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Adolescents' peer-rated mental health, peer-acceptance, and irrational beliefs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15362384     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Based on the notion of positive psychology, the interrelationships among peer-rated mental health, social acceptance and irrational beliefs were examined using Korean youth. We predicted that adolescents who were rated by their peers to be relatively more mentally healthy, compared to those who were rated to be less mentally healthy, would (a) receive higher social acceptance from peers and (b) report fewer irrational beliefs. 476 adolescents (252 boys and 224 girls; M age = 16.7 yr., SD=.46), all recruited from a single high school in an upper middle-class area in Seoul, Korea, rated each others' mental health in five areas of mental health, i.e., concern for others, contentment with life, creativity and industry, good interpersonal relationships and ability to cope with stressful situations and social acceptance and responded to a questionnaire measuring irrational beliefs. Analysis showed that those adolescents who were rated by their peers to be more mentally healthy received higher social acceptance from those peers than those rated as less mentally healthy; however, this effect size was small. Implications of the study are discussed.
Authors:
Dong Y Lee; Nan H Sohn; Sung H Park
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychological reports     Volume:  94     ISSN:  0033-2941     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Rep     Publication Date:  2004 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-14     Completed Date:  2004-10-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376475     Medline TA:  Psychol Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1144-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. dylee@mm.ewha.ac.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adolescent Psychology*
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Mental Health*
Peer Group*
Self Assessment (Psychology)*
Social Adjustment*
Social Desirability
Sociometric Techniques

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