PERSONALITY DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT BOYS WHERE THE FATHER WAS ABSENT

Authors
NELSON C VALLIANT PM
Citation
C. Nelson et Pm. Valliant, PERSONALITY DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT BOYS WHERE THE FATHER WAS ABSENT, Perceptual and motor skills, 76(2), 1993, pp. 435-443
Citations number
17
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
76
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
435 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1993)76:2<435:PDOABW>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The effects of substitute adult male role-models were examined for 60 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 years. Significant mean diff erences were found on Depression, Hypochondriasis, and Suspiciousness scales of the MMPI and Guilt and Assaultiveness of the Buss-Durkee Hos tility Inventory. Interpretation of scores showed that fatherless boys who had substitute male role-models were similar in personality to bo ys with fathers. Adolescent boys without fathers and from lower socioe conomic families were significantly more similar in personality to you ng offenders.