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Klemme Larson, Rachel E.; Bell, Alexandra A. – Human Resource Development Review, 2013
Newcomer adjustment, the process an individual goes through within the first year at a new organization, can be a challenging transition for traditionally aged recent college graduates. Unsuccessful adjustment can have profound negative consequences for young adults, organizations, and undergraduate institutions. Gaps exist in the human resource…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, College Graduates, Adjustment (to Environment), Human Resources

Schoen, Jill; Hoover, John H. – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1990
Critically reviews data about the behavioral characteristics of mentally retarded sexual offenders. Discusses possible interactions between mental retardation and the provision of services and directions for future research. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Delivery Systems, Mental Retardation, Prisoners
National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1982
The paper presents a summary of the findings from a 1982 conference held by the National Institutes of Health on the issue of diets and hyperactivity. Six questions are addressed, touching on the nature of hyperactivity and its quantifiable measurement, defined diets, empirical evidence regarding the effects of these diets on hyperactivity,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conference Papers, Dietetics, Food

Friman, Patrick C.; Hayes, Steven C.; Wilson, Kelly G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
Discusses reasons for the limited behavior-analytic research about anxiety, describes recent developments in the experimental analysis of human behavior that make behavior-analytic study of anxiety more tenable, and examines some applied implications of these recent developments. Explores the term "anxiety" and recommends increased…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Definitions
Hall, Jon – 1983
Noting that considerable research has been conducted in the area of political communication, this paper points out that little attention has been given to direct legislation techniques--means by which citizens participate in the legislative decision making process. To establish a rationale for the study of direct legislation efforts, the paper…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Citizen Participation, Communication Research, Legislation
Dykens, Elisabeth M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
This paper considers key properties of behavioral phenotypes of mental retardation syndromes, including within-syndrome variability and between-syndrome similarities and qualitative differences. The "new genetics" research requires combining data from three strategies: (1) a psychiatric approach, (2) psychometric methods, and (3) syndrome-specific…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Genetics, Mental Retardation

Lamb, Michael E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This statement, signed by 20 experts on child welfare and abuse, summarizes agreement regarding the current status of knowledge in investigation of child sexual abuse and identifies those areas in which further research remains necessary. The statement addresses behavioral indicators of abuse, interviewing child victims, the use of dolls and other…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interviews

Hastings, Richard P.; Remington, Bob – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This article reviews literature on the responses of direct care staff to challenging behaviors of individuals with mental retardation. The paper constructs a behavior analytic description of the functions of care staff behavior in relation to their clients' challenging behaviors, draws a distinction between contingency-shaped and rule-governed…
Descriptors: Attendants, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Austin, Bruce A. – 1983
Film audience research complements institutional research, verifying scholarship on the meanings films have to viewers and providing broad-based explanations of film images. Most important, such research focuses on the decision and motivation processes people use before they set foot in the movie theater, thereby helping to construct a context…
Descriptors: Audiences, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Decision Making

Pearce, Phillip L.; Moscardo, Gianna – Evaluation Review, 1985
This article reviews a subsection of leisure research--studies on visitor characteristics, reactions, and behaviors in recreational settings. Four areas of visitor evaluation research are examined: (1) museums; (2) natural environments; (3) tourist sites, and (4) tourist facilities. The role of the psychologist in the development and improvement…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs

Larwood, Laurie; Powell, Gary N. – Group and Organization Studies, 1981
Critiques recent research in the field of women in management. Suggests that only a small portion of potential topics has been investigated. Recommends intensive efforts to identify and evaluate alternative solutions to the problems of discrimination and differential socialization. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Patterns, Females, Individual Characteristics

Clayton, Richard R.; Bokemeier, Janet L. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980
A review of the literature of the decade focuses upon two broad issues: the epidemiology (prevalence and incidence) and the etiology (correlates and causes) of premarital sexual attitudes and behavior. A research and theory agenda for the 1980s is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Codes of Ethics, Cohort Analysis, Etiology

Coulborn-Faller, Kathleen; Corwin, David L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
This article discusses use of child interview data to decide whether or not a child has been sexually abused. It examines the role of child interview findings from a historical perspective, discusses the challenge of researching criteria indicative of a true allegation, reviews existing studies of child interview data, draws conclusions, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Data Collection, Evaluation
Wiseman, Richard L. – 1980
Noting that one means of better understanding the nature of cultural differences is to elucidate the cognitive differences between members of differing cultures, this paper examines Alexander Luria's sociohistorical theory of functional cognitive systems. The paper first describes Luria's notion of functional systems, the crux of which postulates…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communication (Thought Transfer)

Friedrich, William N. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
This paper on the behavioral manifestations of child sexual abuse first reviews previous research concerning child variables, parent/family variables, sexual abuse in combination with other maltreatment, and physiological outcomes. Criteria for future research are offered and specific research needs in the areas of developmental progression,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Biological Influences, Child Abuse
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