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Peer reviewedCarter, Jo A.; Duncan, Pamela A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Surveyed 421 high school females to determine the prevalence of bulimia. Teenage vomiters were found to have higher levels of somatic symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, depression, and disturbed attitudes toward food, eating, and dieting. The findings provided information useful to school personnel who work with adolescents. (JAC)
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Emotional Problems, Females, High School Students
Lewis, Dorothy P. – 1983
A study was conducted to examine the effects of students' interests on their writing. A group of 571 high school seniors, fluent and nonfluent in writing, completed a questionnaire dealing with aspects of writing interest, such as subject, form, or voice. Tape recorded interviews addressing the same aspects were conducted with 11 fluent seniors…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Females, Grade 12
Peer reviewedFoster, Mindi D.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study of the effects of self-blame or societal blame among 82 Canadian female college students. Finds that women encouraged to blame themselves were more likely to endorse accepting the situation, while those encouraged to blame society endorsed nonnormative individual confrontation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Differences
