Psychological education: studying adolescents' interests from their own perspective.
This study investigated the major areas of interest to Israeli adolescents. An instrument was developed to determine relevant psychological/life-skills domains. Factor analysis revealed nine clusters of variables reflecting the following concerns: self-destructive behavior, close relationships, opposite-sex relations, school, military service, future vocation, physical fitness, social life, and health. Gender and age differences are discussed, and implications of the findings for the educational system are delineated.
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Department of Education, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Israel.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009042:Motivation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012945:Social Values