ROGER PATTERN MANIFESTATIONS AND HEALTH IN ADOLESCENTS

The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine four manifestatio ns of human-environmental field patterning-human field motion, human f ield rhythms, creativity, and sentience-in relation to perceived healt h status in 106 early, 111 middle, and 113 late adolescents. Participa nts responded to the Perceived Field Motion Instrument (a measure of h uman field motion), the Human Field Rhythms Scale, the Creativity Scal e, the Sentience Scale, the General Health Rating Index (a measure of perceived health status), and a brief demographic data sheet in classr oom settings. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlations. Statistic ally significant positive correlations were found between perceived fi eld motion and perceived health status in early, middle, and late adol escents, between human field rhythms and perceived health status in la te adolescents only, and between creativity and perceived health statu s in late adolescents only. The inverse relationship found between sen tience and perceived health status in early, middle, and late adolesce nts was not statistically significant. The findings are interpreted wi thin a Rogerian framework.