Males and females participated in a coalition formation procedure by interacting with a computer program that simulated a pachisi game situation. Female partner preference data supported a weighted probability model of coalition formation over a bargaining theory. Male partner preference data did not support either theory. (Author)

Three locus of control scales were examined with regard to their reported psychometric properties. Results indicate a multifactor makeup for the three scales. (Author/DEP)

A value study completed by 145 male and 86 female business students was compared to 1960s data from 173 males and 91 females. Today's males had stronger economic, political, and aesthetic but weaker religious values than 1960s males; today's females had stronger economic and political, weaker aesthetic and religious values than 1960s females. Many…

Focuses on 331 college students' expectancies for their academic performance and the relationship of expectancies to actual grades. Concludes that, relative to men, women's expectations do not seem to bear the same relationship to their academic performance. Results indicate that caution must be exercised in making certain cross-sex comparisons.…

The study was conducted to determine differences in the authoritarianism dimensions of men and women and between individuals of above average and superior intelligence. The males scored significantly higher on three dimensions. Individuals of above average intelligence scored significantly higher than those of superior intelligence on three…

Compared validities for females and males on the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). Subjects took the SCII and a satisfaction measure three and one-half years after initial testing. Excellent predictive validity was evidenced for 42.5% of females and 59.3% of males. Concurrent validities were 58.0% and 64.0%. (Author/BEF)

Examines the impact of gender differences on concern for the environment among college students. The study, which involved telephone interviews with 365 students and controlled for class standing and family incomes, determined that males were slightly more likely than females to express environmental concern. (GLR)

In the first study reported most American norms governing reactions to self-disclosure to friends and strangers were replicated. In the second study American norms governing self-disclosure to males and females were not replicated. (Author/AM)

Studied the extent of loneliness of late adolescents in a midwestern university in relation to selected variables and in comparison to other groups. Found that women were lonelier than men, and that there was a relationship between loneliness an ease of making friends and loneliness and happiness during the past year. (Author/ABB)

Suicide rates of college and university populations are found to be lower than sex-matched comparison groups based on the 20 to 24-year-old population. (JMF)

Surveyed students and found that international student-athletes adjusted to college as well as students and student-athletes from the United States, and that they were significantly better adjusted than international non-athletes. Also uncovered gender and ethnicity differences. (EV)

The constructs in Holland's theory were compared for male and female college students using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and an adjective checklist (ACL). The correspondence between the VPI for male and female college students' was high. The correspondence between the variables as measured by the ACL for male and female students was…

In an experiment designed to determine the role of body part attitudes in self-concept, females demonstrated greater knowledge of their inner body and attached greater importance to their body parts than did males. However, inner body parts attitudes predicted self-concept for males, but not for females. (Author/GC)

A study of news writing styles of male and female college students indicated that some discernible differences in lexical habits do exist between the sexes. (GW)

This study examined college students' knowledge and attitudes regarding children's gender, and social and moral norms, and compared their evaluations of violation of each norm type. Participating were 140 female and 67 male college students ranging in age from 17 to 46 years, 33 of whom were parents. Subjects were asked questions related to toys,…