USE OF VIDEOTAPE TO INDUCE ATTITUDE CHANGE IN DELINQUENT ADOLESCENTS

• NCJ Number: 19315
• Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry Volume: 131 Issue: 9 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1974) Pages: 996-999
• Author(s): R C MARVIT; J LIND; D G MCLAUGHLIN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: American Psychiatric Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE EFFECTS OF VIDEOTAPING ON GROUP THERAPY WITH DELINQUENT ADOLESCENTS AS DISCOVERED THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF HAWAII'S ANTISOCIAL ADOLESCENTS.

Abstract

TESTING WITH AND WITHOUT VIDEOTAPING WAS DONE AT FOUR AGENCIES, EACH NORMALLY SPECIALIZING IN A DIFFERENT TREATMENT APPROACH. THE GROUPS THAT WERE VIDEOTAPED DEVELOPED AN INCREASE IN REALITY-BASED SELF/OTHER CONCEPT AND A MORE REFLECTIVE POSTURE REGARDING THEIR BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION, THEY EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN SELF-ESTEEM WITH REDUCED EMPHASIS ON ACTIVITY AS A MEANS OF COPING. THE USE OF VIDEOTAPING IN THE TREATMENT OF ANTISOCIAL ATTITUDES WAS MOST EFFECTIVE IN ALLOWING INCREASED REALITY TESTING COINCIDENT WITH REDUCED USE OF DENIAL. THIS EFFECT WAS ENHANCED WITH SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH THE PEER GROUP PROCESS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)