Perfectionistic concerns (i.e., negative reactions to failures, concerns over others' criticism and expectations, and nagging self-doubts) are a putative risk factor for depressive symptoms. This study proposes and supports the existential model of perfectionism and depressive symptoms (EMPDS), a conceptual model aimed at explaining why…

Determined the level and change in denial, death anxiety, anxiety, depression, hostility, love, being, and self-esteem over time in terminal cancer patients. Cancer patients had significantly lower death anxiety than the control subjects and a relative increase in the being variable over time. The clinical opinion that denial protects against…

Administered the Irrational Beliefs Test, Anger Inventory, and Trait Anxiety Inventory to 382 students. Results revealed that personal perfection, anxious overconcern, blame pronenes, and catastrophizing were predictors of general anger. Anxious overconcern, problem avoidance, catastrophizing, and personal perfection were significant regression…

This study investigated the influence of group counseling on self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and hostility in three groups of adult females. Results indicated a significant change in the level of self-esteem in one group that had no distracting crises to contend with. No significant changes appeared in anxiety, depression or hostility. (Author)

Students who made an initial appointment for counseling but did not keep it are compared with students who kept appointments at a counseling center or psychiatric service. Impulsiveness appears to be the main characteristic distinguishing the "no shows" from the "shows". A few other differences were observed, especially for women. (Author)

Investigated comparability of self-statements generated by different cognitive assessment methods; effect of an assessment delay on cognitive phenomena; and interrelationships among different cognitive variables. Subjects were heterosocially anxious women (N=64) who engaged in a conversation with a male confederate. Self-statements generated by…

With a sample of 43 male college students, self ideal self discrepancies were significantly related to some adjustment scales but were independent of the environmental (college and hometown) actual ideal discrepancies. The two environmental discrepancies shared a common variance but were not significantly related to the adjustment scales. (Author)

The study adds further support to Rogers' process theory both in the direction of movement and the kinds of changes individuals make under the stated conditions. In addition, the study suggests that the weekend format induces greater process movement than in weekly time limited groups. (Author)

The study examined the attribution of responsibility of 34 students with an internal or external locus of control following success or failure feedback on a communication task. Results indicated externals attribute more responsibility to impersonal external sources than do internals. The importance of attributional processes for counseling is…

Identifies a previously unexamined group of sexual abuse survivors (those from functional families) and addresses methodological flaws in previous research. Results indicate that women in the abused-dysfunctional group reported the highest level of psychological distress. Psychological distress reported by abused-functional women paralleled that…

The theory of work adjustment is extended to include description of the work adjustment process in terms of the concepts of work personality style and work environment style. The work personality style dimensions are described conceptually, and examples of data for their assessment are given. (Author)

The results indicated that Chinese-American students (a) scored higher on quantitative and lower on verbal sections of the ability test; (b) tended to be more interested in physical sciences, technical fields, and business occupations; and (c) were more conforming, preferred concrete-tangible approaches to life, and experienced greater emotional…

Two articles review methodological problems in counseling psychology research and interpret current research trends and techniques to help counseling psychologists utilize developments in psychometrics, statistics, research design, and related areas. (Author)

Studied (N=32) college males with either normal or neurotic MMPI profiles participating in a dyadic interaction via telephone with a confederate who disclosed at either a high or low level of intimacy. Results found neurotic subjects spent very little time in intimate self-disclosure, regardless of level of disclosure received. (Author)

Proposes a needs-based taxonomy of leisure activities. Study participants (n=3,771) indicated the extent to which leisure activities met different psychological needs. Results support theories that leisure experiences affect individuals' physical and mental health. Provides a taxonomy of 12 leisure activity clusters so as to allow greater…