A pilot study is described in which four- to five-hour tape-recorded interviews were conducted with 11 homosexual women and men, 60-77 years of age. Areas examined included: physical change and physical health; work, retirement and leisure time; social behavior; psychological functioning; sexual behavior; and personal perspectives on the life…

This paper explores some social, situational, and personal factors associated with remarriage in old age, and focuses on role changes associated with remarriage. The findings were obtained through in-depth interviews with 24 remarried elderly couples. Remarriage is seen as a viable option in old age, deserving attention and encouragement. (Author)

The results of this research indicate that persons with a history of premarital cohabitation do not describe their marriages differently from persons without a history of cohabitation. The authors conclude that premarital cohabitation may not provide types of learning experiences that significantly alter an individual's success in marriage.…

Couples who were married 50 or more years were interviewed about what they felt were the most important factors in happy marriage. Their marital satisfactions were assessed over the stages of the family life cycle. Indices of their marital adjustment and personality were examined using a self-perceived, other comparison technique. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine if rural widows (N=103) could be classified into three levels of loneliness on the basis of one or more of 16 physical, social, and psychological variables. A multiple discriminant analysis derived two factors that differentiated among levels of loneliness. (Author)

Variables important in predicting female contraception usage were found to be those which involved dyadic commitment, conditions of love, self-esteem, and father's occupation (social class). The best predictors of male contraception usage involved experience in dating and internalization of role models via mother's and father's permissiveness.…

This study examines a "normal" sample of college students whose parents had divorced before the subjects were 16. Of the subjects, 83 percent reported feeling stress during at least one phase of the divorce. Specific problems subjects faced, as well as coping strategies they employed, are described. (Author)

This paper is a preliminary statement about morning and night people. The authors collected and analyzed married student responses to open-ended questions concerning "morningness" and "nightness" as factors influencing individual, marital, and family adjustment. This issue has both theoretical and practical significance for marriage and the…

The study examined the counsellor's competence in counselling clients with sexual problems. The notion of competence was operationally defined in terms of empathy, anxiety, and sex knowledge. The results demonstrate the need to have specific training in sex counselling incorporated into the counsellor trainee's curriculum. (Author)

The study describes one phase of an Adolescent Pregnancy Project. Based on a sample of high school youth, this analysis focuses on their understanding of the consequences of childbearing during adolescence in terms of health of the mother and the child and its impact on family life. (Author)

Tested the hypothesis that practice has a positive effect on several kinds of student learning in a functional marriage course. The major finding in the data was that a workbook type of practice had a significant and important short-term and long-term effect on students' ability to apply abstract ideas. (Author)

The increasing popularity of sterilization underscores the need for knowledge about couples choosing male and female procedures. This research delineates four sets of variables that may be important for the decision and examines their relationship with the choice of male or female procedure among a sample of married couples. (Author)

Investigates the influence of contraceptive knowledge among young persons on sexual involvement, personal responsibility, and perception of options in the event of unwanted pregnancy. (Author)

Coping with the problems of growing old may be complicated by demands for economic, psychological, and social support for aging parents. Second-generation children facing major age-related role shifts may not be equipped to provide such support. Both generations are coping with their own aging processes, as well as with changing family…

Children born between 1890 and 1910 were the last large population of child laborers treated with adult expectations. They were born between two major wars and two major revolutions. This exploratory study interviews 94 older subjects about discipline techniques of that era. (Author)