TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Identification and assessment of problematic interpersonal situations for urban adolescents
JO  - Journal of clinical child psychology
A1  - Farrell, A. D.
A1  - Ampy, L. A.
A1  - Meyer, A. L.
SP  - 293
EP  - 305
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - Identified and developed a scale to assess problematic interpersonal situations among urban adolescents. In Study 1, problematic situations were identified by focus groups of 6th graders (N = 43). Their relevance was verified in Study 2 by assessing their reported frequency and difficulty in a sample of 6th graders (N = 457) that included mostly African American youth from low-income families. Scales representing 3 dimensions, peer provocation, perceived injustice, and environmental stressors were verified by confirmatory factor analyses. In Study 3, the internal consistency and structure of these scales were cross-validated in a sample of 7th graders (N = 459). All 3 scales were correlated with self-reported violent behavior, drug use, and anxiety and uniquely accounted for 11% to 19% of the variance. These findings have implications for identifying youth at risk for emotional and behavioral problems and for designing more relevant interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-228X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp2703_6
ID  - ref1
ER  -