Phenomenic aspects of the school maladjustment in preadolescence

The Authors present the data relative to the administration of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI - Italian version) and the Sociometic Questionnaire to a random sample of 52 preadolescent students (10-12.6 years old). Successively the students of the sample who showed a risk for affective and social disorders and a poor school achievement were evaluated with Rorschach test. The data, also examined through a statistical method, brought to light e use of the two questionnaires for a rapid screening of students at risk of psychological disorders in early adolescence.