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  • Linking Health Behavior and Problem Behavior in Adolescence
    Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development, 2017
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of Problem Behavior Theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of Problem Behavior Theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality.

  • problem behavior theory and contraceptive use in adolescence
    2017
    Co-Authors: Frances M Costa, Richard Jessor, Dennis J Fortenberry, John E Donovan
    Abstract:

    This chapter explores the psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with variation in contraceptive use among adolescents. Because regular use of contraception may be seen both as a conventional behavior and as a health-protective behavior, analyses assess the association between psychosocial Conventionality and positive health orientation, on the one hand, and variation in contraceptive use, on the other. Analyses are based on an urban sample of 971 white, African-American, and Hispanic male and female sexually-active high school students. Study participants filled out a 38-page questionnaire that included a wide range of measures derived from Problem Behavior Theory. Correlational and hierarchical regression analysis indicate that more regular contraceptive use is associated with greater psychosocial Conventionality and also with greater positive orientation toward health for both male and female adolescents. These relationships hold when the socio-demographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade in school, family composition, and pregnancy experience are controlled. The linkages of psychosocial Conventionality and positive health orientation to contraceptive behavior are stronger for African-American than for white and Hispanic adolescents. The findings establish a more comprehensive and more distal set of influences on regularity of contraceptive use. In its negative relationship to problem behavior and its positive linkage with health behavior, contraceptive behavior may be seen as part of a larger, organized behavior system in adolescence, i.e., part of a more conventional lifestyle.

  • protective factors in adolescent health behavior
    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1998
    Co-Authors: Richard Jessor, Mark S Turbin, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    The role of psychosocial protective factors in adolescent health-enhancing behaviors--healthy diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, good dental hygiene, and seatbelt use--was investigated among 1,493 Hispanic, White, and Black high school students in a large, urban school district. Both proximal (health-related) and distal (Conventionality-related) protective factors have significant positive relations with health-enhancing behavior and with the development of health-enhancing behavior. In addition, in cross-sectional analyses, protection was shown to moderate risk. Key proximal protective factors are value on health, perceived effects of health-compromising behavior, and parents who model health behavior. Key distal protective factors are positive orientation to school, friends who model conventional behavior, involvement in prosocial activities, and church attendance. The findings suggest the importance of individual differences on a dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality. Strengthening both proximal and distal protective factors may help to promote healthful behaviors in adolescence.

  • Psychosocial Conventionality, health orientation, and contraceptive use in adolescence
    The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1996
    Co-Authors: Frances M Costa, Richard Jessor, J. Dennis Fortenberry, John E Donovan
    Abstract:

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine psychosocial and behavioral factors that are associated with variation in contraceptive use among adolescents. Because regular use of contraception may be seen both as a conventional behavior and as a health-protective behavior, analyses assess the association between psychosocial Conventionality and health orientation, on the one hand, and variation in contraceptive use, on the other. Methods: Analyses are based on an urban sample of 971 white, African-American, and Hispanic male and female sexually active high school students. Study participants filled out a 38-page questionnaire that included a wide range of measures derived from Problem-Behavior Theory. Results: Correlational analysis and hierarchical regression analysis indicate that more regular contraceptive use is associated with greater psychosocial Conventionality and also with greater orientation toward health for both male and female adolescents. These relationships hold when the sociodemographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade in school, family composition, and pregnancy experience are controlled. The linkages of psychosocial Conventionality and health orientation to contraceptive behavior are stronger for African-American than for white and Hispanic adolescents. Conclusions: The present findings establish a more comprehensive and more distal set of influences on regularity of contraceptive use. In its negative relationship to problem behavior and its positive linkage with health behavior, contraceptive behavior may be seen as part of a larger, organized system of behavior in this stage of development (i.e., a more conventional adolescent lifestyle).

  • adolescent health behavior and Conventionality unConventionality an extension of problem behavior theory
    Health Psychology, 1991
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of problem-behavior theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of problem-behavior theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality. Language: en

Richard Jessor - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Linking Health Behavior and Problem Behavior in Adolescence
    Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development, 2017
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of Problem Behavior Theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of Problem Behavior Theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality.

  • problem behavior theory and contraceptive use in adolescence
    2017
    Co-Authors: Frances M Costa, Richard Jessor, Dennis J Fortenberry, John E Donovan
    Abstract:

    This chapter explores the psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with variation in contraceptive use among adolescents. Because regular use of contraception may be seen both as a conventional behavior and as a health-protective behavior, analyses assess the association between psychosocial Conventionality and positive health orientation, on the one hand, and variation in contraceptive use, on the other. Analyses are based on an urban sample of 971 white, African-American, and Hispanic male and female sexually-active high school students. Study participants filled out a 38-page questionnaire that included a wide range of measures derived from Problem Behavior Theory. Correlational and hierarchical regression analysis indicate that more regular contraceptive use is associated with greater psychosocial Conventionality and also with greater positive orientation toward health for both male and female adolescents. These relationships hold when the socio-demographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade in school, family composition, and pregnancy experience are controlled. The linkages of psychosocial Conventionality and positive health orientation to contraceptive behavior are stronger for African-American than for white and Hispanic adolescents. The findings establish a more comprehensive and more distal set of influences on regularity of contraceptive use. In its negative relationship to problem behavior and its positive linkage with health behavior, contraceptive behavior may be seen as part of a larger, organized behavior system in adolescence, i.e., part of a more conventional lifestyle.

  • protective factors in adolescent health behavior
    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1998
    Co-Authors: Richard Jessor, Mark S Turbin, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    The role of psychosocial protective factors in adolescent health-enhancing behaviors--healthy diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, good dental hygiene, and seatbelt use--was investigated among 1,493 Hispanic, White, and Black high school students in a large, urban school district. Both proximal (health-related) and distal (Conventionality-related) protective factors have significant positive relations with health-enhancing behavior and with the development of health-enhancing behavior. In addition, in cross-sectional analyses, protection was shown to moderate risk. Key proximal protective factors are value on health, perceived effects of health-compromising behavior, and parents who model health behavior. Key distal protective factors are positive orientation to school, friends who model conventional behavior, involvement in prosocial activities, and church attendance. The findings suggest the importance of individual differences on a dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality. Strengthening both proximal and distal protective factors may help to promote healthful behaviors in adolescence.

  • Psychosocial Conventionality, health orientation, and contraceptive use in adolescence
    The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1996
    Co-Authors: Frances M Costa, Richard Jessor, J. Dennis Fortenberry, John E Donovan
    Abstract:

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine psychosocial and behavioral factors that are associated with variation in contraceptive use among adolescents. Because regular use of contraception may be seen both as a conventional behavior and as a health-protective behavior, analyses assess the association between psychosocial Conventionality and health orientation, on the one hand, and variation in contraceptive use, on the other. Methods: Analyses are based on an urban sample of 971 white, African-American, and Hispanic male and female sexually active high school students. Study participants filled out a 38-page questionnaire that included a wide range of measures derived from Problem-Behavior Theory. Results: Correlational analysis and hierarchical regression analysis indicate that more regular contraceptive use is associated with greater psychosocial Conventionality and also with greater orientation toward health for both male and female adolescents. These relationships hold when the sociodemographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade in school, family composition, and pregnancy experience are controlled. The linkages of psychosocial Conventionality and health orientation to contraceptive behavior are stronger for African-American than for white and Hispanic adolescents. Conclusions: The present findings establish a more comprehensive and more distal set of influences on regularity of contraceptive use. In its negative relationship to problem behavior and its positive linkage with health behavior, contraceptive behavior may be seen as part of a larger, organized system of behavior in this stage of development (i.e., a more conventional adolescent lifestyle).

  • adolescent health behavior and Conventionality unConventionality an extension of problem behavior theory
    Health Psychology, 1991
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of problem-behavior theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of problem-behavior theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality. Language: en

John E Donovan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Linking Health Behavior and Problem Behavior in Adolescence
    Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development, 2017
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of Problem Behavior Theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of Problem Behavior Theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality.

  • problem behavior theory and contraceptive use in adolescence
    2017
    Co-Authors: Frances M Costa, Richard Jessor, Dennis J Fortenberry, John E Donovan
    Abstract:

    This chapter explores the psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with variation in contraceptive use among adolescents. Because regular use of contraception may be seen both as a conventional behavior and as a health-protective behavior, analyses assess the association between psychosocial Conventionality and positive health orientation, on the one hand, and variation in contraceptive use, on the other. Analyses are based on an urban sample of 971 white, African-American, and Hispanic male and female sexually-active high school students. Study participants filled out a 38-page questionnaire that included a wide range of measures derived from Problem Behavior Theory. Correlational and hierarchical regression analysis indicate that more regular contraceptive use is associated with greater psychosocial Conventionality and also with greater positive orientation toward health for both male and female adolescents. These relationships hold when the socio-demographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade in school, family composition, and pregnancy experience are controlled. The linkages of psychosocial Conventionality and positive health orientation to contraceptive behavior are stronger for African-American than for white and Hispanic adolescents. The findings establish a more comprehensive and more distal set of influences on regularity of contraceptive use. In its negative relationship to problem behavior and its positive linkage with health behavior, contraceptive behavior may be seen as part of a larger, organized behavior system in adolescence, i.e., part of a more conventional lifestyle.

  • Psychosocial Conventionality, health orientation, and contraceptive use in adolescence
    The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1996
    Co-Authors: Frances M Costa, Richard Jessor, J. Dennis Fortenberry, John E Donovan
    Abstract:

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine psychosocial and behavioral factors that are associated with variation in contraceptive use among adolescents. Because regular use of contraception may be seen both as a conventional behavior and as a health-protective behavior, analyses assess the association between psychosocial Conventionality and health orientation, on the one hand, and variation in contraceptive use, on the other. Methods: Analyses are based on an urban sample of 971 white, African-American, and Hispanic male and female sexually active high school students. Study participants filled out a 38-page questionnaire that included a wide range of measures derived from Problem-Behavior Theory. Results: Correlational analysis and hierarchical regression analysis indicate that more regular contraceptive use is associated with greater psychosocial Conventionality and also with greater orientation toward health for both male and female adolescents. These relationships hold when the sociodemographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade in school, family composition, and pregnancy experience are controlled. The linkages of psychosocial Conventionality and health orientation to contraceptive behavior are stronger for African-American than for white and Hispanic adolescents. Conclusions: The present findings establish a more comprehensive and more distal set of influences on regularity of contraceptive use. In its negative relationship to problem behavior and its positive linkage with health behavior, contraceptive behavior may be seen as part of a larger, organized system of behavior in this stage of development (i.e., a more conventional adolescent lifestyle).

  • adolescent health behavior and Conventionality unConventionality an extension of problem behavior theory
    Health Psychology, 1991
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of problem-behavior theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of problem-behavior theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality. Language: en

  • adolescent health behavior and Conventionality unConventionality an extension of problem behavior theory
    Health Psychology, 1991
    Co-Authors: John E Donovan, Richard Jessor, Frances M Costa
    Abstract:

    Examined the relation of psychosocial and behavioral Conventionality-unConventionality to health-related behavior in cross-sectional data from 1,588 male and female 7th to 12th graders. Conventionality-unConventionality was represented by personality, perceived social environment, and behavior variables selected from the social-psychological framework of problem-behavior theory (R. Jessor & S. L. Jessor, 1977). Greater psychosocial Conventionality correlates with more regular involvement in health-related behavior (regular physical activity, adequate sleep, safety belt use, attention to healthy diet). Greater behavioral Conventionality (less involvement in problem behaviors such as marijuana use, problem drinking, delinquent-type behavior, and greater involvement in conventional behaviors such as church attendance) was also associated with greater involvement in health-maintaining behavior. The overall findings provide support for the extension of problem-behavior theory to the domain of adolescent health behavior and for the relevance of the dimension of Conventionality-unConventionality.

Zachary Estes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Roosters, robins, and alarm clocks : Aptness and Conventionality in metaphor comprehension
    Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
    Co-Authors: Lara L. Jones, Zachary Estes
    Abstract:

    Bowdle and Gentner (2005) proposed a reconciliation of the comparison and categorization models of metaphor comprehension. Their career of metaphor model posits that, as a metaphorical term becomes more conventional, its mode of processing shifts from comparison to categorization. However, other recent studies (Chiappe, Kennedy, & Chiappe, 2003; Jones & Estes, 2005) suggest instead that aptness may mediate metaphorical processing. We empirically contrasted Conventionality and aptness to examine their roles in metaphor comprehension. Aptness predicted the preference for metaphors over similes (Experiment 1), the speed and ease of metaphor comprehension (Experiment 2), and the category membership of metaphorical terms (Experiment 3). Conventionality did not reliably predict any of these aspects of metaphorical processing. Thus, results supported the categorization model, and failed to support the career of metaphor.

Lara L. Jones - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Roosters, robins, and alarm clocks : Aptness and Conventionality in metaphor comprehension
    Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
    Co-Authors: Lara L. Jones, Zachary Estes
    Abstract:

    Bowdle and Gentner (2005) proposed a reconciliation of the comparison and categorization models of metaphor comprehension. Their career of metaphor model posits that, as a metaphorical term becomes more conventional, its mode of processing shifts from comparison to categorization. However, other recent studies (Chiappe, Kennedy, & Chiappe, 2003; Jones & Estes, 2005) suggest instead that aptness may mediate metaphorical processing. We empirically contrasted Conventionality and aptness to examine their roles in metaphor comprehension. Aptness predicted the preference for metaphors over similes (Experiment 1), the speed and ease of metaphor comprehension (Experiment 2), and the category membership of metaphorical terms (Experiment 3). Conventionality did not reliably predict any of these aspects of metaphorical processing. Thus, results supported the categorization model, and failed to support the career of metaphor.