NCJ Number
100676
Journal
Journal of Adolescence Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1985) Pages: 271-287
Date Published
1985
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This paper reports the initial findings of a 5-year followup study of 75 males admitted in their early teens to a British residential school for maladjusted boys.
Abstract
The school admits boys between 10 and 13 years old deemed ungovernable by the adults responsible for them. The school provides individual relationships with concerned adults in the context of such activities as recreation, occupational therapy, and counseling. Staff and residents meet regularly for discussion and joint decisionmaking, and the school provides a program of learning and ego-building. Structured interviews with the subjects covered recollections of family, peer experiences, school and adult life, and the school's therapeutic environment. Data analysis assessed the subjects' overall psychosocial adjustment. Preliminary analysis indicates that two-thirds of the subjects had no current significant problems; just under two-fifths had no history of problems since leaving the school. With a few exceptions, the subjects positively evaluated the school's regime. Tabular data and 20 references.