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Rosenstein, Diana S.; Horowitz, Harvey A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
In relationships among attachment classification, psychopathology, and personality, traits were examined in a group of 60 psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Attachment was examined in 27 adolescent-mother pairs. Both adolescent and maternal attachment status were overwhelmingly insecure and were highly concordant. Results support a model of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Emotional Development
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Allen, Joseph P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined long-term sequelae of severe adolescent psychopathology from the perspective of adult attachment theory. Compared 66 upper-middle-class adolescents who were psychiatrically hospitalized at age 14 for problems other than thought or organic disorders, to 76 socio-demographically similar high school students. When reviewed at age 25,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Emotional Development
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Adam, Kenneth S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Adolescents in psychiatric treatment (N=133) participated in a case-comparison study investigating the association of attachment patterns with a history of suicidal behaviors. Attachment patterns were assessed using the Adult Attachment Interview. In accordance with definitions provided in the scoring system, 86% of case and 78% of comparison…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders
Levine, Madeline – 1996
Numerous studies have shown that viewing media violence encourages aggression, desensitization, and pessimism in children. This book reviews research on the effects of television and movie violence on children and adolescents, offering parents suggestions for dealing with the problems it creates. It is asserted that parents frequently…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, Affective Behavior, Aggression