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Myers, Janell, The impact of unresolved loss on adolescent anqer and
defiant behavior. Doctor of Philosophy (Counseling), May 2000, 130 pp, 11
tables, four illustrations, references.
This study examines the impact of issues of loss on adolescents. It was
hypothesized that adolescents who experienced incidents of loss which were not
adequately supported or processed to the point of resolution are much more
likely to exhibit more angry and defiant behaviors than those who did not have
such life experiences.
Three instruments were used to identify loss and related impact. The first
is the Interview Process, designed to identify issues of loss and screen for
problematic behavior. This tool is used to qualify the participant for the study, and
to designate which study group the participant will be assigned. The Family
Constellation Exercise is an experiential assessment tool that exemplifies how
emotionally close or distant the participant feels in relation to his or her nuclear
family members. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Assessment -
Adolescent version (MMPI-A) is used to identify behaviors and thought patterns
associated with anger and defiance.
The study was able to conclude that there is a strong potential for
unresolved loss to negatively impact an adolescent. The study also discovered
that many teenagers who do not exhibit angry or defiant behaviors have also
experienced loss, yet do not act out anger. Suggestions are made as to why this
is so, and implications for future research are made.
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Myers, Janell. The Impact of Unresolved Loss on Adolescent Anger and Defiant Behavior, dissertation, August 2000; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2618/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .