Children at Risk - A Repertory Grid Study of Intermediate Treatment Group Members' Images of Self and Others

• NCJ Number: 86801
• Journal: Journal of Adolescence Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1982) Pages: 347-354
• Author(s): A Crawford; J McAllister
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: Based on a re-analysis of a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde.

Annotation

This paper studies how 11 disadvantaged adolescents participating in an intermediate, or community-based, treatment unit near Glasgow, Scotland, construe their social world and whether they have self-esteem as evaluated by the repertory grid technique.

Abstract

The unit's treatment philosophy is based on the belief that providing a stable, secure environment, in which members could form relationships with other youths and adults, would promote feelings of self-worth. However, the youths studied appeared to have poor regard for themselves and others in their neighborhood, although they did not appear to identify with delinquents. A total of 18 references and 2 tables are supplied.