A working party of the Educational Research Symposium on the "Socio-Culturally Handicapped" rejected the traditional psychopathological model and disadvantaged child syndrome in favor of interdisciplinary, basic and action research directed toward a causal analysis of socio-cultural difference and milieus and the development of more adequate…

Studied self-monitoring attributes of 239 adolescents. Results showed that adolescents highly adept at self-monitoring displayed social competencies most related to interpersonal adequacy, poise, and ascendance; however, medium levels of self-monitoring were associated most with interpersonal values, maturity, and responsibility. Generally,…

Attempts to determine the effects of residential mobility on adult continuing education patterns. (AN)

The data from this Anxiety-affiliation experiment indicate that the link between anxiety and affiliation is expecially pronounced in firstborn males and later born females. Data reported is taken from a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD degree at Cornell University. (Author/WY)

Studies the effect of background factors on beliefs about the consequences of the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). What types of people fear or welcome the ERA, what their reasons are, and where they obtain information about its possible consequences are examined. (AM)

In response to the developing critique of traditional sociological measures of social class, the Differential Status Identity Scale (DSIS) was developed. The DSIS is a measure designed to tap the psychological impact on the individual of belonging to a particular social status. Internal consistency reliability and construct, convergent, and…

This document presents a statistical overview of current demographic and socioeconomic data on Hispanics, as well as on major demographic changes during the last decade. Brief textual interpretations accompany each of 23 tables. In summary, the data show a fast-growing, young, active and diverse population closing some gaps in social and economic…

Data from three representative national surveys were studied to determine to what extent profiles of television viewers of different levels of viewing frequency fit with expectations based on theory and earlier research. A group of 4,552 respondents were surveyed in 1975, 1976, and 1978 by personal interviews and were classified as to status as…

The present study considered the identification of differences between suicidal and non-suicidal adolescents in a clinic population taken from an urban, deprived environment where dissolution of family roles and alienation from community and institutional ties are common. (Author/RK)

Excerpted from a speech at the annual convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Anaheim, California, 1972. (Editor)

Results are given of a study to investigate trait and social desirability consistencies when subjects describe themselves by answering True or False to 90 trait terms. (DB)

The hypothesis investigated was that the correlation between the Edwards SD scale and Rotter's IE scale were negative. Results were as predicted, thus pointing out the dangers in assuming that tests similarly named must measure equivalent constructs. (Author/CG)

School nurses are the health professionals most consistently involved with the health needs of children, particularly in rural areas where primary care providers are less likely to be located. To understand the scope and effectiveness of nursing services for school districts throughout Pennsylvania, the researchers conducted a study in 2005 to:…