Abstract
The premise that significant differences exist in self concept content, structure, and process, between 3 groups of adolescents (age 13–17) was examined in this study, using measures and methods from the field of social cognition. A pilot (and subsequent control) group (n = 23) consisted of non-depressed, non-behaviorally disordered adolescents. The clinical group consisted of two subgroups, depressed adolescents (n = 30) and adolescents who had made a previous suicide attempt (n = 12). Subjects were recruited and interviewed during 1996–1999. Significant differences were found in positive/negative valence of self schemas, across a number of dimensions, among the groups. Additionally, differences in stability of self in the present were discovered among the three groups. Among other implications, these findings suggest that the use of specific, fine grained assessments can contribute to understanding of explicit dimensions within the self that may be related to emotional and/or behavioral issues in adolescence.
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