite the ability of
Publikováno v:
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 52:451-469
Prior research indicates that assuming family roles, such as parent or spouse, can aid in the transition from prison to the community and has been linked to positive outcomes after a period of confinement. Using data from a longitudinal study of men
Autor:
Kevin Daly, Whitney D. Gunter
Publikováno v:
International Journal of School & Educational Psychology. 1:166-175
Research has found that many characteristics are related to performance on standardized tests. Many of these are not necessarily “academic” attributes. One area of this research is on the connection between physical health or lifestyles and test
Autor:
Whitney D. Gunter, Sami Abdel-Salam
Publikováno v:
Journal of Drug Issues. 44:22-36
The problem of adolescent drug use places a huge toll on society and a heavy burden on the criminal justice system. Despite the ability of therapeutic communities (TCs) to lower drug relapse, a great deal remains unknown in terms of how the process o
Autor:
Whitney D. Gunter, Heather Zaykowski
Publikováno v:
Violence and Victims. 28:341-356
Although research over the past few decades has illustrated that gender is a significant predictor of victimization, there has been less attention toward explaining these differences. Furthermore, there has been little attention given to how offendin
Autor:
Whitney D. Gunter, Kevin Daly
Publikováno v:
Computers in Human Behavior. 28:1348-1355
Throughout the past decade, numerous states have passed legislation to prohibit the sale of violent video games to children, usually in conjunction with an argument that exposure to violent media increases violent behavior. However, the link between
Autor:
Whitney D. Gunter, Nicholas W. Bakken
Publikováno v:
Deviant Behavior. 33:339-356
In recent years, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents has been identified as alarmingly common place. Some studies have suggested that more than one in eight adolescents have engaged in self-cutting or other self-injuring behaviors. Even
Autor:
Whitney D. Gunter, Nicholas W. Bakken
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Criminology. 9:309-322
Since Gottfredson and Hirschi’s A General Theory of Crime was published in 1990, self-control has become a major focus in criminological theory and research and the issue of measuring self-control has been the topic of many debates. Much of this re
Autor:
Joel Best, Whitney D. Gunter
Publikováno v:
Sociological Research Online. 17:1-9
Analysts argue that the Internet can democratize the construction of social problems and reduce claimsmakers’ dependence on coverage in traditional media. This paper examines Internet claims about the relative sizes of 2010 rallies on the Washingto