Analyzed relationship of gender, race, and age to academic advising style preferences in college freshmen (N=201). Found Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Scores on sensing-intuition and thinking-feeling, gender, and English entry level were significantly related to advising style preferences of freshmen. (Author/ABL)

Examined loneliness among 209 college freshmen who completed the Loneliness Inventory. Experience of loneliness and feelings associated with six measured factors of loneliness were different for men and women and for Blacks and Whites. Results indicated that respondents were lonely, with female freshmen being lonelier than male freshmen and White…

Assessed personal, career, and academic concerns of college students, compared subcategories of students, examined how students prefer to receive assistance with concerns, and investigated implications for student personnel professionals. Administered Survey of Student Needs to 608 college students. Students reported number of problems, including…

Examines the changes in stressors on a university campus over the past eight years by replicating a 1983 study on the same campus. Undergraduates (n=639) completed a survey consisting of 7 demographic questions and 2 open-ended questions. Discusses differences in both personal and academic problems between the 1985 and 1993 sample for different…

Study of Greek-letter social group members (n=321) at midwestern university found significant correlations between members' levels of involvement and their psychosocial development as measured by Student Development Task and Lifestyle Inventory. Differences in the relationship between involvement and psychosocial development were established by…

Compared freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior majors in the same academic discipline for differences in My Vocational Situation (MVS) scores. The MVS was effective in measuring developmental changes in vocational identity and perceived need for occupational information among the students. Women reported higher occupational information needs…

Compared attitudes toward women's roles held by traditional-aged college undergraduates (N=255) and by students over age 25 (N=235) who completed the Attitudes toward Women Scale. Women in both age groups expressed more liberal attitudes than did men; older students expressed more liberal attitudes than did younger students. Predictors of…

Research packets were distributed to graduating seniors (n=137) who agreed to participate in a study of successful students on a large, predominantly white campus. Data analyses indicated no significant racial/ethnic or sex differences in support-seeking and receiving behaviors. (JPS)

Compared heart rate reactivity (HRR) in a wide age range of 128 male and female students. Used mental arithmetic under timed and competitive conditions as the stressor. Findings showed no significant differences in the HRR of men and women suggesting that college stress management programs should be evenly aimed at women and men. (Author/PVV)

Collected demographic and educational history data from 1,024 adults receiving career counseling from university program. Results suggest that adults who seek help from such a program tend to be female, married, living within 30 miles of campus, and between the ages of 21 and 40. Analysis of age and gender data provided support for specialized…

Among 2,926 students from 10 California community colleges, younger students had slightly greater needs than did older students in 7 career areas: knowledge of interests; deciding goals; greater certainty; exploring careers related to interests and abilities; selecting relevant courses; developing job-search skills, and obtaining a job. Men and…

This study investigated differences in use of and satisfaction with career counseling services as a function of sex, race, and age based on a nationally representative sample of college graduates of different ages, gender, and ethnicity (N=10, 080). Results showed significant race and age differences in use of career counseling services and gender…

Interview results obtained from African American summer research program students indicated that, at the completion of the program, those with black or female mentors had more positive perceptions and attitudes toward research and the research environment that those with white male mentors. (Author)

Researchers examined three issues: gender and ethnic differences in terms of preferences towards collaborative learning; effects of collaborative learning on student outcomes; and determinants of openness to diversity. Results showed that exposure to collaborative learning practices influenced positively each of the outcomes under study. (Contains…

Compared value of several theoretically derived personal (age and gender), educational (class standing and academic performance), and psychological (locus of control and vocational congruence) factors as predictors of undergraduates' (n=337) career maturity. Vocational congruence and academic performance emerged as two most significant predictors.…