Health Hazards In Adolescence (prävention Und Intervention Im Kindes- Und Jugendalter)

This book-series, initiated in 1992, has an interdisciplinary orientation; it is published in English and German and comprises research monographs, collections of essays and editions of source texts dealing with German-Jewish literary and cultural history, in particular from the period covering the 18th to 20th centuries. The closer definition of the term German-Jewish applied to literature and culture is an integral part of its historical development. Primarily, the decisive factor is that from the middle of the 18th century German gradually became the language of choice for Jews, and Jewish authors started writing in German, rather than Yiddish or Hebrew, even when they were articulating Jewish themes. This process is directly connected an historical change in mentality and social factors which led to a gradual opening towards a non-Jewish environment, which in its turn was becoming more open. In the Enlightenment, German society becomes the standard of reference – initially for an intellectual elite. Against this background, the term German-Jewish literature refers to the literary work of Jewish authors writing in German to the extent that explicit or implicit Jewish themes, motifs, modes of thought or models can be identified in them. From the beginning of the 19th century at the latest, however, the image of Jews in the work of non-Jewish writers, determined mainly by anti-Semitism, becomes a factor in German-Jewish literature. There is a tension between Jewish writers' authentic reference to Jewish traditions or existence and the anti-Semitic marking and discrimination against everything Jewish which determines the overall development of the history of German-Jewish literature and culture. This series provides an appropriate forum for research into the whole problematic area. Preface Contents 1. Basic Issues and Problems of Health in Adolescence Part I. Antecedents of Adolescents' Health Behavior 2. Personality, Perceived Life Chances, and Adolescent Health Behavior 3. Parent and Peer Effects on Adolescent Health Behavior 4. Young Adults' Health and its Antecedents in Evolving Life-styles 5. Subject's Implicit Anthropology. A Determinant of Mental and Physical Health 6. Parental Childrearing and Anxiety Development 7. Youth Unemployment and Health. Results from a Five-Year Follow-Up Study 8. Health Impairment, Failure in School, and the Use and Abuse of Drugs 9. Smoking and Drinking: Prospective Analyses in German and Polish Adolescents Part II. Coping with Stressful Life Events and Environments 10. Youth in Dangerous Environments: Coping With the Consequences 11. Antecedents and Consequences of Deviant Behavior 12. Disruptive and Antisocial Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence: Development and Risk Factors 13. Bullying Among School Children 14. Resilience in Adolescence: A Study on the Generalizability of Protective Factors 15. Behavioral/Emotional Problems in Adopted Adolescents 16. Coping and Health-Related Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Perspective Part III. Social Support and Education for Health Promotion 17. Social Support, Health, and Health Behavior 18. Social Network Participation and Problem Behavior in Adolescence 19. The Role of Parent and Peer Contacts for Adolescents' State of Health 20. Social Networks as Resources: Relationships between Background Variables and Social Behavior 21. Competence Enhancement and the Prevention of Adolescent Problem Behavior 22. Problems and Challenges in Health Education for Young Adults 23. Innovative Approaches to Youth Information and Counseling Subject Index