期刊名称：International Journal of Psychological Studies
印刷版ISSN：1918-7211
电子版ISSN：1918-722X
出版年度：2014
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：36
DOI：10.5539/ijps.v6n2p36
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：Three key areas of dysfunction reported as having a significant impact on how adolescents with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) navigate their teen years and work towards independence are: mental health, social skills, and adaptive functioning. However, little is known about how adolescents with PAE perceive their own functioning relative to others, and what they and others see as potential strengths on which they may build. Participants included 32 adolescents (17 male, 15 female); 31% had confirmed prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) and the remaining 69% had a diagnosis of a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Adolescents and their caregivers completed the following measures: ABAS-2 (adaptive skills), SSIS (social skills), BASC-2 (mental health functioning), and BERS-2 (personal strengths). Overall, caregivers rated adolescents as having significantly more difficulties across all measures assessed when compared to the adolescents. The only area of agreement between caregiver and adolescents prenatally exposed to alcohol was on career strength. The knowledge gained from the results of this exploratory study can help adolescents with PAE better understand themselves and help researchers to better characterize this population.
