Minor Psychiatric Morbidity in South African Secondary School Pupils
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13676148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karl Peltzer (0000-0002-5980-0876, Department of Psychology, corresponding author), Varghese I Cherian (Department of Psychology of Education, University of the North), Lily Cherian (Department of Psychology of Education, University of the North) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 397-402 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| 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/pr0.1999.85.2.397 |
| PMID | 10611768 |
| OpenAlex | W2006974966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
This study investigated minor psychiatric morbidity ("neurotic": anxiety and depression symptoms) in rural (Black) South African secondary school pupils. The sample included 622 Grade 11 pupils (254 boys and 368 girls) in the age range of 17 to 24 years with a mean age of 19.3 yr. The inventories used were a questionnaire on the socioeconomic and family background, a Cultural Orientation Scale, a Student Stress Scale, a General Self-efficacy Scale, a Perceived Stress Scale, and the Self-reporting Questionnaire-20. The findings are that 12.6% of the pupils had a possible clinically significant psychological disorder. Contributing factors identified were interpersonal, study, finance, illness, perceived stress, low self-efficacy, and low religious orientation
Anxiety · Depression (economics · Interpersonal communication · Minor (academic · Neuroticism · Personality · Population · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomic status · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
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| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2008 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |