University of Nebraska Omaha

About: University of Nebraska Omaha is a education organization based out in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 4526 authors who have published 8905 publications receiving 213914 citations. The organization is also known as: UNO & University of Omaha.

Who gets caught at maturity gap? A study of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents:

Abstract: This research examined links among adolescents' maturity status, their biological, social, and psychological characteristics, and parents' perceptions of their adolescents' maturity The participants were 430 Canadian adolescents in the sixth and ninth grades, and a subsample of their parents Pattern-centred analyses confirmed the existence of three clusters of adolescents differing in maturity status: pseudomature (25%), immature (30%), and mature (44%) Further analyses found differences among the clusters in adolescents' pubertal status, the social context (presence of older siblings and friends), and their desired age, involvement in pop culture, school and peer involvement, and close friendships Analysis of mother and father reports revealed some differences in how parents of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents perceived their adolescents' maturity, and in how they felt about their adolescents' maturity There were few grade differences in the findings The results suggest that pseudomat

Ego identity formation in middle adolescence.

Abstract: Assumed determinants of ego identity were investigated in this study using sophomore, junior, and senior high school males and females. Subjects were administered the Marcia Ego Identity Status Scale and measures of sex-role identification, personality development, psychological functioning, self-concept, and parental socialization practices. Data analyses, using a median split on identity score, showed that high-identity adolescents obtained more positive scores on sex-role identification, personality development, psychological adjustment, and self-concept than low-identity adolescents. Socialization practices also differed for the two groups. The sex differences which emerged were congruent with the identity literature. Overall, the data supported Erikson's theory of ego identity development.

Deadly Connections: Culture, Poverty, and the Direction of Lethal Violence

Abstract: For over a century, studies have consistently reported high rates of homicide in the Southern section of the United States. Some researchers argue that cultural differences tied to region are of primary importance in explaining this pattern, while others attribute high levels of homicide in the South to structural influences, particularly severe poverty. We examine the effects of structural poverty and regional influence, i.e., "Southernness," on state lethal-violence rates (LVRs) and suicide-homicide ratios (SHRs) for blacks and whites. Supporting past research that explains the link between economic deprivation and violence by a modified frustration-aggression model, we find that severe poverty is positively associated with lethal-violence rates for both races. Percent born in the South, our measure of regional influence, has no significant impact on the LVR, but it affects the mix of violence by increasing the proportion that is expressed as homicide among both blacks and whites. On the other hand, poverty increases the level of suicide relative to homicide for whites, but it does not for blacks. Implications for future research designed to unravel the social forces affecting the volume and type of lethal violence in populations are discussed.