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Internalizing Symptoms In A Sample Of Native American Adolescents, Georgia Lee Matt
Internalizing Symptoms In A Sample Of Native American Adolescents, Georgia Lee Matt
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Internalizing disorders can have negative effects ranging from diminished self-esteem to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Native American children and adolescents often face pressures that put them at increased risk for the development of internalizing disorders, yet research within this population is almost nonexistent.
Given the serious implications of and the lack of research on internalizing disorders among this minority group, the present study was designed to provide information on the rate of internalizing symptoms in a sample of Native American adolescents, and provide normative data utilizing this sample for the Internalizing Symptoms Scale for Adolescents. Data were collected using the …