Adolescent Problem Behaviors Marte tests a model of adolescent problem behaviors derived from Bronfenbrenner"s (1979) model of human development and Jessor and Jessor"s (1977) problem behavior theory. The structural model was tested among a sample of 1286 rural and urban 8th grade students, across five western states. Marte"s results indicate that family conflict and parental monitoring partially mediated the influence of nei... Full description