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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine whether variables defined as crit~cal b the model of human occupation (Kielhofner & Burke. 1980. 1 9 8 d could discriminate normal (n = 18). and psychosocially dysfunctib;nal (n = 15), groups of male adolescents. Discriminant analvsis was used to evaluate several variables simultaneously in order io determine grou membership. Measures used were the following: Locus of Contro Scale for C g ildren (Nowicki & Strickland, 1973), Occupational Questionnaire (Riopel, 1981), Role Checklist (Oakley, 1982), Modification of Matsutsuyu's Interest Checklist (1969) and the Adapted Adolescent Functional Performance Evaluation. Results showed that the model variables did successfully differentiate between the normal and sychosocially dysfunctional groups. Further data analysis indicated that the number of current and future roles as well as the number of strong interests proved to be the most valuable variables in this discrimination. Future research is suggested to improve the validity of the instruments used in this study.