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Emotional and Mental Health
By Jonathan F. Zaff, Ph.D., Julia Calkins, Lisa J. Bridges, Ph.D., and Nancy Geyelin Margie
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Self-Esteem Perceived Competence Coping Depression Anxiety Eating Disorders ADHD
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Conduct Disorder Drug and Alcohol Abuse Multiple Internalizing and Externalizing Problems        
Emotional & Mental Health

 Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Perceived Competence
 

 

- Increase adolescents' perceived social competence.

- Promote teaching practices that include support for youth autonomy.

- Implement school policies that promote autonomy.

- Implement school policies that emphasize the mastery of skills over inter-student competition.



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