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Lueger, Robert J.; Hoover, Lou – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Assessed the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to identify and distinguish among subtypes of delinquent adolescents (N=50). Behavior ratings were used to classify three delinquent subtypes--conduct problem, anxious-withdrawn, and a group with neither feature. Only the Hs scale differed significantly between the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Anxiety, Behavior Disorders
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Bonner, Ronald L.; Rich, Alexander R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1987
Examined the relationship of various interpersonal, emotional, and cognitive variables to suicidal ideation and behavior in college students. Used self-report measures of life stress, faulty cognitions, loneliness, depression, hopelessnesss, family cohesiveness, adaptive reasons for living, and suicidal ideation and behavior. Developed a…
Descriptors: Alienation, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, College Students
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Baumrind, Diana – New Directions for Child Development, 1987
Adolescent risk-taking behavior needs to be understood in the context of contemporary youth culture and normal development. To facilitate passage through adolescence, parents should sustain a climate of control and commitment balanced by respect for the adolescent's increased capacity for self-regulation. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alienation, Authoritarianism
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Habel, John; Bloom, Lisa A.; Ray, Marissa S.; Bacon, Ellen – Remedial and Special Education, 1999
A study of nine Native-American students and eight peers (grades 5 through 12) with behavior disorders who were receiving special education services investigated the students' self-concept within the central values of the Native-American circle of courage: belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. Results found that students typically…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Alienation, American Indians, Behavior Disorders
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Fulk, Barbara M.; Brigham, Frederick J.; Lohman, Darlene A. – Remedial and Special Education, 1998
A study investigated the motivational characteristics of 36 adolescents with learning disabilities (LD), 26 students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD), and 53 typical students. Students with LD appeared more alienated and oriented to avoiding work, whereas students with EBD reported significantly more feelings of test anxiety. Gender…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Jacobs, John R.; Bovasso, Gregory – 1994
Depersonalization and the correct identification of the symptoms of depersonalization remain a source of controversy in psychiatry. For this study, 232 university students (75 percent women) answered questions on the Differential Personality Inventory. Five types of depersonalization experiences, based on earlier scales, were then used to cluster…
Descriptors: Alienation, Behavior, Behavior Disorders, College Students