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Psychological Profiles of School-going and Institutionalized Adolescents and Their Perceptionson The Family Functions

Taha A.B.., and Ridzwan A.A., and Mariah A., (2003) Psychological Profiles of School-going and Institutionalized Adolescents and Their Perceptionson The Family Functions. Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 11 (1). pp. 34-40. ISSN 0128-8628

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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

This is a cross sectional survey of school-going adolescent and those committed tothe juvenile Institutions using family assessment device (FAD) and youth self-report(YSR). The aim of this survey Is to determine the problems In the adolescents' familyfunctions as well as their own psychological status. 274 male and 225 femaleadolescents participated. There was no difference between the adolescent groups'(I.e. institutionalized and the school-going adolescents with and without conductproblems) perception of their family functions with the exception of communication.School-going adolescents with conduct problems scored higher on FAD scales thanthose without conduct problems and those institutionalized. There was significantdifference between the groups on Internalizing and externalizing problems with theInstitutionalized adolescents scoring higher than both groups of school-goingadolescents. The specific syndrome profiles for both the males and females weresimilarly analyzed. These findings have strong implication on the Intervention approaches.

Item Type:Journal
Additional Information:This project was funded by the Ministry of Scienceand Technology IRPA grant no. 06-02-05-7020.The authors acknowledge the support given by theMinistry. The authors would also like to thank theMinistry of Education and the Ministry of NationalUnity and Community Development, for theirpermission to conduct the study at the selected schools and the correctional institutions respectively
Keywords:School going adolescents, FAD, YSR, externalizing and internalizing problems, adolescent psychology
Subjects:R Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing
ID Code:7595

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