Psychosocial Problems of Aboriginal Adolescents and Their Sociocultural Environment

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Full-blood, part-aboriginal and white adolescents in Derby, Western Australia, were compared in terms of their social background and psychological adjustment. Part-aborigines, who are the backbone of the town, proved to be the best adjusted. The highest rate of psychosocial disturbance, especially ‘delinquency and anti-social behaviour’, was found in the full-bloods and this was related to: a) their poor socioeconomic environment; b) rapid changes in their way of life after moving to Derby in recent years; and c) their unpreparedness for the demands of schooling and work in the new situation. The data were compared with the findings of a similar survey in Victoria, and confirmed the relevance of socioeconomic environment in the psychological adjustment of full-blood and part-aboriginal adolescents.

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