The personal and social worries of adolescents in Northern Ireland: Results of a survey

Gallagher, Mary; Millar, Rob; Hargie, Owen; Ellis, Roger

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“…In fact, a survey of provision by Ellis et al (1987), in which syllabus content was analysed, revealed that teachers focused more on Family (79.5%) and Peer Relationships (77.3%) than on Job-Finding Activities (56.8%) or Schoolwork/Exam problems (27.3%). This finding was in sharp contrast to the needs identified by Eaton and Daws (1987) and Gallagher et al (1992), and provides support for the adolescent-centred approach adopted by the latter. It suggests that training in interviewing should be made a priority in programmes for adolescents in order to reduce their considerable apprehension about the process.…”

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“…The only significant effect for school category which emerged from the Gallagher et al (1992) study was that 15-yearolds attending single-sex schools expressed more concern over job-finding issues than their co-educational counterparts. This difference was more prominent for the male sample than for the female sample.…”

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“…Eaton and Daws (1987) also undertook a major study of the guidance needs of young people and discovered that their participants viewed the development of interpersonal skills for work as a major requirement for their future. Likewise, Gallagher et al (1992) employed the 'Things I Worry About' scale to assess the anxieties of a sample of 446 students. This scale measures frequency of worry across eight categories of concern (namely At School/College, Choosing a Job, Job-Finding, At Home, Starting Work, Opposite-Sex, Myself, and Myself and Others).…”

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“…With regard to gender, Gallagher et al (1992) found that interview-related issues were a significantly more frequent source of concern for females than for males. Age was also found to mediate levels of worry, with significant differences between 15-16 and 17-18 year olds on item means related to job-finding and work.…”

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Preparing Adolescents for Selection Interviews: The Impact of a Training Intervention on Levels of Worry and Locus of Control

Tourish

Hargie

Curtis

2001

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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This study evaluated the impact of an interview skills training intervention on adolescent school pupils in Northern Ireland. In particular, it explored their levels of interview-related worry and career locus of control orientations, and how they were affected by the programme concerned. A sample of 264 students aged 14-16 were assigned to a training (n = 132) or control (n = 132) condition.Trainees were significantly less worried than their control counterparts about four of six interview-related items at post-test only-i.e. the training programme had significantly reduced their levels of communication apprehension about the interview process. No differences between the two groups were detected for career locus of control. The findings are discussed in the context of mediating variables including gender and religion. Their implications for educators in preparing young people for the rigours of the job market and selection interviews are also discussed.

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Preparing Adolescents for Selection Interviews: The Impact of a Training Intervention on Levels of Worry and Locus of Control

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Hargie

Curtis

2001

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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“…For example, in England and Northern Ireland, school performance was one of their main worries (Gallagher, Millar, Hargie, & Ellis, 1992). In the United States, adolescents identified school and lack of interest in education as their main concern (Stark et al, 1989), whereas in China and Hong Kong their main concerns were academic grades and school performance (Dodds & Lin, 1992).…”

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The Reciprocal Longitudinal Relationship Between the Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Academic Stress in Korea

Kim¹,

Lee²

2013

soc behav pers

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We explored the direction of causation and the longitudinal significance of the relationship between the parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent academic stress. We analyzed responses from the Korean Youth Panel Survey (KYPS), a longitudinal survey that has taken place over 5 years. Just over 2,400 valid responses were analyzed using autoregressive cross-lagged modeling. The results revealed that the parent-adolescent relationship and academic stress experienced by students during 1 year were significant predictors of the levels of stress felt in subsequent years. The central finding in this study was that the closer the parent-adolescent relationship, the greater was the intensity of the adolescents' academic stress. We posited possible explanations for these findings in the context of Korean culture.

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What do children worry about?

Christie

MacMullin

1998

J. Psychol. Couns. Sch.

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This study examined the worries of children in the middle primary years, and the frequency and intensity with which these worries are experienced. Children from years 5,6, and 7 (ages 10-13 years) were asked “What do people of your age worry about?” This data were then used to formulate the Children's Worry Scale (CWS). The CWS was administered to 140 children in years 5, 6, and 7 to determine the frequency and intensity with which these worries were experienced. Findings revealed that there were significant age related differences and that girls reported more worries than boys. There were six main areas of worry for these children: school issues, personal safety, social/peer issues, health and safety of family members, issues related to parents, and being in trouble. The items which had the highest ranking for both frequency and intensity were from the area of school issues. Implications of these findings in relation to providing support for children in this area are discussed.

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The personal and social worries of adolescents in Northern Ireland: Results of a survey

Cited by 9 publications

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Preparing Adolescents for Selection Interviews: The Impact of a Training Intervention on Levels of Worry and Locus of Control

Preparing Adolescents for Selection Interviews: The Impact of a Training Intervention on Levels of Worry and Locus of Control

The Reciprocal Longitudinal Relationship Between the Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Academic Stress in Korea

What do children worry about?

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