Ontogenetic personality changes during adulthood were evaluated using the Inventory of Psychosocial Development (IPD) to yield scores corresponding to the first six stages of Erikson's developmental theory. Of the 166 males and 161 females whose undergraduate data from 1966 were available, 76 males and 71 females returned usable data. Analyses of…

Current thought about the effects of single-parenting on children's sex-role development has supported (1) the traditional view that being raised in a single-parent home is deleterious to the well-being of children; (2) the conditional view noting that differences exist between children in father-absent and father-present homes (but only in…

This study examined the relationship of overall family conflict and stress to adult personality development in young adult college students from intact families, as compared to young adults who had experienced childhood parental divorce. Seventy-five students from divorced families and 78 students from intact families completed a screening…

In order to determine West German rural youths' involvement in and availability to the mechanism of social change, surveys of youth aged 17-28 in towns of less than 5,000 people were made in 1955, 1968, and 1980. Between 1955 and 1980 the social structure of rural youth changed dramatically, especially in employment. In 1955, 55% of rural youth…

This study investigated the interactive effects of student personality, values, and changing college environment at Felician College, a church-related two-year Women's college in Illinois. Students enrolled in 1968 were compared with students enrolled in 1974, during which time the enrollment of the college changed from a majority of highly…

Little empirical research has documented the impressionistic reports that mature-age students bring a unique and highly desirable set of personal qualities to the teaching profession. To help fill the gap, this study gathered empirical data from both mature-age and college-age students (N=74) on the following: (1) personality characteristics; (2)…