Characteristics of well adjusted adolescents.
In a community sample of 150 adolescents 14-16 years old, 25 (16.7%) were found to be well adjusted on the basis of structured interviews with the youths and their parents. The personalities of these subjects were found to be different and their self-concepts better than those of the remaining sample. The well adjusted adolescents described their parents as more caring and reported a larger number of social support systems than did the controls. The direct significance of these findings, as well as more subtle ramifications for the mental health professional, is discussed.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia 65201.
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Kashani
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support