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PREDICTING INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS OF INPATIENT ADOLESCENTS: IMPACT OF FAMILY, PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SCHOOL INFLUENCES

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posted on 2023-09-07, 05:05 authored by Kathryn Ee-Ling Lou

The interpersonal functioning of psychiatrically-hospitalized adolescents provides insight into the deficits and dysfunctional modalities of responding that these individuals have developed as a result of life difficulties. Often utilized in treatment alliance and outcome research, interpersonal problems can guide and inform treatment and aid in overcoming barriers to care. The present study examined the relationships between psychosocial factors (parent and family, environmental, social, and educational) and scores on the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP; Horowitz, Rosenberg, Baer, Ureño & Villaseñor, 1988) in 79 psychiatrically-hospitalized adolescents at a county hospital in New York. The results suggest that several life circumstances were significant predictors of interpersonal problems in our adolescent sample. Taken together, the prevalence of bipolar disorders, conduct disorders, residence changes, kinship care, peer functioning, close relationships, initiating physical fights and school problems indicate that these areas can identify strengths and weaknesses in interpersonal functioning and provide focal points for treatment to improve outcomes in psychiatrically-hospitalized adolescents.

History

Publisher

ProQuest

Language

English

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1961/15281

Committee chair

James J Gray.

Committee member(s)

David Haaga; Mitchell H. Hugonnet; Andrew J. Wawrzyniak

Degree discipline

Clinical Psychology

Degree grantor

American University. Department of Psychology

Degree level

  • Doctoral

Degree name

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, American University, 2013

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thesesdissertations_437_OBJ.pdf

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application/pdf

Pagination

102 pages

Access statement

Electronic thesis available to American University authorized users only, per author's request.

Call number

Thesis 10027

MMS ID

99157874853604102

Submission ID

10531

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