Self-Reinforcement Scores of Psychiatric Inpatients and Normal Controls

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13664729
AutoresRanbir S Parmar (St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, autor de correspondencia), Zack Z Cernovsky (St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada)
Año1993
Volumen72
Número1
Páginas35-38
Fecha de publicación1993-02-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1993.72.1.35
PMID8451371
OpenAlexW2056785398
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas7

Heiby's 1982 self-reinforcement questionnaire (a measure of the ability to reward oneself selectively for constructive behaviors or efforts and to nurture a positive self-image by means of a supportive internal speech) was administered to 12 normal controls (psychiatric nurses), 11 paranoid schizophrenic patients (DSM-III—R), 8 bipolar patients currently manic (DSM-III—R), and 12 inpatients treated for substance abuse (DSM-III—R). No significant mean differences were found on analysis of variance. The means of the groups of psychiatric inpatients and of normal persons are comparable to means of other samples of normals, e.g., college students or factory workers, reported in the literature

Psychiatry · Reinforcement · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology