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Owen-Anderson, Allison F. H.; Jenkins, Jennifer M.; Bradley, Susan J.; Zucker, Kenneth J. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Objective: The construct of empathy was examined in 20 boys with gender identity disorder (GID), 20 clinical control boys with externalizing disorders (ECC), 20 community control boys (NCB), and 20 community control girls (NCG). The mean age of the children was 6.86 years (range = 4-8 years). It was hypothesized that boys with GID would show…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Gender Differences, Individual Differences, Measures (Individuals)
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Steiner, Hans; Erickson, Sarah J.; MacLean, Peggy; Medic, Sanja; Plattner, Belinda; Koopman, Cheryl – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
Objective: Although there are extensive data on the relationship between personality and stress reactivity in adults, there is little comparable empirical research with adolescents. This study examines the simultaneous relationships between long term functioning (personality, defenses) and observed stress reactivity (affect) in adolescents.…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Personality Traits, Females, Adolescents
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Kim, Hun-Soo; Kim, Hyun-Sil – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
The present study examined gender differences in the rate, type, and relevant variables underlying delinquent behavior among South Korean adolescents. Although female delinquency is increasing and becoming more violent in South Korea, the rate of delinquent behavior was found to be much lower among female than among male adolescents and female…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Foreign Countries