title: Seriousness of adolescent problems.
abstract: Two hundred and forty white middle class adolescents in a four year high school were administered a 14-item questionnaire designed to assess the seriousness of typical adolescent problems. The three most worrisome problems were physical appearance, careers and grades. Sex, year of high school and college vs. work bound differences were analyzed and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*