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| Adolescents | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Coping | 1 |
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| Adolescence | 1 |
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| Johnson, Robert | 1 |
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Peer reviewedJohnson, Robert – Adolescence, 1978
Self-mutilation and attempted sucide among adolescent prisoners are explored in relation to concrete coping tests posed by prison and to self-esteem problems posed by failure of external (family) and internal (peer) systems. Crisis sequences are traced using verbatim excerpts from interviews with prisoners. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Case Studies, Coping
