Differentiating under- and Overcontrolled Behavior of Adolescent Outpatients with the High School Personality Questionnaire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13654196 |
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| Authors | Nicholas T Gallucci (Baylor College of Medicine, corresponding author), James E Ambler (McNeese State University) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 335-338 |
| Publication date | 1987-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1987.60.1.335 |
| PMID | 3562732 |
| OpenAlex | W2003837191 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This study evaluated whether the High School Personality Questionnaire could reliably distinguish between groups of adolescents with under- and overcontrolled behavior as identified by DSM-III diagnoses. Clients for outpatient psychotherapy from a mental health agency completed these questionnaires at intake and were later assigned DSM-III diagnoses by their therapists without reference to the questionnaires. As predicted, subscales of the questionnaire reliably discriminated diagnostic groups; however, mean differences for the discriminating variables were small. While the High School Personality Questionnaire has limited utility in the diagnostic process with adolescents, it did provide information concerning potential strengths or behavioral assets
Medical diagnosis · Mental health · Personality · Personality Assessment Inventory · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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