Different from the objective risk of self-financed study-abroad behavior, the perceived risk thereof is the basis for individuals to assess the educational consumption risk from their own points of view. The perceived risk in self-financed study-abroad behavior falls into seven aspects, i.e., economic risk, functional risk, completion risk,…

Reveals that 46% of the time with television was spent in some activity instead of or in addition to looking at the TV. Notes that social interaction was the most common nonviewing activity for all viewers, followed by playing and eating for children and reading for adults. Considers how nonviewing behaviors occurred most often during programming…

Investigated within-group differences for Indians with (N=28) and without (N=32) familial history of alcoholism; and assessed cross-cultural differences for Indian (N=31) and Caucasian (N=39) social drinkers with a familial history of alcoholism. Results showed no psychological functioning differences between the Indian groups, but cross-cultural…

This study used multivariate techniques to examine the relationship between extent of psychological and physical maltreatment by mothers and fathers and a variety of current psychological symptoms in 251 university women. Behaviors reflective of both psychological and physical maltreatment by both mothers and fathers were found in the same…