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SELF-IMAGE IN THE SOCIALLY MALADAPTED GIRL - FRANCE

NCJ Number
30308
Journal
ANNALES DE VAUCRESSON Issue: 12 Dated: (1974) Pages: 145-228
Author(s)
A ALGAN
Date Published
1974
Length
83 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS GIVEN TO A CONTROL GROUP AND TO 100 FRENCH FEMALES ADOLESCENTS BROUGHT BEFORE THE JUVENILE COURT AND SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT OR INCARCERATION.
Abstract
THE SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED GIRLS HAD MORE NEGATIVE SELF-IMAGES, GREATER FEELINGS OF REJECTION BY SOCIETY, MORE NARCISSISTIC FEELING, AND LESS MENTAL EXPERIENCES OF THEIR PAST THAN THE CONTROL GROUP. RESULTS AND EXAMPLES OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS ARE INCLUDED. --IN FRENCH, SUMMARY IN ENGLISH