Where have All the Idealistic, Imperturbable Freshmen Gone?

Wrightsman, Lawrence S.; Baker, Norma Jo

doi:10.1037/e463442008-153

Cited by 4 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Another possible explanation for the connection between education level and helpseeking attitude is that newer (younger) students are less trusting of establishment representatives (social change agencies, professionals) than the advanced (older) students. This possibility is suggested by Wrightsman and Baker's (1969) and Hochreich and Rotter's (1970) investigations, in which newer students showed more cynical attitudes and less interpersonal trust. However, the interpretation does not apply in the present instance because of the noncorrelation between age and attitude, when educational level is held constant.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Demographic correlates of attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.

Fischer

Cohen²

1972

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Help-seeking orientation was unrelated to social class of origin (based on father's social position) in a total sample of student 5s and for high school 5s and college freshmen considered separately. Jewish 5s tended to express more positive attitudes than Catholics or Protestants. Variables pertinent to the individual's academic life, such as educational level and scholastic major, significantly differentiated attitudes toward seeking professional aid. Correspondence of attitude to education level was independent of 5 age. Thus, the less favorable outlooks of students with less education were not attributable to proximity to parental values or to greater cynicism among newer students. The findings suggest that attitudes toward psychologists and psychiatrists as help sources are not as closely tied to socioeconomic class as has been indicated in earlier sociological studies.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Demographic correlates of attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.

Fischer

Cohen²

1972

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Early attachment is a basis for development of trust (Erikson, 1950; Muuss, 2002; Rotter, 1971; Tene, 1998; Wrightsman & Baker, 1969). Tene (1998) contends that when treating institutionalized adolescents, it is first necessary to change the way in which they perceive the world and build trust to replace alienation and hostility.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Equine-facilitated psychotherapy for at-risk adolescents: The influence on self-image, self-control and trust

Bachi

Terkel

Teichman

2011

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

108

138

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article describes the theoretical-conceptual frame of equine-facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) for adolescents at-risk, the unique components of this intervention, and its implementation in an evaluation study. The study was conducted at a residential treatment facility for adolescents at-risk. We examined the outcomes of EFP on self-image, self-control, trust and general life satisfaction. Fourteen resident adolescents comprised the treatment group, and were compared with a matched group of 15 residents who did not receive EFP (control). The treatment comprised a weekly individual EFP session over a period of seven months. The study found a trend of positive change in all four research parameters within the treatment group. Additional indications of the intervention's positive influence were also found and are discussed.

show abstract

“…Why would a subject in the late 1960s give a poorer impression of himself to the extent of exaggerating his problems? Campbell (1969) and Wrightsman and Baker (1969) suggest that the cause is social change. Halleck (1967) calls this "the glamorization of alienation."…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Campbell (1969) suggests that such changes may be partly due to changes in subculture. Wrightsman and Baker (1969) agree that the changes may be due to social change during the decade.…”

mentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Students of the 1970s were expected to be more like those of the 1950s than those of the 1960s.Several investigators have noted that in the 1960s clinical Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scale scores were higher than in the 1950s (Loper, Robertson, & Swanson, 1968;Rice & Kepecs, 1970;Segal, Walsh, & Weiss, 1966). Compared with subjects in the 1950s, subjects in the 1960s showed an increase in anxiety and cynicism (Wrightsman & Baker, 1969), a decrease in interpersonal trust (Hockreich & Rotter, 1970), a decrease in responsibility and self-control (Wall & Plant, Note 1), and an increase in science interest and decrease in business interest (Campbell, 1969).Why are we seeing these changes? Perhaps the most obvious explanation is offered by Segal et al (1966) who suggest that psychopathology has actually increased as indicated by MMPI scores.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A subcultural change of MMPI norms in the 1960s due to adolescent role confusion and glamorization of alienation.

Schubert¹,

Wagner²

1975

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

College freshmen in 1968 tended to show higher Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) clinical scale scores than freshmen in 1958. The need for periodic MMPI norm revision was noted. Glamorization of an alienated personality style was considered a possible cause of the college student cultural shift. Alienation as one aspect of adolescent role confusion was expected to show behaviorally as lack of commitment. Supporting this interpretation, vocationally uncommitted college students scored higher on MMPI clinical scales than vocationally committed students. Role confusion and premature identity foreclosure were described as pathological only when permanent. Students of the 1970s were expected to be more like those of the 1950s than those of the 1960s.Several investigators have noted that in the 1960s clinical Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scale scores were higher than in the 1950s (Loper, Robertson, & Swanson, 1968;Rice & Kepecs, 1970;Segal, Walsh, & Weiss, 1966). Compared with subjects in the 1950s, subjects in the 1960s showed an increase in anxiety and cynicism (Wrightsman & Baker, 1969), a decrease in interpersonal trust (Hockreich & Rotter, 1970), a decrease in responsibility and self-control (Wall & Plant, Note 1), and an increase in science interest and decrease in business interest (Campbell, 1969).Why are we seeing these changes? Perhaps the most obvious explanation is offered by Segal et al. (1966) who suggest that psychopathology has actually increased as indicated by MMPI scores. Rice and Kepecs (1970) agree with this explanation. In their study of young female psychiatric patients, they attribute the increase in psychopathology to rapidly changing sexual-asocial roles. However, this does not explain the changes in normal Requests for reprints should be sent to Daniel

show abstract

Where have All the Idealistic, Imperturbable Freshmen Gone?

Cited by 4 publications

References 0 publications

Demographic correlates of attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.

Demographic correlates of attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.

Equine-facilitated psychotherapy for at-risk adolescents: The influence on self-image, self-control and trust

A subcultural change of MMPI norms in the 1960s due to adolescent role confusion and glamorization of alienation.

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About