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Psychological Distress & Attitude to Authority in a Sample of Irish Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

H Williams ,
M Fitzgerald  and
A Kinsella
M Fitzgerald
Affiliation:
St Loman's Hopsital, Palmerstown, Co Dublin 20
A Kinsella
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, DIT, Kevin Street, Dublin 2
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Abstract

92 adolescents (mean age 13.8 yrs) at a North Dublin school completed the GHQ - 30 and the attitude to authority scale. A high level of psychological distress (as measured by the GHQ - 30) was found, with 44% of the sample reporting 6 or more symptoms. The majority of students (84%) however expressed pro-authority feelings. A negative correlation was found between the level of distress and positive attitude towards parents. The possible clinical relevance is discussed

Keywords

AdolescentsPsychological distressAttitude to authority
Type
Original Article
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 37 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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