French-Canadian adolescent boys (n = 272) and girls (n = 286) particip
ated in a study of the relationship between anomie and selected person
al variables. Results of a multivariate regression analysis indicate t
hat adolescents who suffered from anomie tended to be younger boys and
girls with low self-esteem who believed that they were subject to cha
nce or fate and who had experienced a number of recent negative life e
vents.