title: Problem solving and social position among emotionally disturbed boys.
abstract: The 19 most and 19 least popular boys in a residential treatment center were administered the Means-End Problem Solving Test. Social status among peers and problem-solving ability in social situations were found to be related even among emotionally disturbed preadolescents.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011340:Problem Solving; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012928:Social Desirability