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Lorenz, Jerome R. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1981
Describes a model hypothesizing that differential service prescription based on client characteristics improves successful rehabilitation outcome. Studies the validity of this model using entry characteristics and services rendered to Goodwill Industries clients (N=445) as independent variables. Treatment outcome or placement was the criterion.…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Counseling Techniques, Individual Characteristics

Pittman, Joe F., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Examined marital cohesion as a component of marital adjustment. Seven variables related to adjustment were entered into a path model. Over 36 percent of the variance in cohesion was explained by the model. Four hypothesized direct effects were supported (i.e., for comparison level, self-disclosure anxiety, spousal hostility, and sex). (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Group Unity, Individual Characteristics, Marital Satisfaction

Williams, Stephen J.; Richardson, Mary – Administration in Mental Health, 1980
Studied the use of mental health services by enrolled populations, in order to establish a model or predictor of utilization. Primary focus of utilization data has been patient characteristics; organizational variables, such as plan design and benefit packages, are also shown to affect utilization. (LAB)
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Individual Characteristics, Mental Health Clinics, Mental Health Programs

Kahana, Eva; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1980
Tests alternative theoretical models of environment-individual interaction. Findings point to the importance of person-environment fit in the areas of congregation, impulse control, and segregation in explaining morale. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Environment, Individual Characteristics, Models

Orbach, Israel; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1981
Investigated latency-age children (N=11) who attempted or threatened suicide. Discovered common characteristics including: (1) suicidal parents; (2) a major family crisis; (3) excessive parental demands; (4) lack of satisfying relationships; (5) paradoxical death attitudes; and (6) positive strivings to stay alive. Developed a model for predicting…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Death