Results suggest that smoking prevention can be achieved in junior high school by using older peers as models and teachers, and a student centered curriculum using role rehearsal and public commitment. (Author/DB)

A measure of equalitarianism as used by Joesting and Joesting (1972), measures of Women Can Become (WCB), Women Should Become (WSB), and the Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS; Taylor, 1953) were administered to 185 ninth grade students at a southern junior high school. (Author)

Compared attitudes and cognitive dispositions of three eighth-grade classes toward two methods of instruction (traditional and generative). Students' attitude ratings revealed that traditional method was rated much higher than generative. Students appeared to prefer traditional method's structured, teacher-centered, highly controlled atmosphere.…

Interviewed junior high school students regarding sexual activity. Females were less likely to have "ever had sex." More males anticipated partner pressure for sex and believed they might have sex before marriage. Among nonvirgins there was little gender difference in frequency or recency. Asserts that understanding adolescent sexual…

The hypothesis evaluated was that training in goal-setting would compensate for fear-of-success behavior exhibited by many girls. (Author/RK)

This research was an attempt to determine the usefullness of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule with pre-adolescent and early adolescent students. Previously it has been used with outpatients, institutionalized adults, or with college students. The RAS is a thirty item schedule that was developed for measuring assertiveness. (Author/RK)

Examined whether 1,153 adolescents' best same-sex and best opposite-sex friends' sexual intercourse behavior increases the likelihood that respondents who are virgins will have intercourse within two years. Results showed white females are most influenced by the sexual behavior of their best female and best male friend. (BH)

Provides some initial normative and validity data on the Social Avoidance and Distress (SAD) and the Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE) scales for junior high school students (N=406). Findings indicated the level of social-evaluative anxiety does not significantly vary during the junior high school years or between sexes. (JAC)

Examined male (N=58) and female (N=66) junior high school students to determine their preference for sex of counselor under personal/social and educational hypothetical counseling situations. Found girls demonstrated definite same-sex preference for both counseling situations; boys preferred male counselors for personal/social counseling and…

Analyzed longitudinal data from 105 students when they were in junior high and high school to examine relationship between gender and identity development over time. Results indicated that patterns of change over time were similar for males and females; as students aged, they grew in psychosocial maturity regardless of gender. (Author/NB)

Administered Arnott's Autonomy for Women Inventory to determine the attitudes toward women of 445 junior high school girls. The girls were found to hold a moderate view toward women's rights and roles. Significant differences in attitudes were found according to critical family-related variables. Rural girls tended to be more conservative.…

Evaluated the effectiveness of rational-emotive therapy and rational-emotive imagery in 59 junior high school students assigned to rational-emotive therapy without imagery (RET), rational-emotive therapy with imagery (REI), relationship-oriented counseling (ROC), and control (WLC) groups. The RET and REI groups were rated on sociometric measures…

Examined the relationship between popularity and sexual behavior in 1,405 junior high school students. Results showed White males and females with more female friends are more likely to be sexually experienced. There was little relationship between popularity and sexuality in Black adolescents. (JAC)

Surveyed seventh grade students and teachers from 23 schools to determine association between teacher attitudes, behavioral intentions, and smoking behavior and prevalence of student smoking. Teacher attitudes toward smoking policies were strongly related to current smoking behavior of teacher but not consistently related to student smoking.…