San Antonio College Library

Many teens suffer emotional abuse from their peers, family and other trusted adults. Emotional abuse can be difficult to define as there may not be physical signs, however it is clear that this form of destructive behavior is based on power and control. Emotional abuse can affect a students self-esteem and greatly impair psychological development and social interaction. It can manifest itself in social withdrawal, severe anxiety, fearfulness, depression,...

Childhood parental disengagement predicts mid-to-late adolescent gun carrying, in part because parental disengagement is associated with higher peer delinquency and externalizing problems during early adolescence.

"The book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how peer influence operates, its role in adolescent development and socialization, and implications for intervention and prevention. Presenting compelling theoretical and empirical advances -- and identifying important directions for future research -- this authoritative book belongs on the shelves of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in developmental, clinical, and social psychology;...

A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.