Historique
Périodique
Adolescent social relationships and the treatment process: findings from quantitative and qualitative analyses
(Relations sociales des adolescents et processus de traitement : résultats d'analyses quantitatives et qualitatives)
Auteur(s) :
RIEHMAN K. S. ;
BLUTHENTHAL, R. N. ;
JUVONEN J. ;
MORRAL, A.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
865-896
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
51
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
SOCIABILITE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
TRAITEMENT
;
SEXE
;
PAIR
;
RELATION PARENT ENFANT
;
EVOLUTION
;
RECHERCHE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2003, 33, 865-896
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Juvenile justice systems increasingly rely on placement of substance-involved adolescents in residential group homes. Research finds differences in pathways to drug abuse, but few studies explore whether gender differences affect treatment response. We describe the association between girls' and boys' relationship patterns and their experiences in treatment. Data come from a quantitative study of 449 criminally involved adolescents mandated to residential treatment programs throughout Los Angeles, and 30 semi-structured interviews with a similar group of seven boys and three girls attending a residential treatment program. Quantitative data show that girls had more problematic families and peers and reported more depressive symptoms than boys. Qualitative data indicate that girls' pretreatment networks were almost exclusively comprised of older males acting as "protectors" and sexual partners, while boys' included same-sex, same-aged peers. Girls emphasized sexuality in their discussions of in-treatment relationships and had difficulty developing friendships with other girls in the program. Our findings highlight gender differences in relationship patterns that merit further study as potentially important influences on adolescents' treatment responses. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.