| Abstract: | Explored changes in attitudes toward authority of 2 samples of students (N = 508), who were tested before and after college entrance. Differences were reported between the sexes and between students who continued to reside at home and those who moved to the campus. The increase in negative attitudes toward authority observed in high school adolescents was found to continue into the college years, in contrast to predictions derived from psychoanalytic theory. The changing attitudes are interpreted in the context of other cognitive changes during the college years. (18 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
