Relationships between Social Information Processing and Aggression among Adolescent Girls with and without ADHD

This study investigated the relationship between social information processing (SIP) and both relational and overt, physical aggression in a longitudinally-followed sample of 228 adolescent girls (ages 11–18; 140 with ADHD and 88 comparison girls). During childhood, girls participated in naturalistic summer camps where peer rejection, overt physical aggression, and relational aggression were assessed via multiple informants and methods. Approximately 4.5 years later, these girls participated in follow-up assessments during which they completed a commonly-used vignette procedure to assess SIP; overt and relational aggression were again assessed through multiple informants. Correlations between (a) overt and relational aggression and (b) maladaptive SIP were modest in this female adolescent sample. However, relationships between aggression and SIP were stronger for the comparison girls than for the girls with ADHD. The relevance of SIP models for adolescent girls and clinical implications of findings are discussed.

Reciprocal relationships between symptoms of depression and parental support during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood

This study applies latent growth curve analysis to data from three waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 10,828) and finds that symptoms of depression and social support interact with one another in a dynamic fashion across the transition from adolescence (mean age at Wave 1 = 15.28 years) to young adulthood (mean age at Wave 3 = 21.65 years). Parental support during adolescence is inversely associated with initial symptoms of depression for girls and boys, although adolescent girls with low levels of parental support begin the study period with significantly higher levels of depressive symptomatology than their male counterparts. In addition, adolescents who begin the study period with higher levels of depressive symptomatology report less parental support during young adulthood. Finally, regardless of their initial level of depressive symptoms, girls and boys who experience increased symptoms of depression over time also report lower levels of parental support at the end of the study period.

Close But Not Close Enough

The authors comment on an earlier aritice in Society by Eugene Goodheart and offer a novel hypothesis about the origins of religion.

关于村民委员会职能问题的调查与研究

村民委员会是村民自治的主要载体 ,其职能主要是代表村民实行自治 ,其次是协助乡镇政府开展行政工作 ,自治职能应远较协助行政职能重要。但在不少农村地区 ,村民委员会的职能重心在很大程度上偏移了 ,协助行政的职能过度膨胀 ,而自治职能却被忽视 ,村民自治成了有名无实的空架子。村民委员会与乡镇政府的关系没有理顺 ,这是问题的症结所在。必须打破传统角色影响 ,改革现实体制 ,才能使村民委员会成为真正的自治组织。     

家庭教育与青少年犯罪

导致青少年犯罪的原因是多种多样的,而家庭教育是其中的一个重要方面.教育方法不当的家庭、父母道德素质低下的家庭、婚姻变异的家庭对青少年犯罪的影响最大.因此,我们必须从注意培养家庭成员良好的道德素养,大力改善和提高婚姻质量,努力采取正确的教育方法等方面入手,有效地预防青少年犯罪.     

略谈公安文书分类的基本方法

公安机关按照不同的工作部门,适应不同的公安工作需要,产生了不同种类的公安文书。正确区分公安文书的种类,对于文书的撰写、运转,提高工作效率,具有十分重大的意义。     

试论社会转型期的领导文化建构

在社会转型期 ,加强领导文化建设 ,对保证党及其领导的社会主义现代化事业的兴旺发达具有极为重要的战略意义。领导文化的社会功能在于对社会发展具有推动作用 ,对领导行为具有决定作用 ,对公众意识具有引导作用。现代领导文化的核心内容包括领导制度文化、领导行为文化和领导观念文化。建构有中国特色社会主义的新型领导文化应当坚持以马克思主义科学理论为指导原则 ,以批判继承、综合创新为根本方法 ,以社会主体全面发展为价值目标。     

西部大开发中民族地方法制建设的意义和作用

西部是我国少数民族最集中的地区,每个少数民族都有其独特的生产、生活和传统文化习俗.在西部大开发的过程中,会因为文化差异而出现新的情况和问题,仅靠统一的国家大法来解决是非常困难的,这就需要靠新的、有针对性的民族地方法律法规的出台和执行来保证西部大开发的顺利和有序进行.所以,民族地方法制建设对西部民族地区的开发和发展有着重要的保障作用.     

加强刑嫌调控的思考

面对刑事犯罪的急剧变化情况,刑嫌调控工作虽有所发展,但仍不能适应斗争的需要。加强刑嫌调控工作,可以掌握斗争主动权,先发制敌,主动出击,以有限警力、物力和时间,获取较大侦查破案效果。加强刑嫌调控工作,应根据形势变化调整刑嫌对象,诸警种尤其派出所密切配合,与阵地控制、刑事特情、犯罪情报资料工作相结合。     

养老社会保险制度的反贫困分析——美国的实践及对我国的启示

在不同的社会保障制度模式下,养老社会保险的反贫困功能不一样。不同的养老社会保险制度设计会影响其反贫困功能的发挥。美国的公共养老保险制度——"老年人、遗属和残疾人保险(OASDI)"在计发办法上的累退倾向,在受益对象上不限于退休者本人还包括配偶、遗属和残疾人,在实际给付时关于受益类型、课税、最低和最高收益、随生活成本进行调整等政策规定,对于低收入者保护倾向非常明显。与美国相比,我国目前的养老社会保险存在覆盖面窄、水平偏高,受益水平差异偏大,缺乏不同的受益类型设计等问题。为推动多层次养老保障体系建设,我国养老社会保险制度改革的政策取向应该是降低现有受益水平,扩大覆盖面,并通过覆盖更多的低收入者来增强制度的反贫困效果。同时评估和改革个人账户,以防止养老金差异过大。