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An Investigation, by Means of the Object Relations Test, Into Some of the Effects of Early Separation from the Mother on the Personal Relationships of Adolescent Delinquent Girls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2018

Elizabeth O'Kelly*
Affiliation:
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A group of adolescent girl thieves have been examined by means of the Object Relations Test, in an attempt to estimate some of the psychodynamic factors determining their thieving. These girls are all at an Approved School where psychiatric treatment is given. They are all of average or superior intelligence and from materially good homes and their delinquency has been considered to be neurotic in origin. The age range is from 15 to 19 years.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1957 

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1. O'Kelly, , Elizabeth, , “Some observations on relationships between delinquent girls and their parents”, Brit. J. med. Psychol., 1955, 28, 59.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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