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- Title
USING SOCIOMETRIC MEASURES TO PREDICT HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF YOUTH IN A POSITIVE PEER CULTURE PROGRAM.
- Authors
Vincent, James; Houlihan, Daniel; Mitchell, Patricia
- Abstract
Sociometric measures were used to predict help seeking behaviors of youth in a residential treatment center. Seventeen female adolescents with conduct disorders were asked to choose three peers in their group who were most popular, similar, and competent. These sociometric measures were correlated with the degree to which the participants would seek help from their peers across four problem scenarios representing actual situations encountered in residential settings. A multiple linear regression analysis suggested that sociometric measures of ‘competence’ was the best predictor of intentions to seek help across the problem scenarios. Discussion focused on the implications of using sociometric measures within a residential treatment setting.
- Subjects
SOCIOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL treatment of adolescents; CONDUCT disorders in adolescence; PSYCHOTHERAPY research; SOCIAL psychology
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 1994, Vol 9, Issue 2, p87
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.2360090203