Ostrov E, Offer D, Howard K I
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1989 May;28(3):394-8. doi: 10.1097/00004583-198905000-00016.
A widespread belief that adolescence is marked by disturbance may have contributed to a lack of interest in psychiatric symptomatology in adolescents. There are few studies of adolescent gender differences. Adolescents (N = 497) from three Chicago area high schools, representing a broad socioeconomic spectrum, were administered the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire, the Delinquency Checklist, and the Symptom Checklist in which they self-report on self-image, experience of symptoms, and delinquent behavior, respectively. Results show that adolescent girls are more prone to report inwardly directed psychiatric symptomatology, such as depression and anxiety, than are adolescent boys; adolescent boys are more prone to report acting out behaviorally. Gender is an important aspect of treating adolescent patients.
一种普遍的观念认为青春期以动荡不安为特征，这可能导致了对青少年精神症状学缺乏兴趣。关于青少年性别差异的研究很少。来自芝加哥地区三所高中的青少年（N = 497），代表了广泛的社会经济范围，他们分别接受了奥弗自我形象问卷、犯罪清单和症状清单的测试，在这些测试中，他们分别就自我形象、症状体验和犯罪行为进行自我报告。结果显示，与青少年男孩相比，青少年女孩更倾向于报告内向型精神症状，如抑郁和焦虑；青少年男孩更倾向于报告行为外化表现。性别是治疗青少年患者的一个重要方面。
