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Worthington, Elliot R. – 1976
For some time, military behavioral scientists have attempted to find ways to identify the young person who could successfully complete basic training and become a useful soldier while also detecting those individuals who would not be able to adapt or adjust and might be returned to the civilian world. This paper reports on the investigation of the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Armed Forces, Behavior Patterns, Coping
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Conger, Rand D.; And Others – Family Coordinator, 1979
Parents from child-abuse and matched-control families were examined for variation of life-change scores, perceptions of physical and emotional health, and punitiveness of their own parents. Abusive parents had higher life-change scores, more numerous perceptions of emotion physical ill health, and more punitive childhoods. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis
Thompson, Edward H., Jr.; And Others – 1978
Feelings and attitudes were investigated among family members with mentally ill relatives whose treatment delivery system was being "deinstitutionalized" or moved from hospital-based treatment to community-based treatment. Subjects (N=125) were interviewed at home by either mental health professionals or professional interviewers. Results…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Coping, Family Attitudes