Assaultive Adolescents: Family Decision-Making Parameters |
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| Authors: | HENRY T HARBIN MD DENIS J MADDEN PHD |
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| Institution: | Associate Professor, Clinical, of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Maryland Medical School, and Assistant Director of the Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration, 201 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.;Assistant Professor, Clinical, of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Maryland Medical School. Baltimore, Maryland. |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the results of a pilot study that investigated the family decision-making styles of families with a violent adolescent ( 17 ) and families with a normal adolescent ( 12 ). The results, utilizing an unrevealed differences family interactional test, showed that families with an assaultive teenager when contrasted with normal families had: (a) less agreement when making choices as a group; (b) less agreement between mother and violent son when making choices about activities; (c) sons who had less influence in the families' choice of activities; and, (d) mothers who "dictated" the families' decisions more often. The meanings of these findings and others are discussed by the authors as they relate to the problem of assaultive youths. |
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