The purpose of this study was to examine college students' perspectives on dating a person who stutters (PWS). One hundred and thirty-two college students responded to a 19-item survey questionnaire. Survey items included questions about participants' familiarity with persons who stutter, family and/or personal history of stuttering, knowledge of…

Since research suggests that media pressure to be thin causes individuals to have negative feelings about their appearances, this research aimed to test whether exposing college students to some common myths about female images in the media may be part of the solution to fostering a healthier body image. In this study, a 2 (Group: Experimental or…

This study investigated the relationship between students' motives to communicate (i.e., relational, functional, participatory, excuse making, and sycophantic) with their instructors and perceived instructor credibility, attractiveness, and homophily. 150 undergraduate students (85 men, 64 women, one did not indicate sex) enrolled at a large…

Examined college students' perceptions of their ideal man and woman. Both male and female students, regardless of age or major saw the ideal man as having a "balanced" orientation and the ideal woman as having a self-orientation. College students' sex role perceptions appear to have changed. (Author)

Tested the assumption that a discriminatory pattern of appeal exists within an ethnic group, using a sample of 277 Black students. Results showed a definite preference pattern which revealed ethnic distance hierarchy, except for freshmen female students who also were less liberal in their preference of skin color. (JAC)

Presented college students with a survey of attitudes representing a hypothetical college class. Subjects expressed their attraction to and perception of the class. The hypothesized effect of attitude similarity was confirmed for liking, quality of academic performance, absence rate, attitude toward teacher, honesty and willingness to work in…

Investigated the preference of special education students (N=73) for working with profoundly mentally retarded individuals, the amount of contact with such individuals, and knowledge about mental retardation. The profoundly mentally retarded were ranked as the least preferred group with which to work. (JAC)