EAST-WEST DIFFERENCES AMONG ADOLESCENTS W ITH REGARD TO THE LEVEL OF DIFFERENT CLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PERSONALITY

Authors
WOLFRADT U HELLMEISTER G HANSEL B STRAUBE ER
Citation
U. Wolfradt et al., EAST-WEST DIFFERENCES AMONG ADOLESCENTS W ITH REGARD TO THE LEVEL OF DIFFERENT CLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PERSONALITY, Verhaltenstherapie, 6(2), 1996, pp. 88-93
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Verhaltenstherapie → ACNP
ISSN journal
10166262
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
88 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
1016-6262(1996)6:2<88:EDAAWI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The present study recorded the clinical-psychological levels of depres sive, neurotic and schizotypal features among 529 grammar school pupil s, aged 14 to 17 years, from East and West Germany. It was found that girls reported depressive and anxiety-related experiences to a larger extent than boys. In general a higher clinical level of depression and anxiety for East-German adolescents in comparison to the West-German adolescents from Frankfurt/Main was observed. A cluster analysis found more West-German girls with exclusively high levels of schizotypy tha n East-German girls. The results are discussed on the background of th e differences of social conditions and requirements of socialization b etween the adolescents in East and West Germany.