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After-school time use of urban adolescents: Effects on achievement, problem beh...
Martins, Paula Cristina; Oliveira, Vítor Hugo Pereira; Mendes, Sílvia Maria; Fernández-Pacheco, GloriaLeisure is a context for both risk and protection of adolescent wellbeing. Using a person-centered analysis, the present study examined the links between after-school time use and the adjustment of an urban sample of 7th–12th graders (n¼3,808), who self-reported on their leisure activities, school achievement, problem behaviors, and happiness. Results indicated that time use patterns were distributed in five cl...
Self-report juvenile victimization in Portugal: findings from the third Interna...
Martins, Paula Cristina; Mendes, Silvia M.; Fernández-Pacheco, Gloria; Tendais, Iva Alexandra BarbosaObjectives: To analyze lifetime prevalence of juvenile victimization (overall and specific types), by city size, gender and age group. Method: A random selection of schools in 3 cities was followed by a random selection of 7–12 grade classes. Lifetime prevalence of victimization experiences (robbery, assault, cyber bullying, hate crime, parental violence and parental maltreatment) was assessed by a questionnair...