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Hawes, David J.; Helyer, Rebekah; Herlianto, Eugene C.; Willing, Jonah – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
This study tested if children and adolescents with high levels of borderline personality features (BPF) exhibit the same shame-prone self-concept previously found to characterize adults with borderline personality disorder (Rusch et al., 2007). Self-concept was indexed using the Implicit Association Test, in a community sample of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Adolescents, Adults, Children
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Wymbs, Brian T.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Belendiuk, Katherine A.; Pedersen, Sarah L.; Walther, Christine A. P.; Cheong, Jee Won; McGinley, James S.; Marshal, Michael P.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M.; Pelham, William E. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
Although children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for impulsive, health-endangering behavior, few studies have examined nonsubstance, use-related risk-taking behaviors. This study examined whether adolescents and young adults with ADHD histories were more likely than those without ADHD histories to report frequent…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, At Risk Persons
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Abela, John R. Z.; Fishman, Michael B.; Cohen, Joseph R.; Young, Jami F. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
A major theory of personality predispositions to depression posits that individuals who possess high levels of self-criticism and/or dependency are vulnerable to developing depression following negative life events. The goal of the current study was to test this theory of personality predispositions and the self-esteem buffering hypothesis in a…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Personality Problems, Parents, At Risk Persons
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Oshri, Assaf; Rogosch, Fred A.; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate longitudinal risk processes linking early child maltreatment, childhood personality organizations, and adolescent maladaptation. In a sample of maltreated and nonmaltreated children ("N" = 400; 62.3% African American, 11.8% Hispanic; 40.8% girls), a tripartite personality typology based on…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Risk, Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents
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Golmaryami, Farrah N.; Barry, Christopher T. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
The present study investigated the relations of self-reported and peer-nominated relational aggression (RA) with self-esteem and narcissism among 43 at-risk 16- to 18-year-olds. Self-reported and peer-nominated RA were positively intercorrelated, and each was positively correlated with narcissism. An interaction between self-esteem and narcissism…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Aggression, Self Esteem, Personality Problems
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Fung, Annis Lai-Chu; Gao, Yu; Raine, Adrian – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
This cross-sectional study examined the nature of child and adolescent psychopathy using the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD) in 3,675 schoolchildren (ages 11-16) in Hong Kong, China. A confirmatory factor analysis observed a good fit for the three-factor model (callous-unemotional, impulsivity, narcissism) of APSD, with boys scoring…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Construct Validity, Children, Adolescents
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Taylor, Jeanette; Kemper, Therese Skubic; Loney, Bryan R.; Kistner, Janet A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2006
Classifications for severe juvenile offenders and ones that include mental health needs are lacking. Thus, in this study, adolescent male offenders (N = 652) committed to a residential facility were clustered on personality and clinical scales of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (Millon, 1993) into 5 groups (including 4 found in other…
Descriptors: Classification, Adolescents, Males, Delinquency
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Jacobson, Colleen M.; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.; Miller, Alec L.; Turner, J. Blake – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This retrospective chart review study of 227 participants examined the psychiatric profiles of outpatient adolescents ages 12 to 19 years (M = 15.08 years, SD = 1.72 years) engaging in different types of deliberate self-harm (DSH) behaviors. Participants were divided into four groups: no deliberate self-harm (NoDSH; n = 119), nonsuicidal…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, Adolescents