Psychological birth position of adolescents abusing substances and attempting suicide
| dc.contributor.advisor | Newlon, Betty J. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Schierbeek, Marvin Lee, 1953- | |
| dc.creator | Schierbeek, Marvin Lee, 1953- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-28T10:28:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-03-28T10:28:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1989 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277096 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the relationship between psychological birth order and substance abuse and suicide in adolescents. It was hypothesized that adolescents operating from a perceived inferior position as measured by the Psychological Birth Order Instrument would be more likely to abuse substances and/or engage in self-destructive behavior. Ninety-five adolescents from Southern Arizona volunteered to participate in this study. The forty-eight treatment subjects were current in-patients at a psychiatric hospital. The control group consisted of forty-seven high school students. The results indicated that there was a difference in perceptions between adolescents in treatment versus those not in treatment for substance abuse and/or suicide. There was a significant relationship at the.005 level and it was concluded that adolescents operating from a perceived inferior position are more likely to abuse substances and/or attempt suicide. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Birth order. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Teenagers -- Arizona -- Attitudes. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Teenagers -- Drug use -- Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychological birth position of adolescents abusing substances and attempting suicide | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 23184384 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| dc.identifier.proquest | 1337982 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Family and Consumer Resources | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.bibrecord | .b17590164 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.bibrecord | .b17590152 | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-14T03:37:08Z | |
| html.description.abstract | This study examined the relationship between psychological birth order and substance abuse and suicide in adolescents. It was hypothesized that adolescents operating from a perceived inferior position as measured by the Psychological Birth Order Instrument would be more likely to abuse substances and/or engage in self-destructive behavior. Ninety-five adolescents from Southern Arizona volunteered to participate in this study. The forty-eight treatment subjects were current in-patients at a psychiatric hospital. The control group consisted of forty-seven high school students. The results indicated that there was a difference in perceptions between adolescents in treatment versus those not in treatment for substance abuse and/or suicide. There was a significant relationship at the.005 level and it was concluded that adolescents operating from a perceived inferior position are more likely to abuse substances and/or attempt suicide. |
