摘要：This paper has several goals: to find out the specific strength domains of children and adolescents with behaviour disorders, to describe them and to discover the relations between the strength domains on one hand, and the level of risk, other life circumstances, and the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of treatment on the other hand. The sample consists of 351 at-risk boys at an average age of 15.7 years placed in 13 residential treatment and correctional institutions in Croatia. A risk, strength and intervention needs assessment was conducted by applying the Croatian version of the Youth Level of Services/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI). Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. By applying qualitative analysis, more in-depth understanding of personbased and environment-based variables associated with perceived strength domainswas gained. The results of the quasi-canonical correlation and discriminative analysis showed a strong correlation between the strength domainsand other life circumstances, as well as with the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of treatment. The results were discussed in the framework of models for understanding relationships among risk, protective factors and resilience.
关键词：children and adolescents at-risk or with behavioural disorders; residential treatment; strengths.
