Biomedical subjects

L A Beaty

Publications and source records attributed to L A Beaty.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

The relationship between athletic participation and high school students' leadership ability.

This study examined the relationship between adolescents' participation in athletics and their leadership skills. In a sample of 60 suburban high school students, athletes demonstrated significantly greater leadership ability than did nonathletes (according to their mean scores on the Leadership Ability Evaluation). Female athletes showed greater leadership ability than did male athletes, although the difference between their scores was not statistically significant. The implications of these findings for school athletic programs are discussed.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1999

Identity development of homosexual youth and parental and familial influences on the coming out process.

This paper examines the literature on identity development of homosexual youth, and parental and familial influences on the coming out process. Research indicates that homosexual adolescents who have a close relationship with their parents and families tend to come out at a younger age and to experience more positive identities than do those who have a poor relationship.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1995

Effects of paternal absence on male adolescents' peer relations and self-image.

This study explores the extent to which adolescent males experience different peer adjustment and masculine self-image as a function of father deprivation. A sample of 40 middle school boys (20 father-present and 20 father-absent) rated each other on peer adjustment and masculine self-image. Results indicate that father-absent boys evidence a poorer sense of masculinity as well as poorer interpersonal relationships than do father-present boys.

Absenteeism↗

PubMed1992

Adolescent self-perception as a function of vision loss.

The potential effect of vision loss on adolescents' self-perception has been the subject of limited research. Several previous studies have failed to shed much light on this relationship. This study, utilizing a sample of adolescents with visual problems and a comparison sample with normal vision, found significant differences in dimensions of perceived self-concept between these groups. Some possible interpretations of these results are offered. The need for new research in this field of inquiry is emphasized.

Adolescent↗