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Seaberg, John J., Jr.; Ramirez, Ernest E. – 1983
This study investigates the relationship between interpersonal behaviors and leader behaviors for present and prospective leaders in business administration and educational administration. Interpersonal behavior characteristics are measured by Schutz' FIRO-B (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation--Behavior) Scales, while leader behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence
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Masten, Ann S. – Child Development, 1986
Measures humor appreciation (including mirth, subjective ratings, and response sets), comprehension, and production in children between the ages of 10 and 14. Relates humor to several areas of competence manifested at school. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Comedy, Elementary Secondary Education
Dixon, Janice W.; Hudson, Lynne M. – 1982
Factors which aid an individual's progression from one stage of moral reasoning to another remain a mystery. Theorists suggest that intraception, defined as a predominance of feeling, fantasy, and aspirations (connoting a humanistic outlook and an ability to develop role-taking skills) as opposed to a down-to-earth, skeptical attitude, may be an…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Stages, Higher Education, Individual Development
Kleim, David M.; And Others – 1983
Earlier research investigating the relationship between physical attractiveness and assertiveness found that physically attractive females were more assertive than other females. To investigate this relationship further and to broaden the scope of the study, 69 students were videotaped in groups of five to ten while responding to open-ended…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Higher Education, Interpersonal Attraction
Buckhalt, Joseph A.; McGhee, Ron L. – Diagnostique, 1991
The Index of Personality Characteristics (IPC) and the Social Reasoning subtest of the British Ability Scales were administered to 36 students with behavior disorders (BD) and 37 nonexceptional students in grades 3-7. Results indicated that the IPC composite score in combination with the Social Reasoning subtest accurately predicted BD…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Besag, Valerie – Open University Press, 2006
Girls' bullying is more subtle and less physical than that perpetrated by boys; however, it can be just as powerful, and the emotional repercussions of bullying among girls can be more destructive and longer lasting than the effects of more obvious forms of bullying. Teachers report that quarrels between girls are far more time-consuming and…
Descriptors: Females, Friendship, Gender Differences, Emotional Response
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Lamb, Michael E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Type and quality of nonfamilial child care were found to have no significant effect on peer social skills, sociability with strange adults, and child personality. The major determinants of personality maturity were background variables. Prior social skills and age were the best predictors of peer social skills. (PCB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics
Noll, Robert B.; And Others – 1991
This study compared the social reputation of: (1) children with a cancer which did not involve the central nervous system (N=26); (2) children with a primary malignancy involving the central nervous system (N=15); and (3) children with sickle cell disease (N=33) to matched, same classroom peers using a measure of social reputation, the Revised…
Descriptors: Cancer, Chronic Illness, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Adams, Carol; Sherer, Mark – 1983
Bem's androgyny theory predicts better psychological adjustment in androgynous males and females (those with a balance of masculine and feminine traits) than in traditionally masculine men or feminine women. However, recent research suggests that androgynous individuals have no advantage over masculine-typed individuals of either sex. To explore…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Androgyny, College Students, Higher Education
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Hetherington, E. Mavis – Child Development, 1989
Discusses results of a longitudinal study of effects of divorce and remarriage on children's adjustment. Results suggest that individual characteristics play an important role in either protecting children from negative consequences associated with their parents' marital transitions or in making children vulnerable to such consequences. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Divorce, Family Life, Family Relationship
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Bain, Alan – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Presents results of a study developing an informal social skills teacher rating scale for use with early adolescents. Reports that the scale includes skill identification and situational analysis. Provides information on identifying and ranking responses and checking a content validity and reliability. Concludes that the matrix can generate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Rating Scales, Informal Assessment, Interpersonal Competence
McIntosh, Ruth; Vaughn, Sharon – 1993
This study examined the aggressive behaviors of children through peer ratings to teacher ratings of problem behaviors and social skills and peer ratings of friendship. Peer data are valid measures and may be more accurate than teacher or self measures because peers are more likely to be present when aggression occurs. This study examines a peer…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavioral Science Research, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Zeldow, Peter B.; And Others – 1985
Although research on masculinity and femininity has increased over the past decade, longitudinal studies addressing predictive elements are lacking. The Rush Medical College Longitudinal Study examines the correlation between masculinity and femininity on the one hand and adjustment, interpersonal functioning, and impairment on the other. During…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Drinking, Drug Abuse, Femininity
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Goodwin, Robin; Tang, Daniel – Journal of Social Psychology, 1991
Summarizes a study of questionnaire responses by British and Hong Kong Chinese students rating preferred traits in friends and romantic partners. Reports that romantic partners were expected to be more honest and caring than friends. Lists three principal preferences: kindness/consideration, extroversion, and sensitivity. Finds sensitivity…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Creativity, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Hughes, Robert, Jr.; And Others – 1982
A match or mis-match of cooperating teachers and student teachers on personality characteristics may have an important role in the overall effectiveness of the student teaching experience. Among the different personality factors that may affect participant relationships are flexibility, empathy, and self-esteem. To assess the validity of measures…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Empathy, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics
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