The problem of this study was to identify variables in the family environment that may describe depressed adolescents' families. This study was based on Adlerian theory. The Family Environment Scale (FES) was used to measure the family atmosphere. The Lifestyle Scale (LS) was used to examine the adolescent's unique system of beliefs, values, and attitudes. The Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (IE) was used to measure the extent of external control exhibited by the adolescents and their parents.
The subjects of this study were 31 depressed adolescents from 2 suburban psychiatric hospitals and one of each of the adolescent's parents. The subjects were from a homogeneous socioeconomic population showing no significant variation in the demographic categories of sex, race, chronological birth order, or marital status of the parents.
Scores were compared with normative data. Product moment correlations were calculated between the results of the subscales on the 3 instruments. A principal components factor analysis was performed to determine if any patterns existed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331611 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Warlick, Jayne |
| Contributors | Wilborn, Bobbie L., Burke, Angela J., Landreth, Garry L., Terrell, Sandra L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 100 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Warlick, Jayne, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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