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Direct linkRecklitis, Christopher J.; Noam, Gil G. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
Objective: This study examined the relationship between ego development and psychological defenses to aggressive behavior in a group of psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Method: Subjects were 245 adolescents ages 12-16, who were assessed for aggressive behaviors, assaultive incidents, ego development and defenses. Results: Aggressive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Patients, Aggression, Defense Mechanisms
Peer reviewedOsborne, Jason W. – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995
Tested hypothesis that African American children protect themselves from failure by detaching their self-esteem from academic outcomes. Analyses revealed a pattern of weakening correlations between self-esteem and academic outcomes from 8th to 10th grade for African American students. Correlations for white students remained stable or increased.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
