comparison of never-hospitalized and previously hospitalized adolescents: self-esteem and locus of control

Self-report, retrospective study of 115 adolescents compared self-esteem and locus of control of never hospitalized to that of adolescents hospitalized during adolescence, before adolescence, and during and before adolescence. Found no significant differences, although findings raised questions abou...

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Published in:Adolescence 1992, Vol.27 (105), p.227-234
Main Authors: Bolig, R, Brown, R.T, Kuo, J.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
age differences
Age Factors
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Children & youth
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hospitalization
Hospitalized Children
Hospitals
Humans
Indexing in process
Internal-External Control
Locus of Control
Low Income Groups
Male
personal autonomy
Personality Inventory
psychological stress
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Retrospective Studies
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Self image
self management
self-perception
Sex Factors
Social research
Socioeconomic Status
Stress
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Self-report, retrospective study of 115 adolescents compared self-esteem and locus of control of never hospitalized to that of adolescents hospitalized during adolescence, before adolescence, and during and before adolescence. Found no significant differences, although findings raised questions about long-term effects of early experiences, especially among lower socioeconomic status youth. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0001-8449