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Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
Cobb-Clark, Deborah; Tekin, Erdal - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2011
' absence. Our results suggest that the presence of a father figure during adolescence is likely to have protective effects …, particularly for males, in both adolescence and young adulthood. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010614787
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Does Participation in Extracurricular Activities Reduce Engagement in Risky Behaviours?
Le, Trinh - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2013
This study finds that participation in extracurricular activities significantly reduces engagement in risky behaviours among Australian adolescents. However, the effects differ by activity type, gender and to some extent by socio-economic status (SES). Participation in activities other than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700788
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Family Socio-Economic Status, Childhood Life-Events and the Dynamics of Depression from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Contoyannis, Paul; Li, Jinhu - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2013
previous work by explicitly modelling depression dynamics during adolescence. To estimate dynamic models we integrate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633083