The emergence during adolescence of gender differences in symptom reporting
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Symptom reports are mediated by adolescents' views of themselves and are not directly related with age or gender as previously believed. The research on 548 13-15 year olds confirms that the reported incidence of symptomatology is more in boys than girls, but, when self-rating is accounted for, all categories are approximately the same between boys and girls except for competence where a low rating is linked to increased symptoms only in boys. There is a remarkable reduction in sexual differences in the case of self-reports of self-esteem, competence, withdrawal, rejection, family support and social responsibility. Girls tended to rank themselves higher in social responsibility.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 1995
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An experimental investigation of the role of appraisal processes in adolescents and their mothers experiencing family conflict
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Among adolescents in conflict with their mothers, hostile interpretations of parental behaviour are more likely when there is a need for a rapid response. This finding highlights that the situation surrounding the conflict as well as its interpretation is important in promoting family conflict.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 2000
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Pathological attachment and attachment style in late adolescence
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Dimensions of pathological attachment in adolescents involved in committed relationships predict both insecure attachments and psychiatric symptoms. Bowlby's attachment theories can be adapted for adult relationships and also prove useful in adolescence.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 2000
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