Randall M Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Randall M Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Randall M |
| FAMILY NAME | Jones |
| SIGNATURE | JONES R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Drawing the Line
Marital boundary expectations among single young adults are examined within the context of gender and religiosity among a diverse single young adult sample (n = 422) consisting of college students residing in California, Utah, and Nebraska. Participants (ages 18–29, M = 22.42) completed an online survey and were given extra credit for their participation. The results show that these young adults tend to perceive the need for communication and gif…
Perceived differences in knowledge about interactive technology between young adults and their parents
This study was designed to investigate generational differences in knowledge about interactive technology (i.e., cell phones, social networking, email, video chat) between parents and their young adult children. Parents (n = 555) and young adults (n = 604) residing in the United States provided information about their knowledge in the use of interactive technology. Young adult children also reported their perceptions of their parents’ technologic…
Friendship characteristics, psychosocial development, and adolescent identity formation
Young adults ( n = 702; 18–23 years old) completed measures of psychosocial development, identity status, and friendship. Friendship conflict and support were related with psychosocial development, and with the identity statuses. As per Erikson's prescription, early psychosocial stages were relevant to the identity statuses. After statistically controlling for the predictive variability contributed by trust, autonomy, initiative, and industry wit…
Antecedents of the Male Adolescent Identity Crisis
Erikson (1950) contends that the physical changes associated with puberty serve as a catalyst for adolescents to question childhood identifications and to consolidate these with current self-conceptions, personal ideologies, interpersonal values, and future aspirations. Erikson describes the adolescent identity crisis as the developmental period when identity development becomes salient. For males, pubertal changes have implications for sexual id…
The Need for Theory in Assessing Peer Courts
Over the past decade, peer courts have become an increasingly popular way to divert first-time and status offenders from the juvenile court, with more than 875 programs nationwide in 2002. With their rise in popularity, some studies have examined peer courts' effectiveness for reducing attendee recidivism, although none have employed social theory for these purposes. The goal of this article is to demonstrate why social theory is necessary for ev…
Fathers and Their Adolescent Sons
This study examined perceptions of paternal involvement among adolescent males and their fathers across three levels of the adolescent’s pubertal development. A purposive sample of adolescent males (n = 173) and their fathers (n = 122) completed self-report measures of pubertal development (adolescent’s self ratings, fathers’ ratings of their son’s development), paternal support, and involvement. Fathers and sons were similar in their assessments…
Congruency of Identity Style in Married Couples
According to Erik Erikson, identity is an important precursor to the satisfaction that one gains from intimate relationships during adulthood. Identity styles refer to the processes by which individuals construct and reconstruct their personal identity or sense of self. Berzonsky identified the following three identity styles (orientations): information orientation, characterized by exploration, evaluation, and use of self-relevant information; n…
Adolescent Friendship Pairs
A total of 1,159 high school students (Grades 10 through 12) responded to a questionnaire designed to assess best friends' similarities in identity status (EOM-EIS) and related behaviors, attitudes, and intentions. Mutually identified best friends, nonmutually identified bestfriends, and randomly paired nonfriends (each n = 198 pairs) were identified to test hypotheses concerning friendship similarities. Tests of similarity indicated that mutuall…
Merging Basic with Practical Research to Enhance the Adolescent Experience
The biennial conferences on adolescent research were initiated to provide aforum where researchers and practitioners could exchange ideas, identify problems, and discuss viable solutions to those problems. This author's experience at the Fifth Biennial Conforwnce, held in March 1989 in Tucson, Arizona, culminated in a realization that the researcher-practitioner distinction has not been resolved. Researchers continue to research, practitioners co…
Diversity in Reported Motivations for Substance Use as a Function of Ego-Identity Development
Adolescent drug use motivations were examined from the perspective of Marcia's (1966) operationalization of Erikson's psychosocial theory of human development. A random sample of 1,691 was drawn from a data base consisting of 12,988 Arizona students in grades seven through twelve. Findings revealed that reported motivations were significantly different across all four ego-identity stages (achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and diffusion). Gene…
Implications of Certification and Teaching Longevity on Middle Level Teacher Preparation
The preparation of middle level school educators has been a topic of major concern for almost three decades. In this study, middle level educators were asked to rate the areas of field experiences, classroom management, student counseling, human development, curriculum design, educational technology, and philosophical foundations as to their importance in the preparation of prospective teachers. The data showed that longevity of experience was an…
The experience of school-transfer
A total of 242 5th and 6th grade students responded to measures of self esteem, anonymity, self consciousness and victimization before and after transition from 5th to 6th grade which involved a change in schools; transition from 6th to 7th grade which involved a change in schools; or, transition from 6th to 7th grade which occurred in the same middle level environment. Although transitional effects were observed for all four measures, student es…
Adolescent Friendship Pairs
A total of 1,159 high school students (Grades 10 through 12) responded to a questionnaire designed to assess best friends' similarities in identity status (EOM-EIS) and related behaviors, attitudes, and intentions. Mutually identified best friends, nonmutually identified bestfriends, and randomly paired nonfriends (each n = 198 pairs) were identified to test hypotheses concerning friendship similarities. Tests of similarity indicated that mutuall…
Congruency of Identity Style in Married Couples
According to Erik Erikson, identity is an important precursor to the satisfaction that one gains from intimate relationships during adulthood. Identity styles refer to the processes by which individuals construct and reconstruct their personal identity or sense of self. Berzonsky identified the following three identity styles (orientations): information orientation, characterized by exploration, evaluation, and use of self-relevant information; n…
Diversity in Reported Motivations for Substance Use as a Function of Ego-Identity Development
Adolescent drug use motivations were examined from the perspective of Marcia's (1966) operationalization of Erikson's psychosocial theory of human development. A random sample of 1,691 was drawn from a data base consisting of 12,988 Arizona students in grades seven through twelve. Findings revealed that reported motivations were significantly different across all four ego-identity stages (achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and diffusion). Gene…
The Need for Theory in Assessing Peer Courts
Over the past decade, peer courts have become an increasingly popular way to divert first-time and status offenders from the juvenile court, with more than 875 programs nationwide in 2002. With their rise in popularity, some studies have examined peer courts' effectiveness for reducing attendee recidivism, although none have employed social theory for these purposes. The goal of this article is to demonstrate why social theory is necessary for ev…
The experience of school-transfer
A total of 242 5th and 6th grade students responded to measures of self esteem, anonymity, self consciousness and victimization before and after transition from 5th to 6th grade which involved a change in schools; transition from 6th to 7th grade which involved a change in schools; or, transition from 6th to 7th grade which occurred in the same middle level environment. Although transitional effects were observed for all four measures, student es…
Implications of Certification and Teaching Longevity on Middle Level Teacher Preparation
The preparation of middle level school educators has been a topic of major concern for almost three decades. In this study, middle level educators were asked to rate the areas of field experiences, classroom management, student counseling, human development, curriculum design, educational technology, and philosophical foundations as to their importance in the preparation of prospective teachers. The data showed that longevity of experience was an…
The experience of school-transfer
A total of 242 5th and 6th grade students responded to measures of self esteem, anonymity, self consciousness and victimization before and after transition from 5th to 6th grade which involved a change in schools; transition from 6th to 7th grade which involved a change in schools; or, transition from 6th to 7th grade which occurred in the same middle level environment. Although transitional effects were observed for all four measures, student es…
Implications of Certification and Teaching Longevity on Middle Level Teacher Preparation
The preparation of middle level school educators has been a topic of major concern for almost three decades. In this study, middle level educators were asked to rate the areas of field experiences, classroom management, student counseling, human development, curriculum design, educational technology, and philosophical foundations as to their importance in the preparation of prospective teachers. The data showed that longevity of experience was an…
Diversity in Reported Motivations for Substance Use as a Function of Ego-Identity Development
Adolescent drug use motivations were examined from the perspective of Marcia's (1966) operationalization of Erikson's psychosocial theory of human development. A random sample of 1,691 was drawn from a data base consisting of 12,988 Arizona students in grades seven through twelve. Findings revealed that reported motivations were significantly different across all four ego-identity stages (achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and diffusion). Gene…
Merging Basic with Practical Research to Enhance the Adolescent Experience
The biennial conferences on adolescent research were initiated to provide aforum where researchers and practitioners could exchange ideas, identify problems, and discuss viable solutions to those problems. This author's experience at the Fifth Biennial Conforwnce, held in March 1989 in Tucson, Arizona, culminated in a realization that the researcher-practitioner distinction has not been resolved. Researchers continue to research, practitioners co…
Adolescent Friendship Pairs
A total of 1,159 high school students (Grades 10 through 12) responded to a questionnaire designed to assess best friends' similarities in identity status (EOM-EIS) and related behaviors, attitudes, and intentions. Mutually identified best friends, nonmutually identified bestfriends, and randomly paired nonfriends (each n = 198 pairs) were identified to test hypotheses concerning friendship similarities. Tests of similarity indicated that mutuall…
Fathers and Their Adolescent Sons
This study examined perceptions of paternal involvement among adolescent males and their fathers across three levels of the adolescent’s pubertal development. A purposive sample of adolescent males (n = 173) and their fathers (n = 122) completed self-report measures of pubertal development (adolescent’s self ratings, fathers’ ratings of their son’s development), paternal support, and involvement. Fathers and sons were similar in their assessments…
Congruency of Identity Style in Married Couples
According to Erik Erikson, identity is an important precursor to the satisfaction that one gains from intimate relationships during adulthood. Identity styles refer to the processes by which individuals construct and reconstruct their personal identity or sense of self. Berzonsky identified the following three identity styles (orientations): information orientation, characterized by exploration, evaluation, and use of self-relevant information; n…
The Need for Theory in Assessing Peer Courts
Over the past decade, peer courts have become an increasingly popular way to divert first-time and status offenders from the juvenile court, with more than 875 programs nationwide in 2002. With their rise in popularity, some studies have examined peer courts' effectiveness for reducing attendee recidivism, although none have employed social theory for these purposes. The goal of this article is to demonstrate why social theory is necessary for ev…
Friendship characteristics, psychosocial development, and adolescent identity formation
Young adults ( n = 702; 18–23 years old) completed measures of psychosocial development, identity status, and friendship. Friendship conflict and support were related with psychosocial development, and with the identity statuses. As per Erikson's prescription, early psychosocial stages were relevant to the identity statuses. After statistically controlling for the predictive variability contributed by trust, autonomy, initiative, and industry wit…
Antecedents of the Male Adolescent Identity Crisis
Erikson (1950) contends that the physical changes associated with puberty serve as a catalyst for adolescents to question childhood identifications and to consolidate these with current self-conceptions, personal ideologies, interpersonal values, and future aspirations. Erikson describes the adolescent identity crisis as the developmental period when identity development becomes salient. For males, pubertal changes have implications for sexual id…
Perceived differences in knowledge about interactive technology between young adults and their parents
This study was designed to investigate generational differences in knowledge about interactive technology (i.e., cell phones, social networking, email, video chat) between parents and their young adult children. Parents (n = 555) and young adults (n = 604) residing in the United States provided information about their knowledge in the use of interactive technology. Young adult children also reported their perceptions of their parents’ technologic…
Drawing the Line
Marital boundary expectations among single young adults are examined within the context of gender and religiosity among a diverse single young adult sample (n = 422) consisting of college students residing in California, Utah, and Nebraska. Participants (ages 18–29, M = 22.42) completed an online survey and were given extra credit for their participation. The results show that these young adults tend to perceive the need for communication and gif…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychosocial (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works)